Evan Cheigh '22, Assistant News Editor
March 8, 2020 • No Comments
Citing an “abundance of caution,” the Global Education Opportunities (GEO) program is rescheduling trips due to the surge of COVID-19. Headmaster Temba Maqubela and Groton School Physician Sophie Allende-Ritcher announced in a joint email that the theater trip to Bali, the choir trip to Italy, and the cultural trip to India are being postponed to the summer. The...
March 8, 2020 • No Comments
As the Democratic nominee field continues to narrow, many students and teachers engage in political discussions inside and outside of the classroom. The geographical diversity of Groton’s student body is accompanied by a similarly wide range of backgrounds and opinions, which stimulate these dynamic discussions. To gain an overview of students’ political opinions on...
Sophia Wu '21, Assistant Sports Editor
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
If you happened to wander along the river, you might have wondered what the group of 30-odd, colorfully clad runners were doing sloshing through snow while the sun threatened to set behind them. You might also...
Charlie Weisberg '23
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
“There have only been a few times in my coaching career that I have been speechless. I’m proud to say today was one of those days. I’m so honored to be a coach to such amazing athletes. Today, you...
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
As the ball zipped across the court, she lunged for a powerful hit with her racquet. A deafening silence emptied the room as her clean cross-court died in the back left corner, leaving her opponent with no...
Zoe Colloredo-Mansfeld '21, Sports Editor
March 6, 2020 • No Comments
For Groton varsity squash, their weekend at High School Squash Nationals in Hartford, Connecticut proved a fruitful one: when both teams returned to campus on Sunday night, they were division three champions. The...
Tyler Weisberg '22, Assistant Sports Editor
February 12, 2020 • No Comments
Head Coach Harold Francis appointed him as the team’s defensive coordinator. With that mandate, Coach Evans is working hard to improve the team’s defensive consistency, which, after reviewing game footage,...
Jiacheng Kang '22, Staff Writer
February 12, 2020 • No Comments
As the Groton Swim team expands each year, there is a growing sentiment among the swimmers that the current pool does not adequately accommodate the full team. Gaining official recognition as a varsity...
Charlie Weisberg '23
February 12, 2020 • No Comments
Boys Varsity Basketball: In the last month alone, Boys Varsity Basketball has won more games than in their entire 2018-2019 season. “The boys had a very big win against BB&N recently....
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
You’ve listened to her songs on Spotify. Under the name Ai Bendr –– inspired by her middle name, Ai Bendors –– Chioma Ilozor '20 has dropped many catchy singles, such as “Stay With Me,” “blue...
March 7, 2020 • 1 Comment
In 2000, the first Groton student recital was held with three performers. Two decades later student recitals are an integral part of our music program here on campus. Musicians at every level get the opportunity...
February 12, 2020 • No Comments
Coming up on March 2 is an exciting new opportunity: the Composers Concert, an idea conceptualized and now realized by music prefects (Josh Guo ’20, Alex Schade ’20 and Chioma Illozor ’20), student...
February 12, 2020 • No Comments
Covered in neon lights and rock’ n’ roll memorabilia, the Hard Rock Café and its high energy vibe make it an amazing venue for live music. On January 26 Soul Sauce (the Groton School Jazz Band) took their...
Emily Li '22 and Annie Pei '22
February 12, 2020 • No Comments
Imagine traveling across the world into an unknown culture during the most rapidly changing time of your life. More specifically, imagine going from mainland China to Maine. In the documentary Maineland,...
Jiacheng Kang ’22 and Elizabeth Wolfram ’23
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
There are many exciting electives in the spring term, and we find the ones displayed particularly unique. Some electives (such as advanced readings in a modern language) are advanced, term-courses...
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
Warm weather this spring will breathe green back into the grass on the Circle and pink into the flowerbeds, but the biggest explosion of color will be in the Dases' backyard: teachers Nishad Das and Sravani...
Christina Oelhafen '21, Assistant Features Editor
February 11, 2020 • No Comments
In Rachel McMenemy’s first season as a zebra, she led the Groton Girls Varsity Basketball team to the NEPSAC Class B finals and brought home the championship. As captain, Rachel continues to lead the team...
Cam Nguyen '22 and Zola Sayers-Fay '22
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
The goal of protected period is to assess students without putting them under the enormous stress of an exam week, especially after a cold and dark term. According to Academic Dean Katherine Leggat, “Protected...
Elizabeth Wolfram '23 and Aimee Zheng '23
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
Imagine being told that you are not allowed to accelerate academically by skipping course levels, just because other people would feel pressured to do so as well. Despite the peer pressure it might generate,...
Christina Chen '23, Vivan Das '23 and Zhining Zhao '23
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
In mid-December last year, ophthalmologist Li Wenliang warned his medical school classmates about the possibility of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Wuhan. But on January 3, 2020, the...
Brooks Anderson '20, Columnist
March 7, 2020 • No Comments
Disclosure: I am both a registered Democrat and a member of the Diversity and Inclusion group. The Diversity and Inclusion group (D&I) is inherently political. To be clear at the outset, I...