During a recent school meeting, psychologist and motivational speaker Dr. Matt Bellace addressed our community, encouraging students to find “natural highs” that take the edge off of life in a healthier and more sustainable way than drugs ever could. He relayed his personal history, including a poignant account of hisRead More
Each year, the Wallingford YMCA embarks on the Workplace Wellness Challenge, which takes place over the course of thirty days. This challenge is open to all of the Wallingford community in order to promote better stances on wellness. In it, participants, half of which are Choate faculty and staff members,Read More
Highlighted by its competitive games and electric atmosphere, the puck dropped on the 2018 Choate Broom Hockey Tournament on Friday, January 12. The tournament is an annual tradition, played for more than twenty years at Choate, open to any team of five who wants to join. This year, there wereRead More
With the turn of the year approaching, student playwrights, directors, and actors gather in the PMAC to prepare for the 2018 Fringe Festival performances. Fringe Festival consists of slam poetry, music, and plays produced and performed by theater-passionate Choaties. The Fringe Festival performances will be shown on February 8th andRead More
One of the jobs of the President of the United States is to maintain stable foreign relations with other nations across the globe. While this has not always been achieved due to widespread conflict and war, these exceptions do not diminish the essential presidential responsibility to communicate with other worldRead More
On Sunday, December 17, the Hour of Code — a worldwide, 60-minute introduction to programming — was held on campus. Will Wu ’19 has organized the event for three consecutive years. During his freshman year, he was surprised that the Science and Math Departments were not already administering the event,Read More
The 75th Annual Golden Globes were the first Sunday of January. It was the biggest gathering of the Hollywood establishment since both the accusations against Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement, which started in 2006, gained increased notoriety a few months ago. One of the most memorable parts of theRead More
“Three! Two! One! Happy New Year!” Every year the chant is the same, ushering in a period of new beginnings and renewed resolutions. You might have been at the scene of the ball drop, watched the live television shows at home, enjoyed late-night snacks with your family, or were sleepingRead More
The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics recently released a documentary on President John F. Kennedy ’35 entitled This Is The House That Jack Built. The production team for this documentary sought to uncover “untold stories” about JFK 100 years after his birth and more than 50 after his assassination.Read More
