In 2016, Larry Nassar was arrested on charges of sexual abuse and possession of child pornography. This was after 30 years of working as the athletics trainer for the USA National Gymnastics Team, 19 as the athletic physician at Michigan State University (MSU), 24 as an alleged sexual abuser, damagingRead More
Shortly after lightning struck Hill House this past summer, Choate began an intensive restoration and recovery procedure. There were several issues that the School had to address not only because of the fire but also because of the excessive water damage that affected a majority of the building’s files, furniture,Read More
On Monday, July 22, at around 5:30 p.m., lightning struck the roof of the south end of Hill House, directly above the apartment of former Hill House adviser Dr. Christopher Hogue. The strike ignited a fire that caused major damage to the Hill House complex. The Wallingford Fire Department arrivedRead More
Lucas Sim ’20 released his song “Cliff’s Edge” featuring Riha in September of 2018, and it has since appeared on multiple media and musical platforms, including Spotify and YouTube, where it generated more than a million views. Sim created the basic demo, which he later sent to vocalist Riha. Together,Read More
“Blow for Bojo as bro Jo go goes,” proclaimed last Friday’s headline story of London’s Evening Standard. This tongue twister perfectly summed up the ridicule of this past week’s Brexit antics. Boris Johnson, the new Prime Minister of England, surrendered his majority in Parliament after losing the support of 21Read More
In the first few weeks of school, returning students noticed a shift in the class schedule, most notably that the 30-minute Conference period now begins at 10:30 a.m., and not roughly an hour earlier, as it did last year and the year before. This new schedule comes on the heelsRead More
Girls’ Cross Country After winning the Founders League Championship last season, this year’s Girls’ Varsity Cross Country team will look to build on last season’s success. “We have some strong returners this season, but we are also very lucky to have promising new runners,” said Betsy Overstrum ’20. “We lostRead More
Tommy Styron ’20, a senior from Hamden, recently won the U19 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, which took place at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club in Beach Haven, NJ. Styron won the event with his partner Hayden Earl, a junior from Middletown, R.I., though the pair have sailed together for onlyRead More
On September 3, during Convocation, Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis announced a series of events set to take place during the first weekend of October to celebrate the opening of Ann & George Colony Hall. One event stuck out: on October 3, renowned singer-songwriter John Legend will play aRead More
