Articles by: Grace Zhang '20

Choate-Deerfield Rivalry Fueled by Fashion Stereotypes

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

As Deerfield Day approaches and the rivalry between Choate and Deerfield reaches its annual high spot, students of each school begin to sharpen their own identities by distancing themselves from the other. This often involves seeking different ways look at students of the other school as “unlike us,” a divisiveRead More

Members of the Choate community get in the Halloween spirit by carving pumpkins. Photo by Ryan Kim/The Choate News

Students Celebrate the Beginning of Fall at Harvestfest

October 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The leaves change color. The air gets chillier. Halloween decorations appear on front yards. And pumpkins and apples ripen for the picking. Most Choate students are accustomed to these characteristics of a New England fall. Unique to the Choate community, however, is the annual fall festival that brings the campusRead More

Student Opinion Split on BoarCast Announcements

Student Opinion Split on BoarCast Announcements

October 19, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Now that it has been appearing in every student inbox across campus for more than a term, the student body has developed a variety of opinions on BoarCast. Kicked off last spring, BoarCast is the brainchild of the Communications Office and Student Activities and is an effort to ameliorate students’Read More

Student Council Recap

October 12, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Last week’s Student Council meeting kicked off with the introduction of a new faculty adviser: Mr. John Connelly. Mr. Connelly joined Ms. Kyra Jenney as the second adviser to the Student Council. Mr. Connelly has been at Choate for 37 years and teaches a variety of HPRSS classes, including HonorsRead More

Mr. George Pyne ’84 Inspires Student-Athletes

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Not every 53-year-old can claim to have served as a senior officer of NASCAR, the president of IMG, and the founder a successful international business, on top of many other notable accomplishments. This, however, is the life of Choate alumnus Chris Pyne IV ’84, who spoke to hundreds of Choate’sRead More

School Embraces iPad Pros and Apple Classroom

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On a weekday afternoon outdoors on the Choate Rosemary Hall campus, biology students now tote identical iPads, taking photographs of nature, organizing them on Notability, and annotating with their Bluetooth-connected Apple Pencils. As of the beginning of the 2018-2019 academic year, the School fully implemented the new iPad Pro ProgramRead More

StuCo Launches Delivery Service

May 12, 2018 at 12:14 am Comments are Disabled

It’s a Wednesday night, and many Choate students traipse through their dorms looking for something to eat after a long afternoon of away games and long bus rides. Maybe they will find stale brownies from the mug night the day before or a friend’s Doritos. This will no longer beRead More

Student Council Recap

April 20, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

​Reducing food waste, delivering Chick-fil-a and Chipotle to students, and hosting trustees are all in the works for Student Council as it continues to formulate a myriad of projects and proposals. ​Rising Fifth-form Representative Caroline Rispoli ’20 met with Mr. Joseph Scanio, Director of the Environmental Immersion Program, about theRead More

Student to Walk Out, Urging Change in Gun Laws

April 20, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Students and faculty from more than 2,000 schools across the United States will walk out in protest of gun violence today, Friday, April 20, the nineteenth anniversary of the Columbine shooting. Alice Volfson ’19 organized Choate’s own walkout, which will occur at 10:00 a.m. this morning. Volfson also planned Choate’sRead More