Cate School

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Cate School, established in 1910 by Curtis Wolsey Cate, is a four-year, coeducational, college-preparatory boarding school in Carpinteria, California, United States.^[1]

Cate's campus sits on the top of a hill known as "the Mesa." The College Board recognized Cate's Environmental Science program as the best in the nation. The school has programs in the arts and athletics. The Outdoor Program allows students to engage in many activities such as taking students surfing, kayaking, rock climbing, backpacking, mountain biking, and rafting.

The school's motto is "Servons" (Let Us Serve).

In addition to the usual clubs and activities (the newspaper, El Batidor, is a twenty-four page publication; acdrama society produces six or seven productions each year; the literary magazine sponsors an annual writing contest; numerous musical groups perform in concert and in "coffee house" presentations), the Black Student Union (BSU) sponsors a number of cultural activities and the annual three-on-three basketball tournament; the International Club promotes awareness of international issues; and the Gay-Straight Alliance promotes tolerance through a variety of programs and activities. Other clubs include: Mock Trial, the Pirate Club (ARRR), the Fencing Club, "H" Unit (Promoting hair), the Martial Arts Club, Blue Crew, and the 80's Film Society. One of Cate's proudest traditions is the Student-Faculty Senate. The only legislative body on campus, the Student-Faculty Senate is composed of both elected senators and appointed officials and deals with legislation concerning all aspects of community life. The senate is chaired by the Student Body President, the only official elected by a community-wide vote.

Cate enjoys a heated athletic rivalry with The Thacher School, and often considers a victory over Thacher (The "Toads") the most important goal in any sport. The rallying cry, "Squash 'Dem Toads!" is regularly heard before games with the rivals from Ojai. The Cate-Thacher lacrosse game is the oldest lacrosse rivalry in the west.

A not-for-profit organization, Cate School is directed by a board of twenty-eight trustees, including two faculty advisory trustees, four ex officio, thirteen alumni, and one Alumni Council President. Cate is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools, the California Association of Independent Schools, the Western Boarding Schools Association, the Cum Laude Society, the California Interscholastic Federation, A Better Chance, and the Secondary School Admission Test Board.

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2 Famous alumni
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[edit] News

In 2001, Cate School was recognized by US News as one of the Outstanding Boarding Schools in America.

[edit] Famous alumni

Notable people who have attended Cate School include:

E. Thayer Bigelow, former President of Time Warner, former President of HBO
Sir John Bond Former Chairman and CEO of HSBC
Barnaby Conrad, Novelist
David Crosby, Musician (Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young)

Otis Chandler, Former Publisher of the Los Angeles Times
Ross Flournoy, Musician, lead singer of the band The Broken West
Conrad Hall, Cinematographer (American Beauty/ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
Nadine Haobsh, Novelist and blogger
Garrett Lisi, Inventor of the version of the grand unified theory regarding the E8 lattice
Alex McQuilkin, Artist
William New, Jr., Medical Engineer/entrepreneur (invented the pulse oximeter)
Larry Niven, Science Fiction Author (Ringworld)
Werner Klemperer, Actor/Musician, best known for his role as Colonel Klink in the 70's television show, Hogan's Heroes
Stephen Malkmus, Musician, formerly of the band Pavement
Paul Simms, Creator of the television sitcom Newsradio
George Ledyard Stebbins, a leading evolutionary biologist.
Catherine Reitman, Television and film actress
Alexis Rivera, Music Promoter