By Serena Zhang '28 Every Tuesday night, students representing all grades gather in the Johnson Library, taking their seats around the table as Senate comes to order. This year, as Cate explores the school theme of "How Does Power Work?”, those meetings demonstrate how students exercise power every day. As Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) representative Andrew Peng '26 states, “The mission of Senate is to bring Cate students a better experience, whether that be in acade

By Fiona Pan '27 It has been 105 years since the El Batidor  newspaper came to life at Cate School, formerly known as the “Santa Barbara School.” In the first edition of El Bat,  released in the 1919–1920 school year, the editors wrote that the term El Batidor , translated to “Outrider.” “Batidor” means scout, or outrider, which is someone who paves the way for others to follow. The past editors wrote that the name for the newspaper was indicating, “a harbinger, or bearer of