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 A president’s first 100 days sets the expectation for their remaining time in office. President Joe Biden’s first 100 days, which ended on April 28, were spent addressing the two biggest crises in the US: the coronavirus pandemic and the economy. His intention hasRead 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
Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News I’m waiting in the passenger seat of the car, staring into the side mirror at a gas station. I get confused; I see myselfmoving in the mirror, but I’m sitting still. It isn’t until the person in the mirror gets into her car andRead More
The steady hum of the bus pierced my thoughts. The ride felt unusually rough that day, though perhapsthat was just the feeling of my heart pounding with anticipation and trepidation. Outside the window, I saw the familiar flashes of Wallingford — the subway that took me an hour to findRead More
During the recent Community Conversation on Jewish identity, Director of Equity and Inclusion Dr. Rachel Myers announced the topic of the next, and final, Community Conversation of the year. As leaders of the Hispanic Latiné Forum (HLF), we had hoped Dr. Myers would say that the conversation would feature HispanicRead More
Photo Courtesy of Cassatt Boatwright/The Choate News I was first introduced to Choate when my older brother, Wesley Boatwright ’22, started applying to high schools. He had just come home from a long and tiring high school fair and threw a stack of boarding school brochures onto my lap. AlthoughRead More
