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

Anxiety over the college admissions process is hardly a new struggle for Choate students. Some have focused their entire high-school career on accumulating club leadership positions, stressing over their A to A+ ratio, and training to snag varsity letters. Others are less worried; they focus on their relationships first andRead More

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsoloe/The Choate News With Covid-19 scattering Choate students across the world, the Choate administration has faced a new problem: How can we make the daily schedule convenient for as many students as possible while our community is spread across various time zones?  The short-term solution was toRead More

Graphic by Ava Gizzie/ The Choate News Growing up in a majority white town, it didn’t faze me when kids on my school bus asked me why my eyes were so small or when the boy sitting across from me in my social studies class asked if I ate dogs.Read More

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/ The Choate News Engrossed by the blinding display of your computer screen, you stare at the thirteen emboldened letters: visual learner. Many students have taken the Visual, Auditory, Reading & Writing, and Kinesthetic (VARK) learning style questionnaire, a short quiz that reveals their learning style.  StudentsRead More

      This article was released as part of a special issue that envisions the world in 2050. All content should be treated as fictional.   Monday Dear iDiary, Today after my Java 750 class I was walking to Journalism in a Paperless World 200 when I realized IRead More

“Are you really going to eat that pizza?” Midway through my second slice, my gaze set on a third, I looked up to catch my friends engage in an all-too-familiar conversation.  “Yeah?” said my second friend.  “Are you even dedicated to our diet? If you eat that, you can’t comeRead More

  I trudged my heavy feet up the stairs of the conservatory hall. Although it was extremely hot, my hands were freezing, my body was shivering. My heart felt uneasy as I sat down in front of the massive concert piano and looked to the panel of seemingly unfriendly teachers.Read More

Contrary to what you may have learned in physics, human nature negates the phrase “opposites attract.” In my experience, humans tend to build connections through the discovery of similarities that make them feel united. Typically, whether they find common ground regarding personal identifiers, experiences, or beliefs, humans feel more comfortableRead More