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The Circle Voice

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The Circle Voice

The Social Significance of Cabaret

The Social Significance of Cabaret

Karla Sanford '19 March 2, 2018

This winter, Groton’s theater program will be producing Cabaret. The show follows Sally Bowles (Lily Cratsley ‘19), an ignorant expatriate, on her quest for fame in the tawdry Kit Kat Klub as well...

Breaking the Other Barrier: Students with English as a Second Language

Breaking the Other Barrier: Students with English as a Second Language

Cara Chang '20 March 2, 2018

For many students, the transition to Groton and boarding school life is uniquely challenging. New friends, teachers, subjects, and surroundings on the Circle are daunting, even to the most outgoing student....

Groton Alum Tackles Mental Health in a Prep School setting

March 2, 2018

On Tuesday, January 23, Mitzi Brockman ‘83 and Kristy Hommel came to Groton to speak about their experiences with mental health. The two are part of the In Your Own Voice initiative started by the National...

Groton’s Steps Toward Sustainability, Revisited

Marianne Lu '19 March 2, 2018

In the third issue of this year, The Circle Voice ran an article on Groton’s sustainability, pointing to many of the strides the School has taken in pursuit of an eco-friendlier campus. While that article’s...

Master Storyteller Odds Bodkin Comes to the Circle

Master Storyteller Odds Bodkin Comes to the Circle

Leo McMahon '19 March 2, 2018

On Friday, January 26, master storyteller Odds Bodkin presented his adapted rendition of Book I of the Iliad in the Campbell Performing Arts Center (CPAC), accompanied by his harp and his 12-string guitar....

Success, Changes for Second Annual Cultural Day

Success, Changes for Second Annual Cultural Day

Marianne Lu '19 March 2, 2018

Eight percent of Groton’s student body is international, and the vibrant cultures of the fourteen different countries from which they come converged when Groton held its second annual Cultural Day on...

The Return of the Lower School Play

Karla Sanford '19 January 19, 2018

The Lower School play is based on the book “Just So Stories” by Rudyard Kipling. The show will be directed by Nicole Harris, stage managed by Rose Gil ‘18 and musically directed by Lilias Kim ‘19....

F. Lynch '19

Music to Micro-Turbines: Winter FSAs

Karla Sanford '19 January 19, 2018

This winter students are pursuing Faculty Sponsored Activities (FSAs) in a variety of areas. Music FSAs are as popular as ever, but students are also committing to art, science, and humanities activities...

S. Conroy '19

Getting to Know Ed

Alex Kogler '19 January 19, 2018

Does the name Ed Wetterwald ring a bell? For many students, he is the mysterious man behind the weekly menu emails. However, what most of us aren’t familiar with are the aspects of this Groton chef outside...

P. Shi '19

What Happens to Teacher Evaluations?

Abby Kirk '19 January 19, 2018

Teacher evaluations seem to play very small roles in students’ lives. We get the pieces of paper with a couple of generic questions about the course we took, we scribble down some answers, turn them...

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