Take 30 seconds right now to think about this question: what is one thing you wish people knew about you that they likely do not? Whether your answer is that you are more approachable than you seem or that you love to run or make music, there is an unlimitedRead More

If there is one thing that all Choate students have in common, it’s the shared experience of completing a long, thorough application process. All students share the same adventure: taking the standardized test, writing the essays and numerous short-answer responses, and going in for the interview. Personally, every moment playedRead More

First and foremost, we, the 112th Masthead of The Choate News, express our disappointment over the lack of gun restrictions in the U.S. and frustration with pro-gun representatives. We also declare our support for the recent demonstrations against gun violence in the local community and in the nation at large.Read More

Few issues in America today are as divisive as gun control. In the wake of tragedies such as the Parkland shooting, in which 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz killed fourteen former classmates and three adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in southeast Florida, many have called for stricter legislation surrounding firearms,Read More

We’ve all heard of the “Choate bubble”, a term loosely meaning the sense of comfort we all share at Choate; but we usually just brush the idea off our shoulders and ignore the thought. While there is nothing wrong with enjoying this nicely-constructed, utopic bubble, being in China for theRead More

During the winter season, both the Girls’ Swimming and Girls’ Squash teams won first in their individual Founders League Championships. Girls’ Swimming beat last year’s Founders Champions, Loomis Chaffee, and Girls’ Squash beat last year’s first place team, Hotchkiss. Both teams demonstrated perseverance, determination, and most importantly, passion for theRead More

President Donald Trump P’00 signed proclamations on March 8 to impose a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum in an effort to protect American manufacturing. Trump’s announcement, following a week of hints, rattled the stock markets and sent the United States’ trade partners scrambling to negotiateRead More

Performing at school meeting is unique. For an artist, the whoops, hollers, and name-shouts that they elicit simply by stepping foot on stage are thrilling. This may not be the sort of energy one often associates with classical music or jazz. At school meeting, however, this energy is generated byRead More

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” This is now understood as the right of an American citizen to keep aRead More