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Daily Journal of Commerce story on the planned Creative Arts Center
Creative Arts Center Groundbreaking
RSVP for Creative Arts Center groundbreaking
October 4, 2012 | 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Upper School Quad
Catlin Gabel receives $200,000 grant from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Catlin Gabel School has received a grant of $200,000 from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The grant will support instructional technology in the school’s planned Creative Arts Center.
Groundbreaking for the new building will be held October 4. Students in grades 6–12 will experience an innovative use of space for interdisciplinary work in visual and media arts, theater, and music when the Creative Arts Center opens in the fall of 2013. Funds from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust grant will be used for computers and recording equipment for the music laboratory, theater sound systems, and state-of-the-art LED stage lighting that will greatly reduce the building’s energy consumption. Additionally, the grant will support servers, networking, classroom projectors, and advanced theater projection.
The $6.9 million Creative Arts Center was designed by renowned architect Brad Cloepfil, of Allied Works Architecture. Funds for the building’s construction have come primarily from donors to the project, as well as grants. Cloepfil has designed notable museum and creative spaces worldwide, from the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis to the adaptive reuse of Manhattan’s Museum of Arts and Design on Columbus Circle. “Catlin Gabel’s project for the new arts building means a tremendous amount to me,” said Cloepfil. “To build on that beautiful campus, with the legacy of great architecture by John Storrs and Thomas Hacker, is a true gift. We have worked with faculty and students to create a building that will be a beautiful catalyst for creativity, not only in the visual and performing arts, but for the entire curriculum of the school. It truly is a laboratory, one that will encourage the students to develop new ideas and forms of expression.”
CREATIVITY IS CENTRAL TO CATLIN GABEL’S PHILOSOPHY
“The arts are a core of Catlin Gabel’s philosophy and are key to a well-rounded education. In no other discipline do critical thinking, problem-solving, predicting outcomes, analyzing, re-assessing, and creativity come together as they do in the arts. The intellectual challenges posed by visual art, music, and theater facilitate learning in all other disciplines. These vital pursuits help make our children more thoughtful, interesting, and well-rounded—and create a life of more profundity and beauty for all of us.” –Lark Palma, head of school
THE M.J. MURDOCK CHARITABLE TRUST
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, based in Vancouver, Washington, was created by the will of Melvin J. (Jack) Murdock, a co-founder of Tektronix, Inc., and established in 1975. The trust aims to enrich the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest by providing grants and enrichment programs to organizations seeking to strengthen the region’s educational, spiritual, and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways.
2012 Alumni & Homecoming Weekend Registration
Online registration is open for alumni until October 1.
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Science teacher Veronica Ledoux's work with Teachers Across Borders South Africa
Upper School science teacher Veronica Ledoux volunteered this summer for Teachers Across Borders South Africa, working for three weeks with 200 South African math.jpg)
and science teachers from rural schools to help update their skills. South Africa has identified the teaching and learning of math and science as national priorities.
Project founder Yunus Peer praised Veronica for her contributions, noting that she is personable, professional, and passionate about her work. "She made a positive difference for teachers who did not have the same academic experience that we are privileged to in the United States," he wrote to Catlin Gabel head Lark Palma.
"As institutions of higher learning, with such talented faculty, I believe the least we can do is share the knowledge we have about our profession with colleagues in the developing world who so desperately need help with content, methodology and the pedagogy of the subjects they teach, under the most challenging conditions," wrote Yunus. "I know that Veronica's presentation will inspire your faculty with the possibilities of service that advantaged private schools like ours can undertake, and by example, will highlight the values we want our students to embrace, too."
Focus on Giving: Campaign Update
From the Summer 2012 Caller
Focus on Giving: Tuition on the Track
From the Summer 2012 Caller
Tuition on the Track represents the essence of Catlin Gabel’s mission: inspired learning leading to responsible action. What began as a single student’s idea became a successful event bringing together multigenerations to raise money for financial aid.“Our dream is for Tuition on the Track to become an annual tradition that makes it possible for students who could not otherwise attend Catlin Gabel to benefit from the exceptional academic and social experience our class has enjoyed together,” say Kate and Brooke. The April 12, 2012, event surpassed the $25,000 goal, raising $50,000! Best of all, students and teachers from across the school came together for an afternoon of walking, skipping, and sprinting. The feeling of doing something good together was as empowering for 1st graders as it was for seniors.
Graduation 2012 Photo Gallery
After a week of steady – sometimes torrential – rain, the weather brightened on the class of 2012. The sun came out just in time to catch photos of a great group of seniors just before they became alumni.
