For the first time since the fall of 1995, the School unveiled a brand-new boar mascot. The new boar sports a bright yellow sports jersey and a wide grin.  When Ms. Raquel Simoneau, Manager of Campus and Community Events in the Communications Department, first raised the question of redesigning theRead More

The Wild Boars have had a successful season winning games and breaking records this spring. As the spring season winds down, here is a look at each team’s progress and senior reflections. Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse The defending New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Founders League B-Bracket Champions, Girls’ VarsityRead More

Students looking for fun and informal sports competitions with their form and dorm need not look further.  This spring, Boar Pen organized two exciting sports events for the Choate community: President’s Cup (P-Cup), an inter-dorm softball tournament, and Powder Puff, an inter-form football game for female-identifying students. While this year’sRead More

As a high school athlete, you may have already considered playing your sport in college. Although the recruitment process can be challenging and competitive, you can increase your prospects of getting recruited with the right approach. Here is a five-step plan that committed Choate student-athletes have suggested to improve yourRead More

Led by Science teachers Ms. Katrina Linthorst Homan and Ms. Lena Nicolai, Choate’s intramural Farming & Gardening program offers students an alternative to conventional after-school activities in the fall and spring. This term, nine students are cultivating two plots of land, one bordering the cross country trail and the otherRead More

Choate’s fitness center, located in the Worthington Johnson Athletic Center (WJAC), is home to cardio machines, free weights, and weight machines. While the gym is open to all students, it only takes a quick glance into the space to observe that the majority of students are male.  Male predominance inRead More

Spring preseason training  had been a long-standing tradition at Choate prior to the outbreak of Covid-19. Unlike other preseason trips in the fall and winter, athletes had the opportunity to travel outside of Connecticut to bond as a team and develop their technique. This year, seven Choate sports teams visitedRead More

Victoria Layden ’24 made Choate history when she stopped the clock at 56.89 seconds in the 100 Backstroke race at the Founders League Championship, breaking the school record  previously set in 1988. In addition to placing second in the event, the Choate Girls’ Swimming Co-Captain also took first place inRead More