The Committee on Student Activities (COSA) aims to facilitate club life while executing the mission of the School.  This has led many students to view this organization as a kind of “club police,” shutting down student groups as it sees fit. In fact, COSA is not involved in many suchRead More

By now, we’ve all heard in countless emails about how “unprecedented and uncertain” this year has become. Students and teachers have endured months of online learning, and when we do eventually return to campus, it will still be far from the quintessential Choate experience we have come to know andRead 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

Dr. Liza Talusan’s Diversity Day Keynote Speech, titled “Activist or Act? As If!,”highlighted the importance of taking constructive action to improve society. Many Choate students engage in activism in spheres from environmentalism to sexism. Although it may seem difficult to do so at a young age, several students have managedRead More

With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, Choate’s Chinese Club has once again started preparing for celebrations. Since many Choate students take part in the holiday, the club will be hosting a banquet in the Student Activities Center on Friday, January 24. In addition, the Chinese Club will be sellingRead More

The use of TikTok, a video sharing app created by a Beijing-based company, has become widespread on the Choate campus, particularly with the underclassmen. Like other social media, TikTok is entertaining, but it can become quite addicting. While some Choate students fully enjoy using the app, others have found itRead More

The tradition of class rings “can be traced as far back in time to ancient Egypt,” according to Herff Jones, the company that makes class rings for Choate. Although class rings date far back, their sales have remained consistently low. Their expensive price is an unappealing factor that sways ChoateRead More