On Sunday May 13, the seniors in Visual Arts Concentration held their end-of-year exhibit. Known as the Senior Visual Arts Exhibition, the show included a variety of works, from papier-mâché sculptures to decorated decks of cards. Throughout the process of producing their final pieces, students pushed themselves to challenge newRead More

Acapella groups gathered in the chapel last Saturday to compete in the annual Acappellooza competition. Songs were sung; donations were made; and laughter rang clear during the exciting event.

This past Friday night, students, faculty, parents, and members of the greater Wallingford community alike gathered in the Seymour St. John Chapel for the performance of a section of Felix Mendelssohn’s 172-year-old oratorio, Elijah. The performance was conducted by Ms. Alysoun Kegel, Choate’s Choral Director, accompanied by Ms. Sara Kohane,Read More

On Thursday, April 19, Choate held a meeting of the Student Life and Athletics Committee of the Board of Trustees. Students and faculty members representing different departments attended with the task of sharing their Choate experiences. Although the Board of Trustees meeting happens once every term, this year’s was definitelyRead More

With my time left in China now down to one week, I can surely say that I’ve observed a large difference in Chinese culture as it relates to the arts. Entering my term abroad, the extent to which I expected modern China, especially Beijing, to resemble Western art culture hasRead More

Although an unconventional place to display student work, the Andrew Mellon Library has recently hosted an Arts Concentration gallery. The exhibit, which all members of visual Arts Con contributed to, required students to use materials from the New York Times to create a unique piece of art. Because it isRead More

Chorus is known to be one of the most time-intensive and taxing extracurricular activities on Choate’s campus. Both Festival and Chamber Chorus hold lengthy rehearsals throughout the school week, which sometimes limits free time in students’ schedules. Festival Chorus meets from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays.Read More

During last week’s school meeting, Bellacanto received the first standing ovation for an acapella group performance this year. This outstanding interpretation of the song “Grenade” by Bruno Mars was soloed by Shraya Poetti ’19. She said, “I’ve known the song Grenade essentially by heart since when I was in 4thRead More