As Winter Storm Uri wrought havoc in the American midwest, entire power grids shut down, and states like Texas faced an unprecedented crisis. Tuesday, February 16 marked the coldest day in North Texas in 72 years, with towns in the Dallas-Fort Worth area reaching an astonishing minus two degrees fahrenheit.Read More

Photo Courtesy of Dey Wallace McKinstry On Friday, February 19, seniors convened near Gunpowder Creek for the first senior sledding event since 2018. Due to a lack of snow, the senior sledding tradition was paused for the past two years. However, the consistent, heavy snow experienced these past few weeksRead More

Photo by Maddie Dubrinsky/The Choate News On Wednesday, February 3, the School hosted its fourth Community Conversation, this time on Pan-Asian identity. The discussion offered Pan-Asian-identifying students an opportunity to share their experiences in response to randomly selected questions submitted anonymously by community members, such as “What do you treasureRead More

Throughout his four years in office, former President Donald Trump P’00 dismantled hundreds of environmental policies, exacerbating the world’s raging climate crisis. The weeks before President Joe Biden’s inauguration have been no different. The Trump administration finalized over 47 pieces of legislation known as “midnight regulations” — policies implemented immediatelyRead More

Photo courtesy of The Record Journal With Covid-19 cases on the rise in Connecticut, the holidays have never looked so different for businesses and citizens alike. Long periods of social isolation have left many searching for a spark of joy and normalcy during this holiday season. While previous holiday-themed eventsRead More

Photo Courtesy of CNN On Saturday, November 7, major news outlets declared Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, the president-elect and vice-president-elect after a historical election that kept the nation on edge for days.  In Connecticut, this election brought unprecedented polling numbers with anRead More

Photo Courtesy of MaxPreps Last weekend marked the 25th anniversary of Choate’s official mascot, the wild boar. Adopted in October of 1995, the Wild Boars mascot was proposed by former Athletics Director and current HPRSS teacher Mr. Ned Gallagher.  For some fifteen years before, the School’s mascot had been theRead More

For the past two months, wildfires have ravaged California, blanketing the state with thick veils of black smoke. Despite these grim circumstances, the Trump administration remains unfazed and unresponsive, continuing their trend of blatant ignorance regarding climate change. On September 14, President Donald Trump P’00 traveled to California for aRead More

Stepping outside of my dorm room, still groggy with sleep, I am excited for my favorite meal of the day — breakfast. Yet, in the back of my mind, I know what breakfast will look like: half-stale bagels, sugary muffins, yogurt, and some fruit if I’m lucky. Although I amRead More