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Choate Welcomes Back Study Abroad After Pandemic Pause

Choate Welcomes Back Study Abroad After Pandemic Pause

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

After two years without Study Abroad, Choate has officially reopened the program for students wishing to travel to Italy, France, or Spain in the 2022-2023 school year, albeit not quite to its pre-Covid status. Students taking Arabic and Chinese are still unable to participate. Nonetheless, many students are excited byRead More

Choate Launches Global Engagement Program

Choate Launches Global Engagement Program

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Choate held the annual Course and Signature Program Fair on Zoom on Friday, January 21 and unveiled a new Signature Program, the Global Engagement Program (GEP). The event was hosted by Department Heads and Signature Program Coordinators who shared information about their specific course or program.  According to the webRead More

Networking Series Connects Students with Alumni

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On January 19, The ChoateNexus Networking Series held its second event via Zoom, which covered the medical field. The Alumni Relations team organized the networking series in hopes to connect students early to alumni involved in different career fields.  The most recent event hosted eight doctors from different medical fields,Read More

Swimming & Diving Finally Back in Action

Swimming & Diving Finally Back in Action

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Tiffany Xiao/The Choate News While, as of last weekend, every interscholastic sport had completed numerous times throughout the winter season, Boys’ and Girls Varsity Swimming and Diving, had yet to make an appearance. Since November, the team has practiced for over five weeks. However, due to a seriesRead More

New Sports Livestreaming Service Opens Choate Athletics to the World

New Sports Livestreaming Service Opens Choate Athletics to the World

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Richard Chen/The Choate News Prior to the 2021-22 school year, the school installed cameras with a new provider, LocalLive, with the purpose of streaming live athletic contests to the Choate community. So far, the cameras have been installed on the basketball and squash courts, the hockey rink,  asRead More

Rodrigo Chon Him ’25 Squashes the Competition

Rodrigo Chon Him ’25 Squashes the Competition

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Junho Lee/The Choate News Rodrigo Chon Him ’25 has taken the New England Preparatory Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Squash league by storm, achieving the #1 rank on Choate’s Varsity team as a freshman. Chon Him frequently plays — and beats — athletes three grades above him. When asked whatRead More

Day Students Attempt to Bridge Choate-Town Divide

Day Students Attempt to Bridge Choate-Town Divide

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Choate’s position in the Wallingford community creates a nuanced conflict for students who are a part of both worlds. Particularly amid the pandemic, the concerns of international students have been apparent — issues such as irregular schedules due to differences in time zones, or international travel. What is rarely focusedRead More

Aided by the Archives, HI333 to Explore Tri-School History

Aided by the Archives, HI333 to Explore Tri-School History

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

To our school upon the hillside, come and sing a rousing song… As a school with such a longstanding history, Choate Rosemary Hall has borne witness to and experienced firsthand a number of significant historical events since its founding in 1890. Over the summer, Mr. Jonas Akins, who has beenRead More

Non-Native Speakers’ Distinct Approach to Language Education

Non-Native Speakers’ Distinct Approach to Language Education

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

While many of Choate’s language teachers are native speakers of the language they teach, a number of them were once students of the language themselves. Though these faculty members may not have been speaking the language their entire lives, non-native language teachers bring a unique viewpoint to their pedagogy whichRead More