Last Thursday, Amanda Benneh ’24, a returning sophomore from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, and Lilli Schmidt-Engelbertz ’23, a new junior from Hamburg, Germany, were complete strangers. After a lunch conversation featuring high-stacked plates, curly fries, and ketchup, the two girls left with a broadened perspective and perhaps a new friend. Read More

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom ’24 Go to any sports game and you’ll likely see Ramsey Scott ’22 squatting along the sidelines behind a large camera. Scott discovered his love for photography at Choate and has since used his skills to capture action shots for sports teams across campus.  A participantRead More

Photo by Sofia Munoz ’23 Running and relaxing are two words you don’t often hear together. That is until you talk to one of the members of the Choate Boys’ Cross Country team. For them, the day before a five-kilometer race is a day to wind down, loosen up, andRead More

Starting in early September, students began making their way back to campus to prepare for the new year — prefects began their Community Leadership Initiative (CLI) and athletes began preseason training. To begin the transition to the new year, the School resumed opening day events, which had been canceled lastRead More

Following a tumultuous and challenging year and a half, Choate has fully reopened for the 2021-2022 academic year, resuming in-person classes along with a full catalogue of extracurricular opportunities in athletics, the arts, and student clubs. Despite Choate’s campus-wide vaccination rate of over 99%, the School has maintained the previousRead More

Graphic by Zoe Nevel/The Choate News For years, the Symphony Orchestra has earned a reputation for being a prestigious ensemble with talented musicians performing challenging repertoires. Being a member of the ensemble requires a large commitment: students rehearse three times a week, attend mandatory 70-minute private lessons weekly, and frequentlyRead More

Ms. Parks in front of Ann and George Colony Hall. Last month, Ms. Sandra Parks became the new director of the Arts Department, following the departure of Ms. Kalya Yannatos. In her new role, Ms. Parks oversees the visual arts, music, theater, and dance programs while supporting and advocating forRead More

The Choate Arts Concentration (Arts Con) signature program is an immersing and rigorous opportunity for students with passion and talent for the visual or performing arts to further their expertise. It provides students with enrichment opportunities in music, theatre, visual arts, and dance. Students are given the freedom to chooseRead More

After two years, the newly coed Hill House reopened with a slew of new features, including fingerprint locks. The new school year marks new beginnings for the entire Choate campus, but especially so for Hill House. After a 2019 fire caused significant water damage, the School began renovating the historicRead More