Finding someone who plays the bagpipes, a rather eccentric instrument that originated in Scotland, feels rare, especially when the play is merely for recreation — most bagpipers play competitively or in Scottish military service. But three members of the Choate community — Crawford Sargent ’19, Cam Kelley ’19, and RoryRead More
As a four-year starter on the Girls’ Varsity Water Polo, goalie Sydney Klakeg ’19 is the backbone of the team and one of the best water polo goalies in New England. Her skill in the cage has already been showcased this season with key victories against Staples High SchoolRead More
Choate’s revamped Earth Week, a week-long series of events organized by the Conservation-Proctors and the Sustainability Committee to promote environmental consciousness on campus, began this past Monday, April 8, and ends on Sunday, April 15. Earth Week launched with Project eARTh, a new event that replaced the Trashion Show fromRead More
On the first Tuesday of each month, the Wallingford Public Library Play Readers gather at the WPL to do read-throughs of popular plays, monologues, skits, and even movie scenes. To celebrate their fifth anniversary and as a tribute to Neil Simon, who passed away last year, the WPL Play ReadersRead More
On March 27, Arts Concentration students went on a field trip to the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven. While the main purpose of the field trip was to watch a production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, students from all areas of the Arts Concentration Program, not just those involved in theater,Read More
Their plays may be conceived, written, and directed by just one person, but they’re anything but one-dimensional. Tyler Redlitz ’19 and Simi Sachdeva ’19 have been building their own plays, titled “The Doors Left Shut” and “Forty Minutes” since their junior springs; now, these two playwrights are preparing to presentRead More
While most Choate students relaxed over their spring break, athletes preparing for the upcoming spring season trained all over the United States. From Florida to Nevada, spring sports teams including Girls’ and Boys’ Lacrosse, Girls’ and Boys’ Crew, Boys’ Baseball, and Boys’ Tennis used preseason training trips both toRead More
“I’ll do it later.” On several occasions, many of my friends skip both breakfast and lunch in order to cram more work in. Kids stay up until 4 a.m. multiple times a week because they’re putting off work until the last possible second. Students here at Choate are under massiveRead More
Revisit week is an annual event for the Choate community, and for many current students, the week is full of excitement and energy as they try to attract as many accepted students to Choate as possible. For athletic teams in particular, the tactics used to draw prospective students involve aRead More
