Upper School News You Can Use - October 28, 2011
October 28, 2011Volume 3, Issue 4
Calendar
Cancelled: Saturday, October 29
Haunted House event
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 29
Catlin Gabel Service Corps
Oregon Food Bank project
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 29
Girls' Generation FIRST competition
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tennis Courts 1 and 2
Wednesday, November 2
PFA sophomore parent potluck
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Barn
Thursday, November 3
C&C Breakfasts
Thursday, November 3
College financial aid workshop
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Gerlinger Auditorium (updated)
Monday, November 7
Lecture by artist-in-residence
Eric Adjetey Anang
7:30 pm
Gerlinger Auditorium
Tuesday, November 8
Japan trip information meeting
7:00 to 8:00 pm
Gerlinger Media Room
Wednesday, November 9
Campus and Community Service Day
Wednesday, November 9
All School Service Fair
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Barn
Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11
US Fall Play: Dead Man's Cell Phone
7:00 to 10:00 pm
Cabell Theater
Friday, November 11
Homework-free weekend begins
November 17
Parent Community Meeting
Time and Location TBD
Thursday, November 17 to Tuesday, November 22
US Parent-Teacher Conferences
No classes
Wednesday, November 23 to Friday, November 25
Thanksgiving Holiday -- no classes, campus closed
Service Corps starts tomorrow!
Generations working together in service to the community
Our second year of service opportunities kicks off Saturday, October 29 at the OREGON FOOD BANK, 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Parents, students, faculty/staff, alumni, grandparents, and friends are encouraged to get out there and work together.
Why? Because that's the Catlin Gabel spirit, it's fun, and it's one way we say we care.
Bus service to the Food Bank departs from the theatre lot at 12:30, or you can meet us at the Oregon Food Bank: 7900 NE 33rd Drive, Portland, OR 97211.
Girls' Generation: FIRST Robotics competition
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 29
Come enjoy an exciting robotics competition next weekend, right on campus! Once again, Catlin Gabel US robotics has organized and will host “Girls' Generation,” the largest girls-only FIRST Robotics competition in the nation. Only girls are allowed to drive the robots, and only girls and their mentors can work on the robots in the pits. Our “Flaming Chickens” robotics team co-president, Marina Dimitrov '13, spearheaded this effort. Come to Tennis Courts 1 & 2 to witness the action next Saturday, October 29, between 11 am and 4 pm.
Nepal trip applications due
This Monday, October 31
This will be an amazing trip! If you are interested in going, please just fill out the simple application and give the brief adult recommendation form to a teacher (or another adult who knows you well).
Sophomore parent potluck
Sponsored by the PFA
All parents and guardians of our lovely sophomores are welcome to attend the PFA-sponsored potluck Wednesday, November 2 at 6:00 pm in the Barn. PFA potlucks take place for each Upper School grade level and are a great way to meet your peers.
Michael Heath will share some remarks, but the evening’s conversation will happen through your questions, ideas, and insights about life with a tenth-grader. Questions? Please don’t hesitate to contact one of your sophomore PFA representatives: Renita Crowell, Kirstie Fournier, and Jill Petty.
Japan trip information meeting
Tuesday, November 8, 7:00 pm, Gerlinger Auditorium
If you are interested in the summer 2012 Japan trip, please plan on attending this information meeting.
Click here to access more trip information.
Gambol 2012: Calling all party people!
Planning meeting Tuesday, November 1, 8:30 am, Jubitz Seminar Room
You know who you are, and you know how to make things fun. We're kicking off this year's Gambol auction planning with a come-one, come-all meeting. We have some exciting changes in store for the 2012 event -- join us!
For more information, contact Kecia Welt, Auction Coordinator, at weltk@catlin.edu or 503-297-1894, x242.
Have an old Lower School Gambol art project you aren't displaying?
The Lower School was recently painted, and this has been a great opportunity to redecorate! If you have a Lower School Gambol art project you wouldn't mind parting with, please contact Vicki Roscoe, Head of the Lower School.
Ghanaian artist in residence: Eric Adjetey Anang
Slide lecture Monday, November 7, 7:30 pm, Gerlinger Auditorium
Eric Adjetey Anang, a Ga fantasy coffin sculptor from Ghana, will be an artist in residence at Catlin Gabel from November 7 to November 11. We have invited him here to demonstrate his amazing art of sculpting a coffin out of wood in whatever shape a family feels best represents their deceased elder. He will be sculpting a woodworker’s hand plane, approximately 7’ long, 3’ wide, and 4’ high, on the front deck of the Barn. Please come ask him questions, watch him work, and feel free to participate in the building of the hand plane.
Two years ago, Michael de Forest, the LS woodshop teacher, traveled to Ghana for a summer and studied with Eric in his carpentry shop in Teshie, near Accra. There is also a US trip planned for Ghana from July 29 to August 19, 2012, where students will be working in the Kane Kwei Carpentry Shop with Eric.
Please join us on Monday, November 7, to learn more about Eric's work, or view pictures of his work online.
Parent community meeting: Courage to be the change you want to see
Thursday, November 17
Do you have the courage to foster resilience in your kids, when the culture is telling you to rescue them and prop them up? Do you have the courage to be truly compassionate not only to others, but to yourself, too? Learn from speaker Kathy Masarie how to model authenticity, honesty, and self-care in order to empower your kids. Time and location will be announced soon.
Outdoor Education Trips
Canyoneering in the Oregon Cascades
Saturday, November 5 to Sunday, November 6
Owyhee Canyon Exploration
Saturday, November 19 to Tuesday, November 22
For details on these and other trips, please visit the Outdoor Education Web page.
Catlin Gabel Service Corps
In its second year, the Catlin Gabel Service Corps presents four opportunities for multiple generations to work together in service to the greater Portland community. Please visit the Service Corps Web page for details about upcoming volunteer opportunities at the Oregon Food Bank on October 29 and Friends of Trees on November 5, the first-ever Catlin Gabel service fair on November 9 (updated), and our 21 Days for Bienstar project.
Reminders
Attendance
If your child will be absent or tardy, please email Mary Yacob in the Upper School office or leave a voicemail at 503-297-1894, ext. 315. These messages are checked first thing every morning.
Pots, pans and platters
Please stop by the Upper School faculty lounge to reclaim any kitchen items you or your student may have left on campus.