Since her arrival at Choate in 2010, Ms. Meg Blitzer has been a beloved biology and environmental science teacher, as well as an well-respected water polo coach. To the dismay of students and faculty alike, this highly valued campus member will depart from Choate after the end of this schoolRead More

Recently, the school has added several new courses to the curriculum, many of them interdisciplinary in nature. For example, some of the courses added recently are AP Journalism, Topics in Engineering, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Other new courses will be added next year as well: a history class called Colonial LatinRead More

What does the acronym “CPU” mean to you? For some, it could be just that: a jumble of unimportant letters. For the tech-savvy, it stands for “central processing unit” — essentially the heart of a computer. For a small but growing group on Choate campus, however, it means so muchRead More

“Housing season is the most exciting time of the year,” enthused biology teacher Mr. Deron Chang. However, he was referring to the process that faculty members, not boarding students, undergo. Starting at the beginning of spring term, faculty members engage in a complicated process to select their housing for theRead More

Meet Tiffany Lin ’18. From Little Neck, New York, this two-year sophomore has contributed to the Choate arts program in many ways, particularly in dance. At Choate, Lin is a part of Dance Company, Hip Hop Club, Step Squad, and Dance Ensemble. She has also participated in the annual danceRead More

Behind every music student at Choate is a caring music teacher. Ensembles on campus would not function if students weren’t able to learn their parts. Because of this, Choate music teachers play a vital role in the Arts Department. Ms. Artemis Simerson, a violin teacher from North Brantford who hasRead More

I am a post-millennial and very progressive liberal. My beliefs most closely align with those of the Green Party, and I would not shy away from proclaiming that I am a democratic socialist. After reading the latter two sentences one would probably assume that I support Bernie Sanders in the currentRead More

For the first time in 12 years, Choate will welcome a new Director of Admission. Mr. Amin Abdul-Malik Gonzalez will succeed Mr. Ray Diffley III in July, after the school formally extended a job offer to Mr. Gonzalez on March 15. Along with assuming the role of the Director ofRead More

In the 1920’s, prohibition was synonymous with the mob and black market booze. These days, nationwide proscription doesn’t target alcohol, but instead this era’s recreational drug of choice: marijuana. Despite this, the innocuous and – quite honestly – popular herb has absolutely thrived in the backyards of peoples’s homes andRead More