Didn’t have a Valentine this year? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! Though the editors of the 112th masthead of The Choate News are a group of single, stressed-out teenagers, they haven’t given up on finding that special someone to fill the void. Peruse their profiles, and, perhaps, send one ofRead More

Alex Yoon Editor-in-Chief Alex Yoon ’19 (Korean name Jin Sung), known on campus as simply “Yoon.” Frequently consumes LAYS® Kettle Cooked Mesequite Barbecue® chips from the Choate Store and sends aggressive messages to The Choate News’s group-chat via Whatsapp. Can often be found wearing his classy wool coat on theRead More

On Tuesday, February 13, this year’s Pratt-Packard Declamation finalists shared their speeches with the Choate community during school meeting. This year’s winner was Medina Purefoy-Craig ’20, followed by Samantha Stevenson ’19, Hannah Huddleston ’19, and Sabastian Chacon ’19. The four finalists were chosen by a group of faculty members afterRead More

Many students at Choate may assume that the School runs off of the funds that come from students’ tuition alone. However, tuition only provides the funds for about half of the school year. Mr. Matt McDonald, Director of Financial Aid and Associate Director of Admissions, said, “Students pay a tuition,Read More

  Behind the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC), construction for Choate’s much awaited Colony Hall began in mid-December. Ms. Kalya Yannatos, the Director of the PMAC, said this construction is a way of Choate’s “recognizing the need to allow the arts program to be fully supported in the way thatRead More

As we approach Deerfield Day — or Choate Day, as our friends in the Emerald City call it — sports teams are getting ready to compete while spectators are preparing  to board the rooter buses to cheer on their classmates. Students at Choate and Deerfield alike look forward to theRead More

With more than 100 clubs on campus, students have a large variety of extracurriculars to choose from outside of sports and ensembles. That being said, students also need to complete their homework, attend after-school activities, and find time for sleep. In recent years, the emerging trend has been for clubsRead More

On Tuesday, September 19, Ms. Cristina Henríquez, author of this summer’s required school reading, The Book of Unknown Americans, visited the Choate community. While on campus, Ms. Henríquez had dinner with members of the English Department, spoke to Choate students in Advanced Creative Writing and Intensive Creative Writing courses, discussedRead More

  With the commencement of the school year, students and teachers have been introduced to a new academic and afternoon schedule, changing the duration of class periods, as well as the times of afterschool activities and study hours. These changes are the result of careful consideration by members of theRead More