As one of the most central buildings on campus, the Sally Hart Lodge and Alumni Center is also one of the most obscure. Built in 1850 by Roderic Curtis, a descendant of one of the 38 founders of Wallingford, what is now known as the Sally Hart Lodge served asRead More

Director of Institutional Research Mr. Corey Wrinn began a project this academic year that will tie together the entire experience of a Choate student. The project will consist of two major components: the new student survey administered, which was administered for the first time last August, and the sixth-form survey,Read More

Once Choate applicants receive their acceptance letters, they are enthusiastically invited to revisit campus, so they may better make a final decision on whether or not they will come to our school. During each annual round of Spring Visit days, the Choate community puts a tremendous effort into welcoming acceptedRead More

As seniors finalize their college plans, senior spring traditions encourage students to end their time at Choate and think about their exciting futures ahead. Incendium Founded approximately ten years ago by Mr. James Yanelli, Director of Student Activities, this tradition of burning rejection letters on the SAC patio started whenRead More

Senior class rings, once a treasured tradition at Choate, have significantly declined in sales recently, as students have started to see them as impractical and unaffordable. The tradition is not regarded as “out-dated” by students; many seniors believe that class rings would serve as a great reminder of Choate. However,Read More

Students, faculty, and families packed into the Mellon Library Reading Room last Sunday, eager for “One Thousand and One Flavors,” a Middle Eastern dinner hosted by the Arabic Club. Co-presidents Amira Nazer ’17 and Lucas Ferrer ’17 and their faculty adviser, Mr. Georges Chahwan, Choate’s Arabic and Middle Eastern StudiesRead More

Prospective students and families flooded onto Choate’s campus on Tuesday, March 27, marking the first of three Spring Visit days. Despite the cold, rainy weather, the Choate Admissions Office and community gave the newly admitted individuals a warm welcome to campus. Mr. Amin Gonzalez, the new Director of Admissions, said,Read More

This past Saturday, Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse played Exeter in their first game of the season. Although the team fought hard, they came up just short against a strong Exeter team. Exeter has proved to be a formidable foe, as Girls’ Varsity lost to them last year too. Choate took theRead More

Since the Industrial Revolution, economic barriers have fettered the world’s transition to alternative energy sources. While the United Nations (U.N.) has roped various nations into many different treaties and non-binding agreements, a lack of concrete action has rendered efforts useless. In less  developed nations, a lack of funding stands asRead More