Archive for February, 2019

Surviving the Epidemic of Negativity

February 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Students often complain about how disadvantaged they are compared to others. Others have money. Others have connections. Others have it better than I do. I’ve heard many comments of this nature, and I myself have certainly been guilty of them. It’s in human nature to complain about the advantages othersRead More

An Antidote to Modern Woes:  Uninstalling All Social Media

An Antidote to Modern Woes: Uninstalling All Social Media

February 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

During vacations, Choate students’ social media accounts are often strung together by a similar set of features. Though I’ve seen everything from a classmate’s community service trip to Peru to a friend skydiving over Australia, I find that most of my peers don’t hesitate to fill their Instagram pages withRead More

Scrapbooks made by Choate and Rosemary Hall alums are now on display in the library. Photo by Pinn Chirathivat/The Choate News

Alumni Memories Bound In Scrapbooks

February 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

There is nothing short of magic lingering in the Choate library archives. Each book spine you run your finger across preserves a corner of history waiting to be discovered. Among them is a Rosemary Hall collection of scrapbooks that has rendered memories of past years timeless. Over the summer, severalRead More

Student Directed Scenes Invoke ‘Roller Coaster of Emotions’

Student Directed Scenes Invoke ‘Roller Coaster of Emotions’

February 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On January 25 and 26, Student Directed Scenes (SDS), an annual stage production created by students in Directing, was put on in Gelb Theater. Those involved in the show recently reflected on the performance. Ethan Luk ’20, director of a scene from Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice, is very proud of howRead More

What Are Your Tips for Staying Warm?

What Are Your Tips for Staying Warm?

February 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

As we pass the halfway point in winter term — and the school year — it becomes difficult to stay motivated with long periods of gloomy weather. This year’s winter term contained one day with below-zero temperatures and high winds, followed by a day with a high in the 50s.Read More

Above: Graphic by Chandler Littleford / The Choate News

An Antidote to Modern Woes: Uninstalling All Social Media

February 1, 2019 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

  During vacations, Choate students’ social media accounts are often strung together by a similar set of features. Though I’ve seen everything from a classmate’s community service trip to Peru to a friend skydiving over Australia, I find that most of my peers don’t hesitate to fill their Instagram pagesRead More