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September 30, 2025
Students Attend International Round Square Conference in Dubai
This September, a delegation of Cate students traveled to Dubai for the 2025 Round Square International Conference. Hosted across several schools in the UAE, the week-long experience invited students to explore the Round Square IDEALS of Internationalism, Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, Leadership, and Service of through immersive learning, cultural exchange, and collaborative dialogue. While discussing climate …
September 30, 2025
Gaviota Kayak Trip Takes Unexpected Turn
By Tracey Calhoun, Outdoors Program Last weekend, the Fall Outdoors program hosted the annual Gaviota Coast kayaking trip. Usually this trip is an overnight expedition in which we put in at Refugio State Beach, paddle along the coast to the mouth of Las Varas Canyon, where we come ashore and camp on the sand, and then …
September 26, 2025
This Week in Athletics
Football The Rams move to 2-1 after a big 40-20 win over Coast Union last Saturday, their first-ever victory at Meldman Field. Cate came out firing, with quarterback Alek Kroehl scoring on a 10-yard keeper and later connecting with Nolan Montoya for a spectacular toe-tap touchdown. The defense dominated early, with Noah Casbarro making plays …
September 25, 2025
Residential Life Update
As we move through the start of the school year, I want to share how things are going in Residential Life. It has been a full and exciting year so far, and your students continue to make the dorms feel like a true home away from home. From the first day back on campus, students have embraced …
September 24, 2025
Students Make Global Impact at Round Square Service Project in South Africa
By Elsie ’26 Gurnoop ’28, Max ’27, and I represented Cate at the 2025 Round Square International Service Project. Alongside a team of around 45 other students, they spent 2 weeks living at the Tiger Kloof school in Vryburg, South Africa. We stayed in the prestigious boarding school’s dorm rooms and engaged with local students …
September 24, 2025
Servons: Students Dig Deep with Local Service Project
On a sunny Friday afternoon in September, an energetic group of Cate students and faculty traveled to Summerland, CA, for a hands-on service project with Sweet Wheel Farms. For three hours, students joined the farm’s owner and Cate’s longtime partner, Leslie, to plant saplings together in service of the farm’s bounty. Owned and operated by …
September 24, 2025
Cate Volleyball Sweeps Nordhoff at Home
Cate hosted Nordhoff tonight and came away with a strong 3-0 victory. The Rams started fast, using aggressive serving to take control of the first set 25-16. The second set was tighter, with both teams battling through the middle, but Cate managed a few key second-effort points to close it out 25-22. In the third …
September 24, 2025
Rams Blitz Past Coast Union, 40-20
On a picture-perfect Carpinteria day the Cate Rams hosted the Coast Union Broncos for a non-league contest. The Rams defense made their presence known early forcing a three and out on the first Coast possession. Cate was able to take advantage of the great field possession with quarterback Alek Kroehl hitting paydirt on the third …
September 19, 2025
Cate Outlasts Bishop Diego in Five-Set Thriller
The Cate girls’ varsity volleyball team battled through highs and lows on Thursday night (9/12), holding off Bishop Diego in a five-set showdown to secure a hard-fought victory. The Rams came out sharp, using aggressive serving and strong blocking to claim the opening set 25-17. Senior Emerson Evans sparked Cate at the service line and …