Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom ’24 / The Choate News Growing up Black in a small school in suburban Pennsylvania was a challenging experience. Throughout my elementary and middle school years, I was always the kid asked to speak at school events or participate in community outreach activities. Oblivious to theRead More

Ever since they were announced on April 1, the new dorm assignments have been on the forefront of every Choate boarder’s mind. As the 2022-2023 school year approaches and students begin contemplating their living situations for the next year, these recent changes have become an obstacle to many who thoughtRead More

Graphic by Brian Yip ’24 / The Choate News After almost two years of vigilant mask-wearing, Choate’s indoor mask mandate has finally been lifted. Although the change was implemented only two weeks ago, there has already been an immense change in the energy on campus; students have been more outspoken,Read More

Graphic by Jewon Im ’23 /The Choate News In today’s interconnected world, the events in one country send a ripple effect impacting the rest of the globe. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is no exception. Not only has the Ukrainian war displaced over seven million people, but it has hadRead More

Graphic by Jewon Im ’23 /The Choate News El Salvador declared a state of emergency in response to the death of 62 civilians in a series of horrific gang-related murders following March 26, the most violent day in the last 20 years of its history.  Organized crime groups pose aRead More

As the Ukrainian war continues, Russia’s failure to achieve a quick victory and the horrors of their brutal campaign are becoming evident. The pullback of Russian troops from Kyiv and the heavy casualties that Russia has suffered have come as a surprise to Western analysts, many of whom predicted aRead More

Graphic By Brian Yip ’24/ The Choate News Even though I am just a freshman, and a day student at that, I feel as though I have become well acquainted with the Choate schedule in my short time here. I’ve only had three free blocks, A, B, and C, butRead More

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 Paola Diaz Del Castillo Rosique ’23 /The Choate News   For the past decade, the inflation rate of the United States Dollar has stayed around 2%, a quantity that the Federal Reserve deems as healthy. However, the global pandemic has caused the inflation rate to reach its highestRead More