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During Choate's second schoolwide Wellness Day, the community took part in a variety of activities, including yoga

Choate Unwinds During Wellness Day

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

A new addition to the Choate curriculum this year, Wellness Day has been a welcome break in the busy lives of many students. Though Wellness Day is the most obvious change for students, it is only part of a revamp of Choate’s wellness program. 14 months ago, Choate underwent aRead More

Community Weekend Includes i.d. Lab Adventure

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Community Weekend featured a variety of activities aimed at bringing the campus together to participate in everything from a skating party to an international food court. One item on the weekend’s itinerary was the i.d. Adventure held in the Worthington Johnson Athletic Center. Though the event did not have quiteRead More

ITS Takes Action to Fight Meltdown and Spectre Bugs

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Many individuals take for granted the high speed their devices operate at. Especially at Choate, where technology is present in nearly every facet of our lives, devices meet our demands at seemingly instant rates. However, this comes with certain costs: The mechanisms that permit high speed operation make devices susceptibleRead More

Boys Varsity Hockey Tops Deerfield in Overtime Thriller

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

To cap off an event-filled Community Weekend comprised of several home athletic contests, Boys Varsity Hockey faced off against school rival Deerfield Academy in the second game of a two-day doubleheader. Going into Saturday night, the team dropped their first game against Deerfield the night before by a score ofRead More

Lauren Canna ’18 works at the Larry Hart Pool during a free swim.

Would Student Jobs Diminish Socioeconomic Gaps on Campus?

January 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

One of my favorite aspects of Choate is the diversity of the population. I am always amazed by the different kinds of people I converse with in my classes, my extracurriculars, and my dinner conversations. Choate prides itself on its diverse community, as it 100% should, but is Choate doingRead More

Dr. Feldman’s word game Pijin, which he described as “Scrabble for phonemes,” was crowdfunded in 2014.

Dr. Travis Feldman Kickstarts Innovation

January 19, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Have an idea, but no funds to see it through? Use Kickstarter to bring it to life! Since 2009, the popular crowdfunding base has funded 137,740 fabulous, quirky, and sometimes downright weird inventions. Among these funded inventions, three of them belong to Choate’s very own i.d. Lab Director and EnglishRead More

HPRSS Lanches Signature Program

January 19, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Since its introduction at form meetings in early December, a new HPRSS signature program has sparked student interest around campus. For the first time, students with a particular interest in government, political science, and public service will have the opportunity to specialize and consolidate their work in these areas, muchRead More

Despite Many Flaws, Fire and Fury Spurs Important Change

January 19, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On January 5, tens of thousands of copies of Fire and Fury rolled into bookstores, where they were quickly snatched up by eager customers. With paper, audio, and eBook copies combined, there have been over 400,000 books sold, with more than 1,000,000 on order. The cover, a reunion between aRead More

The Spanish Community of Wallingford (SCOW) offers numerous musical opportunities, including a mariachi academy.

Art Abounds at the Spanish Community of Wallingford

January 19, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The Spanish Community of Wallingford (SCOW) introduced their  first music program in 2008, not only inspiring Hispanic and Latino children of Wallingford to discover the world of music, but also bringing a whole new art community to town. Established 42 years ago, SCOW originally provided social services such as immigrationRead More