On January 20, Choate sent a bus full of students to participate in the Women’s March in Hartford, Connecticut. They joined thousands of other activists who spoke about issues ranging from reproductive rights to racial equality to issues in the LGBTQ+ community. Art was used throughout this event, through posters,Read More
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
On January 19, the U.S. government shut down for the first time in four years due to an inability to agree on a bill to fund the government. After the shutdown, legislators bickered and blamed the opposite party over and over again so as to avoid taking responsibility for theirRead More
This past Tuesday, as I grabbed a seat in the last row of the balcony, I could not fathom why I had to attend this School Meeting. Why should I, a sixth-former some months from graduation, have to listen to repetitive rhetoric leaving the mouths of students whose leadership wouldRead More
The internet, of course, has drastically changed the way we interact with one another, as well as negatively affected the way we see ourselves. Too often, it’s “Did you see what she posted?” or “Did you hear what he DM’ed her?,” and as a result, we often lack a levelRead More
This coming spring, Choate will stage Bring It On, the hit Broadway musical based on the eponymous cult classic movie. Bring It On features the music and lyrics of Tom Kitt, Amanda Green, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Lin-Manuel Miranda is most famously known for his work on the Tony-award winning musicalRead More
Last week, Choate’s Spiritual Life Team held the Open House for All Peoples Week. Starting on Sunday, January 21 and lasting until Sunday, January 28, the open house was organized for all students, with various events held throughout the week. The Reverend Ally Brundige, Director of Spiritual Life, said, “TheRead More
This year’s winner of the Goodyear Presentations in World History is Ariel Kim, who explored how the Black Death helped lay the foundation for modernity in Europe. The fourth year of the sophomore Goodyear Presentations in World History concluded with four finalists, who delivered speeches centering on history in frontRead More
