Yesterday, Choate started staging Rent, the 1996 Broadway rock musical written by Jonathan Larson. Set in New York City’s East Village, the play follows a group of young and impoverished artists struggling to create a life amid the terror of the AIDS/HIV crisis. Rent is unique because of its originalRead More

On March 27, Arts Concentration students went on a field trip to the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven. While the main purpose of the field trip was to watch a production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, students from all areas of the Arts Concentration Program, not just those involved in theater,Read More

“Wellness in a time of uncertainty,” Dr. Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter said, “is learning how to quiet your mind in a time when it is not so quiet.” This statement opened the latest forum hosted by Choate’s Current Events Resource Group (CERG), Wellness in a Time of Uncertainty. The forum mainly focusedRead More

A cold and rainy day did nothing to stop the Boys’ Junior Varsity Lacrosse team in their first scrimmage. Even with low visibility and stormy weather, the team rallied together to clinch their first win, taking on the Litchfield Hills’ High School team. The final score was 10-2. Head coach,Read More

In a recent meeting, Dean of Students, Mr. James Stanley; Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Richard Saltz; and Students Against Climate Change (SACC) formed a mandate to be issued this spring ending the sale of plastic water bottles on campus. According to Mr. Saltz, “Water in plastic bottles, plain or sparkling,Read More

Have you noticed the unseasonably warm weather this fall? If so, you are not alone. This autumn has been especially warm, according to both locals and visitors alike. Past data shows that a typical Connecticut autumn has temperatures at an average of the low 50s. However, students have noticed thatRead More