Upper School News
Senior Mariah Morton wins long and triple jump championships, girls 4x400 team wins at state
In addition to winning two state championships as an individual competitor, Mariah was also a member of the championship 4x400m relay team along with freshman Adele English, senior Cammy Edwards, junior Fiona Noonan, and sophomore Gabby Bishop.
The girls 4x100m relay team took 2nd place with runners Mariah Morton, Adele English, Cammy Edwards, junior Audrey Davis, and freshman Talia Quatraro.
Cammy Edwards placed 2nd in both the 300m hurdles and the high hurdles.
Junior Hannah Jaquiss placed 3rd in the 3000m and 7th in the 1500.
Junior Mckenzie Spooner placed 6th in the 3000.
Junior Hannah Rotwein placed 6th in the 1500.
The girls track team came in 2nd at state.
Senior Parris Joyce took 3rd place in the boys 800.
Senior Eli Wilson Pelton placed 6th in the high hurdles and 7th in the 300 hurdles.
Junior David Lovitz took 8th in the high jump.
Sophomore Ian Smith, Eli Wilson Pelton, Parris Joyce, David Lovitz, sophomore Chris Belluschi, and junior Cody Hoyt placed 7th in the 4x100 relay.
Senior Kate Rubinstein took 2nd place at the state tennis tournament.
Senior Andrew Salvador took 2nd place in tennis.
The doubles tennis team of junior Evan Hallmark and senior Sammy Lubitz finished 3rd at state.
The boys tennis team took 2nd place at state.
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!
Year-end calendar and notes for seniors
Download the at-a-glance calendar of senior class year-end events and deadlines. (Posted below)
Graduation notes
Graduation DVD orders
If you are interested in purchasing a DVD of the ceremony, please use the form posted below.
- The DVD is produced by Dutton Productions
- Extra forms are available in the Upper School office.
- For auto billing to your final Catlin Gabel statement, forms must be completed and submitted in advance by June 5.
- FINAL deadline to order with payment by check attached is June 29.
Graduation Photos
Joseph Photographer will take individual, group, and class photographs in the Beehive on the afternoon of graduation. The order form is posted below.
- Photography begins at 3:30 p.m.
- Order form with payment and schedule details is posted below
- Forms and payment will be taken at the time of the photo
Special Seating Requests
If you have family members needing special assistance or accommodations for the graduation ceremony, please email Mary Medley indicating if your guest needs wheelchair access or limited-mobility access.
Used book return
The business office collects used books at the end of every school year. A comprehensive list of accepted books will be published soon. In the meantime, mark your calendars for these book return dates:
Thursday, June 7, 12:45 – 2 p.m. in the business office
Friday, June 8, 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. and 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the Cottage (just down the hall from the business office)
Monday, June 11, 1 – 2:30 p.m. in the Cottage
You can credit your student’s account for the books returned, or you may donate the value to the school’s book fund, which provides student financial aid for future book purchases. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Rogers in the business office, 503-297-1894 ext. 357.
Upper School Biweekly Bulletin May 18, 2012
Calendar
Now through June11
US art show continues
Cabell Center Foyer
TOMORROW Saturday, May 19
Hand to hand work party
11 am
On campus
Monday, May 28
Memorial Day -- School and offices closed
Tuesday, May 29
Last day for senior projects
Wednesday, May 30
9th & 10th grade parent coffee
8:00 to 9:00 am
Gerlinger
Thursday, May 31
Senior projects presentations
Thursday, May 31
PFA Appreciation BBQ
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Thursday, May 31
US Concert
7:30 pm
Cabell Center Theater
Friday, June 1
US Lifer presentation
9:00 to 10:00 am
Beehive South Porch
Friday to Monday, June 1 to 4
Senior Class Trip
Saturday, June 9
US Graduation
Cabell Center
Message from Michael Heath
Hearing from our Seniors
From the Counselor
Thank goodness for this sunshine!
Hand to Hand 2012: a big day of giving big
An Important Reminder
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Main parking lot
Collect your donations, bring them to campus tomorrow, and plan to spend some time working with students, parents, faculty-staff, and alumni. Visit the Hand to Hand webpage for more information. We hope to see you there.
Ninth and Tenth grade parents
For those of you who can’t make it, we will post a handout online.
We look forward to seeing you!
