Before even matriculating at Choate, students are aware of the School’s numerous Signature Academic Programs: Advanced Robotics Concentration (ARC), Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Arts Concentration, Capstone, Environmental Immersion Program (EIP), John F. Kennedy ’35 Program in Government and Public Service (JFK), Study Abroad, and Science Research Program (SRP).Read More

“I’ll do it later.” On several occasions, many of my friends skip both breakfast and lunch in order to cram more work in. Kids stay up until 4 a.m. multiple times a week because they’re putting off work until the last possible second. Students here at Choate are under massiveRead More

In one of your classes, you have probably encountered the contrarian: a student enamored with skepticism who disagrees with everything — ostensibly for the sake of disagreement. Contrarianism, although formally defined as the rejection of popular opinion, is usually attached to this negative connotation. Knowing this, should contrarianism have aRead More

Early this fall, on the bus returning from the annual Camp Hazen prefect retreat, Will Brown ’19 and Matt Cuomo ’19 decided to start a club dedicated to Game of Thrones. The popular HBO fantasy drama is based on George R. R. Martin’s bestselling series A Song of Ice andRead More

Behind the walls of Edsall House, an antique kitchen was discovered during renovation. Learn more about the process of dorm renovation and future plans for it [Photo courtesy of Jim Ferranti].

After being in the White House for more than a year, First Lady of the United States Melania Trump officially announced her first initiative, Be Best, on May 7. Be Best is a program for American children that promises to target the opioid crisis, improve overall well-being, and eradicate cyberbullyingRead More

If a student struggles at Choate, she is sometimes left with no alternative but to seek help. Still, many students opt out of going to counseling. Why is that? After all, the counseling department seems incredibly accessible. The counselors are on the second floor of the Pratt Health Center, andRead More

Ms. Rachel Schwartz, a key engineer for NASA in their push to put humans on Mars, stopped by campus last Friday, March 23 to talk to students about her career and her experiences working with the space program. Ms. Schwartz is the Senior Project Engineer on the Orion program, aRead More

My first thought was: that’s not Michelle Obama. Certain differences struck me: her nose was too pointed, her nostrils were too large, her cheekbones were too low. Still, I found myself curious about the former First Lady’s new portrait in the National Portrait Gallery. When I discussed my opinion withRead More