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The Effects of Rising Temperatures in Connecticut

The Effects of Rising Temperatures in Connecticut

February 9, 2023 at 11:37 pm Comments are Disabled

Are you still waiting for this winter’s big snowstorm? If so, the chances aren’t looking so good. This winter has been especially dreary for the East Coast, with cities along Interstate 95 experiencing some of the lowest amounts of snowfall in the last 50 years. The unusually little snow experiencedRead More

Equality CT Takes Strides for LGBTQIA+ Rights

February 9, 2023 at 11:31 pm Comments are Disabled

Equality CT already had its first community event within the first few months of its opening, hosting a post-Pride Parade brunch in July 2022. According to the organization, they “gathered and fed over 50 members of the community, providing a dedicated space for LGBTQIA+ people to meet each other andRead More

Choate Hosts Inaugural Arts Collaboration with Deerfield

February 9, 2023 at 11:30 pm Comments are Disabled

On Sunday, January 29, students from both Choate and Deerfield collaborated on a day of musical workshops and concerts in Colony Hall and the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC). Students played alongside one another with notable guest conductors, putting together a concert in the evening to showcase their work withRead More

Period Products Proposal Introduced

February 9, 2023 at 11:28 pm Comments are Disabled

As of July 2022, all Connecticut public schools serving students in grades 4-12 must provide accesibility to free period products in restrooms. Not having menstrual products readily available interrupts students’ ability to learn, and when girls and women have access to safe and affordable sanitary materials to manage their menstruation,Read More

Ryan Kim ’23 & Ryan Yang ’23 Win STS Award

February 9, 2023 at 11:26 pm Comments are Disabled

Ryan Kim ’23 and Ryan Yang ’23 were named 2023 Scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS). Although the STS competition was first established in 1942 by the U.S. government to increase science talent to combat the Soviet Union during the Cold War, it has since evolved intoRead More

KEC Students Visit Yale Peabody Museum

February 9, 2023 at 11:25 pm Comments are Disabled

On January 24, the students and faculty members of the Environmental Immersion Program (EIP) went on an exclusive tour of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, which has been closed to the public since March 2020 due to renovation. During their visit, they were given a private tour byRead More

Combat Training and D&D: Preparing for She Kills Monsters

February 9, 2023 at 2:00 pm Comments are Disabled

Choate! Prepare yourselves for an epic fantasy Dungeons and Dragon (D&D) adventure unlike anything you have experienced before. To tackle the monster of a play, the cast of She Kills Monsters by Mr. Qui Nguyen has been rehearsing and training in the art of stage combat. Packed with bugbear fights,Read More

Arts Meets Festivity At The Lunar Banquet

Arts Meets Festivity At The Lunar Banquet

February 9, 2023 at 1:59 pm Comments are Disabled

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom ’24/The Choate News  As SYNK, Choate’s K-pop dance group, struck their final pose as the last performance act at the Lunar Banquet, the room erupted in thunderous applause from over 200 Choate students and faculty as they celebrated Lunar New Year on January 20.  The holiday,Read More

Double Bassist Yung Chiao Wei Visits Choate

Double Bassist Yung Chiao Wei Visits Choate

February 9, 2023 at 1:54 pm Comments are Disabled

 Photos Courtesy of Choate Flickr  The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched instrument of the orchestra string section and takes on a crucial supporting role in the ensemble. Classical bass soloist Ms. Yung Chiao Wei showcased the instrument’s virtuosic qualities on January 20 when Choate welcomed her to ColonyRead More