Click on any thumbnail to start the slide show, and see larger and downloadable images.
Video: We Love You, Seniors
Video produced by junior Cody Hoyt. Props also to Jesse Kimsey-Bennett '11, who filmed many of the interviews. Jesse is a film major at USC.
Video: Senior panel
Seven seniors spoke at the May 17 parent community meeting. It was great to hear them talk about what they loved about Catlin Gabel (relationships with teachers!) and what they would change, their paths to college, what was fun during their years at the school, and more.
The video runs for one hour.
Junior Terrance Sun and freshman Valerie Ding were finalists at the Intel International Science Fair in Pittsburgh
Terrance entered a project titled "Improvements to Automatic Translation of Legal Text" in the computer science category.
Valerie entered a project titled "Shining Like the Sun: A Novel Quantum Mechanical Approach to Property Analysis and Energy Efficiency Algorithm for White-Light LEDs" in the physics and astronomy category.
Valerie's project won a Fourth Award. In addition, Valerie was one of only 12 students (from over 1,500) to win an all-expenses-paid trip this summer to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, where the students will meet with researchers and see the experiments they are working on.
Congratulations to Valerie and Terrance!
Class of 2012 college plans
» Video: seniors talk about
their college choices
Members of the class of 2012 were accepted to the following colleges and universities.
Unless otherwise noted, one student is attending each of the bolded colleges or universities.
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Agnes Scott College |
Loyola University New Orleans |
Class of 2012 college destinations
| Talbot Andrews Neil Badawi Jade Bath Chloe Bergstrand Annika Berry Yelena Blackburn Cameron Boyd Schuyler Brevig Amanda Cahn Rachel Caron Jade Chen Ilana Cohen Alex Compton Gus Crowley Emrys Dennison Brooke Edelson Cameron Edwards Devin Ellis Lauren Ellis Zoë Frank Graham Fuller James Furnary Genevieve Gideonse Qiddist Hammerly Andrew Hungate Julianne Johnson Parris Joyce Thalia Kelly Holly Kim Diana Ko Sarah Koe Alex Liem Chloe Loduca Sammy Lubitz Esichang McGautha Grace McMurchie Lizzie Medford Walker Michaels Andrea Michalowsky Anaka Morris Mariah Morton Tapiwa Nkhisang Nathan Norris Koichi Omara Grant Phillips Jemma Pritchard Ramtin Rahmani Kate Rubinstein Divesh Sachdev Andrew Salvador Danielle Shapira Dylan Shields Henry Shulevitz Emily Siegel Logan Smesrud Cydney Smith Taylor Smith Lauren Spiegel Megan Stater Mint Tienpasertkij Katy Wiita Cole Williamson Eli Wilson Pelton Brandon Wilson Will Wilson Jeremy Wood Jared Woods Kenny Yu |
University of Portland University of Southern California Bryn Mawr College Carleton College Rhode Island School of Design University of Oregon Colorado College Hampshire College Colorado College Barnard College New York University Pomona College Evergreen State College University of Vermont Whitman College University of Denver University of Rochester Gonzaga University Duke University Swarthmore College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dartmouth College Beloit College Northwestern University University of Chicago Vassar College Willamette University Rhode Island School of Design Cornell University University of Oregon Bates College Montana State University, Bozeman University of San Francisco Bates College University of Southern California Whitman College Scripps College University of Denver Johns Hopkins University University of Southern California Emory University Smith College California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo University of Oregon Washington University in St. Louis Sarah Lawrence College Dartmouth College Whitman College University of Southern California Bates College University of Colorado at Boulder Worcester Polytechnic Institute Oberlin College Bryn Mawr College Oregon State University (Honors College) Rice University Georgetown University Scripps College Columbia University Rochester Institute of Technology University of the Incarnate Word (Honors College) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Harvard University Trinity University University of Vermont Stanford University Chapman University Northeastern University |
Video: seniors talk about their college choices
Catlin Gabel seniors are excited to be off to college! Several students talk a bit about where they're going, and why their college choice is a good one for them.
» Link to class of 2012 list of college acceptances
Eli's going to Harvard!
Megan's going to Columbia!
Ramtin's going to Dartmouth!
Logan's going to Oregon State University Honors College!
Grace is going to Whitman College!
PLACE program featured in Oregonian article
Chris Skrapits named district coach of the year
In his first season as head track and field coach, Chris was selected tops in the district.
Girls track team wins district championship
The district meet saw standout performances and personal records for a number of students. The boys placed 3rd – their best showing in years – and 17 students are advancing to state.
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