Instagram, an app that a large portion of the Choate student body uses, usually consists of feeds with selfies, snapshots of delicious desserts, and artistic photographs of the beach. Though Instagram was created for amateur photographers to upload their photographs and share them with a community, recently, a group ofRead More
Only three weeks into the school year, Annett Ho ’18 has already left her musical mark on the Choate Arts program. Ho, a new sophomore from Taipei, Taiwan, is a violinist with talent far beyond the normal high school student, an ability that is evident in her playing for theRead More
It’s 5:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, and I am shocked to find Josie Lee ’16 crying in the back corner of the girls’ locker room.. She is too distraught to tell me what’s wrong, but I already know what this is about: senior soccer. No other sport on campus pushesRead More
Even though she’s been on campus for less than a month, Gabby Dyrek ’16, a post-graduate soccer player from Santa Monica, California, has already enhanced the Choate community. She is known as a hardworking and determined person, and this talent is perhaps best showcased on the soccer field. As captain,Read More
Boys’ Crew demonstrated its grit while representing Choate at the first two regattas of the year: The Head of the Riverfront and the Head of the Housatonic. The team hopes to take this passion to the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston this coming weekend. These boys don’t receiveRead More
Choate is generally an accepting community, especially towards queer students. I have never felt discriminated against by a student, although I have been asked some ignorant, albeit innocent, questions. The only time I have ever felt targeted for my sexuality was by faculty members regarding the new visitation policy. Often,Read More
At the recent special program on Tuesday, September 15, Rosalind Wiseman responded to a question about political correctness (PC) by saying we need to focus on the issues themselves, not the PC culture that determines how we talk about them. For the most part, I agree, but I am going toRead More
Dr. Alex Curtis has been the headmaster at Choate for only five years. In that time, he has headed several advances to Choate Rosemary Hall and the school’s community, and has steered the creation of the Choate’s first Strategic Plan in more than 20 years. The Choate News had theRead More
A stream of sixth-formers rushed into the Lanphier Center last Wednesday to participate in the first ever Action Plan Program. The College Counseling Office held its first Action Plan Program, known as APP, for sixth-formers this past Wednesday. College counselors organized this special workshop to help students navigate the collegeRead More
