Articles by: Samantha Stevenson '19

Endings, Beginnings, Transitions – They’re One and the Same

May 20, 2018 at 12:52 am Comments are Disabled

Conclusions — they’re not just the end of an era but also the start of a new one. They are transitions from a stage of one’s life to the next, forcing people to morph and adapt to a new, perhaps daunting environment. For me, such an adjustment occurred when IRead More

Be a Leader for Your Community, Not Your Résumé

Be a Leader for Your Community, Not Your Résumé

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

  Most of us understand leadership as the ability to successfully guide a group of people. At Choate, leadership positions take many forms. On every athletic team, there are usually at least two captains. One can apply for prefectship, the Assessment Team, or Student Council. Every club offers leadership positions.Read More

Dante’s Inferno? He Meant Junior Year

March 30, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Junior year is not a marathon. It’s a collection of short and stagnated sprints, each one leaving you more breathless and exhausted than the last. Some people enter their junior year of high school dreading the stressful times to come. Others have been “senior-springing” since freshman fall. If you belongRead More

Edward Lanphier (left) and Julie Goodyear (right) at Lanphier Cafe.

Alumni Remember Julie Goodyear’s Career

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

A few weeks ago, on January 6, a memorial service was held for Ms. Julie Goodyear, long a beloved member of the Choate Community. Ms. Goodyear was a member of the Rosemary Hall Class of 1965, when the school was based in Greenwich, Conn. After graduating from New York UniversityRead More

Next year, Choate will participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition

Choate Robotics To Launch New Signature Program

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

On December 1, a new signature program, Advanced Robotics Concentration (ARC), was approved by Choate’s administration to go into effect for the 2018-2019 school year. This program is a year-long sequence of courses consisting of two core classes – one in the fall and the other in the spring. TheRead More

Mr. Jonas Akins served served in the U.S Navy from 2004 to 2010 and the Navy Reserve from 2010 to 2012

Choaties Who Have Defended the Nation

November 10, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Veterans’ Day, celebrated annually on November 11, honors the brave men and women who defend the United States in the five military branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force. At Choate, we have two faculty members who served in the U.S. military. Mr. Peter Dupont, Choate’sRead More

Pop Swim Enhances Community Ties

November 10, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

If you’re looking for a fun and interactive way to log community service hours, come to Pop Swim, Choate’s adaptive swimming program. Every Thursday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Choate volunteers work at the WJAC pool with children and adults with disabilities. Participants come from a variety of backgrounds andRead More

Daily Schedule Adjusted Upon Faculty Request

October 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On October 6, several adjustments were announced to tweak the nightly routine of the new schedule. This endeavor was spearheaded by Mr. James Stanley, Dean of Students, in collaboration with a committee of faculty. Concerns had arisen among the faculty about some aspects of the new schedule, which were recentlyRead More

Let’s Make Better Use of the Assessment Team

September 29, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Picture this: a student has been withdrawing from their friends. They spend most of their time in their room and have lost a significant amount of weight. Instead of being their light-hearted self, they have been sulking around school, even missing their classes. Last week, a sizable bruise appeared onRead More