Graphic by Katherine Chong ’25/The Choate News What are you most looking forward to this Spring? “I enjoy eating ice cream, so I am most looking forward to the ice cream that we could enjoy eating in warm weather.” —Kara Wang ’24 “I am mostly looking forward to the amount of timeRead More

Hill House: If you live here, you are in the center of it all. Want to get a quick snack at the Tuck Shop? Just walk down a flight of stairs. Want some quiet time to study? Turn in the other direction, and the library is right in front ofRead More

Entering the Housing Lottery With the arrival of beautiful spring weather, 73% of Choate students will soon face the decision of ranking their dorm preferences for next year. What you put on the rooming card is vital, but, ultimately, the housing lottery is more random than the Mega Millions. ThanksRead More

Many factors play an integral role in one’s Choate experience — athletics, course load, advisers, etc. However, one overlooked and greatly influential aspect is having a roommate. Roommates accompany each other during long nights of studying and share deep conversations about their campus life. Beyond this, they are built-in friends,Read More

Graphic by Carolyn Chen ’25/The Choate News On December 18, 2010, revolts across the Arab world spread like wildfire, spurring events that would fundamentally change the region. The Arab Spring, as these revolts came to be known as, was a series of protests aimed at increasing democratic freedom across theRead More

To some students, their four-year-long high school career, characterized by sleepless nights and bitter coffee, just doesn’t seem to pass by quickly enough. Yet, to the faculty with decades-long Choate careers, four years is nothing more than a breeze.  Their first impressions of the School certainly contributed to the dedicationRead More

Photo by Garrett Curtis ’24/The Choate News In December of 2021, Ava Gizzie ’23 created her own podcast called anthroposcreen extinctions where she speaks with peers on topics that matter to them in a thoughtful, introspective way. As of now, a few months into the project, Gizzie has put outRead More

Photo courtesy of the Choate Archives One weekday in 1988, students’ cheers started in Memorial House, then Library, then spread further. The radio show they’d been tuning into had been interrupted: tomorrow was President’s Day. The announcement didn’t come over email, Instagram, or even the phone — instead, the fastestRead More

Photo Courtesy of the Choate Archives Ask not what mischief you can concoct for April Fools, but what mischief April Fools can concoct for you. Those were the words not-quite-spoken by John F. Kennedy ’35, the famed 35th president of the United States and, of course, founder of the School’sRead More