Ever since sophomore year, I’ve walked onto campus with a smile plastered on my face even though I know that I’m faking it three-quarters of the time. I’ve sat in the student lounge with my friends and felt upset that I couldn’t find the energy within me to join them in their easy conversation. I’ve wondered why it hurts to laugh and why smiling has become just something that tenses up the muscles in my cheeks and nothing more.
Read MoreStarting in the 1870s, Portland and surrounding areas became infamous for a practice called “crimping.” Crimping, commonly known as “shanghaiing” was the act of kidnapping (often through drugging) and selling people to ship captains, men as free labor and women as prostitutes.
Read More“Wow, you’re in the smart people math class!” is something that has followed me around since the first time I placed into Findley Elementary’s “Challenge Math Program,” a math class that met five times a week. During “math time,” a handful of kids from each class in the grade would stand up from their desks, collect their things, and quietly leave to a different classroom.
Read MoreAlthough other local schools may provide higher salaries to their teachers, Catlin Gabel School (CGS) continues to attract a variety of qualified and specialized teachers.
Read MorePart of being a politician is running for election, and most politicians will tell you that this is their least favorite part of the job. For Ted Wheeler, however, it has seemed at times that his least favorite part of the job is the job itself.
Read MoreThe words passed easily over my lips as I prompted my brother Lucas with another line of 1 Corinthians 13. Like so many Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students before him, he stood before me, nervously practicing his first recitation for his ninth grade English class. He didn’t know that this would be his first and only recitation with a religious context.
Read MoreIn a typical week, Stephen Gomez rides past the red steel gridirons of the Broadway Bridge 16 times, pedalling back and forth over the bridge’s multi-use path. Gomez, an avid bike rider of 20 years, enjoys the freedom of travelling on two wheels, and the countless health benefits that come with it.
Read MoreCatlin Gabel School’s (CGS) lounges and student spaces play an important role in building community and providing space for students to relax, socialize, and study. Despite general student approval for them, there aren’t enough lounges and they are sometimes misused. The question of who uses the lounges and the atmosphere that creates is an additional factor to consider.
Read MoreThe Catlin Gabel School (CGS) brings in speakers to address Upper School (US) students through different departments, but there is no defined set of guidelines regulating who can address students and who cannot.
Read More“We got known as a place to go to get incredible food...We created a buzz that literally didn't just happen here; it happened world wide,” said local food cart expert Scott Bachelar, who is known as the “Mayor of Food Cart Town.”
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Oct. 23, Upper School (US) Head Aline Garcia-Rubio announced at the US assembly that she had received an anonymous report of sexual assault two weeks ago and then a follow-up message from the same person last week.
Read MoreMost Catlin Gabel School (CGS) Upper School students can recite the graduation requirements backwards and forwards - a minimum of 18 total academic credits, with four years of English, three years of social studies, three years of the same foreign language, three years of science, two years of health, and two semesters of Lifetime Fitness (with a possibility for exemption based on participation in after-school sports).
Read MoreAfter a 112-year history as part of the heart of Oregon’s art culture, the Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC) closed its doors for what seemed like the last time in May 2019. However, with Catlin Gabel School’s (CGS) purchase of the campus and plans for relocation of the CGS Middle School, a new door was opened for many possibilities and with that, a myriad of opinions from teachers, administrators, students, and parents.
Read MoreAs flu season approaches, there is no better place for sickness to emerge than a close-knit school campus. In the Upper School at Catlin Gabel School (CGS), there are often periods of time when a large portion of the student body is sick, resulting in a dilemma where students must decide between prioritizing their health versus attending to their school responsibilities.
Read MoreJunior Mateo Sufuentes wakes up at 6:30 am, eyes heavy and body sore, and heads to school for another day of study. Playing competitive soccer on top of completing homework takes a lot of time, causing Sufuentes to miss out on some much needed rest.
Read MoreThe Washington Nationals eliminated the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League wildcard game, defeating the “Brew Crew” 4-3, thanks in no small part to a clutch hit by Nationals outfielder Juan Soto.
Read MoreCatlin Gabel School’s (CGS) tuition pays for what students do at school, but not how they get there.
Read MoreMemes have woven themselves into popular culture, but where did they come from, and what makes a meme a meme?
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