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AI and Academic Integrity at Cate
By: Avery Polynice '25 Whether it’s to clean up a clunky sentence or bounce off ideas for an upcoming paper, AI tools are increasingly...
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Apr 25, 20255 min read


Cate School Performs Hadestown
By: Max Devore '25 The annual Cate School Musical, Hadestown , is nearing its opening night on April 24th. Both faculty and students are...
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Apr 25, 20252 min read


Beyond the Title: Prefects, TAs, and the Future of Cate School
By: Tori Kim '27 Countless shifts washing dishes with the kitchen crew, leading lessons during freshman or sophomore seminar, and all of...
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Apr 25, 20253 min read


People at Cate Behind the Scenes: Sandi Pierce and Andrew MacDonnell
By: Karina Strofs '27 Cate School has around 150 employees , but only 46 are full-time teachers. Beyond teachers, Cate has a large...
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Apr 25, 20254 min read
Behind the Scenes at Cate: Teresa Tellez’s Story and Her Impact on The Mesa
By: Rose Schreier '27 Every evening, day students drive down Heartbreak Hill. As the muscle memory of their routine sets in, they prepare...
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Feb 26, 20255 min read


Beyond Service: Redefining the Los Niños Experience
By: Amelia Riepe '27 and Analise Gomez '27 Cate’s Los Niños trip is a cherished tradition that both faculty and students look forward to...
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Feb 22, 20254 min read


Behind the Curtain: An Inside Look at Dance Convocation 2025
By: Tori Kim '27 Amidst the transition into a new year, in an era fraught with unprecedented change, time is an entity that many members...
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Feb 21, 20254 min read


Winter Formal: A Royal Night
By: Jasper Shelmerdine '26 and Elise Tsai '26 On February 15, 2025, just days after California’s first rainstorms that washed over...
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Feb 21, 20252 min read


Martin Luther King Jr. Day: A Day of Learning and Educating
By: Jenevive Won '26 Monday, January 20, Cate School’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day started in the theatre with Oyin Opawumi’s ‘26...
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Feb 21, 20252 min read


Endless Opportunity In The Classroom
By: Harper Halbardier '26 Happy New Year, Rams! As another year full of opportunity unfolds on the Mesa, academic lives only continue to...
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Feb 21, 20253 min read


Grandparents Day 2025
By: Michelle Wu '27 On Friday, January 17th, Cate hosted grandparents from all across the country and around the world to celebrate the...
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Feb 21, 20253 min read


Plenty of Free Time
By: Andrew Sheshunoff '27 The wide-eyed, nervous, yet excited class of 2029 are handed their name tags. On the front states their name,...
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Feb 21, 20254 min read


Camping with Kate Cate
By: Fiona Pan '27 In Curtis Cate’s autobiography, School Days In California , a chapter was omitted from his manuscript. This chapter...
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Feb 21, 20253 min read


Creating Conditions to Thrive at Cate: An Interview with Ms. Lockett
By: Devon Liang '27 At Cate School, adolescent development is a top priority, and Head of School, Ms. Alex Lockett, is committed to...
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Feb 21, 20253 min read


A Recap of the Cate 2024 Club Fair
By: Amelia Riepe '27 On Friday, October 4th, the student body gathered under the misty Mesa night sky for the club fair, an event...
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Oct 20, 20242 min read


Cate School's Chinatown
By: Alison Wang '25 Did you know that Cate School had a Chinatown? As early as the 1910s, 8 or 9 Chinese men worked as the earliest...
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Oct 18, 20243 min read


A Counselor's Perspective - Managing Stress and Adjusting to Cate
By: Kylee Greene '25 and Ani van Lynde '25 When was the last time you truly unplugged? In the hustle of adjusting to life at Cate, have...
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Oct 18, 20245 min read


Amplifying Student Voices and Revitalizing School Spirit at Cate: Inside the Vision of President Joba Samson and Vice President Riley Valente
By: Devon Liang '27 As the 2024-25 school year at Cate School begins to take off, the newly elected student body president and vice...
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Oct 18, 20242 min read


Round Square: An Opportunity for Growth
By: Josie Song '28 As the Colombian Round Square trip approached, the passing of the flag in an all-school assembly represented the...
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Oct 18, 20242 min read


A Curious Part of Campus
By: Kakeru Hirofuji '27 As students bid adieu to summer, their emotions ranging from despair to delight, the Cate campus slowly came...
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Oct 18, 20242 min read
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