On Sunday, April 25, nearly 400 Choate students boarded eight buses from the School’s Worthington Johnson Athletic Center and rode to the Pratt and Whitney Airfield in East Hartford, where they received a  dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.  For many students, receiving a free vaccination brought great relief amidRead More

After a school year marked by quarantines, remote learning, and a closed campus, students and their families welcomed the news two weeks ago that Choate will hold the commencement ceremony in person for the Class of 2021. The School will allow students to invite guests to Wallingford to observe theRead More

Although this year has been unlike any other, seniors have been making the most out of their last weeks on campus — including, it seems, their last trips across campus. Recently, it has become more and more common to see seniors zipping around the School on scooters. Scooters aren’t onlyRead More

Have you ever wondered what Choate was like 10, 50, or  100 years ago? This spring, Ms. Ellen Devine’s freshman English class is incorporating the Choate archives, movies set at boarding schools, and contemporary novels to study the history of Choate and college-preparatory schools in general. Ms. Devine, who isRead More

Any Choate student will tell you that campus is far from a bore, with two I.M. Pei-designed buildings, a five-kilometer cross country course, and a three-story student activities center. What many students don’t know is that Choate is also home to a farm, known as Paddock Farm, located near theRead More

On April 19, the School held the Pratt-Packard Declamation Contest. The competition concluded with Adrienne Chacón ’22  winning first place, Julian Hurley ’22 winning second, Simone Johnson ’23 winning third, and Kenadi Waymire ’22 winning fourth. The Pratt-Packard Declamation Contest is an annual speech competition named after two former teachers:Read More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News Sarfarna Ala Europa, a song every Syrian child knows by heart, is rhythmic, up-beat, and pop-inspired. The lyrics, however, depict the suffering and fear of the weary refugee. One doesn’t need to know Arabic to understand the song’s meaning, nor the effect of theRead More

After inoculating healthcare workers, India began a vaccine rollout for those over 60 /Photo courtesy of Getty Images Amid the rapid arrival of the new variant and relaxed restrictions, India has become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, surpassing 400,000 confirmed cases in a single day. Hospitals and crematoriumsRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News After months stuck inside because of the pandemic, with no one but my family to talk to, coming to Choate was a breath of fresh air. I went from sitting through dull dinner conversations and watching YouTube in my room to socializing with differentRead More