College Counselors
PFA Appreciation BBQ
Barn deck
Are you a current PFA rep, executive council member, parent or guardian who volunteered at Catlin Gabel this year? If your answer is yes, join us for an appreciation meal! Kids are welcome and will be served pizza.
Introducing our exchange students for 2012-13
Garden Club calendars available
The Catlin Gabel Garden Club is selling twenty-month Northwest Gardening calendars that are beautifully illustrated with the cut-paper work of Upper School students. The artwork is inspired by the work of Olympia artist, Nikki McClure. Each daily box for twenty months has a gardening tip for the Northwest gardener. Proceeds from the sale of this calendar go to support the Catlin Gabel Garden Club.
The cost of each calendar is $20, and Catlin Gabel community members may charge their accounts if they wish. Please drop by the front desk of your child's division to view this amazing calendar or email Carter Latendresse directly to purchase.
Thank you for your support.
Make an international friend this summer!
US concert final performance for beloved teacher
Thursday, May 31
7:30 p.m.
Cabell Center Theater
C. Glenn Burnett is not leaving Catlin Gabel, but this is his final year as choir director. He is moving into an administrative role in the Upper School next year where he will work with students on Winterim, community service, and yearbook, as well as teach some piano. Expect a crowd and alumni participation for Glenn's last night directing from this particular podium.
Catlin Gabel Under the Sun
Registration continues for Catlin Gabel Summer Programs
Classes and programs include arts and music, college and SAT prep, academics, robotics, outdoor education, cooking, and sports. Summer Beehive and the new Honey Hollow Adventure program for children entering 2nd through completed 4th grade, allow you to select times that work best with your summer schedule.
Register online! Come join us!
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 |
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
Open your heart and home to an exchange student
Catlin Gabel is honored to welcome exchange students to our community each year. Our exchange students are carefully selected merit scholars who are ready for Catlin Gabel’s academic and linguistic challenges.
We host these kids with the goal of learning as much from them as we can. Our community benefits deeply as our exchange students push us to question assumptions and broaden our perspectives. If you are interested in hosting an exchange student, please read our Q&A and contact Spencer White with questions.
Year-Long Upper School Exchange Students
Belén Placencia Levenfeld, from Spain, is 15 years old and comes to us through the ASSIST program, which selects students by merit for placement in U.S. independent schools. She will attend CG as a sophomore for the entire academic year. Her interviewers said that, “Belén (or Belu) will bring to her American school a sharp mind, a strong work ethic, and an impressive record of academic achievement. Belén also has strong athletic interests and talents. In addition, she thoroughly enjoys acting in school drama productions, is currently attending an acting school in Madrid, and even thinks of theater as something she would like to have at the center of her adult life. We found Belu to be an adventurous girl, with sharp sense of humor evident, very pleasant and engaging, with lots of interests.”
Xiaotian Zhang, from Shanghai, China, also comes to us through the ASSIST program. She is an all-star student at Fudan High School with a penchant for international relations and English. Xiaotian has traveled to Great Britain and Japan and is involved in singing, ballet, traditional Chinese dance, street dance, and ceramics. She participates in MUN, is a member of the school debate team, and is a cheerleader. In her personal statement Xiaotian says, “My dreams are simple but require resolute determination and constant hard work. I want to make the world a better place. I want the world to see me one day.”
Mpho Bowie-Molefe comes to us from Maru-a-Pula School (MaP) in Gaborone, Botswana, as our sixth MaP Scholar. Our relationship with MaP has been one of mutual respect and admiration as they continue to send us globally minded students of impressively high academic and interpersonal caliber. Mpho is here for the entire 12th grade academic year. “Mpho is a rare quality student,” said his interviewers. “He is wonderfully engaging, admired by his peers and a perceptive and capable learner. It is not often that you find students as well balanced as Mpho is; he is a star athlete on the school rugby team and an effortless, academically capable student that is always willing to give of himself.” Mpho is dedicated to several community service projects, including a service project where he taught primary school children in a disadvantaged area of Gaborone how to read. He has been part of a group of senior students who raised funds and delivered food packages and grocery items to poor families on the outskirts of the city. Mpho would like to become an engineer with a specific focus on developing green energy technologies for Africa.
Short-Term Guatemalan Upper School Students
Experiencias Interculturales Program
October 21 – December 15
Luis Esteban Greñas Vettorazzi, 15, will spend two months as part of our freshman class. He is excited to spend time with a “real” American family, improve his English skills, and experience Portland culture. Luis is a photographer, the main journalist of his school newspaper, and a lover of nature and animals. He is a determined and outspoken young man who’s not afraid to speak his mind on any number of topics.
