Continuing its three-year streak of VEX Worlds Championship attendance, the Choate Robotics team recently had two robots qualify at the VEX Southern New England Tournament for the World Championship. The VEX Worlds Championship, which is held in Louisville, Kentucky, runs from April 25 to April 28 and hosts a numberRead More

Along with the additional entrance tests for Choate applicants, starting this fall, students matriculating at Choate will experience new diploma requirements. The requirements will ask students to complete ten hours of community service each year, not, as it is now, a total of thirty hours throughout their career. Director ofRead More

The Choate community will soon undergo the cutting down of trees in the construction site next to the PMAC, where the new auditorium is to be built. The space ranges from behind the PMAC to near the Great Lawn; in the light of the tree removal near Lanphier, some studentsRead More

The Choate community is currently preparing to launch a new global studies program in Cuba that will take place over the upcoming 2018 spring break. The trip, which is eight days long and open to all students, was initiated and developed by Choate faculty Mr. Yaser Robles and Ms. JessicaRead More

The Choate community suffered a tragic loss on September 1, 2017, when Mr. Bobby “Rebel” Dixon passed away at the age of 78 in Branford, Connecticut. Mr. Dixon worked with ABM cleaning services at Choate for 55 years prior to his retirement, and he is remembered among the Choate communityRead More

Every year, in the last all-school gathering before graduation, the entirety of the Choate community comes together to celebrate outstanding students. This is Prize Day, an event that traditionally centers, however subtly, on a binary system based on gender. The School Seal Prize, for example, has long been won byRead More

Mondays are tough. For the residents of West Wing, Hall, and Hill House, Monday, April 3, started earlier than expected when an abrupt fire alarm went off around 6:00 a.m. The alarm, which originated in West Wing, forced students and advisers to evacuate and leave the dorm for an hour.Read More

Prospective students and families flooded onto Choate’s campus on Tuesday, March 27, marking the first of three Spring Visit days. Despite the cold, rainy weather, the Choate Admissions Office and community gave the newly admitted individuals a warm welcome to campus. Mr. Amin Gonzalez, the new Director of Admissions, said,Read More

With the responsibilities of the student leaders of the divestment initiative coming to an end, fourth and fifth form students met recently with current seniors to discuss the future of Choate’s fossil fuel divestment. The leaders, Lucas Ferrer ’17, Zoe Reid ’17, and Anselm Kizza-Besigye ’17, explained to the groupRead More