When we think of “Choate Archives,” we likely envision some dark attic from which critical pieces of historical information appear magically at command. Many of us may not realize the great time and energy required to collect and maintain the artifacts that comprise Choate Rosemary Hall’s history. In fact, theRead More

Boys’ varsity volleyball has had a rocky start to the season after graduating six players last year. Going 1-2 in their first three games, the team was anxious for a win heading into their matchup last Friday against Newington High School. Newington took the first set 25-20 due in largeRead More

Classics is broadly defined as the study of the languages, culture, history, and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome. Liberal arts education itself has its roots in classics — in fact, “liberal arts” is a phrase derived from the Latin artes liberales, meaning “the skills worthy of a free person.”Read More

Students from all of the various Arts Concentration disciplines — music, theater, dance, and visual arts — congregated last Thursday, April 14, to visit the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in an the opportunity to learn and improve their own work. The students began theirRead More

This spring term, Choate inaugurated an environmental arts class proposed to combine artistic expression and environmental awareness in a single class. Ms. Jessica Cuni, who teaches the course, encouraged its creation to instill appreciation for the environment in a new generation of artists at Choate. “The course encompasses many differentRead More

Try to imagine 75 iPads and 40-50 computers. In their efforts to donate old electronics to local Wallingford organizations, the Information Technology Services (ITS) office gathered more than 100 iPads and laptops from the Choate community that were not being used to give away this spring. Various organizations such asRead More

History students trudging through reading assignments or struggling to memorize a hodgepodge of dates and facts may often forget one particular beauty of the subject: its inseparable ties to reality. Two Choate students — Zemia Edmondson ’16 and Dylan Stafford ’16 — recently reminded themselves of this point by attendingRead More

In the wake of a battle over civil liberties and technological privacy rights in the United States, an extremely similar and important crisis is occurring in China: the right to the freedom of speech. Hong Kong citizens’ freedom of speech is protected by the hand-over treaty. This treaty guarantees thatRead More

The day after the Alumni Transition Dinner on April 7, a sea of seniors proudly showed off their blue alumni vests. The Alumni Association has existed for 10 years.  Pictures of grinning groups of students wearing these vests emblazoned with “Choate Rosemary Hall Alumni Association” surfaced on social media asRead More