Photo Courtesy of The Choate Flickr Dear Choate, Thank you for trusting me to lead the student body and student council. I feel honored to work with the group of driven and brilliant representatives you have elected as your incoming student council. We are very excited to amplify your voicesRead More

Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News I love my American Studies class. But, for the past three months, the course has taught me fewer lessons on U.S. history and literature than it has on the compartmentalization of trauma. Between September and December, I spent numerous hours every week — bothRead More

Photo by Audrey Kaye /The Choate News Dear Choate, Thank you again for letting me serve as your Student Council President this past year. It has been an honor and a great source of happiness. Thank you to the council members working alongside me as we ferried initiatives between theRead More

Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News Whether for English classes or college applications, writing essays is a crucial part of the high-school experience. To aid us students in this task, we have access to a variety of writing assistant softwares, including, perhaps most prominently, Grammarly. Programs such as these giveRead More

Graphic by Carolyn Chen/The Choate News I was in third grade when I discovered the magic of boba. Known as zhen zhu nai cha (珍珠奶茶) in Chinese — literally, “pearl milk tea” — this nouveau drink has captivated me ever since my first sip. The silky, syrupy milk, refreshed byRead More

Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News Ever since second grade, I’ve known that I want to be a writer. But I didn’t think that high school would be the time to pursue that passion. In my mind, the purpose of attending a college-preparatory school like Choate was to, as theRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News Amid the chaos of hockey games, essays, and tests, I went into the last week of winterlude with a goal to meditate every day during one of the school year’s busiest weeks. Meditation is accessible to all and easy to learn. It seemed almostRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News When I first arrived at Choate as a freshman last winter, I was overwhelmed by the complex layout of the 458-acre campus. Being directionally challenged was a constant struggle, despite the tours that my roommate frequently gave me — our favorite quarantine activity. TheRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News As an elite, college preparatory school, Choate is expected to prepare students for future studies in college and beyond. This intent, however, isn’t always realized. For example, in the Math Department, a disproportionate amount of students require extensive extra help and/or tutoring to keepRead More