Articles by: Grace Zhang '20

Dr. Keith Hinderlie Steps Down, New Equity Director Announced

Dr. Keith Hinderlie Steps Down, New Equity Director Announced

May 1, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

After four years as Choate’s Director of Equity and Inclusion, Dr. Hinderlie is leaving his position. Photo courtesy of Hinderlie and Associates In early March, Director of Equity and Inclusion Dr. Keith Hinderlie announced that he will not be returning to Choate for the 2020-2021 academic year. Since 2016, asRead More

Administration Debuts New Community Service Portal

Administration Debuts New Community Service Portal

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

The face of community service at Choate was transformed at school meeting on Tuesday, January 29, when Director of Community Service Ms. Melissa Koomson and Director of Information Technology Mr. Andrew Speyer announced X2Vol, the new platform dedicated to tracking student service projects.   X2Vol has the potential to doRead More

Student Misbehavior Spoils First Hurrah

Student Misbehavior Spoils First Hurrah

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

Last Saturday, February 9, the fifth and sixth forms attended the annual First Hurrah dance: a decades-old tradition marking approximately 100 days until graduation and the beginning of the transformation of the juniors into the School’s oldest students. Not all students, however, showed the event the respect that it isRead More

Surviving the Epidemic of Negativity

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

Students often complain about how disadvantaged they are compared to others. Others have money. Others have connections. Others have it better than I do. I’ve heard many comments of this nature, and I myself have certainly been guilty of them. It’s in human nature to complain about the advantages othersRead More

Mr. James Stanley to Leave Deans’ Office, Return to Teaching

January 25, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

After seven years as Dean of Students, Mr. James Stanley will step down in June, at the end of the 2018-2019 academic year. Next year, he will return to full-time teaching. According to Mr. Stanley, the decision was only a matter of time. “When I took the job, my mentalRead More

Student Council Recap

January 25, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Student Council discussed three proposals and passed one at an eventful meeting last Tuesday. An online Safe Haven resource may soon be created. A proposal by Fourth-form Representative Ula Lucas ’20, which passed unanimously, aims to make the text of the policy more accessible to the student body. Another popularRead More

Photo courtesy of Tippa Chan

Pool Scoreboard Replaced Due to Corrosion

January 18, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

  While Choate swimmers were training at home or splashing in warmer waters over Winter Break, their most expensive and arguably most important piece of equipment was being replaced – the multi-thousand-dollar full color LED video display scoreboard that has loomed majestically over the Larry Hart Pool since its installationRead More

Graphic by Chandler Littleford/The Choate News

Gender-Inclusive Dorm Opening Planned for Fall

December 13, 2018 at 11:29 pm Comments are Disabled

The landscape of Choate’s residential system is on the brink of transformation. For the first time in its 178 years, Choate is forging a path toward offering all-gender housing for its boarding students. Spearheading this initiative are Dean of Students Mr. James Stanley, Director of Residential Life Mr. Will Morris,Read More

At Vigil Against Hate, Students Mourn Recent Tragedies

November 9, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Over 40 students and faculty gathered in Seymour St. John Chapel for support and prayer at the Vigil Against Hate last Friday, November 2. The Vigil Against Hate was a collaboration between student and faculty leaders from Spiritual Life and Equity and Inclusion in response to recent national events: theRead More