Articles by: Bianca Rosen '21

Unity in a Time of Hardship

Unity in a Time of Hardship

April 17, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Senching Hsia/The Choate News It’s easy to focus on everything bad happening in the world. However, it’s important to look out for the remarkable instances of people coming together in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic. On March 14, the empty streets of Italy were filled with musicRead More

Choate used Virtual Reality to bring back senior sledding, a tradition last seen on campus in 2018.
Graphic by Elton Zheng/The Choate News

2050: Lost Tradition of Senior Sledding Returns in Digital Form

February 28, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

  This article was released as part of a special issue that envisions the world in 2050. All content should be treated as fictional. On February 19, 2050, Choate revived the long-cherished senior sledding tradition through Virtual Reality (VR), a tradition lost to the climate crisis of the 2020s, whichRead More

After a 48-year-long hiatus, writer Joyce Maynard returned to Yale this past fall for her sophomore year. Photo courtesy of Jim Barringer

A 66-Year-Old Looks Back on Life

February 14, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Plenty of college students take time off from school. But few can match the nearly 50 years that Ms. Joyce Maynard, now a 66-year-old sophomore at Yale, took between her first and second years in college.  A renowned American novelist and journalist, Ms. Maynard began her career writing first forRead More

SAGE employees work diligently to ensure quality dining-hall experiences for the community. Photo by Jenny Guo/The Choate News

SAGE: Behind Good Food Are Good People

January 24, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Every day, SAGE Dining Services is tasked with organizing, preparing, and serving three meals for the Choate community. This involves significant work and an intricate organizational system to keep things running smoothly.  Behind this daily operation are sixty-five staff members and four managers: Food Service Director Mr. Paul Kikosicki, ProductionRead More

From ballet to flamenco, SCS featured a wide range of dance styles. Photo by Nate Krauss/The Choate News

Student Choreographers Explore Movement Through Works of Famous Choreographers

December 19, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Colony Hall was alive with energy and celebration on December 7 and 8 as Choate students, families, and faculty trickled in to see the Student Choreographers Showcase (SCS). Students taking part in the Dance Composition class, along with a group of dancers working independently throughout the fall term, choreographed andRead More

Senching Hsia '21's grandfather encouraged her to pursue the arts. Photo by Derek Ng/The Choate News

Arts Concentration Feature: Senching Hsia ’21

November 15, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On Wednesday, October 20, all ten Visual Arts Concentration students travelled to New York City. OnThe students left Wednesday afternoon, theyto visited the Guggenheim Museum, and. oOn Thursday, they toured the Met before returning to Choate that night. The trip juxtaposed the Met’s classical and historical art with the Guggenheim’sRead More

Every Sunday afternoon, returners and newcomers practice Ultimate for two hours. Photo courtesy of Ross Mortensen

Not-So-Lazy Sundays with Varsity Ultimate Frisbee

November 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Varsity Ultimate captains Liam Podos ’20, Will Zhu ’20, and Eric Li ’20, along with Head Coach Avery Feingold, have kickstarted the school year by playing pick up ultimate frisbee on Sundays and occasionally throughout the week — even though their team’s season will not begin until the spring term. Read More

Choate's 2017 production of The Addams Family inspired Maxwell Brown '21 to pursue the arts at Choate. Photo by Jenny Guo/The Choate News

Arts Concentration Feature: Maxwell Brown ’21

November 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

  Maxwell Brown ’21 played Rooster Hannigan in Annie in the third grade. Since then, Brown’s newfound passion for theater blossomed. Today, Brown is a part of Theater Arts Concentration, president of Choate’s all male acapella group the Maiyeros, member of dance company and step-squad, and a stage manager forRead More

Goodwin is part of both Dance and Theater Arts Concentration. Photo courtesy of Emily Goodwin

Arts Concentration Feature: Emily Goodwin ’21

October 11, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

  Emily Goodwin ’21 parents took her to see her first Broadway show, The Little Mermaid, when she was three years old. Goodwin was so inspired by it that she enrolled in a community theater program, signed up for voice lessons, and got herself into dance classes. She believes thisRead More