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Debating Fracking, Choate Students Model Civil Discourse

Debating Fracking, Choate Students Model Civil Discourse

October 30, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Sage Setty/The Choate News On Wednesday, October 21, the School held its second virtual student debate, which had the resolution “The United States federal government should implement a ban on fracking within the next presidential term,” and involved pod leaders of the School’s debate team Jordan Azzinaro ’22Read More

Reopening Choate

Reopening Choate

October 16, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Student Council Recap

October 16, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

With the new year in motion, Student Council is working hard to pass new proposals that will benefit both the School and the student body. Through regular Wednesday Zoom meetings, form representatives are formulating proposals for initiatives on regulating homework, implementing ways for students to give more consistent feedback toRead More

Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Colson Whitehead Speaks to School Virtually

Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Colson Whitehead Speaks to School Virtually

October 16, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo Courtesy of the Choate Instagram On October 5, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead spoke to the Choate community through a school-wide webinar. The School invited Mr. Whitehead to provide insights on his latest work, The Nickel Boys, this year’s required summer reading book.  While such an event would typicallyRead More

New Policy Bans All Political Apparel from Classrooms

New Policy Bans All Political Apparel from Classrooms

October 16, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Sage Setty/The Choate News While Choate may be known for its permissive dress code in the classroom compared to the required blazers and skirts of other boarding schools, there’s now one specific article of clothing that students can’t sport in the classroom: political candidate merchandise.  With just 18Read More

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force Is Born

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force Is Born

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/ The Choate News Over the summer, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force was established to address gaps and inequities within existing systems at Choate and address the many concerns raised by students. Spearheaded by Dr. Myers, the task force consists of 10 other facultyRead More

School Year Begins Virtually for the First Time

School Year Begins Virtually for the First Time

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/ The Choate News With last spring’s virtual term essentially used as a trial run for this year’s adaptations to the pandemic, the Choate community has developed numerous ways for the school year to continue smoothly both online and, eventually, in-person. On September 15, the 131st ConvocationRead More

Readers United Holds Virtual Classes for Students in Japan

Readers United Holds Virtual Classes for Students in Japan

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/ The Choate News On May 10, Readers United began hosting weekly online conversation classes with middle school students in Japan in response to school closures caused by Covid-19. The club, founded in 2016, was originally created to explore reading with younger students in Wallingford, but asRead More

Student Activities to Continue Virtually

Student Activities to Continue Virtually

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/ The Choate News In early August, two weeks before students were set to return to campus, the School announced that their return to in-person classes would be pushed back until the first week of October. Suddenly, many extracurricular activities that students had hoped to experience inRead More