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School Mandates Use of Contact Tracing App

School Mandates Use of Contact Tracing App

February 12, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News As students returned to campus for hybrid learning two weeks ago, the Choate administration announced that all students living on campus are now required to download and run a contact tracing app on their smartphones.  The app, from a company called Trace Innovations, canRead More

SAC Celebrates Super Bowl LV the Covid Way

SAC Celebrates Super Bowl LV the Covid Way

February 12, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Gonzalo Castillo/The Choate News With the overarching goal of helping students both on and off-campus destress and regain some sense of normalcy, Director of Student Activities Ms. Alexa Long saw an opportunity in Super Bowl LV, which was played between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa BayRead More

Groups Partner to Improve Asian Student Mental Health

February 12, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On February 10, the Asian Student Association (ASA) hosted an event in partnership with Compassionate Home Action Together (CHATogether), an Asian mental wellness initiative founded by Dr. Eunice Yuen, a Yale researcher and child psychiatrist specializing in Asian and Asian-American mental health. The event consisted of a scene played outRead More

Latest Community Conversation Explores Pan-Asian Identity

Latest Community Conversation Explores Pan-Asian Identity

February 12, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Maddie Dubrinsky/The Choate News On Wednesday, February 3, the School hosted its fourth Community Conversation, this time on Pan-Asian identity. The discussion offered Pan-Asian-identifying students an opportunity to share their experiences in response to randomly selected questions submitted anonymously by community members, such as “What do you treasureRead More

Day Students Reflect on Their New Boarding Life

Day Students Reflect on Their New Boarding Life

February 12, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Jessica Wu/The Choate News On the weekend of January 29, Choate welcomed students back to campus for the hybrid portion of winter term. However, due to rising public health concerns, the Choate administration implemented a boarding-only model. Since many boarding students decided not to return to campus thisRead More

Connecticut Celebrates Black History Month

Connecticut Celebrates Black History Month

February 12, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo Courtesy of CHS In honor of this year’s Black History Month, organizations across Connecticut are hosting events to celebrate, reflect on, and teach about the Black Identity. This year’s Black History Month theme, as announced by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, is “BlackRead More

Valentine’s Day Blooms in Wallingford

Valentine’s Day Blooms in Wallingford

February 12, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Trista LeBlanc Serbyn/The Choate News Despite restrictions set in place by the Covid-19 pandemic, love is in the air in Wallingford as the town prepares socially-distant Valentine’s Day celebrations. The Green Petal, a Wallingford flower shop, has been busy preparing flower bouquets for many locals looking to spreadRead More

An Athlete’s guide to music

An Athlete’s guide to music

February 12, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Rose Shen/The Choate News Every Choate student has a unique way of exercising and competing, but almost all of these routines share one important piece: the workout playlist. Whether they have rap, smooth jazz, country classics, or a mix of all three, each playlist is different, and manyRead More

It’s Time Women’s Sports Get The Respect Deserve

It’s Time Women’s Sports Get The Respect Deserve

February 12, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/The Choate News On February 3, Choate celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Created in 1987, this national holiday honors the achievements and contributions of female athletes in the United States, while also recognizing the progress still needed to achieve equality for women in sports.Read More