Among the many activities that Choate students participated in over spring break were three major school-sponsored trips: one to Costa Rica (March 2 to March 9), one to Arizona (March 2 to March 12), and one to Mexico (March 9 to March 16). The Costa Rica trip focused on scientificRead More

Students were rendered speechless as six of their classmates delivered speeches at school meeting this past Tuesday. Named after former Choate dean and public speaking and drama teacher E. Stanley Pratt and former head of the Choate History Department H. Jeremy Packard ’55, the Pratt-Packard Declamation Contest is a decades-longRead More

    On Tuesday, February 19, students gathered in the PMAC and Getz Auditorium for the biannual Thalheimer Lecture. This year, Dr. Jonathan Haidt was invited to speak, and he shared with the Choate community a talk on moral psychology and its applications. Following his speech, Vincenzo DiNatale ’19 andRead More

  On Monday, January 21, the Choate community celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by participating in a schoolwide Diversity Day. Like previous Diversity Days, immense work was put into preparing a successful day full of thought-provoking experiences. Over the last several months, Dr. Keith Hinderlie, Director of Equity andRead More

Diversity is actively celebrated at Choate, and students are encouraged to express and share their cultures with the community. Last Friday, the Choate South Asian Association (CSAA) hosted a special dinner to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu, Jain, and Sikh festival of lights. There weren’t fireworks, though students enjoyed Indian dishesRead More

Diversity is actively celebrated at Choate, and students are encouraged to express and share their cultures with the community. Last Friday, the Choate South Asian Association (CSAA) hosted a special dinner to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu, Jain, and Sikh festival of lights. There weren’t fireworks, though students enjoyed Indian dishesRead More

Every weekend, students participate in all sorts of activities, ranging from SAC dances to movie nights. As exciting as weekends are, what doesn’t get recognized as often is the immense amount of work put into planning and making sure that these events are enjoyable. How early an event is plannedRead More

Today, as hundreds of students, faculty, and staff gather for Community Service Day. Students will be interacting with the local community today, which is a significant development from last year. According to Ms. Melissa Koomson, the Director of Community Service, half of the student population will be travelling off-campus toRead More

Over the summer, the most notable difference is the development of Colony Hall, which had only just started to take form when the previous academic year ended. Prior to the summer, most of the construction work was focused on reinforcing the rear wall, so nothing more than mountainous piles ofRead More