News

May 20, 2021

Introducing the Jack Ballard Recording Studio

The Cate School music department is proud to unveil the brand-new Jack Ballard Recording Studio. Located in Booth Commons, the state-of-the-art studio includes equipment used by professional musicians and features a 32-channel SSL console, Warm-Audio compressors, EQ, Shure, and Neumann microphones, and more.  “Since my arrival nine years ago, more and more students have arrived …

March 26, 2020

Dive Into Your Mesa Experience

A Note from the Admission Office We hope you enjoyed your Cate School virtual tour and interview! As we continue to be socially distant, we’d love for you to explore the School, hear from students and teachers, and learn more about the spirit of Cate from the comfort of your home. This website is designed …

September 20, 2019

Cate Launches #InYourCorner – Mental Health Resource

At Cate, we hope to provide the best care possible for each and every student. Nothing is more important than your health and well-being. As mental health challenges are on the rise across the country, we know that Cate is no exception. In addition to offering mental health education through our Human Development department and …

June 1, 2018

Commencement 2018

Cate School held its traditional Commencement exercises Sunday, May 27, 2018, marking the School’s 105th graduation ceremony. With the assistance of the school’s President of the Board of Trustees, J. Wyatt Gruber ’93, Head of School Ben Williams conferred diplomas upon the 72 members of the Class of 2018. In true Cate fashion, Williams recognized …

May 14, 2018

Inquiry Day 2018: From Bigfoot to Big Data

April 9, 2018

Convocation | Hon. Colleen Sterne

“The truth will out,” said Judge Sterne, holding her audience silently entranced as she brought her presentation to a close. Colleen Sterne, Superior Court judge, Episcopal priest, and humanist, spoke to the Cate community on Monday evening. Bringing to the occasion her years on the bench and in the pulpit, Judge Sterne addressed this year’s …

February 13, 2018

Convocation | Harriet Washington

Accurate history will not be spoon-fed to you. You have to go look for it. Harriet Washington’s talk on Monday night in the Hitchcock Theatre was a call to action. Dr. Washington is a well-known medical ethicist who is currently a fellow at the University of Nevada’s Black Mountain Institute. She has been a research …

June 2, 2017

Student Commencement Speech | Fran Duffy-Boscagli ’17

Since my sophomore year, I’ve been writing for our school newspaper, the El Batidor, or as we like to call it affectionately, El Bat. My three-year career in journalism began my sophomore year during which I was placed in the opinion section. I gave Cate my pointed opinions on pressing topics like our response to …

May 28, 2017

Cate’s 104th Commencement