On March 7, 2022, the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) announced the three winners of its Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise (FIDM) Entrepreneur of Tomorrow Challenge. In second place were Annika Lee ’23, Isa Turri ’23, and Yoyo Zhang ’24. They had been meeting weekly since fall termRead More

On Saturday, February 12, community members gathered in Colony Hall for an afternoon of musical performances. The Winter Recital consisted of pianists, singers, and musicians.  Among the vocalists was Helena Burger ’24. Burger’s interest in singing can be traced back to her childhood. “My parents say that when I wasRead More

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom/The Choate News A white room, a seemingly delusional character with uneasy laughs, a set of flashing lights, and a group of ushers reciting an enchanting speech opened the Choate production of Everybody, written by Branden Jacobs Jenkins, last Thursday, February 17, through Saturday, February 19 onRead More

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom/The Choate News The sound of the blaring trumpet, holler of the beating drum, lullaby of the singing cello, chirp of the fluttering flute — in an orchestra, the strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion sections come together, bringing each of their unique timbres to the cohesive soundRead More

These days, one can’t get far on Choate’s campus without encountering a screen of some sort. Every study room in the Student Activities Center contains a television. Choate-provided iPads bounce in the backpacks of each student. Even after the School’s days of remote learning, a virtual student display lingers nextRead More

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom/The Choate News Sometimes, the most meaningful part of the Choate experience is not a student’s laundry list of classes or extracurrciulars but rather the character traits they learn to take on from upperclassmen and faculty. At the same time, though, newer faculty members who have recentlyRead More

Early in 17th century rural England lived a young boy who had lost his mother when he was just eight years old. The school day was a bore, for his real passion lied in the time he spent watching the birds in his backyard for hours on end. As aRead More

As Covid-19 conditions continue to improve, Choate’s sports teams returned to the New England Class B Squash Championships, where both Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity squash teams achieved great results. The Girls’ Team placed first in all of New England and the Boys’ Team placed third.  The Girls’ tournament, hosted atRead More

With Black History Month well underway, many local groups and organizations are remembering Connecticut’s Black communities’ rich histories. Sites important to Black history exist across the state, from historical museums and the first boarding school for women of color, to the birthplaces of famous abolitionists. John Brown Birthplace Site OnRead More