On Friday evening, Rohina Malik, a Muslim actress and activist, presented her thought-provoking one-woman show entitled Unveiled to the Choate community. Held in Gelb Theater, Ms. Malik engaged the full house with her 60-minute show about racism, hate crimes, love, Islam, culture, and language. Unveiled tells the harrowing stories ofRead More

Travel on any busy highway in the US, and you will spot intimidating trucks roaring passed the tiny cars alongside them. However, in other areas of the world, trucks are not seen as speeding nuisances. In India, for example, they are travelling works of art. Truck drivers in India haveRead More

In recent years, graffiti has transformed from an underground and illegal form of self-expression to a globally celebrated art form. Martha Cooper, now 72 years old, has watched and documented this change through the lens of her camera since the late 1970s. Cooper fell into the world of graffiti whenRead More

At last week’s all school meeting, Fraynette Familia  ’16, Mirialie Dejesus ’18, Spencer Jimenez ’18, and Simon Jimenez ’18, members of Hispanic-Latino Forum (HLF), danced the merengue for the entire Choate community and received a standing ovation for their performance. The students wanted to educate the school about their cultureRead More

You’ve probably seen Kellisha James ’16 dance during your time at Choate. This is because James, a four-year senior from Brooklyn, New York, is front and center for every performances of Dance Company, Dance Ensemble, Hip Hop club, and Step Squad. James started dancing when she was only five yearsRead More

When I first saw the word “Wildboars” (and not, as is proper, “Wild Boars”) emblazoned on our 2015 Service Day shirts, my first thought was: if ‘wildboar’ was actually a word, what would it mean? Sure, it was a weird question. But the day ‘wildboar’ becomes legitimate isn’t as farRead More

There’s nothing like some good ole’ fashioned trickery to make your guardians proud of you. Follow these nine simple steps to blow away your visitors this Parents’ Weekend, and you’ll see a sizable jump in your Choate account—I mean, earn yourself a big hug. 1. Talk as much as possibleRead More

Looking at the calendar can inspire a sense of disorientation, especially with this striking realization: there’s only a week until Halloween. With such little time left, many Choate students have been scrambling for Halloween costume ideas. To give some inspiration, here’s a list of costume ideas from students around campus–Read More

Let me be frank: I decided to take a term abroad at King’s Academy, a boarding school in Jordan, to escape Choate. After two years of the same clothes, the same classrooms, and the same routine, I desired nothing more than separation from the quirks and traditions that make ChoateRead More