Archive for September, 2018

The Wallingford Station is one of three new stations connected to the CTrail train service. Photo courtesy of Stephan Grüterin

New Train Service Gives Town Fast And Affordable Connections

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Travelling throughout Connecticut has become a whole lot easier. In mid-June, the Connecticut government opened the CTrail Hartford Line, a government-funded train service connecting stations in New Haven, Wallingford, Meriden, Berlin, Hartford, Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Springfield, Massachusetts. Other lines will eventually connect passengers to Boston, Vermont, and New YorkRead More

Mr. George Pyne ’84 Inspires Student-Athletes

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Not every 53-year-old can claim to have served as a senior officer of NASCAR, the president of IMG, and the founder a successful international business, on top of many other notable accomplishments. This, however, is the life of Choate alumnus Chris Pyne IV ’84, who spoke to hundreds of Choate’sRead More

When in Rome…

When in Rome…

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Ciao! Catch up with our students in Rome, and see what’s happening abroad. Natarsha Yan ’21 reflects on her and two others’ experience in their first few weeks [Photo by Natarsha Yan ’21].

Community Adjusts to Implementation of Reach Sign-in System

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

During the first weeks back on campus, many students are busy readapting themselves to life at Choate. This year, however, one of the most prominent and unprecedented adjustments for students is the streamlined implementation of Reach as a daily sign-out program. Mr. Will Morris, the Associate Dean of Students andRead More

School Embraces iPad Pros and Apple Classroom

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On a weekday afternoon outdoors on the Choate Rosemary Hall campus, biology students now tote identical iPads, taking photographs of nature, organizing them on Notability, and annotating with their Bluetooth-connected Apple Pencils. As of the beginning of the 2018-2019 academic year, the School fully implemented the new iPad Pro ProgramRead More

Beyond-the-Wall Sale Helps Decorate Choate Dorms

Beyond-the-Wall Sale Helps Decorate Choate Dorms

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Last Friday, September 14, the highly anticipated annual Beyond the Wall poster sale took over the first floor of St. John, with more than 10,000 posters for students to choose from. As always, this sale provided an opportunity for them to not only upgrade their rooms, but also to giveRead More

In New Tradition, Head Prefects Speak at Matriculation

In New Tradition, Head Prefects Speak at Matriculation

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

This fall began the inaugural year of the Head Prefects’ speeches, which were presented during Matriculation on Monday, September 3. Head Prefects Owen Collins ’19 and Abi Rivas ’19 addressed new students with words of wisdom and comfort after the incoming students signed their names in their respective form’s MatriculationRead More

PMAC Arts Festival to Debut in October

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

At 7:30 p.m. on October 19, 2018, the first PMAC Arts Festival will take place. Students will fill the PMAC courtyard with all disciplines of art offered at Choate — dance, visual arts, slam poetry, theatre, singing, and music. Though this festival is a new event, both Ms. Kalya Yannatos,Read More

Takeout Guide

Takeout Guide

September 21, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Iron Chef: Rated best Japanese restaurant of 2017 by the Record-Journal, Iron Chef’s North Colony Road location is not just an atmospheric place to enjoy a sushi roll or a steaming plate of hibachi, but also a convenient takeout spot. The owner of Iron Chef, David Chen, opened the restaurantRead More