This year, prospective students coming to campus for revisit days are in for a treat. As is tradition, the Choate Symphony Orchestra is performing a bright, upbeat piece for families — one that they’ve been perfecting all year. These performances, which have occured on all three revisit days, are sureRead More

Earlier this term, I voted for my form’s representatives on the Judicial Committee. During their speeches, the candidates made a variety of arguments for why they should get our vote. While some pointed out their prior experience, others shared anecdotes in an effort to illustrate that they are both honestRead More

On March 26, 2019, Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis announced this year’s Commencement speaker: Choate alumnus Lorenzo di Bonaventura ’76, a renowned movie producer and recipient of the 2019 Alumni Award. di Bonaventura will deliver his speech on May 26. In his announcement, Dr. Curtis provided a summary ofRead More

For the first time, Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has found his name and “scandal” in the same sentence. A month ago, former Canada Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould accused the prime minister of pressuring her to drop prosecution against SNC-Lavalin, a prominent engineering firm. The company, based in Trudeau’s homeRead More

  During Choate’s spring break earlier this month, Will Wu ’19 attended the 50th U.S. National Indoor Championships for Archery in Fiskdale, Massachusetts, and won first place in his division. With an average score of 8.50 points out of ten points per shot on 120 total shots, Wu took firstRead More

A wonderfully unique addition to Wallingford’s myriad of restaurants, Pacific Buffet offers a selection of Asian cuisine in a buffet style fashion. The owner and manager of the restaurant, Tommy Zhuo, is known in Wallingford for his work with both Pacific Buffet and Funju noodle bar. His restaurants are locatedRead More

When I was little, my mother warned me against becoming the swimmer who drowned. She told me, “The swimmer drowned because she overestimated herself. She was overconfident.” For years, I believed the moral of the story was to stray away from arrogance. However, upon further reflection, I realized that itRead More

On Monday, March 25, the Environment Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly approved a bill that seeks to eliminate single-use plastic bags across the state. If it is passed by the state legislature, the proposed bill would take effect on January 1 of 2020. Many towns in Connecticut have alreadyRead More

Too Often, Shooting Survivors’ Mental Health is Neglected   For the past two weeks, people across the country have been mourning the loss of three people to apparent suicide. These suicides seem to have been caused by one common factor: the mass shootings that turned their lives upside down. SydneyRead More