After three years without wellness blocks at Choate, the program finally returned on Friday, January 20. Due to Diversity Day on Monday, January 16, and the special schedule for the week, students had a half-day that Friday, and what would usually be F and G-block was instead spent as aRead More

These days, one can’t get far on Choate’s campus without encountering a screen of some sort. Every study room in the Student Activities Center contains a television. Choate-provided iPads bounce in the backpacks of each student. Even after the School’s days of remote learning, a virtual student display lingers nextRead More

Graphic by Yunjin Kim ’23 The first week back on campus, I began asking my friends what they thought of Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights. The consensus was clear: many students found the text to be less than delightful.After attempting to power through the collection of essayettes at theRead More

Almost anyone who has walked around campus has heard the common Choate student complaints: “I’m so tired. This is my third coffee today.” “I have two tests, three projects, one essay, four meetings …” “I really hope it rains today so sports practice will be canceled.” All of the studentsRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News After months stuck inside because of the pandemic, with no one but my family to talk to, coming to Choate was a breath of fresh air. I went from sitting through dull dinner conversations and watching YouTube in my room to socializing with differentRead More

Photo Courtesy of Cassatt Boatwright/The Choate News I was first introduced to Choate when my older brother, Wesley Boatwright ’22, started applying to high schools. He had just come home from a long and tiring high school fair and threw a stack of boarding school brochures onto my lap. AlthoughRead More

This has been a crazy winter term! First, we were online, and my schedule was _____ (adjective). I couldn’t believe that I had _______ (course name) class at 5 am! The Inauguration also happened, which was really interesting to watch. I loved ________’s (celebrity) outfit, and of course, it soonRead More

As on-campus students endured the mandatory Covid-19 quarantine period, the food provided to them by the campus dining service, SAGE, remained a chief complaint. Without the dining hall’s range of options and the ability to order food, students were left with the three daily meals and an occasional snack. But,Read More

When the world’s nonstop news cycle becomes too overwhelming, sometimes all one can do is curl up with a book and escape to a faraway fictional place. This week, I caught up with avid readers here at Choate to talk about their favorite books. “The Song of Achilles, by MadelineRead More