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

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

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

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

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

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/ The Choate News Last spring, after George Floyd was killed by police officers in Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor by officers in Louisville, Ky., and Ahmaud Arbery by armed civilians in Georgia, protests in support of Black lives and against systemic inequality and discrimination erupted across the country.Read More

On Friday, June 5, Choate hosted a Day of Conversation and Reflection for students and faculty, which began with discussions and films based on the injustices long faced by Black Americans. The afternoon’s schedule focused on discussion-based workshops about topics such as social media activism, the harm in “All LivesRead More

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/ The Choate News In response to the testimonies shared on the @LifeatChoate and @QueeratChoate accounts, the School established a committee called Together at Choate. Created by Dr. Myers, Mr. Velez, and Associate Head of School Ms. Kathleen Wallace, the group addressed the Choate community through anRead More

Spurred by the creation of accounts such as @BlackatDeerfieldOffical, @BlackatAndover, and @BlackatExeter, on June 22, Choate alumni created the @BlackatChoateOfficial account on Instagram. Since then, they have continuously published stories submitted by current and former Black Choate students, faculty, and parents, detailing personal accounts of racism, discrimination, and other mistreatmentRead More