As we pass the halfway point in winter term — and the school year — it becomes difficult to stay motivated with long periods of gloomy weather. This year’s winter term contained one day with below-zero temperatures and high winds, followed by a day with a high in the 50s.Read More
It’s rare for a teacher to not show up to class without advance notice. When this situation occurs, students find themselves glancing back and forth at a clock and counting down the minutes until they’re “allowed” to leave. The so-called 15-Minute Rule claims that students are allowed to leave classRead More
It’s rare for a teacher to not show up to class without advance notice. When this situation occurs, students find themselves glancing back and forth at a clock and counting down the minutes until they’re “allowed” to leave. The so-called 15-Minute Rule claims that students are allowed to leave classRead More
When walking around Choate’s campus, whether you’re by the Humanities building and Memorial Circle or on upper campus by Ruutz Rees and Brownell, you’re surrounded by foliage: pines and spruces, oaks and beeches, hemlocks and firs, cedars and maples. There isn’t just one type of tree that resides on campusRead More
Listen to accounts from alumni parents and current students on how Choate has changed its environmental policies, curriculum, daily life, and much more. [Photo courtesy of Graham Keating]
Question of the Week: What is Your Favorite Way to De-stress? With midterms passed and the fall term gaining speed, the stress in the air is thick. In the life of a high school student, especially at one of the nation’s elite boarding schools, it is difficult and almost impossibleRead More
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, caffeine is the most widely used, mind-altering substance for people of varying age groups and backgrounds because it’s legal, easy to obtain, and present in many beverages. Recent studies by the National Council on Strength and Fitness have shown that caffeine intakeRead More
Junior spring and senior fall: arguably the two most challenging terms of one’s high school career at Choate. Both terms come with the added stress of the college application process added on to more academically demanding courses. Can it be determined which term is more difficult, or does it varyRead More
This fall began the inaugural year of the Head Prefects’ speeches, which were presented during Matriculation on Monday, September 3. Head Prefects Owen Collins ’19 and Abi Rivas ’19 addressed new students with words of wisdom and comfort after the incoming students signed their names in their respective form’s MatriculationRead More
