Archive for December, 2017

Faculty Spaces Added to Gunpowder Creek Parking Lot

December 15, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Many junior and senior day students who drive themselves to school were surprised to recently see a row of new signs at the head of the parking spaces in the familiar Gunpowder Creek parking lot. This section of the lot, as Mr. James Stanley, Dean of Students, explained during schoolRead More

The Inconvenience of Junior Work Duty

December 15, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

During their time at Choate, all students are required to do at least one term of aide. Most third formers at Choate take part in dining hall duty for one period each week. During these times, students are asked to help out the dining hall staff by cleaning tables andRead More

The Bears Ears Monuments in Utah is one of the sites affected by President Trump’s actions.

By Scaling Down Their Monuments, Trump Attacks Native Americans

December 15, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

  On December 4, President Donald Trump P’00 shrank two national monuments located in Utah. These two monuments, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, were cut 85 percent  and 50 percent, respectively. This is the largest reduction made by any president, the total area of land stripped of protection being largerRead More

Brundibár’s Historical Impact Influences Choate Arts

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This past weekend, Choate students performed an opera called Brundibár with incredible historical significance. Brundibár was originally written and performed by Jews imprisoned in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. This opera was a powerful act of resistance in the camp; it was and continues to be a symbolRead More

Zachery believes we all describe ourselves as horses, hence his logo.

A LA MODE

December 15, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

  Have you ever wondered the identity of the person behind Northeast Elegance, the clothing line known for its white outlined horse logo? Clay Zachery ’19 founded this “low cost clothing line” in the beginning of the year, selling what he called, “kind of preppy, yet very casual items withRead More

Both Uyeno ’19 and Sweitzer ’18 were on a different level this fall.

Choate Takes Two Player of the Year Awards

December 15, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Being picked as the best athlete in New England for your sport is a difficult feat to accomplish. However, two Choate athletes, Lani Uyeno ‘19 and Shane Sweitzer ‘18, have won the award in their respective sports, Volleyball and Football, during the fall term. As the Choate volleyball team libero,Read More