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New Guidelines Offer Games to Some

New Guidelines Offer Games to Some

April 9, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo courtesy of Choate Flickr As of March 1, Choate entered into a league with four other Connecticut prep schools — Hotchkiss, Loomis, Westminster, and Taft — to start the spring season. The past year has been a public health nightmare for sports around the world. Last fall, Connecticut publicRead More

Connecticut Establishments Celebrate Passover

Connecticut Establishments Celebrate Passover

April 8, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo courtesy of Reuters From March 28 to April 4 this year, Jews celebrated Passover — also known as Pesach — which commemorates the freedom of the Hebrews from enslavement in Egypt. To Rabbi Bruce Alpert of Wallingford’s Beth Israel Synagogue, Passover is the “festival of freedom.”  On the firstRead More

Winter Concert Makes Music Through a Screen

Winter Concert Makes Music Through a Screen

April 6, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo courtesy of the Choate Arts Department From the playful and lighthearted to the delicate and graceful, the Winter Concert indulged the Choate community with its yearly performance on Friday, March 26. At the end of every winter term, the Winter Concert showcases the hard work of music students andRead More

Community Gathers for Second Conversation on Pan-Asian Identity

February 26, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On February 19, the School came together over Zoom for a Community Conversation on Pan-Asian identity. Students and faculty were required to attend the event. The topics discussed included questions about whether Pan-Asian-identifying members of the  community have experienced increased anti-Asian and xenophobia after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic;Read More

Abby Lu ’22 Elected Student Body President

February 26, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On February 8, Choate held its first-ever fully virtual Student Council election. In previous years, students not only listened to candidates’ speeches in-person in the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC) or Colony Hall, but they also filled out their ballots in the dining hall. This year, however, both parts ofRead More

Head of Student and Academic Life Position to Replace Associate Head of School

Head of Student and Academic Life Position to Replace Associate Head of School

February 26, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/The Choate News With the announcement of Associate Head of School Ms. Kathleen Wallace’s retirement, Choate has created a new role, the Head of Student and Academic Life, to replace the Associate Head of School position. The Head of Student and Academic Life will form a bridgeRead More

Humans of Wallingford

Humans of Wallingford

February 26, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Over the past few decades, Wallingford has evolved from a rural farm town into a home for many small, family-owned businesses. From barbers and flower shops to restaurants and breweries, Wallingford is now recognized by local residents for its wide range of unique establishments, all of which contribute to aRead More

A Rocky Winter Season for Choate’s Climbers

A Rocky Winter Season for Choate’s Climbers

February 26, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo courtesy of Choate Flickr In December, the Choate Athletic Department announced that all students that were planning to play an intramural sport would be enrolled in “Physical Wellness” instead. Among other restrictions, the School limited occupancy in the fitness center to a maximum of 14 people. One of theRead More

On The Sidelines With J.D.

On The Sidelines With J.D.

February 26, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo courtesy of Choate Flickr Mr. Jim Davidson, commonly known as JD, is a HPRSS teacher well known for his commitments outside of the classroom, namely as a coach for numerous sports teams. Mr. Davidson started coaching Boys’ Thirds Basketball in the winter of 1976, when he was in graduateRead More