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Local Citizens Protest for  Civil Rights in “Rally Against Hate”

Local Citizens Protest for Civil Rights in “Rally Against Hate”

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by The Record Journal On Saturday, August 15, more than 100 people gathered outside the Wallingford Town Hall for the Rally Against Hate — an event aimed to promote peace in communities by uniting against systemic racism. Motivated by the recent police killings of George Floyd and other BlackRead More

Today, Activism Comes Out Bit by Bit

Today, Activism Comes Out Bit by Bit

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

“We have moved from the era of civil rights to the era of human rights,” said Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in May of 1967. This idea has endured across decades and is evident in today’s galvanized youth, many of whom have spent the past summer demanding justice forRead More

Social Media Activism:  Bringing Buried Stories to Light

Social Media Activism: Bringing Buried Stories to Light

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

In recent months, we have increasingly read in our social-media feeds of the often traumatic experiences on campus of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and LGBTQIA+ students from the Instagram accounts @BlackatChoateOfficial, @LifeatChoate, and @QueeratChoate. Each Instagram account advocates in its own way for a more equitable and justRead More

New Year, New Goals

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

By now, we’ve all heard in countless emails about how “unprecedented and uncertain” this year has become. Students and teachers have endured months of online learning, and when we do eventually return to campus, it will still be far from the quintessential Choate experience we have come to know andRead More

Arts Family Tree Sprouts Connections Between New Artists and Mentors

Arts Family Tree Sprouts Connections Between New Artists and Mentors

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

This year, students seeking guidance from veteran artists can find it through the new Arts Family Tree, a networking and mentorship program started by Sabrina Carlier ’21 that connects artists from different disciplines and backgrounds. The program aims to provide a close-knit support system for artists, where experienced upperclassmen canRead More

“Choate Creates” Showcases Student Art

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The social isolation of the last six months has given Choate students across the globe time to find a new interest or pick up an old hobby. When virtual learning began this past spring term, Joy An ’23 worried that without access to campus and the physical sense of community,Read More

Renaissance Ensemble Rises From the Pandemic

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Art can often be a response to current events and changes in culture or a reflection of people’s emotions during tumultuous times. Galvanized by the recent calls for racial and social justice, as well as the ongoing pandemic, students at Choate joined students from five other New England schools —Read More

Theater, A Cappella, and Music Ensembles Kick Off the Year with Online Auditions

Theater, A Cappella, and Music Ensembles Kick Off the Year with Online Auditions

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Tony Lee/The Choate News Since last year’s virtual spring term, Choate’s theater, music ensembles, and a cappella groups have adapted to the School’s “new normal” and are ready to embark upon the 2020-2021 school year with innovative ideas to solve the difficulties imposed by distance learning — startingRead More

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on the Field

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on the Field

September 25, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

This summer, inspired by nationwide protests against police violence and systemic inequality, Choate students turned to social media to share their accounts of racism at Choate. An often overlooked aspect of these stories is the role that race and inclusion play in sports on campus.  Mr. Charlie Fuentes, one ofRead More