Archive for February, 2018

Girls’ Varsity Basketball Edges Suffield Academy

February 2, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Following an impressive win over Taft  on Friday night, Girls’ Varsity Basketball began its next game ready to continue its winning streak against another talented team. Going into the game with a record of 12-3, a win against Suffield’s strong team would boost the girls in the New England rankings.Read More

A Short Look into Long Weekend

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Choate Rosemary Hall is one of the busiest high schools in the country. With rigorous academics, challenging athletic programs, prestigious arts programs, and diverse club opportunities, students constantly keep themselves busy — maybe too busy. To provide students time to get enough rest or spend time with their families, ChoateRead More

President Trump’s tariffs affect commodities such as solar panels.

Trump’s Tariffs Risk America’s Future with Asia

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President Donald Trump P’00, who campaigned on a promise to create more jobs for American workers, slapped steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines — industries mainly driven by countries in East Asia such as South Korea and China — in hopes that these tariffs, and theRead More

In Annual Rite, Tuition Stops Paying Choate’s bill

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Many students at Choate may assume that the School runs off of the funds that come from students’ tuition alone. However, tuition only provides the funds for about half of the school year. Mr. Matt McDonald, Director of Financial Aid and Associate Director of Admissions, said, “Students pay a tuition,Read More

The Choate Network blocks three groups of sites: pornography, gambling, and those promote hate groups.

Despite Web Filtering, Community Satisfied with Choate Network

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Amidst great uproar, the FCC’s Republican majority voted to repeal Obama-era net neutrality mandates on December 14, 2017. This change means that in the near future, internet service providers will be able to create slow and fast lanes for use and block content and applications that they disagree with. However,Read More

New Streaming Service Provides Access to Over 25,000 Films

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The staff of the Andrew Mellon Library have recently introduced the Kanopy Streaming Service to the Choate community. This online service contains over 30,000 free films, including many of the works of Ken Burns and PBS documentaries. The process of introducing the service started six months ago when Ms. CourtneyRead More

Students participate in a vigil In Benton, Kentucky, on January 23.

IT IS PAST TIME TO ACT ON GUN CONTROL

February 2, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On the morning of Tuesday, January 23, a child walked into Marshall County High School in Kentucky, wielding his mother’s handgun. The unnamed 15-year-old proceeded to shoot 18 people. Two were killed: Bailey Holt and Preston Cope, both 15. This tragedy marked the eleventh school shooting in the first monthRead More

Zach Vandale ’21 has been a valuable long term addition to Boys’ Varsity Hockey.

On the Ice with Zach Vandale ’21

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This winter, Boys’ Varsity Hockey has one freshman: Zach Vandale ’21. While he is the only member from his class and a day student, Vandale has had no problems fitting in with the team and adjusting quickly to the higher level of hockey. Associate Editor Dan Brockett ’19 sat downRead More

Ms. Ellen Kaidanow (left) with her mother-in-law, also named Ellen Kaidanow, a Holocaust survivor.

Relative of Holocaust Survivor Encourages Being an Upstander

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As a part of the annual Spiritual Life’s Open House for All Peoples Week, a relative of a holocaust survivor was invited to campus: Ms. Ellen Kaidanow shared the story of her mother-in-law, who is also named Ellen Kaidanow, at school meeting on Tuesday, January 23. This event was organizedRead More