About Catlin Gabel
Admission open houses scheduled for November
San Juan newspaper publicizes 8th grade musical
Video: 2013 seniors talk about their college choices
Our seniors are stoked to be going off to college! Several seniors discuss their college choices, and why they've found a good fit for them.
» Link to all colleges and universities accepting Catlin Gabel seniors this year.
» Link to Lark's "Headlines" article about the college counseling program.
» Link to video of senior panel speaking at April PFA Parent Community Meeting
Ben's going to Tulane!
Marina's going to Stanford!
Terrance is going to Brown!
Kanaiza's going to Wesleyan!
Hannah's going to Plan II at the University of Texas-Austin!
Freshman Lara Rakocevic wins state tennis championship
From the Oregonian: "With the past three girls singles champions from the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A tennis state tournament in this year’s field, it could have been a daunting situation for a freshman.
"But Catlin Gabel freshman Lara Rakocevic showed uncommon cool for someone of her age, easily winning the girls singles title Saturday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Valley Catholic’s Kaitlyn Lomartire at the University of Oregon.
"Rakocevic didn’t lose a set in four matches during a tournament that included two-time defending champion Rachael Nedrow of Oregon Episcopal and Lomartire, the 2010 winner."
Oregon MathCounts team, including 8th grader Andrew Park, places 4th in nation
Eighth grader Andrew Park made the four-member Oregon MathCounts team after his excellent finish at the state competition. The Oregon team came in 4th out of 56 teams competing at the national contest in Washington, D.C. Andrew was the third highest Oregon finisher at the national competition.
In addition to Andrew, the Catlin Gabel team members included 7th grader Sarah Daniels, and 6th graders Avi Gupta and Alexander Yu. They were coached by sophomore Valerie Ding, and juniors Joseph Hungate and Lawrence Sun. Math teachers Lauren Shareshian, Carol Ponganis, and Lynda Douglas served as faculty managers.
Student-produced math video in Dartmouth contest
Sophomore Valerie Ding, junior Joseph Hungage, and seniors Casey Currey-Wilson and Lianne Siegel are finalists in Dartmouth's Math-O-Vision video contest with their video, "Math Addiction." You can view the video under FINALISTS at the Math-O-Vision website.
Winning videos are selected by a combination of votes and judging. The panel of judges includes actor and director Alan Alda!
Caution: Voting requires sharing Facebook information.
Oregonian story about alumnus Cole Perkinson '09's Watson Fellowship
Four student films named finalists
Four student films made it to the finals in the International Youth Silent Film Festival. Three cheers for the filmmakers!
You can see the films at the Hollywood Theatre
Wednesday, May 22, at 7 pm
Tucker Gordon '13 (Fetch)
Sadie Yudkin '14 (Picnic)
Tapwe Sandaine '14 (Jealousy)
Thursday, May 23, at 7 p.m.
Casey Currey-Wilson '13 & Terrance Sun '13 (Top Secret)
Sophomore Elli Wiita earns spot on junior national synchro swim team
Elli is one of 12 synchronized swimmers in the country who qualified for the 2013 U.S. Junior (13-15) National Team following the final stage of trials.
Seniors Marina Dimitrov, Ella Bohn and Casey Currey-Wilson win National Merit Scholarships
The primary determining factor for winning the $2,500 scholarships was scoring very high on the PSAT, which they took in the fall of their junior year.
Governor appoints alumna Rukaiyah Adams '91 to Oregon Investment Council
The Senate confirmed the appointment on April 30. Rukaiyah manages the capital markets investment group at The Standard. Formerly, she was the chief operating officer and director of investments at IAM Asset Management. Rukaiyah was involved in the 2008 presidential election as a voter rights lawyer for Counsel for Change, the Obama campaign's legal team. She serves on the board of Portland Center Stage and the finance committee of Planned Parenthood, Columbia-Willamette Valley. Rukaiyah holds a BA from Carleton College, a JD from Stanford University, and an MBA from Stanford University.
Anthony Lin '09, now a senior at Duke, receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
From the Duke University announcement
Lin is a native of Portland, Ore., and has been a key member of the Duke fencing team over his four years. A three-time NCAA qualifier, Lin posted a career record of 181-56 as a member of Duke’s saber squad. He served as team captain as a senior, helping the Duke men post a 15-9 overall record and the sabers a 16-8 mark.
Lin is a three-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll and appeared on the Capital One Academic All-District III Team in 2011-12. A double major in neuroscience and computer science, he currently owns a grade point average of 3.855 and will graduate from Duke in May.
The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was created in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate education by rewarding the Association's most accomplished student-athletes through their participation in NCAA championship and/or emerging sports. Athletics and academic achievements, as well as campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership, are evaluated.