Andrea María Reyes López, 17, will join our junior class. Her parents, both in the medical field, are eager for Andrea to take this step toward independence, improve her English skills, and meet American peers. She was class president last year and this year, school council president. She is described as “concerned about others,” as seen in her consistent weekend trips to see both sets of grandparents. She is also a dancer, an artist, and a lover of music.
Short-Term Guatemalan Middle School Students
Experiencias Interculturales Program
October 21 – December 15
Xim-Mei Ju Li, 13, is one of two Guatemalan students who will spend two months in our Middle School as a 7th grader during her own summer vacation. Xim is trilingual in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Her interests include tennis, soccer, squash, racquetball, reading, and watching movies. She loves Taylor Swift and everything country music. Xim wants to augment her global travels (having been to China once) and improve her English.
Jorge José Trujillo Herrera, 14, will join us as an 8th grader. Jorge is especially keen on staying with a family with a host brother. He has a mellow demeanor, is a natural athlete, and takes a lot of pride in balancing his academics with sports. Jorge comes from a close-knit family that is involved with the church and spending ample time with their extended family. He is eager to improve his English ability in his 60-day stay with us.
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.
Emily Chamberlin Douglas '00, UC Berkeley grad student, featured in Wall St. Journal
Upper School News You Can Use - May 11, 2012
Calendar
Now through June11
US art show continues
Cabell Center Foyer
Wednesday, May 16
Seniors and 1st-grade buddies to the Zoo
8:45 to 12:30pm
Wednesday, May 16
New Family Social and Tech Fair
Laptop Program Showcase: 5-7 pm
BBQ Social: 6:30-7:30 pm
Thursday, May 17
Seniors tell Catlin Gabel stories
8:30 – 10 a.m.
Gerlinger Multimedia Auditorium
Saturday, May 19
Hand to hand work party
11 am
On campus
Monday, May 28
Memorial Day -- School and offices closed
Tuesday, May 29
Last day for senior projects
Thursday, May 31
Senior projects presentations
Thursday, May 31
US Concert
7:30 pm
Cabell Center Theater
Friday, June 1
US Lifer presentation
9:00 to 10:00 am
Beehive South Porch
Friday to Monday, June 1 to 4
Senior Class Trip
Saturday, June 9
US Graduation
Cabell Center
Laptop Program Showcase
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Upper School library
Join us to learn all the ins and outs of the laptop program at the ninth annual laptop program showcase.
• Do you want to know more about the Upper School laptop program?
• How are laptops used for schoolwork?
• Should you buy a Mac or PC?
• What are the latest laptop models?
• How does purchasing through Catlin Gabel work?
Parents: Discover the many ways audio and video tools introduce modern language concepts. View student film projects from the media arts classes. See how social networking tools are used in a variety of classes including English and history.
Students: Find out how you can participate in the robotics program and learn about computer languages taught in programming class. Take the new PC and Mac laptops for test drives. Talk to the IT staff about the pros and cons of each model. Get the scoop on accessories available for purchase with your laptop.
The showcase is geared toward new students and incoming freshmen, however current Upper School students and parents as well as any interested faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend. Catlin Gabel information technology staff members will be available to answer questions and provide laptop ordering information.
Light snacks provided! You won’t want to miss this event!
Seniors tell Catlin Gabel stories
Thursday, May 17
8:30 – 10 a.m.
Gerlinger Multimedia Auditorium
Hear what a panel of seniors has to say about applying to college, grades, homework, values, and what they take with them as they embark on their lives as Catlin Gabel graduates. This parent community meeting is sponsored by the PFA.
Upper School arts exhibition enthralling
Fabulous work by 9th through 12th grade students on display now in the Cabell Center foyer.
Hand to Hand 2012: a big day of giving big
An Important Reminder
Saturday, May 19
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Main parking lot
Brought to you by the Catlin Gabel Service Corps
Collect your donations, bring them to campus on the 19th, and plan to spend some time working with students, parents, faculty-staff, and alumni.
Building on the success of last year’s Hand-to-Hand event (which occurred in greater Portland) and the leadership of Bob Horenstein and Roz Babener we invited agencies to participate in Hand-to-Hand 2012, which will be hosted at Catlin Gabel School.
