Peek inside any classroom on campus, and you’ll notice everyone staring at their screens, either aggressively scribbling on iPads or typing away at their computer. Choate’s use of technology — specifically, the School’s one-to-one iPad program — is touted in nearly every promotion. Modern technology has replaced paper in almostRead More

Photo courtesy of The Boston Globe Once the darling of Silicon Valley, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed startup Theranos, is currently facing 11 counts of fraud and conspiracy. Her trial is expected to get a ruling sometime after December 17. The public first grew suspicious of Holmes inRead More

Graphic by Katherine Chong ’25 There is a reason that Choate allows new students to take only five classes. At such an academically rigorous school, taking five subjects is already a heavy workload. On top of that, students join sports teams, clubs, ensembles, and other extracurriculars as they become acclimatedRead More

Vocabulary associated with describing marginalized communities is constantly evolving to encompass increasingly diverse groups and represent ever-changing societal values. Since the protests for social justice in the summer of 2020, these phrases, what some call progressive terminology, have received heightened attention as many people try to enact change through theirRead More

After a rise in Covid-19 cases on campus, Choate’s administration decided on Tuesday, December 14, that classes would be held remotely for the final two days before Winter Break. As of Tuesday evening, 15 cases of Covid had been identified on campus as well as a number of flu cases. Read More

Winter break begins on December 17, but some international students are leaving campus as early as December 10 and completing the last week of December classes virtually. The School allowed this early departure because of  new Covid-19 cases on campus and the worldwide changes in quarantine mandates, spurred by theRead More

Ms. Jennifer Karlen Elliott, the Assistant Head of School for Residential Life and Dean of Students at Phillips Academy Andover, has been appointed as Choate’s first Head of Student and Academic Life, a new position designed to be a surrogate Head of School when Dr. Alex Curtis, Choate’s Head ofRead More

Since the beginning of the winter term, interruptions to the campus Wi-Fi network have hindered  access to the internet — an essential part of Choate students’ everyday routine. To many, the ways students have attempted to resolve the issue have revealed inequities across campus.  Sophia Berdon ’24, a day student,Read More

In the spring of 2020, when the pandemic first forced the School to turn fully virtual, the Student Activities Center (SAC) scrambled to find a way for students to stay connected over Zoom. As Choate has slowly transitioned to in-person learning, the SAC followed suit. Although the transition was notRead More