After organizing a video event intended to give people of color a chance to have their voices heard through art, as well as to bring awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement, Catlin Gabel School (CGS) sophomores Niah Sei and Annie Chang started the student club POC Voices Heard to give people of color a platform to have their opinions heard and appreciated.
Read MoreThe teenage years involve an avalanche of changes that our bodies go through, and for many, this includes an increase in acne and skin irritations. Insecurities stemming from skin issues are only intensified by social media and the consistent comparison– between their peers and the beauty standard of “perfect” skin– that teenagers have to deal with.
Read MoreMy dearest CGS Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community,
As I get ready to leave the Catlin Gabel School (CGS) bubble, I am thinking more about what it means to be Asian in America and realizing that, though most teens our age tend to roll their eyes at “community” or “diversity,” it makes a tremendous difference in a world where not everyone thinks like you and where being nice to each other is no longer a given.
Read MoreI’ve been coming to this campus nearly everyday for the past 15 years. Without a doubt, it’s become my second home. I am graduating this week and have been reflecting on my time here.
Read MoreAs a graduating senior, I am frequently finding myself reflecting on my three years here at Catlin Gabel School (CGS). I’m laughing at the memories I’ve treasured with the friends I made, and letting out (multiple) sighs of relief that I am, at long last, free from the harrowing processes of writing English essays. However, before I go, I wanted to address something I have noticed since my first year here.
Read MoreAfter reflecting on my own experience and interviewing students its clear that many students of color feel dismissed and labeled as "other" in a community that prides itself on inclusion. Stay tuned till the end for a reading of poem "Eggshells! Poster Child?”
Read MoreAt the Catlin Gabel School (CGS), the Jazz Band is offered multiple significant privileges which are not offered to the Rock Band.
Read MoreWhat makes the most beautiful person you know beautiful? (Be honest here: I won’t judge you if you don’t say your mom). Is it their small, perfect nose? Is it their long, straight hair? Large eyes? Fair skin?
Read MoreEven though this article is a critical reflection on what it means to me to be Filipino-American and how I’ve learned about my identity in and outside of the classroom, I am proud to be Filipino-American. As I leave this community, I hope my voice and heart can be heard and that other CGS students resonate with parts of this article.
Read MoreIt’s 9:56 a.m. as I roll out of my bed, into my chair, and search my email, Haiku, Google Docs, somewhere, for the Zoom link for the first class of the day. I can hear my dad in the room next in a meeting for work, the internet bandwidth not enough for both of us. This is the new normal. Breakout rooms, constant news notifications, writing prompts, 50 emails a day, wondering where my day went as it’s 9:30 p.m. and I should start my homework, and, eventually, sleep.
Read MoreEach morning, I pull into the faculty lot around 7:30a.m., sometimes before the sun has risen. My mom, Upper School (US) French teacher Wendy Wilkinson, and I walk to the math building together, then part ways.
Read More“Cause it comes from China. It's not racist at all, no, not at all. It comes from China, that's why. I want to be accurate.” In a news conference, President Trump defended his word choice when reporters asked him why he referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese Virus.”
Read MoreEverything is changing and so should your self-care routine. Enjoy this visual podcast to learn how to take care of yourself during this trying time.
Read MoreToday ends the second week of remote learning and the third week since Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students have been on campus. Similar to how other events are playing out around the world, there are many uncertainties for the future as Upper School (US) students struggle to picture how their education will look during this period of remote learning.
Read MoreSince tenth grade, I have focused a lot of effort in the diversity, equity, and inclusivity work at Catlin Gabel School (CGS).
Read MoreThis morning I woke up with the simple desire to attempt to make Dalgona Coffee. Dalgona Coffee recently blew up on Tik Tok and originates from South Korea. The coffee consists of four ingredients: coffee powder, sugar, water, and milk.
Read More“Where do you go to school?”
“Catlin Gabel.”
“Catlin Gabel?! Really? What’s going on up there? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. Why are you freaking out?”
“Well, the headlines…”
These are the types of conversations many Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students have encountered with people outside of the school community since the Oregonian’s reporting of the findings of the sexual misconduct investigation.
Read MoreFrom building forts in the library as a first grader to leading students through the basics of cooking as a junior, Experiential Days, Breakaway, and Winterim have always been a bright light in my experience at Catlin Gabel School (CGS).
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