Articles by: Siri Palreddy '20

SRP Culminates with Presentations to Community

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

Since coming back from Long Weekend, you may have noticed the striking green and black posters around campus advertising the 2018 Student Lectures Series (SLS) given by members of the Science Research Program (SRP). SRP is an intensive signature program that accepts 16 students each year who are divided intoRead More

Students Advocate Teen Voter Registration Before Influential Election

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

The chilly days of fall are here, which for many political enthusiasts signals election time. This year, midterm elections will occur on November 6. The midterms are general elections that happen halfway through a president’s four-year term in office. This year’s elections will decide all 435 seats in the U.S.Read More

HP Park ’21 Competing In Global Science Video Competition

September 29, 2018 at 10:40 am Comments are Disabled

From April 1 to July 1, thousands of ambitious kids from around the world entered their names in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge (BJC), which, according to the competition’s website, is “an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science.” The BJC is affiliated with the Breakthrough Prize,Read More

Four Students Win John Kirby Simon Service Awards

May 20, 2018 at 12:37 am Comments are Disabled

On April 3, all students received an email from community service encouraging them to “lift up and celebrate our community members who have made, and continue to make, great contributions to our local and global communities through service to others” by nominating classmates they believed would fit the criteria forRead More

Choate students and Dr. Curtis meet with Wallingford Mayor William Dickinson.

Choate Students Look to Improve Ties Between Town and School

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

Former Student Body President Mpilo Norris ’18, Esteban Mogollon ’18, Vincenzo DiNatale ’19, and Donessa Colley ’18 spoke with Mayor of Wallingford Mr. William W. Dickinson alongside Headmaster Dr. Alex Curtis and Director of Strategic Planning and Communications Ms. Alison Cady on Wednesday, February 21. The main goal of theRead More

Members of the robotics team test their robot at the competition.

Choate Hosts Robotics Tournament

February 16, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

While most students relaxed into long weekend on February 2, the Choate Robotics Team was preparing for the annual Choate Robotics Tournament. This year’s tournament was the second that Choate has hosted. The competition was held in the Worthington Johnson Athletic Center, where 49 high school teams, including nine ChoateRead More

Photo by Marja vanMierlo/The Choate News

Tumendemberel ’18 Advances to the world individual debate championship

February 2, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

At the Loomis Invitational Debate Tournament on January 14, Baji Tumendemberel ’18 qualified for the 2018 World Individual Debate and Public Speaking Championship, which will be held April 9 through April 15, in Cape Town, South Africa. As Co-Vice Captain of the Debate Team on campus, Tumendemberel has exhibited hisRead More

Choate students interact with students from schools in Vietnam, Japan, and the Philippines.

Choate Students Travel to Osaka, Japan for Global Symposium

December 15, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

In the second to last week of fall term, when most Choate students were studying for tests and making up homework, Abbie Chang ’19 and Owen Orthwein ’19 went on a week-long trip to Osaka, Japan as Choate’s student representatives at the Think For The Future Global Symposium. The ThinkRead More

Saying Farewell to Ms. Nijole Janik: Choate’s Finance Familiar Face

October 6, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Last week, students, faculty, and staff said goodbye to a beloved, if less well known, member of the Choate community. On September 29, after 29 years with the school, Accountant Ms. Nijole Janik retired. Ms. Janik joined Choate’s financial office in the fall of 1988. Ms. Janik has a bachelor’sRead More