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Students Exhibit Fall Term Art

Students Exhibit Fall Term Art

December 16, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Student artworks are currently displayed in PMAC. On Friday, December 10, the Arts Department hosted the annual Fall Term Student Exhibition where students in the Arts Concentration program and all fall term visual arts courses — Design, Photography, Filmmaking, Drawing, Mixed Media, and Ceramics — displayed the fruits of theirRead More

Music and Dance Performances Light Holiday Spirit

Music and Dance Performances Light Holiday Spirit

December 16, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Dance Company rehearsing for Holiday Programming. The three weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter break, dubbed ‘Winterlude’ by the Choate community, are filled with excitement and stress. Today, on December 16, Winterlude will be concluded by Choate music and dance groups, kicking off the holiday season with holiday-themed dance and musicRead More

Closing Out Winterlude, Lessons and Carols Returns

Closing Out Winterlude, Lessons and Carols Returns

December 16, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Chamber Chorus performed investments and candles. When joining the Lessons and Carols livestream this past Sunday, December 12, the audience would have immediately been soothed by the sweet sounds of the Chamber and Festival chorus, the calming music from members of Symphony Orchestra, and the readings of the nine stories.Read More

Choate Dance Program Hosts SCS

Choate Dance Program Hosts SCS

December 16, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Vicky Grechukhina ’23 performed her solo piece, “Continuum.” Through December 4 and 5, the Choate dance program held its annual Student Choreography Showcase (SCS), a series of performances highlighting the school’s dedicated and talented student performers and choreographers. In the showcase, students choreographed their own dances as either solo orRead More

Over 500 Athletes Compete in Local Special Olympics

Over 500 Athletes Compete in Local Special Olympics

December 16, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The Special Olympics is “the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities,” according to its website.The organization provides training and activities year-round to 5,000,000 participants in 172 countries. Special Olympics Connecticut is one of the many branches of the organization and operates around theRead More

Wallingford Holiday Stroll Recommences

Wallingford Holiday Stroll Recommences

December 16, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On Friday, December 3, Wallingford residents flooded Main Street and Center Street for the Wallingford Holiday Stroll. Festive lights lit up storefronts and sidewalks, and people of all ages greeted store owners and carolling children. The event began 12 years ago as a way for the town to celebrate theRead More

The Great Waiting Game of College Recruiting

The Great Waiting Game of College Recruiting

December 16, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Apply, wait, wait some more, decide. This is the all-too-familiar college application process for many high-school students. For athletes intending to play at the collegiate level, however, the steps are decidedly different.  The process itself varies greatly from student-to-student as well as from sport-to-sport. Additionally, it is heavily regulated toRead More

Omicron Variant Reaches Connecticut

Omicron Variant Reaches Connecticut

December 16, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On November 24, a new variant of Covid-19 — Omicron — was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). First detected in specimens collected on November 11 in Botswana, the WHO classified the variant as a Variant of Concern (VOC) on November 26. On December 10, the Connecticut Department ofRead More

Undefeated Boys’ Basketball Beats Taft

Undefeated Boys’ Basketball Beats Taft

December 16, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Choate Boys’ Varsity Basketball continued its winning streak on Wednesday, December 8 in a home game against Taft, beating them 50-42. Now standing at 3-0, the team has shown great potential despite several athletes playing at the varsity level for the first time. “There were two main things we didRead More