Tess Taetle ‘24 To shop like Ximena Castillo Núñez ’24, a student from Mexico City, you will need a plane ticket. Her T-shirt is from a local boutique in Mexico, her gold jewelry was passed down from generation to generation in her family, and her other pieces were found inRead More

A close-up of orange butterfly clips, an action shot of a girl walking away donning a black leather coat with white boots, a boy sitting back in a lawn chair with a Yankees baseball hat over his eyes, and a trio of friends wearing various shades of green are allRead More

The Capstone Program, one of Choate’s seven signature programs, provides seniors with the opportunity to work one-on-one with a faculty member to design a customized curriculum drawing on multiple classes and to create a final project of their choice. The topic of a student’s Capstone is based on their ownRead More

On Monday, September 27, Choate’s faculty gathered for a seminar on cultivating body confidence and minimizing toxic diet culture on campus. During the seminar, an external facilitator came in to lead a professional development presentation on disordered eating habits, their warning signs, the intersection of toxic body culture, diet culture,Read More

Last Thursday, Amanda Benneh ’24, a returning sophomore from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, and Lilli Schmidt-Engelbertz ’23, a new junior from Hamburg, Germany, were complete strangers. After a lunch conversation featuring high-stacked plates, curly fries, and ketchup, the two girls left with a broadened perspective and perhaps a new friend. Read More

After two years, the newly coed Hill House reopened with a slew of new features, including fingerprint locks. The new school year marks new beginnings for the entire Choate campus, but especially so for Hill House. After a 2019 fire caused significant water damage, the School began renovating the historicRead More

Choate is working to restore biodiversity to the main campus. As classes intensify and the weeks begin to blur together, it is hard for many Choate students to take a second to appreciate plant and animal life on campus. From squirrels and snakes to dandelions and daffodils, Choate’s 458-acre campus isRead More

From a young age, we are taught to call our teachers by their last name and accompany it with a title. From kindergarten through senior year, we may not even know the first names of our teachers due to this classroom norm. But as the times change, so do someRead More

MS. MALLIKA BEACH-MEHROTRA: The Choate Science Department welcomed new Biology and Marine Science teacher Ms. Mallika Beach-Mehrotra. Hailing from the West Coast, Ms. Beach-Mehrotra was a teaching and research assistant as well as a Citizen Science Director and Curriculum Writer at Ocean Institute. At Choate, “Ms. M” — as herRead More