This year on April 22, to celebrate  Earth Day, Choate’s Conservation-Proctors (C-Proctors) arranged various activities spanning four days. From Thursday, April 22, to Sunday, April 25, students participated in Earth Day trivia, stargazing, a screening of the 2012 film version of The Lorax , Trashion Show, Project eARTh, and variousRead More

Although this year has been unlike any other, seniors have been making the most out of their last weeks on campus — including, it seems, their last trips across campus. Recently, it has become more and more common to see seniors zipping around the School on scooters. Scooters aren’t onlyRead More

Have you ever wondered what Choate was like 10, 50, or  100 years ago? This spring, Ms. Ellen Devine’s freshman English class is incorporating the Choate archives, movies set at boarding schools, and contemporary novels to study the history of Choate and college-preparatory schools in general. Ms. Devine, who isRead More

Any Choate student will tell you that campus is far from a bore, with two I.M. Pei-designed buildings, a five-kilometer cross country course, and a three-story student activities center. What many students don’t know is that Choate is also home to a farm, known as Paddock Farm, located near theRead More

On April 19, the School held the Pratt-Packard Declamation Contest. The competition concluded with Adrienne Chacón ’22  winning first place, Julian Hurley ’22 winning second, Simone Johnson ’23 winning third, and Kenadi Waymire ’22 winning fourth. The Pratt-Packard Declamation Contest is an annual speech competition named after two former teachers:Read More

After inoculating healthcare workers, India began a vaccine rollout for those over 60 /Photo courtesy of Getty Images Amid the rapid arrival of the new variant and relaxed restrictions, India has become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, surpassing 400,000 confirmed cases in a single day. Hospitals and crematoriumsRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News A president’s first 100 days sets the expectation for their remaining time in office. President Joe Biden’s first 100 days, which ended on April 28, were spent addressing the two biggest crises in the US: the coronavirus pandemic and the economy. His intention hasRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News After months stuck inside because of the pandemic, with no one but my family to talk to, coming to Choate was a breath of fresh air. I went from sitting through dull dinner conversations and watching YouTube in my room to socializing with differentRead More

The steady hum of the bus pierced my thoughts. The ride felt unusually rough that day, though perhapsthat was just the feeling of my heart pounding with anticipation and trepidation. Outside the window, I saw the familiar flashes of Wallingford — the subway that took me an hour to findRead More