A guide to top CGS summer travel destinations 

Summer has arrived, which means for many people it’s time to travel. However the COVID-19 pandemic has complicated our globetrotting habits. We surveyed Catlin Gabel School Upper School students to see what their destinations are this summer and onwards. We then made a guide to some of the most popular destinations at the local, national, and global level, keeping in mind COVID-19 safety guidelines.

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Why local radio thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic began, Americans became increasingly immobile, using cars and public transportation with less frequency and with newfound time at home to read, watch streaming networks, or work remotely. While this occurred, the local radio industry - becoming increasingly more archaic within a climate of rapid, new technological developments - found what some went so far as to describe its “finest hour.”

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Looking back on an unusual year for CGS Upper School’s theatre program

Catlin Gabel School’s (CGS) theatre program has had a very unusual year, subject to both the restrictions of theatre spaces and to those of schools. While many mainstream theatre groups shut down entirely - Broadway isn’t set to reopen until August - CGS Upper School theatre was able to put on three performances this year. Of those three, two were completely virtual and the third, a mix of virtual, hybrid, and in person.

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This playoff run was the final chance for this Blazers team

It is May 12, 2019. In Denver, the Portland Trail Blazers just beat the Nuggets in game seven of the Western Conference Semifinals. CJ McCollum scored 37 points and closed the game out for the underdog Trail Blazers. Coach Terry Stotts was in the running for Coach of the Year in the NBA and star guard Damian Lillard, despite playing poorly in the Denver series, had sent home the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, with an all-time great playoff buzzer-beater. Rip City fans were riding high, as the potential for the franchise’s first title since 1977 was on the horizon.

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