It’s never easy to be the new kid. Being new adds social complexity and a slew of cultural obstacles to a high school experience that already has its challenges. And at Catlin Gabel School (CGS), despite an inclusivity office and a core value of inclusion, being new can be particularly punishing.
Read MoreFor thirty student cast members and multiple teachers, this year's spring musical has been a whirlwind of rehearsals and time spent after school ever since November.
Read MoreThe filming of Breakpoint, a Netflix documentary about some of the world's best tennis players competing in various tournaments, may have set a curse on the players, resulting in their failure to meet expectations in the 2023 Australian Open.
Read MoreOn January 28, Texas Senator Ted Cruz sent out a tweet with a photo of the Catlin Gabel School (CGS) inquiry form. The photo showed an image of the pronouns an applicant can select.
Read MoreSince their beginning, all-school, clickbait emails sent by Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students have been controversial, at points being divisive and harmful to the community.
Read MoreMany students know the excitement of returning to their favorite sport after the off-season, getting ready to play a big game, or practicing with beloved teammates. Unfortunately, countless student-athletes also know the pain of suffering a sports injury, and suddenly no longer being able to participate in the sport that they love.
Read MoreStudents look forward to the clock turning to 12:25 pm and being released to lunch after a long morning of classes. People get to eat food, talk to their friends, and juniors and seniors are able to go off campus. Going off-campus opens up a world of opportunities for upper-class students, who can drive their cars to further places.
Read MoreSustainability has long been a core part of the Catlin Gabel School (CGS) experience. Whether it was gardening in the Lower School, or learning about climate change in the Middle School, students have always been taught to be aware of the changing world they live in.
Read MoreThe Catlin Gabel School (CGS) Eagles hit the court, field, and track this fall to compete in varsity athletics. CGS fielded teams in girls and boys cross country, girls and boys soccer, and girls volleyball. Each team played within the Oregon School Athletics Association (OSAA) 3A classification, meaning they played against schools of similar size. This is how each varsity team performed.
Read MoreFrom teaching high school math to taking weekly ceramics classes, Beth Gilmartin’s life is all about education.
Read MoreBoys volleyball may become an official Oregon sport in the next coming years, and some Oregon high schools have already implemented a boys team.
Read MoreSeniors on their last day of Dialogue for Democracy, photo by Mrinalini Keskar.
“Don’t be afraid to throw Secretary Aidan Sheeran-Hahnel under the bus,” she laughed.
Read MoreOver the last few weeks, the Catlin Gabel Upper School students elected members of the 2022-23 Catlin Gabel Student Association. There were elections for five positions, and each candidate gave an in person or virtual speech vying for the spot.
Read MoreThe college admissions process for the class of 2022 has been monumental in several ways. Many of the decision letters I received - whether they were acceptances, waitlist offers, or rejections - contained a sentence about the record-breaking number of applications they had received this year.
Read MoreThe day has finally come for the Class of 2022 to say goodbye to Catlin Gabel (CGS). Some of us have attended CGS since preschool, and others joined this very year. Regardless of when the Catlin journey started for each of us, the friends we have made here have become family.
Read MoreDuring the pandemic, many jobs around the country have had to readapt to the Covid lifestyle. And one of the professions most impacted was teaching.
This has led to an increase in teacher departures from their positions, and that movement has come to Catlin Gabel School (CGS) as well. This year, we’ve already seen multiple faculty leave the Upper School, including English teacher Krystal Wu.
Read More"I feel like I'm constantly running and running until the weekend. No rest," one Catlin Gabel School (CGS) teenager confided, their schedule crammed every day and bedtime often creeping towards midnight.
Read MoreIn our third episode of Artist’s of Catlin Gabel, Teresa Walsh talks about her passion for performing arts. In particular she speaks to music and her past experiences with Pacific Youth Choir and current time with Catlin High school Choir. We also get to learn about how the people in her life have helped her reach her true talent. The accompanying background music is Over the Rainbow played on the piano by Eva VuStern.
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