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The Circle Voice

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The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

Raw Emotions Within Energetic Brushstrokes—‘It’s Personal’ at the de Menil Gallery

Kaylynn Cho '29 December 22, 2024

Different shades of blue, yellow, red, and gold. Circles piled on top of and inside each other. Unpredictable patterns and people in every color and every shape. Some are melancholy, some are grotesque,...

Learning the Ropes of Bellringing

Learning the Ropes of Bellringing

Harriet Mullins '27 December 22, 2024

Starting this year, chapel service on Friday begins with bells chiming. High up in the bell tower of St. John’s Chapel, a group of Groton students stand in a circle and pull up and down on ropes extending...

Courtesy of Aria Nahm '25

Artist of the Issue: Alexander Newman ’25

Youju Lee '29 and Kelly Zhao '29 December 22, 2024

Since joining the Circle as a Fourth Former, Alexander Newman ’25 has contributed tremendously to the Groton Music Department by stepping into roles such as Head Music Prefect, Principal Clarinet in...

CLUED IN

CLUED IN

Evelyn Cai '27 and Olivia Hegyi ‘27 December 22, 2024

Is everything all right in the CPAC? Yep, just six corpses lying on the main stage. Get ready for a night of mystery, mayhem, and nonstop laughter on November 9 and 10!  Clue: On Stage is a hilarious...

Courtesy of Raymond Hildreth

Raymond Hildreth’s Summer of Art

Anna Duggan '25 October 13, 2024

The start of the school year also means the end of summer and an end to the ways that students have been filling their days for the past few months. Raymond Hildreth ’25 decided to take a position at...

Embracing Sloppiness and Hedonism: Charli XCX’s Brat

Embracing Sloppiness and Hedonism: Charli XCX’s Brat

Natalie Sun '25 October 13, 2024

If you’ve scrolled through social media in the past few months, you would immediately recognize the plethora of Brat themed videos that have taken over the internet by storm, whether it be the iconic...

Courtesy of @grotonvisualarts on Instagram

A Deeper Meaning Behind Crossing the Circle

Rose Lee ’27 July 31, 2024

Usually, an image of “Crossing the Circle” is associated with school-wide shame and a disappointed glare from Headmaster Temba Maqubela. However, one step into the de Menil Gallery and the forbidden...

Leaving Their Mark: The 2024 Library Bookplate Contest Winners

Leaving Their Mark: The 2024 Library Bookplate Contest Winners

Sophia Leng '26 and Natalie Sun '25 July 31, 2024

Every year, seniors are given one final opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the school by entering the Groton School Library bookplate contest. Members of the graduating class enter by submitting...

Jammin’ Out

Jammin’ Out

Amanda Chang '26 July 31, 2024

Had you entered the CPAC theatre on the evening of May 4, you might have noticed a certain electricity in the air—a vibrant synergy generated from the animated murmurs in the audience, the shuffling...

A Preview of One Acts

A Preview of One Acts

Sarah Ku '26 and Sophia Leng '26 May 10, 2024

The Short Works festival is an annual showcase of several short plays written, directed, and performed entirely by students with additional guidance from Director of Theater Laurie Sales. This year’s...

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