Graphic by JeWon Im ’23/The Choate News From the earliest moment we can both remember, the fear of unsuspectingly eating something either of us are allergic to has plagued our thoughts. Each and every thing that we put in our bodies can be harmful if we don’t know the ingredientsRead More

Graphic by Evelyn Stanley ’24 /The Choate News BE UNDEFINABLE. As the school’s newest motto, these two words encapsulate Choate’s quintessential goal for its students — a goal that inspires and emphatically encourages both individuality and success. To “be undefinable,” you must take risks, try new things, and challenge yourRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23 /The Choate News Growing up in the UK, I   had little exposure to the stereotypical American high school experience. My only understanding of teenage life came from the plots of various Y2K teen rom-coms and Disney classics — basically, I had no realistic ideaRead More

Photo Courtesy of The Choate Flickr Dear Choate, Thank you for trusting me to lead the student body and student council. I feel honored to work with the group of driven and brilliant representatives you have elected as your incoming student council. We are very excited to amplify your voicesRead More

Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News I love my American Studies class. But, for the past three months, the course has taught me fewer lessons on U.S. history and literature than it has on the compartmentalization of trauma. Between September and December, I spent numerous hours every week — bothRead More

Photo by Audrey Kaye /The Choate News Dear Choate, Thank you again for letting me serve as your Student Council President this past year. It has been an honor and a great source of happiness. Thank you to the council members working alongside me as we ferried initiatives between theRead More

Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News Whether for English classes or college applications, writing essays is a crucial part of the high-school experience. To aid us students in this task, we have access to a variety of writing assistant softwares, including, perhaps most prominently, Grammarly. Programs such as these giveRead More

Graphic by Carolyn Chen/The Choate News I was in third grade when I discovered the magic of boba. Known as zhen zhu nai cha (珍珠奶茶) in Chinese — literally, “pearl milk tea” — this nouveau drink has captivated me ever since my first sip. The silky, syrupy milk, refreshed byRead More

Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News Ever since second grade, I’ve known that I want to be a writer. But I didn’t think that high school would be the time to pursue that passion. In my mind, the purpose of attending a college-preparatory school like Choate was to, as theRead More