Mr. Jim Yanelli, Director of Student Activities, is retiring after three decades at Choate. As someone who has initiated several traditions and systems that the student body benefits enormously from, he has been an essential part of the Choate community. Mr. Yanelli never really planned on becoming the Director ofRead More
On April 14, Arabic Club hosted Choate’s annual Middle Eastern dinner in the Andrew Mellon Library reading room. Students, families, and faculty members enjoyed traditional Middle Eastern family-style delicacies in the candlelit gallery while authentic Middle Eastern music played in the background. Cabinet members of Arabic Club Meghan Musto ’19,Read More
On April 8, the United Kingdom released a 102-page white paper, entitled the Online Harms White Paper, that outlines future plans to penalize social media and technology companies that don’t take steps to protect users from harmful, fake, or dangerous content. Companies that don’t conform could face heavy fines andRead More
Social media has impacted all aspects of the ways in which we communicate, from gossip to advertising to politics. Naturally, the methods through which Choate’s sports teams communicate with players, families, and prospective students have evolved along with social media. In addition to the Choate Athletics social media pages, mostRead More
This year’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament — commonly known as “March Madness” — was full of twists and turns. With unpredictable upsets each round and countless brackets busted, this year’s championship was any team’s for the taking. However, the University of Virginia came out on top, securingRead More
Serving Wallingford since 2006, Christos Restaurant and Bar offers a fresh, modern take on classic American comfort food. The restaurant provides a recently renovated menu of fantastic sandwiches and New Haven-style brick oven pizzas that add their own signature flavor to the traditional dishes. People of all ages come toRead More
On Sunday, April 7, Kirstjen Nielsen resigned as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. Her resignation marks the end of a highly contested tenure during which people from both sides of the political spectrum expressed their discontent with her performance. Liberals ardently opposed Nielsen’s treatment of families trying toRead More
From April 10 through April 12, Choate hosted the annual Eight Schools Association Conference, during which the heads of school of the Eight Schools Association convened to discuss various issues related to the schools and their relations. Choate’s Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis welcomed school leaders from Deerfield, Hotchkiss,Read More
On April 11, Stop & Shop workers throughout New England began striking against the corporation in hopes of forming a reasonable compromise concerning fair wages, health care, and pensions. Kristy Palmer, an employee at the Wallingford Stop & Shop store, is currently organizing the Wallingford strike as the captain ofRead More
