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

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

By Rachel Fan ’27 The echo of fire alarms has become a familiar sound at Choate, blaring through learning and living facilities alike. With each incident, Wallingford’s firefighters have swiftly arrived on campus, ensuring the safety of students and faculty. The Wallingford Fire Department handles about 8,000 calls annually. TheyRead More

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

By Annelie Hang ’25 On October 13, the Choate community gathered inside the Seymour St. John Chapel to call for peace amidst recent events in the Middle East. Choate Spiritual Life and the Department of Equity and Inclusion held the silent vigil to acknowledge those affected by the ongoing Israeli-PalestinianRead More

By Steven Kee ’27 On November 11, the Wild Boars descended on the campus of Deerfield Academy, ready to dominate the field in various athletic competitions. When the athletes looked at the bleachers packed with Choaties, they found many of them sporting T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies representing the Blue andRead More

By Jolie Zhang ’26 Colony Hall was filled with the sounds of bird calls last Tuesday morning from Professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil, the author of the New York Times best-selling book World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments. On November 7, she visited Choate to discussRead More

Perhaps you’ve been taken aback by a sudden, beautifully sung rendition of Radiohead’s “Creep” while walking down Choate’s paths, or perhaps, as you made your way through the Paul Mellon Arts Center, you saw someone dropping into a jazz split. Likely, these groovy moves and pitch-perfect notes are courtesy ofRead More

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