Articles by: The Choate News

Hidden Histories: What’s in a (Nick)name?

Hidden Histories: What’s in a (Nick)name?

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Eva Swanson ’25 If you weren’t a member of the Choate community and came for a visit to the School, you might start to wonder whether the students here speak a different language. “Is there a SoHo in Wallingford?” “What’s a Lanphy?” Many buildings on campus have been givenRead More

An Ode to Long Weekends on Campus

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Fiona Fu ’25 Coming to Choate as an international student, long weekends did not excite me. After all, I couldn’t go home, and I didn’t have any family nearby. My friends would pack and go one by one, leaving me to languish in the empty halls of my dormRead More

A Peek Into Niche Classes at Choate

A Peek Into Niche Classes at Choate

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Adrian Torres ’25 Any student who stumbles upon the wrong classroom by chance may be surprised to hear recitations of ancient Greek text or discussions on the spectroscopic analysis of galaxies. With over 200 courses available at Choate, it’s no wonder that students can dive deeply into their interestsRead More

Intent vs. Impact: The No-Homework Night Hoax

Intent vs. Impact: The No-Homework Night Hoax

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Francesca Howard ’26 To emulate the days off from school that students in several school districts in Connecticut get on holidays such as Yom Kippur and Diwali, Choate implemented no-homework-nights into the yearly calendar. For the most part, these nights fall on various religious and cultural holidays throughout theRead More

Class Model Congress Facilitates Student Growth

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Nilan Kathir ’25 Carrying on a tradition of over 50 years, Choate’s United States Government and Politics 1 classes have begun their Model Congress simulation. To foster student involvement in the operation, a group of students who have already taken the class are tasked with revising the Model CongressRead More

SRP Shows They’re More Than Meets the Eye

SRP Shows They’re More Than Meets the Eye

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Reinah Lee ’26 and Eva Swanson ’25 Following months of research in their chosen fields, students in the Science Research Program (SRP) compiled their studies into their Student Lecture Series (SLS) presentations, which took place on November 7 and 9. This year, the SRP students in the quantitative sciencesRead More

Breakfast for Dinner: Egg-static or (W)awful?

Breakfast for Dinner: Egg-static or (W)awful?

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Sky Hinton ’26 Do you wish for breakfast for dinner in the dining hall every night? I sincerely hope not, because breakfast is not dinner; it is breakfast. Consuming breakfast for dinner is not healthy nor practical and should be abolished in the dining hall.  After long gruesome daysRead More

Student-Researchers Present Findings in SLS

Student-Researchers Present Findings in SLS

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Teniola Obayomi ’25 Elman and Getz Auditoriums came alive on Tuesday, November 7, and Thursday, November 9, as students of the Science Research Program (SRP) presented at the annual Student Lecture Series (SLS). Each of the 16 student speakers delivered a 15-minute talk. As one of the School’s eightRead More

Dance Company Attends Performance of (A)way Out of My Body

Dance Company Attends Performance of (A)way Out of My Body

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Eliana Li ’26 “Dance is made to be experienced live,” Choate Dance Program Head Ms. Pamela Newell said. On Saturday, November 4, Ms. Newell and eight members of the Choate Dance Company traveled to Connecticut College in New London to watch Mr. David Dorfman’s (A)Way out of My Body,Read More