The focus of this event is to collect donations of food, clothing, essential household goods, and a variety of other small items that might be useful to nonprofit social service agencies and to draw attention to these agencies assisting low income individuals and families in our community. In addition, several agencies have taken advantage of Nance Leonhardt's offer have her media arts class produce films for the participating agencies.
Collect and give
Collect food, and gently used clothing, household goods, and a variety of other small items to donate to our partner nonprofit social service agencies.
Work party on campus
Drop-off and sorting all happens on May 19 when the CG community comes together to sort, box, and move your donations. Our partner nonprofits will be on hand with trucks and vans to take their donations.
Requested items
• Towels
• Men’s pants, coats, jackets, socks
• Children's clothing
• Toys
• Toiletries (shampoo, sun screen, toothpaste) • USB drives • Gently used bikes for children and adults • Housewares (pots, small appliances, utensils) • Sleeping bags and blankets • School and office supplies (staplers, filing supplies, tape dispensers) • Non-perishable food items • Used cell phones
Our partners
• Transition Projects
• Community Cycling Center
• Community Warehouse
• St Child
• JOIN
• Schoolhouse Supplies
• Oregon Food Bank
• Bienestar
• Domestic Violence Resource Center
NOTE: Collection tables will be available in the LS (outside the library) and the MS as of Wednesday, May 16, if you cannot attend next Saturday.
US concert final performance for beloved teacher
Thursday, May 31
7:30 p.m.
Cabell Center Theater
C. Glenn Burnett is not leaving Catlin Gabel, but this is his final year as choir director. He is moving into an administrative role in the Upper School next year where he will work with students on Winterim, community service, and yearbook, as well as teach some piano. Expect a crowd and alumni participation for Glenn's last night directing from this particular podium.
Catlin Gabel Under the sun
Registration continues for Catlin Gabel Summer Programs
Classes and programs include arts and music, college and SAT prep, academics, robotics, outdoor education, cooking, and sports. Summer Beehive and the new Honey Hollow Adventure program for children entering 2nd through completed 4th grade, allow you to select times that work best with your summer schedule.
Register online! Come join us!
Sophomore Lawrence Sun selected for U.S. physics team
Lawrence is one of 20 finalists selected for the U.S. Physics Olympiad team. Each year, the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics sponsor a competition for high school students to represent the United States at the International Physics Olympiad Competition.
The selection process began in early January when Lawrence took the F=ma exam. Approximately 400 top scorers on this first test advance to the semi-final round of competition.
The semi-final exam is used as the basis for selection of the 20 members of the U.S. Physics Team. These students, from schools all over the United States, travel to the University of Maryland-College Park at the end of May for the annual U.S. Physics Team Training Camp. There they engage in ten days of intense studying, testing, and problem solving.
At the end of that training camp, five students will be selected for the "Traveling Team." The Traveling Team will return for three additional days of intense laboratory work before they are ready for the International Event.
Read the Oregonian article.
Spring Festival photo gallery
Thank you, Ingeborg Holliday, for coordinating our annual community celebration.
Thank you, Sue Spooner, for these amazing photos.
Thank you, Mother Nature, for perfect weather.
Read the latest edition of CatlinSpeak, our award-winning student newspaper
» Read CatlinSpeak online
Or download the print edition, posted below as a PDF, for a more complete version of the May edition.
Upper School Biweekly Bulletin - May 7, 2012
Calendar
Now through June11
US art show continues
Cabell Center Foyer
Monday, May 7
Senior projects begin
Wednesday, May 16
Seniors and 1st-grade buddies to the Zoo
8:45 to 12:30pm
Wednesday, May 16
New Family Social and Tech Fair
Laptop Program Showcase: 5-7 pm
BBQ Social: 6:30-7:30 pm
Thursday, May 17
Seniors tell Catlin Gabel stories
8:30 – 10 a.m.
Gerlinger Multimedia Auditorium
Saturday, May 19
Hand to hand work party
11 am
On campus
Monday, May 28
Memorial Day -- School and offices closed
Tuesday, May 29
Last day for senior projects
Thursday, May 31
Senior projects presentations
Thursday, May 31
US Concert
7:30 pm
Cabell Center Theater
Friday, June 1
US Lifer presentation
9:00 to 10:00 am
Beehive South Porch
Friday to Monday, June 1 to 4
Senior Class Trip
Saturday, June 9
US Graduation
Cabell Center
View as a web page
Message from Michael Heath
A Senior Prank to Remember
Yesterday at the close of our assembly the Junior Class co-presidents got up and expressed how much we appreciate our graduating senior class and all they’ve given us this year. They also offered some time for individual students to talk about the class and we heard some wonderful stories about how this wonderful group of 2012 graduates have touched our lives.
