In last week’s edition of The Choate News, I wrote an article that advocated better public speaking on campus. I lamented that Choate students prefer unhealthy discord to meaningful conversation. Two days before the publication of my article, Andrea Espinosa ’17 gave a thought-provoking Choate Talk in which she contendedRead More

From the day of the impassioned speech that began her bid for the school presidency, Cecilia Zhou’s ’17 defining trait has become her brilliant public speaking ability. Cecilia,  also known as Cece, draws the full attention of her audiences, becoming the focus of an auditorium through her purposeful gestures andRead More

When I first began attending Choate, I tried my best to fit into this diverse community full of people with different personalities and backgrounds. In the process of integrating myself into the community, I found myself changing things from my homework routine, to the way I pronounce my name inRead More