Boys’ Thirds soccer, led by coaches Mr. Johnson and Mr. Robles and captains Imad Rizvi ’18 and Andrew Garver ’17, is renowned around campus as one of the most ferocious squads to step foot on the grass.  The sheer mental and physical demands of being a Thirds soccerRead More

Choate is often recognized for the incredible accomplishments of some of its most esteemed alumni. A few of Choate’s most notable names are President John F. Kennedy ’35, Paul Mellon ’25, Michael Douglas ’63, with alumni specializing in topics ranging from architecture to philanthropy. However, a great deal of Choate’sRead More

For the past two seasons, Varsity Football has uncontestably been Choate’s most successful athletic team. Finishing the 2014 season at a remarkable 10-0, last year’s squad was a well-oiled machine and the most daunting competitor in New England. This fall, the team has started once again on a rather highRead More

On Friday evening, Rohina Malik, a Muslim actress and activist, presented her thought-provoking one-woman show entitled Unveiled to the Choate community. Held in Gelb Theater, Ms. Malik engaged the full house with her 60-minute show about racism, hate crimes, love, Islam, culture, and language. Unveiled tells the harrowing stories ofRead More

Travel on any busy highway in the US, and you will spot intimidating trucks roaring passed the tiny cars alongside them. However, in other areas of the world, trucks are not seen as speeding nuisances. In India, for example, they are travelling works of art. Truck drivers in India haveRead More

In recent years, graffiti has transformed from an underground and illegal form of self-expression to a globally celebrated art form. Martha Cooper, now 72 years old, has watched and documented this change through the lens of her camera since the late 1970s. Cooper fell into the world of graffiti whenRead More

At last week’s all school meeting, Fraynette Familia  ’16, Mirialie Dejesus ’18, Spencer Jimenez ’18, and Simon Jimenez ’18, members of Hispanic-Latino Forum (HLF), danced the merengue for the entire Choate community and received a standing ovation for their performance. The students wanted to educate the school about their cultureRead More

You’ve probably seen Kellisha James ’16 dance during your time at Choate. This is because James, a four-year senior from Brooklyn, New York, is front and center for every performances of Dance Company, Dance Ensemble, Hip Hop club, and Step Squad. James started dancing when she was only five yearsRead More

When I first saw the word “Wildboars” (and not, as is proper, “Wild Boars”) emblazoned on our 2015 Service Day shirts, my first thought was: if ‘wildboar’ was actually a word, what would it mean? Sure, it was a weird question. But the day ‘wildboar’ becomes legitimate isn’t as farRead More