On April 8, Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis notified Choate’s faculty and staff of Mr. Patrick Durbin’s appointment as the School’s next Chief Financial Of- ficer (CFO), effective July 1. Mr. Durbin currently serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer at theRead More
“We are basically starting a new program from scratch,” Ms. Eera Sharma, Director of Summer Programs, said. Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/The Choate News Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Choate Summer Programs will take place online this summer. The modified program will offer all of the originally planned courses, but teachersRead More
Mr. Dey was committed to diversifying Choate’s student body Photo courtesy of the Choate Archives Former head of school Mr. Charles Dey died on April 16 in his home in Walpole, New Hampshire. He was 89. Mr. Dey, as President and Principal of the School from 1973 to 1991, playedRead More
On April 19, the Choate Lava Lizards beat 28 teams in the largest online quiz bowl tournament in history. Photo courtesy of Andrew Lee On April 19, Choate Quiz Bowl won its first trophy after participating in the Scholastic Community Outreach Program (SCOP) Novice Online Tournament 2020, the largest onlineRead More
After four years as Choate’s Director of Equity and Inclusion, Dr. Hinderlie is leaving his position. Photo courtesy of Hinderlie and Associates In early March, Director of Equity and Inclusion Dr. Keith Hinderlie announced that he will not be returning to Choate for the 2020-2021 academic year. Since 2016, asRead More
This spring, Choate joined schools across the globe in deciding to cancel classes for the remainder of the academic year. The protective measure left many students isolated in their households, thousands of miles away from beloved friends, teachers, and advisers. Class of 2020, in particular, rued the loss of itsRead More
This term, teachers will be offering students qualitative rather than quantitative feedback on their work.Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/The Choate News In a decision announced to the student body on March 24, Choate will move to a pass/D/fail grading system for the remainder of the school year. Students will not receiveRead More
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a huge toll on not only students’ academic lives but their extracurricular lives as well. After numerous discussions with peer schools and Choate faculty, Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis decided to suspend all on-campus activities until the end of spring term. Similarly, after aRead More
On March 10, Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis notified the Choate community that the School would switch to online learning amid the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic, to safeguard the health of students, faculty, and staff. In the weeks since, many members of the community have expressed concerns aboutRead More
