Catlin Gabel School

Infobox Private School
name = Catlin Gabel School


motto = “Forming Bold Learners”
established = 1957
type = Private
religion = None
head_name = Head of School
head = Lark Palma
city = Portland
state = OR
country = USA
campus = Suburban, 54 Acres
enrollment = Total: 727 (48% boys, 52% girls)
Beginning School: 55
Lower School: 203
Middle School: 183
Upper School: 286
faculty = About 70
class =
ratio = 7:1
year =
SAT = Over 85% score above 1200 on the combined SAT I, and 35% score over 1400
athletics =
colors = Blue, White and Silver
mascot = Eagle
homepage = [http://www.catlin.edu/ www.catlin.edu]

Catlin Gabel School is an independent pre-K to 12 private school located just outside Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The school was founded in 1957 as a result of merger between the Catlin Hillside School (founded 1911 as Miss Catlin's School, named after the founder Ruth Catlin) and the Gabel Country Day School (founded 1859).

As of the 2004-2005 school year, there were 700 students (48 percent male, 52 percent female). The student body is divided into four groups: Upper School (grades 9-12), Middle School (grades 6-8), Lower School (grades 1-5), and Beginning School (pre-K through kindergarten).

History

Catlin Gabel School was formed as the result of a 1957 merger between the Catlin Hillside School and the Gabel Country Day School. The school had initially hoped to expand onto the Gabel school property, but lost it to eminent domain. Since the Catlin property was too small to support the school, Catlin Gabel purchased the Honey Hollow Farm in 1958, relocating the upper school there in the fall. Nine years later, the middle school relocated there, followed by the lower school a year later, in 1968. The school sold the Catlin Hillside buildings to the Portland Art Museum.

Campus

The school is located on the Honey Hollow Farm site, a 54 acre forested area roughly ten minutes from downtown Portland. The campus is centered around the old barn, which has been converted into the cafeteria. Each division has its own area in the campus, in addition to common areas, such as the athletic complex, the gym, the tennis courts, the Cabell Center (theater), the Barn, and the paddock.

Athletics

The school owns a gym, four soccer fields, two outdoor tennis courts, and two indoor tennis courts. The indoor tennis courts double as basketball courts and indoor soccer fields. In addition, the second tennis court contains a small rock wall, as well as a basement level with a wood shop and ceramics facility.

The athletic complex comprises a lighted 400-meter, eight lane athletic track, surrounding a large field used for soccer and field events, (such as discus, long jump, and shot put.) Below the track is another field and a baseball diamond.

Catlin Gabel is a traditional rival in athletics of Oregon Episcopal School.

Trivia

Notable Catlin Gabel alumni include Ecotrust founder and president Spencer Beebe (class of 1964); current Metro regional president David Bragdon (class of 1977); Dr. Rachel M. Cohen (class of 1990), U.S. advocacy liaison for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines; Sadako Ogata (class of 1946), former United Nations high commissioner for refugees; Jordan Schnitzer, noted arts patron and president of Harsch Investment Properties; David Shipley (class of 1981), deputy editorial page editor and Op-Ed editor of The New York Times; film director Gus Van Sant (class of 1971); and former Nike global communications director and PR guru Lee Weinstein (class of 1977).

Catlin Gabel has held a locally famous rummage sale (currently held at the Portland Expo Center) every autumn since 1944. The large sale covers convert|100000|sqft|m2 and raises over $285,000 per year for student financial aid. [http://www.catlin.edu/news/rummage/index]

In 2005 the Malone Family Foundation endowed Catlin Gabel with a $2 million dollar grant for financial aid under its Malone Scholars Program.

Catlin Gabel has operated a team in the FIRST Robotics Competition competition since 2005, called "The Flaming Chickens." [http://team1540.org]

ee also

*Independent schools in Portland

External links

* [http://www.catlin.edu/ Official website]
* [http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/7410.htm Charity Navigator data on Catlin Gabel School]
* [http://www.catlin.edu/upper/program/graduation_reqs.php Upper School Graduation Requirements and Course Selection]

ources

* [http://www.catlin.edu/about/index Catlin Gabel Website]
* [http://www.catlin.edu/robotics Catlin Gabel Robotics Website]