When someone has a family member in the hospital, it is a tragic experience for everyone involved. There are lots of long days and nights shared between families and doctors as they tirelessly work to help their patients. But one member of the team that is often less known is someone needed when the family cannot communicate with the doctor directly. Translators and interpreters, such as Erin Neff-Minyard, are a necessity in this process.
Read MoreThere are no football teams for Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students to cheer on, no graduations with students wearing matching cap and gowns, and no homecoming kings and queens. Instead, CGS students do things in their own unique way. They square dance with their entire grade, play paintball with their teachers, and take an entire day off from classes to clean up their campus. Current students and alumni partake in some of the same traditions that many of their parents and relatives partook in during their time at CGS.
Read MoreNationwide, most private schools are in agreement that community engagement should be a part of the high school experience. A community engagement program can result in many benefits to students, including the following: cultivating compassion, developing a sense of social justice, self-discovery, encouraging civic and social responsibility, and learning about challenges facing local communities such as poverty, hunger, lack of quality education, and homelessness, among others.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered if faculty have talents outside of teaching? Well, it turns out some of them are pretty good home cooks. Below you can enjoy short profiles and signature recipes from Rick White, Kenny Nguyen, Bill Ouellette, and Blythe Butler.
Read MoreOn March 24, 2005, NBC aired the pilot episode to “The Office.” The sitcom would run for nine seasons with the finale airing on May 16, 2013.
Read MoreTwice a year at Catlin Gabel School [CGS], students receive narrative reports with an overview of their progress in each class. At the end of each overview, students can find the grade achieved in the course. Instead of a traditional letter grade, CGS utilizes alternative grading methods, opting for verbal equivalents.
Read MoreThe Diversity Summit is an annual conference that takes place here at Catlin Gabel School (CGS). At this conference, CGS hosts around 150 students from other schools in addition to their current student bodies to alk about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The summit usually includes keynote speakers, workshops, affinity groups, and performances. I wanted to look further into what students think of the summit, and more importantly what critiques they have of it.
Read More“Aaaaahhhhhh!” shrieks Catlin Gabel School (CGS) ninth grader Dylan Beckett, who plays Pugsley Addams, strapped to a torture device.
Read MoreOn Saturday, Jan. 22, 2020, about 30 teenagers huddled in Elsa Norling’s basement in northeast Portland, Ore., awaiting local artists Dial Carlos, Zoid, Paris, and Likethehighway.
Read MoreThanks, Lauren. Nice to meet you, Lauren.
I’ve been called Lauren at first encounters for almost my whole life. I’ve been called fellow Asian classmates’ names, and I’ve had my name butchered in front of hundreds of people multiple times.
Read MorePortland students from across the city walked out of class by the hundreds on Friday, Dec. 6, to participate in the latest climate change protest. The path of the march, which was led by local Pacific Islander and Indigenous youth, wound from Shemanski Park to Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Read MoreI am quiet. I like to think before I speak. I prefer having few but strong friendships. I start to feel drained in a crowded, noisy room. I love to hang out with my friends, but I need to take some time alone to recharge.
I am an introvert.
Read MoreAge demographics are often seen in nationwide polls: 18 to 29-year-olds, 30 to 49-year-olds, 50 to 64-year-olds, and 65 years and above. But getting a grasp on what high schoolers think is a far more difficult and subjective process. They aren’t included in these polls.
Read MoreIn the United States, we have a kind of music that, along with blues and jazz, is uniquely American. In country music, America is a wasteland and a sweet home, and Americans themselves are cowboys, honkey tonk guitar players, lady mule skinners, and families with a fast knowledge of “old world” ballads.
Read MoreMost Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students benefit from systems of power, and students could leave the institution furthering social inequities without proper education about their privilege.
Read MoreFreedom of speech is something hotly debated and contested in today’s socialsphere. However, not many people have talked about how school administrations limit freedom of speech for their students.
Read MoreThe 17 steps up to Dant 10 proved to be a Herculean task as I tried to crutch my way into the classroom before Dave Whitson, the Palma Scholars Program Director, could spew his infamous line: “You’re 15 seconds late.”
Read MoreConsent is often thought of in a sexual context, and lack of teaching consent is an issue that’s often seen manifested on college campuses as seen through the “no means yes” incidents. But at Catlin Gabel School (CGS), consent is taught starting in preschool.
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