As the community made its hopeful, masked return to something like normal last spring, we, the 115th masthead of The Choate News, began our tenure. Only four of our editors had ever experienced in person Editors’ Meetings, so as we crammed into the newsroom at the beginning of this year,Read More

Photo Courtesy of DW News With the recent coup d’état in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the U.S. finds itself in an awkward position — having to condemn yet another U.S. trained African coup leader. The United States has a longstanding policy of foreign intervention, tracing its roots to the 19th century,Read More

This month, Choate is observing Black History Month, which takes place every February, through events exploring topics such as intersectionality, art, and Black excellence. The goal, in part, is to foster connections among Black-identifying students and between student groups on campus.  Saijel Burkett ’22 and Adrienne Chacón ’22 helped planRead More

On Thursday, February 17, the School announced that Ava Maha ’23 and Lex Njomin ’23 had been elected as the Student Council (STUCO) President and Student Council Vice President for the 2022-2023 school year. Having served on the Council as Fourth-form and Fifth-form Class President, Maha welcomes this new challenge.Read More

On February 16, the Choate Nexus Networking Series held its third event via Zoom, which centered on the field of health and wellness. Organized by Alumni Relations, the series aims to connect fifth- and sixth-form students to alumni involved in diverse career fields. The recent event, arranged by Assistant DirectorsRead More

Few Choate faculty can say that they’ve served in the nation’s principal law enforcement agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). However, just twenty years ago, Mr. Bill Wright, who joined Choate this year as the School’s Director of Operations, served two years in the FBI during his twenty fiveRead More

Choate’s full of busy students, and the editors of The Choate News are no exception. As Valentine’s Day draws near, these sleep-deprived  but lovable Newsies are seeking soulmates to finally fill their lonely hearts. After all, they’re soon to have much more time on their hands. Henrik Torres, Editor-in-Chief ThisRead More

Imagine: it’s February, and you are sitting in the sophomore-junior section of the dining hall attempting to admire the snow flurries through the arched windows, but every few seconds, your serenity is interrupted by: “Shoot, I’m about to go bankrupt!” “Do you have RMUs? Please, I really need some.” “It’sRead More

New on today’s menu: Tang Kitchen and CRH Grilling. These two pop-up eateries, both entirely operated by students, have taken over the school’s non-SAGE dining scene via their three-course tasting menus and weekend cookouts, respectively. Tang Kitchen, run single-handedly by Kenny Tang ’22, is a “boutique restaurant” that operates outRead More