Following an election marked by a lockdown and accusations of voter fraud, the student body could use a more in-depth introduction to next year’s Catlin Gabel Student Association (CGSA) President and Vice President. The winners answered two questions: “If you were given complete control over the school, what is the one issue you would like to change?” and “By the time you hand on your rings to your successors, what would you like to walk away from this school having accomplished?”
Read MoreThe “rebuilding year” has been a major theme for most of the sports teams at Catlin Gabel, following the exit of an extremely athletically gifted Class of 2018. Despite this, our Eagles have still had success across the board the 2018-19 academic year. Here are some highlights:
Read MoreAs Grab n’ Go is dying down at the end of the day, Hen Troung is wrapping up his final remarks to Catlin Speak. He’s been the leader of food service in the Barn for 13 years: a whole generation of CGS lifers have known Hen’s legacy of banh mi sandwiches, a streamlined Grab n’ Go, and a dedication to locally sourced vegetables in the Barn.
As Grab n’ Go is dying down at the end of the day, Hen Troung is wrapping up his final remarks to Catlin Speak. He’s been the leader of food service in the Barn for 13 years: a whole generation of CGS lifers have known Hen’s legacy of banh mi sandwiches, a streamlined Grab n’ Go, and a dedication to locally sourced vegetables in the Barn.
“I decided on moving to Portland before I had a job lined up. So it was the place before the job.” Kofi Obeng is Catlin’s Coordinator of Multicultural Programs and Youth Partnerships. He moved to Portland a few years ago, and has since been working with Portland youth through Catlin and the CENTER.
It’s a chilly winter evening in Portland. Zeng Yang half-kneels before a student, no taller than four feet and no older than nine years of age. Inside the warehouse converted gym, the student wears a red belt over the uniform of white pants and a tucked purple t-shirt. Even as he kneels, Zeng is about the same height as the student.
Read MoreWhen someone asks me where I’m from, I wonder how much they mean it. Do you want to know where I was born? Where I was raised? Where I’m loyal to? What I love?
Read More“I don't think I have a home anymore,” says forty-four-year-old Mini Sharma Ogle who lives in Portland, Oregon with her two young children, husband, and parents.
Read MoreEveryday household items made out of repurposed materials.
“We make flower pots out of clamshells and different materials, we make recycling bins out of plastic bottles, we make jump ropes out of plastic bags, pillows out of donated fabric and scraps...pretty much anything you can think of, we’ll go for it”.
He waves his wand and shouts expelliarmus from the top of the stairs as I walk in. I hear a crash as a book goes flying from his mom’s hand through the air. “Mom, be nice to the books!” he reminds her with a tone of excited authority – ironic coming from an eight-year-old to his author mom.
“Woah!” I exclaim with mock amazement.
Our goal of going down to Dawson Park was to ask a wide variety of visitors about this park. We asked them, “What does this park mean to you? What memories do you have of this park? What do you think about calling parts of this park ‘kid-friendly’ and ‘sketchy’?”
Read More“It used to be that when I lived in Illinois, I would return to Spain to visit my family. I told my friends there I was ‘going home.’ Spain was my home. Once I moved to Portland and bought a house, this city became our home. Now, I visit my family in Murcia, but I do not ‘go home’.”
Read More“It was mostly an accident,” says George Crandall, thinking back to his early days.
On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, I interviewed Crandall, a wise older gentleman with round glasses and wispy gray hair.
Read More“Where are you from?”
It’s a question that can hold more significance than we often realize.
For some, the answer is as simple as naming a city. For others, there may be more than one answer or no clear answer at all.
Read MoreMany people know Peggy Schauffler simply as the Lower School Art Teacher who is soft spoken, who enjoys being out in nature with her students and finding the best creative outlets for them, and who almost exclusively wears stunning blues and greens. For me, she has been all of those things and also my long time friend.
Read MoreDear Empty Lots,
Even though you’ve moved on to be a tall fancy apartment complex, I will remember your everlasting presence in my memories.
Read MoreAs the weather gets warmer, it can be hard to decide what to wear, especially for teen girls. Wild patterns or neutral colors? What’s too much, and what’s too prude? Here’s ten fantastic summer looks that won’t keep you too covered up or have you baring it all.
Read MoreIn the United States, hip-hop dominates the charts. This phenomenon has spread internationally— and governments around the world have caught on.
Read More“Faces of Portland” was created with the goal of challenging viewers to look deeper than just physical appearances, and to get a chance to see the multifaceted range in Portland’s city.
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