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Servire in Summer: Community Service Grants
Groton’s motto, Cui servire est regnare, is live and well during the year – planned days of service, weekly food pantry trips and other opportunities ensure that much. Some students, however, go further and pursue gra...
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A Letter to the Editors From Your Former Assistants
There was no shortage of work to be done when Editors-in-Chief Hadley Callaway and Jack McLaughlin first stepped into their positions a bit more than a year ago. Despite the mountain of tasks that barraged them over the course o...
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Welcome to the Circle!
Groton welcomed five exchange students to the Circle last month. Devang Ladha, Neharika Sharma, and Lakshita Jamwal are from India, while Sinyatti Laizer and Neema Mollel come from Tanzania. They are all in Fourth Form. ...
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Upcoming GEO’s
The Christian theologian St. Augustine once said, “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” The idea that travel broadens one's mind isn’t a revolutionary concept; it is a cornerstone of a Groton...
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Sports
Athlete of the Issue: Greg Segal
A player with both talent and leadership is essential to the success of any team. Quarterback Greg Segal ‘18 is this sort of player, and Groton varsity football is luck...
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Groton’s Newest Varsity Sport: Voleyball
After four years of growing popularity and widespread student support, volleyball has been bumped a notch up on Groton’s athletic roster, finally taking its place as a f...
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Athlete of the Issue: John Cecil
John Cecil is seven feet tall, co-captain of the Boys Varsity Crew Team, and committed to row at the University of California, Berkeley. Yet when he first came to Groton, c...
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A Groton Sports Year-In-Review
As the spring term comes to a close, so too does the Groton athletics calendar. The 2016-17 athletics season has seen many incredible plays, sending senior off with medals ...
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Girls’ JV Tennis enjoys success in recent years
For the past decade, Girls’ JV Tennis has consistently finished each season with one of the best records of any team on campus. The team is undefeated in the ISL since ...
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Arts
Artist of the Issue: Candilla Park
Candilla “Candy” Park ‘18 is what some might call a Renaissance girl. From writing and debating to playing instruments, dancing, and painting, Candy has explored ma...
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Summer Reading, Reviewed
In the all-too-likely event that you skipped your summer reading, dear reader, I’ll relieve your suspense now: you did not miss any transformational experiences. That being said, y...
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Max Klein ’18 Makes Exquusite Music
Haunting. Elegant. Intense. Playgoers were in awe of the music composed by Max Klein ‘18 that accompanied Groton’s production of Equus. Charlie Hawkings ‘17, who played psych...
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Five Plays, Two Shows: One Acts Return
Spring term has flown by, with memorable events from Circle Fest and Events Dance to Spring Fling taking place throughout. Preeminent among these spring traditions, though...
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Artist of the Issue: Michael Aduboffour ’17
While some Groton students blow the community away with their visual art, theatrical pursuits, or dance, Mike inspires with his words. He is an artistic force to be reckone...
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A Survival Guide to Groton
Welcome new and returning students to the Circle! For those unaccustomed to life at Groton School, this is a survival guide to help you familiarize yourself with your new home, tr...
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The Next Step: Senior Gap Years
With the end of the year approaching, sixth formers begin preparing for the next chapter of their lives beyond the Circle. For many, this means attending college following sum...
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Word on the Circle
“My favorite memory this term has been delivering my chapel talk. Being able to openly reflect on my life experiences in that pulpit felt simply surreal. Even the proces...
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Afternoon Fun: Spring FSA’s
This term, the FSA, or Faculty Sponsored Activity, program is as popular as ever, allowing students to pursue an activity they are interested in as their afternoon activity....
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Opinions
How to Have a Better Summer: Don’t Volunteer
As summer rolls around, an influx of well-meaning teenagers takes off to whatever Third World country is in vogue this year to volunteer. The students usually stay for two o...
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Six Strikes, You’re In! (For the Rest of the Year)
It is a universally-recognized truth that seniors will not work as hard in their spring term. The School, however, does not want seniors to lose their drive in their final...
June 2, 2017 • No Comments
All Gender Dorms: Tolerant or Too Far
Phillips Academy Andover and Phillips Exeter Academy, two boarding schools similar to Groton, plan to introduce all-gender dorms in the next school year. Each of these dorm...
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An APpalling Waste: How AP exams lost their way
Charlie Vrattos '18, Columnist
As the spring term approaches its end, fifth formers face a major obstacle between them and summer break: APs. These dreaded “advanced placement” courses are the bane ...
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