It is only natural for us high schoolers to do cringy things during our freshmen year. This is a confusing and uncomfortable time in our lives as we grapple with self-discovery and try desperately to fit in. When I was an underclassman, I did a number of cringe-worthy things thatRead More

After 19 years of teaching at Choate, Dean of Students Mr. Michael Velez ’00 will leave the School at the end of this academic year. On July 1, he will assume his new position as Head of Upper School of Riverdale Country School in the Bronx, New York City.  AsRead More

Every year, student dancers showcase the results of their hard work in the Spring Dance Concert. On stage is a graceful and polished performance; backstage, however, is bursting at the seams with controlled chaos. With over 50 performers in this year’s concert, the dressing rooms were packed. “The energy in theRead More

From March 26 to April 2, Choate Debate Captain Lex Njomin ’23 and Co-Vice Captain Michael Korvyakov ’23 took to Durban, South Africa, for the 2023 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships (WIDPSC). The annual tournament consisted of 16 teams, each representing a nation, comprised of 16 high-school-age students.Read More

Graphic By Yujin Kim ’23 We’ve all heard the infamous phrase, “It’s time to put down the phone,” spoken across the dinner table or silently communicated across the rows during a school meeting. Personally, the phrase haunts me: I think I’ve heard my parents say it a few too manyRead More

Photo courtesy of CNN  On September 6, Conservative Party member Liz Truss became the third female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. During her first month on the job, UK markets lost an estimated value of $500 billion. But it doesn’t end there. There’s reason to believe that the flubsRead More

Every year, the school assigns a mandatory summer reading. And, every year, some students will annotate every page, while others only read the first couple of lines. I always hear people saying (myself included) that summer reads are chronically “boring” and “repetitive.” However, despite regular complaints, to the best ofRead More

Graphic by Brian Yip ’24/The Choate News One of the most popular clubs on campus is the Finance and Investment Club with an email list totaling roughly 340 students. I learned that fun fact at the club’s first meeting of the term. Although I was always aware that finance isRead More

Graphic By Yujin Kim ’23/The Choate News Like boarders, day students, too, have to face the difficult obstacles Choate has to offer. Yet, we aren’t provided the luxury of an older peer to guide us beyond freshman year. While boarders have prefects to help them through the social, academic, andRead More