Evan Cheigh '22, Assistant News Editor
February 3, 2020 • No Comments
“Really waking up, and not just dreaming to ourselves that things will be O.K., has become urgent — beyond urgent, in fact... The world is in danger, and we need to act immediately to survive,” wrote Pulitzer-prize winning author and journalist Elizabeth Kolbert in a piece for The New Yorker. On February 4, Ms. Kolbert will address the Circle about the climate crisis...
Evan Cheigh '22, Assistant News Editor
October 15, 2019 • No Comments
When students arrived on the Circle this fall, they were greeted not by keypads on their dormitory entrances, but by new smooth black pads with blinking white lights. Gone were the numbers; a pixelated circle replaced them. Instead of typing in a four-digit code, students pulled out their phones and gently tapped the white dots to unlock doors. On July 31, Openpath was...
Nathan Zhang '21, Assistant Digital Editor
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
Groton varsity football has recently been on a hot-streak, with big wins over St. George’s School, Middlesex School, and The Roxbury Latin School. Part of the success, of course, emerges from the hard work...
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
Varsity Boys Cross Country Independent School League (ISL) Championships | November 1 | Away at St. Mark’s School Boys Cross Country is already looking ahead to its first championship meet at St. Mark’s...
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
Alicia Guo ’24 started playing volleyball two years ago, first on the Fay Volleyball team then with the club Smash Volleyball. She is passionate about the sport because “the feeling of hitting the ball...
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
The boys varsity soccer field has been closed off all fall for repairs due to unforeseen complications with the new grass. Buildings & Grounds (B&G) is working hard to get the field back in play. Currently,...
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
After a mentally taxing day of class, many of Groton’s students head to either sports practice or theater. However, Andrej Klema, a Fifth Former, files into the equipment room to assist Athletic Equipment...
Christina Oelhafen '21, Assistant Features Editor
October 11, 2019 • No Comments
Jack Goodrich ‘20 has been an avid soccer player from a young age, and has contributed to the Varsity Boys Soccer team for the past three years. Last year, the team found success, making it all the way to...
February 5, 2019 • No Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin, a 23-year-old American alpine skier, had a tumultuous yet eventful 2018. This was the year she became recognized by the ski community as the most successful female slalom skier of all time....
Cam Nguyen '22
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
Captivating. Refreshing. Hilariously entertaining. These are just a handful of an endless string of adjectives that could be used to describe what Groton’s first 2019 Open Mic had to offer. Cocooned...
Allison Jiang, Assistant Arts Editor
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
Just as the calendar nears the end of October, Parents Weekend begins, opening Groton’s school gates to welcome family and friends to the circle. The doors of the Campbell Performing Arts Center (CPAC) will...
Jacinta Lopez '22 and Aimee Zheng '23
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
Every winter, an artist is chosen to come and participate in the Old Mudge Fellowship. The artist’s work is displayed in the Brodigan Gallery for around two months and he will come to Groton to work with...
Alisa Gulyansky '24
October 11, 2019 • No Comments
Trapeze acts and circus performers illuminated in dazzling lights versus a classic Greek play that was written in 441 B.C.: two seemingly disparate concepts Groton Theater Director Laurie Sales is tasked with...
Allison Jiang '22, Assistant Arts Editor
September 21, 2019 • No Comments
Following a grueling week of Spring exams, the classical musicians of Groton packed their instrument cases from the music wing to set off on the highly anticipated Orchestra Tour. During the month of June,...
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Saturday, December 14
Boys Thirds Basketball
Groton 23 - Pomfret School 45
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Saturday, December 14
Boys JV Basketball
Groton 39 - Lawrence Academy 27
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Saturday, December 14
Boys JV Hockey
Groton 4 - Pomfret School 1
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Saturday, December 14
Girls Varsity Hockey
Groton 1 - Tabor Academy 8
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Wednesday, December 11
Boys Varsity Basketball
Groton 40 - Milton Academy 70
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Wednesday, December 11
Boys JV Basketball
Groton 17 - Milton Academy 29
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Wednesday, December 11
Girls JV Basketball
Groton 15 - Rivers School 40
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Wednesday, December 11
Girls Varsity Squash
Groton 4 - Phillips Exeter Academy 3
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Wednesday, December 11
Girls JV Squash
Groton 1 - Phillips Exeter Academy 11
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Wednesday, December 11
Girls Varsity Hockey
Groton 3 - Tilton School 2
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Monday, December 9
Boys Varsity Hockey
Groton 4 - North Yarmouth Academy 3
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Saturday, December 7
Girls Varsity Squash
Groton 2 - Taft School 5
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Saturday, December 7
Girls Varsity Basketball
Groton 54 - St. Paul's School 45
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Saturday, December 7
Girls Varsity Hockey
Groton 0 - Kimball Union Academy 6
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Saturday, December 7
Boys Varsity Hockey
Groton 4 - Deerfield Academy 1
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Saturday, December 7
Boys Varsity Basketball
Groton 73 - Pingree School 84
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Wednesday, December 4
Boys Varsity Hockey
Groton 6 - St. Mark's School 7
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Wednesday, December 4
Girls Varsity Hockey
Groton 0 - Berwick Academy 2
Cornelia Potter '21, Digital Editor
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
During the 1960s and 1970s, amidst the Vietnam War, America bubbled with social change and civil unrest, as did Groton students. In 1969 students created The Circle Voice to serve as the student body’s...
Michelle Kim, Amber Gumira and Zhining Zhao '23
October 11, 2019 • No Comments
Luka Bakic, a current Ensign in the US Navy and Groton graduate of 2015, bears a unique, war-ridden history. Born in the late 1990s in Belgrade, Serbia, Luka and his family were caught in the Kosovo War (1998-99)....
Claire Lee, Features Editor
October 11, 2019 • No Comments
Despite many changes that have taken place, it is still Groton tradition to celebrate the school’s birthday with much pomp and grandeur. 26th of October 1885: Groton School’s first anniversary. Being...
Leah Pothel '21, Assistant Opinions Editor
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
In 2013, Gerald Bostock was fired for “conduct unbecoming” after he joined a predominantly gay softball league that was created as a safe space for the LGBTQ community in Atlanta. Bostock had worked as...
Llocxi Lopez '21
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
Not long ago, times were simpler –– at least technologically. Personal information was kept in cards, logs, and fiche film, and digital privacy laws were weak or nonexistent. However, in this new digital...
Jared Gura and Jiacheng Kang ’22
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
On September 24, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that Prime Minister (PM) Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was unlawful and an obstruction of democracy. The intervention...
Evan Cheigh, Jiacheng Kang, Steven Pang and Tyler Weisberg ’22
October 13, 2019 • No Comments
On September 4, after months of protests, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam withdrew the controversial extradition bill that allowed Hong Kongers to be tried in China. The protests, however; did not...