Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News On the evening of April 12, almost two billion Muslims around the world began Ramadan festivities, and Choate has been hosting events to support its Muslim students and faculty.  Ramadan traditionally falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and this year MuslimsRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News Anti-Asian hate crimes have increased almost 150% in major U.S. cities this past year, according to The New York Times. In response to this dramatic surge and the March 26 shooting,  where eight people, including six Asian-American women, were killed, Choate planned an AsianRead More

Photo by Tyler McLemore/The Choate News Mr. Ned Gallagher is an HPRSS teacher, Varsity Cross Country and Tennis coach, and former Athletic Director. Mr. Gallagher has been an icon in the Choate community for many decades — as evidenced by the countless students who bear his autographed T-shirts. Mr. GallagherRead More

Photo by Tiffany Xiao/The Choate News On April 10, Choate teams faced off against Hotchkiss and, one week later on April 17, took on Taft.  Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse had an intense game against Hotchkiss. Co-Captain Dylan Allen ’21 shot an impressive 8-meter, free-position goal. “It feels surrealRead 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

Art by Melody Qian ’24 To Melody Qian ’24, spring brings beautiful scenery, bright wildlife, and childlike happiness elicited by the emergence of warm weather after a harsh New England winter. Qian reflects this feeling in her art piece, “Cherry Garcia,” which features a scene that has a deep connectionRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News there’s something about you that i will never forget.  i knew you in the fall, barely in the winter,  and i will love you in the spring.  some poppies poke out of the long grass,  climbing up the walls of that old building overRead More

Graphics by Yujin Kim/The Choate News From the ground, sprout the newly born, With hands so small, carrying the shining morning dew. Ducks quacking and goldfinches chirping, Jumping in creeks and flying up high. “Come join!” They sing, “Come join us.” As she dives in deep, Her throat is stuffed.Read More