After the conclusion of this school year — and more than forty years at Choate, —Mr. Bob Mellon will retire from teaching. Mr. Mellon has held countless roles on campus, from being the Theater Section Head to teaching a plethora of courses involving theater, design, art, photography, and film. Mr.Read More

After six years as Choate’s Director of Global Programs, Ms. Sara Boisvert is leaving the position to work at the Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia as the Director of Collegiate’s Institute for Responsible Citizenship. Ms. Boisvert came to Choate in July of 2013, as the School’s second Director of GlobalRead More

Few faculty members have made as large an impact on campus life as Mr. Jim Yanelli. After coming to Choate from Berlin in the early ‘80s, he quickly took on an instrumental role in transforming the old Student Activities Center into a lively hub of entertainment. He has pioneered campusRead More

  Mr. Kojo Clarke’s fruitful journey at Choate began four years ago. He moved to Wallingford from Chicago and immediately found inspiration in a pair of uniquely Choate moments. Not long after he’d arrived on campus, he sat in the PMAC theater and listened to a Choate talk about aRead More

From May 10th to 12th, Choate hosted hundreds of alumni for the School’s annual Reunion Weekend, a time for Choate graduates to reconnect with their old classmates and celebrate their never-ending Choate spirit. This year, alumni from classes celebrating their 5th, 15th, and 25th reunion had special events; however, alumniRead More

A teacher of Choate Summer Programs since 2010 and winter school since 2016, Dr. Cathryn Stout has contributed to the school community both in and beyond the classroom. Over her entire career at Choate, Dr. Stout taught English. Moreover, she has been a part of Choate Summer Programs, in whichRead More

Recently, the housing lottery process began for third, fourth, and fifth form students. However, this year, because of a variety of factors, six changes — more than the usual two or three — to housing arrangements have been made. Atwater House will become a fourth and fifth form girls’ dorm;Read More

With graduation only weeks away, sixth formers have begun to congregate at the Worthington Johnson Athletic Center (WJAC) each Tuesday night. On the Tartan court, Ms. Amy Foster, Ms. Alex Long, Mr. Georges Chahwan, and other faculty members have been helping sixth formers prepare for the dance competition at LastRead More

After five days of raising awareness for issues of social justice and encouraging unity in the community, Choate’s first-ever Solidarity Week came to a close last Friday, May 3. Hosted by students who attended the BorderLinks trip, the week of events included several club-hosted discussions on the intersectionality of issuesRead More