Due to the ongoing pandemic, local government offices have adapted their mail-in voting procedures so that votes can be cast and processed in time for Election Day on November 3.  Although mail-in voting has historically been limited in the U.S., 34 states, including Connecticut, are now allowing all voters toRead More

The Committee on Student Activities (COSA) aims to facilitate club life while executing the mission of the School.  This has led many students to view this organization as a kind of “club police,” shutting down student groups as it sees fit. In fact, COSA is not involved in many suchRead More

Graphic by Mia Katz/The Choate News Reopening the School in the midst of a pandemic has brought about major changes in every aspect of life at Choate, and sports are no exception.   Like other daily campus activities, sports must now meet measures set by the Centers for Disease ControlRead More

Photo by Peter Di Natale/The Choate News On October 8, Connecticut started Phase Three of its reopening plan. With this step, as much as 99% of the state’s economy can resume, according to Governor Ned Lamont.  While businesses such as nightclubs and bars will remain closed, restaurants, libraries, and personalRead More

With the new year in motion, Student Council is working hard to pass new proposals that will benefit both the School and the student body. Through regular Wednesday Zoom meetings, form representatives are formulating proposals for initiatives on regulating homework, implementing ways for students to give more consistent feedback toRead More

Photo Courtesy of the Choate Instagram On October 5, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead spoke to the Choate community through a school-wide webinar. The School invited Mr. Whitehead to provide insights on his latest work, The Nickel Boys, this year’s required summer reading book.  While such an event would typicallyRead More

Graphic by Sage Setty/The Choate News While Choate may be known for its permissive dress code in the classroom compared to the required blazers and skirts of other boarding schools, there’s now one specific article of clothing that students can’t sport in the classroom: political candidate merchandise.  With just 18Read More

I spent this summer in pursuit of productivity. With summer programs canceled, vacations postponed, and prospects of finding a summer job thrown out the window, I focused the first month of my summer on finding other ways to fill my time.  It was almost as if I lived off theRead More

Every night when I was five, my mom would read me Paul de Kruif’s 1926 biology biography Microbe Hunters: The Classic Book on the Major Discoveries of the Microscopic World. It was my favorite book, and I asked for a microscope for Christmas. At five, nothing could stop my dreamsRead More