Over winter long weekend, Varsity Wrestling traveled to the Hyde School in Bath, Maine, for the annual New England Independent School Wrestling Association’s Class A Tournament. The tournament consisted of wrestlers from prep schools across New England competing in a double-elimination bracket. Overall, the team performed well, with captain HoldenRead More

“Are you really going to eat that pizza?” Midway through my second slice, my gaze set on a third, I looked up to catch my friends engage in an all-too-familiar conversation.  “Yeah?” said my second friend.  “Are you even dedicated to our diet? If you eat that, you can’t comeRead More

On Saturday, January 25, Choate’s Ethics Bowl team won first place out of the 13 teams participating in the Connecticut Regional High School Ethics Bowl at Yale University. The Ethics Bowl team began rigorously preparing for this tournament at the start of the school year. The team initially worked withRead More

  A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be performed in the Paul Mellon Arts Center from February 13 to 15. Because Midsummer takes place in a male-dominated society, Ms. Tracy Ginder-Delventhal, acting teacher and director of the play, wished to also portray the struggle for women’s suffrage and the process ofRead More

  Boys’ JV Ice Hockey added another victory to an already successful season on February 8 with a 10-1 home win against Hamden Hall Country Day School.  Going into the game, Choate boasted a strong record with eight wins, three losses, and two ties. The team had a rare lossRead More

Plenty of college students take time off from school. But few can match the nearly 50 years that Ms. Joyce Maynard, now a 66-year-old sophomore at Yale, took between her first and second years in college.  A renowned American novelist and journalist, Ms. Maynard began her career writing first forRead More

On January 31, Ms. Madeline Perkins retired from Choate after dedicating 40 years to the School. Throughout her career, Ms. Perkins has taken on various roles in the Choate community: she started as a part-time interior designer, worked with the Choate Icahn Scholars Program, and spent her last years onRead More

Lunar New Year, corresponding to the cycle of the moon, is the most festive holiday of the year in China. The 2020 Lunar New Year will be one of the most memorable holidays for my generation, not because of its festivity but because of the plague that has cast aRead More

If the college application process is lengthy and stressful, the College Counseling Office (CCO) remains a profoundly helpful resource, helping juniors dive into the college process prepared and confident. The College Counseling Office assigns one of their 10 counselors to a group of 20 to 30 juniors. Students attend collegeRead More