Then this morning during the last academic day for our seniors, they staged a ‘flash mob’ in the library! Over the past years we’ve had some difficulties surrounding senior pranks. When they used to target the campus it was always a mess and left teachers frustrated not to mention those who had to clean up all the mess after the students had gone home for the evening.
But this year the seniors asked me to call an ‘emergency community meeting’ to bring everyone together and then once everyone was assembled in the library, they cranked on the music and everyone started dancing. Kind of like our very own Disco Friday like they do in the Lower School.
I want to express my own gratitude to this class for all they’ve given us this year and for leaving us with a smile and a groove as we say goodbye to them until June!
With Kind Regards,
Michael
Seniors tell Catlin Gabel stories
Thursday, May 17
8:30 – 10 a.m.
Gerlinger Multimedia Auditorium
Hear what a panel of seniors has to say about applying to college, grades, homework, values, and what they take with them as they embark on their lives as Catlin Gabel graduates. This parent community meeting is sponsored by the PFA.
Upper School arts exhibition enthralling
Fabulous work by 9th through 12th grade students on display now in the Cabell Center foyer.
Hand to Hand: a big day of giving big
Saturday, May 19
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Brought to you by the Catlin Gabel Service Corps
Collect your donations, bring them to campus on the 19th, and plan to spend some time working with students, parents, faculty-staff, and alumni.
US concert final performance for beloved teacher
Thursday, May 31
7:30 p.m.
Cabell Center Theater
C. Glenn Burnett is not leaving Catlin Gabel, but this is his final year as choir director. He is moving into an administrative role in the Upper School next year where he will work with students on Winterim, community service, and yearbook, as well as teach some piano. Expect a crowd and alumni participation for Glenn's last night directing from this particular podium.
Catlin Gabel Under the sun
Registration continues for Catlin Gabel Summer Programs
Classes and programs include arts and music, college and SAT prep, academics, robotics, outdoor education, cooking, and sports. Summer Beehive and the new Honey Hollow Adventure program for children entering 2nd through completed 4th grade, allow you to select times that work best with your summer schedule.
Register online! Come join us!
Laptop Program Showcase
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Upper School library
Join us to learn all the ins and outs of the laptop program at the ninth annual laptop program showcase.
- Do you want to know more about the Upper School laptop program?
- How are laptops used for schoolwork?
- Should you buy a Mac or PC?
- What are the latest laptop models?
- How does purchasing through Catlin Gabel work?
Parents: Discover the many ways audio and video tools introduce modern language concepts. View student film projects from the media arts classes. See how social networking tools are used in a variety of classes including English and history.
Students: Find out how you can participate in the robotics program and learn about computer languages taught in programming class. Take the new PC and Mac laptops for test drives. Talk to the IT staff about the pros and cons of each model. Get the scoop on accessories available for purchase with your laptop.
The showcase is geared toward new students and incoming freshmen, however current Upper School students and parents as well as any interested faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend. Catlin Gabel information technology staff members will be available to answer questions and provide laptop ordering information.
Light snacks provided! You won’t want to miss this event!
Freshman Valerie Ding wins silver at International Sustainable World Project Olympiad
Valerie won a silver medal in the energy category at ISWEEP-2012 in Houston, Texas. She was one of about 500 students from 68 countries and 44 states who had qualified as finalists in the ISWEEP-2012 Olympiad. Her project was "A Novel Quantum Mechanical Approach to Property Analysis and Energy Efficiency Algorithm for White-Light LEDs".
Junior Marina Dimitrov named Dean's List winner at robotics world championships
Flaming Chickens robotics team co-captain Marina Dimitrov was was one of 10 Dean’s List winners worldwide at the robotics championships in St. Louis. She is the first student from Oregon to win this award for leadership, commitment, technical expertise, and entrepreneurship. The award includes a weeklong trip to a FIRST leadership conference, personally written letters of recommendation to the colleges of her choice, and $1,000 toward the team’s registration fees for next year’s world championships.