Welcome to CAL
The Center for Advanced Learning (also known as CAL) is a high school in Gresham, OR—but it’s a whole new kind of high school. At CAL, you can take advanced courses in four technology-based fields: digital media & design, networking & programming, medical/dental sciences, and engineering/manufacturing. And when you’re finished, you’ll have a high school diploma, a start on college, and real-world experiences that you couldn’t get at any other high school.
CAL Open House
The Center for Advanced Learning is hosting two Open House nights for 10th grade students and their families. While there are no formally scheduled presentations, you are welcome to attend one of the following evenings between 6:30 to 8:00 pm:
Wednesday, February 17th
Thursday, February 18th
- overview of CAL programs
- speak with staff and CAL students
- tour the building
We hope you'll be able to attend one the evenings. No RSVP necessary.
Buy your tickets for the 5 Minute Film Festival
You are invited to the CAL Five Minute Film Festival on Wednesday 2/24 at the Mount Hood Community College Visual Arts Theater. Come see the Senior Digital Media Students’ short films.
Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for adults, on sale now at CAL during lunch. If you’d like a CAL student to purchase tickets for you, please send correct change with him/her to buy them at lunch. A limited number of tickets will be on sale at the the door. If you have further questions about tickets, please contact Nataly Garrett or Sarah Fisher.
Check out trailers and posters for the films here: http://calfilmfest.com/
This is a PG-13 event.
Hope to see you there!
Poetry Out Loud: February 16th, 2010
CAL’s Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16th, in the Forum.
Visit www.poetryoutloud.org for details.
FMFF Save the Date: February 24, 2010
CAL’s Five Minute Film Festival will be held on Wednesday February 24, 2010 at the Mt. Hood Community College Visual Arts Theater.
Check back for ticket information and more details.
Congratulations to the FMFF Pitch Winners
Seven movie concepts will go into production for the 2010 CAL Five Minute Film Festival. On Monday 10/12 and Tuesday 10/13, seniors in Advaced Video Production pitched movie concepts to their peers, instructors and DMD juniors. Of the 15 ideas presented, only 7 got the green light.
The winning concepts were:
A Day Period 3:
1. Got Milk?
An adventure/dark comedy by Austin Livingston and Paul Staton
A young man goes on an adventure to buy milk. Will he succeed?
2. Monster
A mystery by Boguslav Yanishen and Codie Blanchard
A man wakes up with a briefcase attached to his wrist with a note inside that says, "Don't drink the Monster." What should he do?
3. Flight 237
A comedy by Nataly Garrett and Sarah Fisher
A young woman is the zaniest flight attendant ever. Will she bring down the plane?
4. Warren: The Wildest in the Northwest
A western comedy by Eric Martin, Warren Miller and Cam Everson
Warren is a transfer student from Texas who meets his nemesis at school. Will there be a showdown?
B Day Period 6:
1. A Dead Love
A romantic dark comedy by Joel Kasserman, James Cruz and Gaspar Nove
Jason wants to be a normal teenager and fall in love. The only problem is: He's a zombie.
2. Danny's Day
An action movie by Cameron Tribe, Jonathan Butcher and Alex Brunette
Danny decides to play a prank on the wrong person. Could his day get any worse?
3. How to be Cool
A comedy by Melissa Lenhardt and Emily Adams
Todd desparately wants to be cool. Can a book he reads solve his problems?
Next, students will form production teams and begin scriptwriting. The Five Minute Film Festival will take place in late January or early February. Stay tuned for more details.
Information for New Juniors & Seniors
A packet of information will be coming to you via regular mail the week of July 27th. In the packet will be a letter from the Director, CAL FAQs, dress expectations, school supplies list, CAL calendar & bell schedule, and an order form for CAL scubs, sweat shirts, & polo shirts.
All students planning on driving to CAL are required to purchase a CAL parking permit. The permits are available at CAL for pick up. The permits can be purchased during the summer or students can wait until their first CAL day. The fee is $2.00, cash or check (to: CAL) only. Click to download form: Parking Permit form.
CAL schedules, attendance procedures, bussing/transportation information, and College Placement Test (CPT) information will be mailed on August 31st.
Below is additional bussing/transportation for RHS students: RHS bussing, Alder, Glenfair, Scott, Sweetbriar, Wilkes, Woodland, and RMS.
