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August 30, 2024
Cate Opens Title Defense with Nail Biter Win
There was no shortage of suspense on Cate Mesa today, as the defending CIF D3 Champs got the season underway against D2 Quarterfinalist, Dos Pueblos High School. The match finished locked in a 9-9 tie, with games tied 73-73, triggering a round of tie-breakers to decide the winner. How it Happened The first round proved …
May 31, 2024
Head of School’s Notebook: A Look Back at 2023-2024
A Look Back at 2023-2024 Today marks the official end of the academic year and after the last student drives down the hill towards home tomorrow, the dorms, classrooms, and hallways will stand empty. With this quiet comes an invitation to look back at some of the many highlights of the year. Here’s a little …
May 10, 2024
Head of School’s Notebook: In Loco Parentis – How are the Kids?
Whenever someone asks me, “How are the kids?” I hesitate and often respond by saying, “Which ones?” I don’t know what this says about me as a mother, but my first instinct is to think about the “kids” at Cate. As we approach Mother’s Day, I’ve been reflecting on what in loco parentis means for …
April 26, 2024
Head of School’s Notebook: First and Forever
As I endeavor to learn all I can about Cate, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed examining artifacts from our archives. Each photograph, article, or set of meeting minutes lends me some clue about how who we are today was informed by our past. Most recently, I asked our archivist, Judy Savage, to help me find documents related …
April 12, 2024
Desi Student Union Celebrates Holi
The Desi Student Union hosted a vibrant Holi celebration on Friday, March 22, 2024 featuring a dynamic two-hour dance workshop led by Aakansha Maheshwari, Founder and Artistic Director of BollyPop in Los Angeles. The workshop, filled with energetic music, movement, and celebration, brought the spirit of Holi to campus. Open to the entire school community, …
March 22, 2024
Head of School’s Notebook
The vernal equinox has long been my most favorite day of the year as it marks the exact moment when the light and dark are in equal proportion and heralds the official arrival of my favorite season, spring. Of course I love the longer days, warmer weather, and flowering growth. However, what I love even …
March 21, 2024
Harvard Model UN Trip
By Tallulah Bates ’25 The Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) is among the oldest, largest, and one of the most international conferences of its kind, with student participation from over 60 countries at the most recent iteration. The size and international nature of the conference made it an opportunity for learning that extended beyond the …
March 7, 2024
Alumni Dispatch: Adrian Walsh ’12
I’m Adrian Walsh ‘12 and I currently work as a full time Family Nurse Practitioner in Steamboat Springs, Colorado! How has the Cate athletics program influenced you beyond the Mesa? If you had told my 14-year-old self that I would eventually race in the Olympic Trials for the marathon, I would have laughed. I fell …
February 15, 2024
Head of School’s Notebook: Joyful
A few weeks into my arrival at Cate, Frank Griffin left this note on my desk, and it has been pinned to my wall since then. I look at it as a reminder to pause and gauge my own sense of being settled and present to all the magic here. This week has felt especially …