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Charity Begins in Town
January 28, 2022
"Animals are my passion,” Ms. Jackie Richo said when asked about her role as the founder of Friends of the Wallingford Animal Shelter (FWAS), a 501c nonprofit organization established to provide support for the local animal Shelter.......
Microeconomics' Market-Simulation Madness
February 11, 2022
Imagine: it’s February, and you are sitting in the sophomore-junior section of the dining hall attempting to admire the snow flurries through the arched windows, but every few seconds, your serenity is interrupted by: “Shoot, I’m about to go bankrupt!” ......
Wallingford Animal Shelter Gets Tails Wagging
January 28, 2022
When Mr. Mitch Gibbs, Director of the Wallingford Animal Shelter, thinks about local animal conservation, he thinks of the time a town resident reported a stray cat he’d seen on his security footage.......
An Ode to the Freshman Section of the Dining Hall
January 21, 2022
Hunger hits me the strongest after swim practice, but a close second is anytime my brain is working — while studying, calculating the latest possible time I can get up for class without arriving late, or thinking about how long a spider web has been sitting on the top ledge of my window. In other words, always.
DEI Task Force Releases Final Report
November 5, 2021
In June of 2021, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) task force released its final report detailing the work the committee completed during weekly meetings and through outside engagement between the summer of 2020 and the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
I Chose Choate For Its Ranking. This Is Why I Stayed
October 15, 2021
I applied to only three boarding schools on the east coast: the top three.
During the summer of seventh grade — months before I began the high school application process — Choate was ranked fifth among private high schools and third among boarding schools by Niche......
Alumni Teachers: Their Path Back To Choate
April 23, 2021
Choate is a “place of many paths,” and for some alumni, the path out of Choate leads them right back to their alma mater.
For many alumni teachers, today’s campus has undergone some major physical changes since they were students here......
Community Gathers For Second Conversation On Pan-Asian Identity
February 26, 2021
On February 19, the School came together over Zoom for a Community Conversation on Pan-Asian identity. Students and faculty were required to attend the event......
Covid Forces Changes to Class Schedule and Registrar Adjusts
December 18, 2020
Circumstances surrounding the pandemic have forced nearly one-fifth of Choate’s student body to learn remotely — as such, the School must now accommodate students taking classes in nearly every time zone across the globe.......
A Cappella Persists Despite Rocky Return To Campus
November 13, 2020
In a normal year, you can often hear a cappella groups harmonizing in the Seymour St. John Chapel or the Paul Mellon Arts Center gallery on a Friday evening or Saturday afternoon......