By Nilan Kathir ’25 As winter break approaches, the air at Choate has filled with holiday spirit from Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and more. These holidays are very important to their respective religious communities, but in recent years, the nature of these holidays has changed. By moving away fromRead More
By Arushi Krishnan ’27 When taking on the post five years ago, Director of Student Activities Ms. Alex Long decided to create catchy, wintery themes for every Holiday Ball (Hol Ball). “I love themes, and think they make events more fun,” she said. I completely agree with Ms. Long; themesRead More
By Chelsea Branch ’25 The air is getting crisper, and the trees are shedding their last leaves. People are taking out their puffer coats and chunky scarves that were gathering dust under the bed. Winterlude is finally here. Depending on who you ask, these two-and-a-half weeks between fall and winterRead More
By Fiona Fu ’25 Coming to Choate as an international student, long weekends did not excite me. After all, I couldn’t go home, and I didn’t have any family nearby. My friends would pack and go one by one, leaving me to languish in the empty halls of my dormRead More
By Francesca Howard ’26 To emulate the days off from school that students in several school districts in Connecticut get on holidays such as Yom Kippur and Diwali, Choate implemented no-homework-nights into the yearly calendar. For the most part, these nights fall on various religious and cultural holidays throughout theRead More
By Sky Hinton ’26 Do you wish for breakfast for dinner in the dining hall every night? I sincerely hope not, because breakfast is not dinner; it is breakfast. Consuming breakfast for dinner is not healthy nor practical and should be abolished in the dining hall. After long gruesome daysRead More
By Sophia Liao ’25 I remember watching my first Ozempic advertisement on TV as a kid. I barely remembered the content of the advertisement, but for some reason, the famous Ozempic jingle that went along with the commercial stuck with me. Fast forward to now: celebrities all over social media,Read More
By Arjun Pathy ’25 At the beginning of October, President Biden announced a new $9 billion round of student loan forgiveness. This news accompanies the previous debt write-offs that have taken place during Biden’s administration, affecting 3.6 million borrowers and totaling $127 billion. These actions, on the surface, seem toRead More
by Darren Lin ’26 Everyone loves a good “rags to riches” story. A journey from rock bottom to a penthouse overlooking Central Park is always captivating. However, this type of story is no longer just an exciting fantasy; it’s an outdated fairytale. Although I didn’t know it by name, I’veRead More
