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Disney vs. DeSantis

May 13, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The Blue Fairy advised Pinocchio to “always let your conscience be your guide.” Unfortunately, this advice failed Disney in the last few weeks. After Florida passed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Disney came out against the bill and the company became swallowed up in controversy. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, alongsideRead More

Facilitating Women’s Voices in Male-Centric Industries

Facilitating Women’s Voices in Male-Centric Industries

May 13, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Brian Yip ’24/The Choate News One of the most popular clubs on campus is the Finance and Investment Club with an email list totaling roughly 340 students. I learned that fun fact at the club’s first meeting of the term. Although I was always aware that finance isRead More

History Class reimagined

History Class reimagined

May 13, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by William Gao ’24/The Choate News One way to learn history is through a textbook: mastering dates and names until you can recite the book’s contents back to front. I often wonder how effective this method is, and I’ve concluded that it falls short at giving students the opportunityRead More

My Journey to Mastering Independence at Choate

May 13, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Coming to Choate in the fall presented me with many things: new friends, an unfamiliar environment, challenging classes, but above all, the opportunity to grow. I wasn’t sure how my freshman year would change me, but on the first day of school, I quickly realized how much freedom I had.Read More

Spring Staples Debut on the Pathways

Spring Staples Debut on the Pathways

May 13, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Birds are chirping. Flowers are blooming. The sun is shining. Most importantly, the spring closets are opening. Let’s take a deeper dive into the closets of our very own Choate fashion icons and explore their favorite springtime essentials. Button-up Shirt Photo Courtesy of Ximena Castillo Ximena Castillo Núñez ’24’s springRead More

Musicians Shine in their Senior Recitals

Musicians Shine in their Senior Recitals

May 13, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom ’24/The Choate News With the arrival of graduation month, seniors have been busy rehearsing and performing in their highly-anticipated senior recitals — an event that serves as the students’ last opportunity to share their talent and hard work with the community.  This year, among the manyRead More

Connecticut Community Unites Behind Earth Day Celebrations

Connecticut Community Unites Behind Earth Day Celebrations

May 13, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Je-Won Im ’23/The Choate News Across the state of Connecticut, local towns and committees have worked hard these past months to organize community events in celebration of Earth Day. On April 23, the Town of Branford and Living Wisely and Well on Planet Earth co-sponsored “Spring Into Action,”Read More

Desegregate CT Fights for Zoning Laws Reform

Desegregate CT Fights for Zoning Laws Reform

May 13, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23/The Choate News   For decades, Connecticut has faced persistent housing inequality issues, leaving many minority groups with limited access to affordable housing in towns such as New Haven, where neighborhoods are often dominated by a single race. Zoning laws restrict the type of housing thatRead More

All-Latina Team Brings “Good Bones” Video Game to Wallingford

All-Latina Team Brings “Good Bones” Video Game to Wallingford

May 13, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic courtesy of RETCON Games “Good Bones,” a new video game written and programmed by Wallingford resident Jes Negrón, will be released on the video game platform Steam this spring.  The game took six months to complete and according to one of the visual designers, Patricia Navarro Guerra, it hasRead More