Articles by: The Choate News

Bungalow and Homestead’s Summer Revamp

Bungalow and Homestead’s Summer Revamp

October 25, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Ellie Porter ’25 While major renovations occur only every few years, improvements take place in dorms every summer. This year, senior girls’ dorms Bungalow and Homestead won the jackpot. While they might not be the most contemporary dorms on campus, both underwent significant renovations in the summer. Homestead’s interiorRead More

Thailand’s Wake Up Call on Gun Control

Thailand’s Wake Up Call on Gun Control

October 25, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Ada Tieanworn ’26 A shooting at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon Mall on October 3, 2023, led to two fatalities and five injuries, composed of victims from Laos, China, Myanmar, and Thailand. This terrifying event underscores the nation’s persisting, yet futile dispute over gun control. When acknowledging the growing frequency ofRead More

Prop Magic: How Puffs Sweeps Audiences Away

Prop Magic: How Puffs Sweeps Audiences Away

October 25, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Lucy Domingo ’26 The Theatre Department’s fall production is preparing to take the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC) stage with a comedy full of magic and props. Directed by English teacher Mrs. Katherine Doak, Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, alsoRead More

Local Historic Halloween Tour

Local Historic Halloween Tour

October 25, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Rella Wang ’26 Every October, Connecticut welcomes an enchanting chill, the rustle of leaves, and the ghostly light of jack-o-lanterns. With Halloween quickly approaching, Connecticut is gearing up for this spooky season by organizing events for its citizens. One such activity is the Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours. OnRead More

Rifling Through The Archives: Sports Of Yore

Rifling Through The Archives: Sports Of Yore

October 25, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Lauren Hsu ’24 and Ayaz Zuberi ’27 According to the archives of The Choate School and Rosemary Hall, horses once trotted through campus and a riflery range was housed in the Worthington Johnson Athletics Center (WJAC). Since then, sports teams, such as the equestrian and riflery teams, have comeRead More

On the Rise: Martial Arts in Wallingford

On the Rise: Martial Arts in Wallingford

October 25, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Calvin Moon ’24 Tucked away in the quaint Wallingfordian suburbia are martial arts studios that give residents an opportunity to train their body and their minds. From kickboxing to taekwando, Performance Combat MMA and Elite-Pro Martial Arts Studio offer a wide range of services and classes that several ChoateRead More

Sports Photographers Capture Action

Sports Photographers Capture Action

October 25, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Victoria DeVito ’27 Snapping away on the sidelines of the pool, fields, track, and court, student sports photographers point their lenses to capture special sporting moments throughout the seasons.  Garrett Curtis ’24 picked up photography during the pandemic using his father’s old camera. After photographing the football game duringRead More

Poe Impersonator Returns to Town

Poe Impersonator Returns to Town

October 25, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Constanza Aportela ’24 With Halloween drawing near, the Wallingford Public Library (WPL) hosted a one-of-a-kind impersonator of America’s father of the macabre and horror genre — Edgar Allan Poe. On Monday, October 16, Mr. Campbell Harmon, Associate Director of Communications & Website at the Yale Divinity School, returned toRead More

The Boaring Life

The Boaring Life

October 25, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled