“Finding your people at Choate is hard, but it’s not impossible. My freshman year, the seniors told me that I would most likely not be friends with the same people for all four years of Choate. Of course, I did not believe them. After only two weeks at Choate —Read More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News As students returned to campus for hybrid learning two weeks ago, the Choate administration announced that all students living on campus are now required to download and run a contact tracing app on their smartphones.  The app, from a company called Trace Innovations, canRead More

This summer, as I drove past a row of houses proudly displaying the American flag, I pondered when the symbol of America became so distorted. Has it always been this way? No; when I was younger, I loved celebrating the Fourth of July and dressing up for America Day duringRead More

To the office staff at my elementary school, Thank you. I don’t know whether the class rosters were generated randomly or if you all hand-picked them yourself, but on the day you placed Olivia and me into the same kindergarten class, you introduced me to my best friend. Well, IRead More

Graphic by Tony Lee/The Choate News Like distant constellations in the sky, Visual Arts Concentration students have spent the past spring term separated by tens of thousands of miles. Although most students are now back on campus, Arts Concentration advisers Ms. Smita Sen, Mr. Aaron Sober, and Ms. Jessica CuniRead More

I spent this summer in pursuit of productivity. With summer programs canceled, vacations postponed, and prospects of finding a summer job thrown out the window, I focused the first month of my summer on finding other ways to fill my time.  It was almost as if I lived off theRead More

Photo by The Record Journal On Saturday, August 15, more than 100 people gathered outside the Wallingford Town Hall for the Rally Against Hate — an event aimed to promote peace in communities by uniting against systemic racism. Motivated by the recent police killings of George Floyd and other BlackRead More

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/The Choate News From form events to Friday night SAC dances to simple dining hall get-togethers, Choate’s brimming social life has seen no rest, albeit in the digital realm. Now, with students scattered across the globe, Choate has risen to the challenge of staying united and continuingRead More

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsoloe/The Choate News Choate’s recent transition to remote learning has caused substantial changes to our daily lives. Since quarantine started, the amount of attention I’ve given to my physical appearance has dropped precipitously. I’ve made some questionable fashion choices for my Zoom classes — if you canRead More