Mr. Jonas Akins Mr. Jonas Akins is a new addition to the HPRSS department this school year. Prior to coming to Choate, he was a faculty member at the Kent School, where he was a United States History and Government teacher, a football and squash coach, and an adviser toRead More

The Emmy Awards flashed across television screens on September 17, and the underdogs prevailed and crushed records left and right. Women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community of actors finally received recognition at the award ceremony. How ironic yet beautiful it is that progress has been made in theRead More

Inclusive. Fun. Diverse. These are the three words that Melatones co-leader Sophia Diomande ’19 used to describe Choate’s new multi-racial a capella group, which aims to specialize in performing and celebrating music composed by artists of color. “We’re a diversity group, not an affinity group,” co-leader Alice Volfson ’19 said.Read More

JC: How’s your year going up to now? DI: It’s going well so far.  Soccer season has started off well.  Classes are pretty good too. JC: How has the soccer season been so far? DI: The year has started off very strongly. We have a talented team this year andRead More

The Science Research Program’s biology section has just received a generous donation of equipment from alumnus Dr. Richard Quintiliani, class of 1977. “My students were all joking that it was like Christmas,” said Dr. Allison Nishitani, “The whole classroom was just full of all these boxes and I was like,Read More

This past Saturday, Girls’ Varsity Soccer was faced with a tough matchup against Lawrenceville, which was reflected in a final score of 1-1. As the game begun, Choate struck first with a goal from captain Emily Clorite ’18. The first half was a very back and forth game, as ChoateRead More

As returning students walked around campus during their first few days back, they noticed a drastic physical change: the absence of the Copper Beech tree that was the focal point of the Lanphier Center courtyard. Four years ago, the Lanphier Center was designed around the tree, and the building looksRead More

Applause rang across the gym during Convocation as student body president Mpilo Norris ’18 walked up to the microphone to welcome students to the 2017-2018 Academic Year. Norris’s speech focused on the importance of a positive social climate at Choate and his belief that everyone on campus needs to beRead More

The past week-and-a-half has undoubtedly been hectic for new and returning students alike. The transition to the new schedule has not gone as smoothly as many had hoped. The interminable stretch of individual classes combined with the race to the dining hall has made the initial phase of the newRead More