Catlin Gabel School
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| Catlin Gabel School | |
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8825 SW Barnes Road , 97225 | |
| Coordinates | 45°30′35″N 122°46′03″W / 45.509819°N 122.767373°W |
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| Type | Independent private |
| Opened | 1957 |
| Head | Tim Bazemore[2] |
| Grades | Pre K-12[3] |
| Number of students | 760[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6.3:1[4] |
| Campus | suburban 63 acres (25 ha) |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white [2] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Lewis & Clark League 3A-1[2] |
| Mascot | Eagles[2] |
| Rival | Oregon Episcopal School |
| Accreditation | NAAS[1] |
| Newspaper | speak.catlin.edu/ |
| Website | www.catlin.edu |
 School barn in the fall | |
 The commons during a snowfall | |
Catlin Gabel School is an independent pre-K to 12 private school in West Haven-Sylvan, a census-designated place in Washington County and the Portland metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Oregon.
History
With roots that go back to 1859, 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 (originating as the Portland Academy, named after founder Priscilla Gabel). 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.
In 2005, the Malone Family Foundation endowed Catlin Gabel with a two million dollar grant for financial aid under its Malone Scholars Program.[citation needed]
Students
As of the 2014-15 school year, there were 760 students.[1][4] The student body is divided into four groups: high school (grades 9-12), middle school (grades 6-8), elementary school (grades 1-5), and beginning school (preschool through kindergarten).
Academics
Catlin Gabel is accredited by the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS).
Science Research
Catlin Gabel has a long history of science research competition success. Over the years, many students have placed highly in prestigious competitions such as the Intel Science Talent Search, the Siemens Competition, the Davidson Fellows Scholarship, and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Activities
Catlin Gabel has operated a team in the FIRST Robotics Competition competition since 2005, called "The Flaming Chickens." The team has consistently qualified for the First World Championships competition each year. [5]
Catlin Gabel has been a successful participant in the Oregon Mock Trial competition, and has often gone to the national competition.[6]
Sports
Catlin Gabel's traditional rival in athletics is the Oregon Episcopal School.[7] The middle school fields teams of soccer, volleyball, cross-country, basketball, and track. The high school competes in soccer, cross-country, basketball, baseball, track, golf, swimming, women's volleyball, and tennis.
Notable alumni
- Megan Amram, 2006, comedian and writer for Parks and Recreation
- David Bragdon, 1977, former president of Metro (regional government)
- Winslow Corbett, film and stage actress
- Roger Gantz, Portland Timbers midfielder
- Max Handelman, 1991, film producer and author
- Margaux Hemingway, model and actress, granddaughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway
- Mayo Methot, 1919, actress and ex-wife of Humphrey Bogart
- Sadako Ogata, 1946, former United Nations high commissioner for refugees
- David Shipley, 1981, deputy editorial page editor and Op-Ed editor The New York Times
- Olaniyi Sobomehin, NFL football player
- Gus Van Sant, 1971, film director
- Charis Wilson, 1932, writer, model for and wife of photographer Edward Weston
References
- ^ a b http://www.northwestaccreditation.org/schools/Oregon.pdf
- ^ a b c d http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/CatlinGabel/
- ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ a b c "Catlin Gabel School". National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
- ^ http://team1540.org
- ^ Allyn, Bobby (March 12, 2011). "Catlin Gabel School takes state mock trial title for second year; not all participants have attorney ambitions". The Oregonian. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/news/article/1448101161544288784/oes-edges-rival-catlin-gabel-for-fourth-title-in-five-seasons/
External links
- 1957 establishments in Oregon
- Education in Portland, Oregon
- Educational institutions established in 1957
- High schools in Washington County, Oregon
- Private elementary schools in Oregon
- Private middle schools in Oregon
- Private high schools in Oregon
- Schools accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission
- West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon