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The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

Courtesy of Julia Lin '22

Ambiguous Math Problem: The Results

Tyler Weisberg '22, Sports Editor November 4, 2020

About a year ago, a simple math question took the internet by storm, dividing the r/CasualMath SubReddit in half. Just for fun, the Circle Voice wanted to see what the general consensus was at Groton....

Poetic Injustice

Zack Webber '24 November 4, 2020

Love and hate roam my mind, Digging up handfuls of sympathy and envy.   My mind sparks memories from when I wore smaller shoes, And foreshadows the sickening future.   As I...

Who Are Groton’s New Trustees?

Maya Gite '22 November 4, 2020

Ellen Boiselle '85 What does your background look like? What is your connection to Groton School?  I entered Groton in 1981 as a third former. The education I received — inside and outside the...

Alumnus of the Issue: Congressman Jim Cooper

Alumnus of the Issue: Congressman Jim Cooper

Stanislas Robert, Assistant Features Editor November 3, 2020

  “As your representative in Congress, it’s my job to make sure your voice is heard.” These are the words of Congressman Jim Cooper, an alumnus of Groton’s class of 1972 and father of Hayes...

Map that shows the old hockey rink and the tree house.

The Hidden History of Groton

Sophia-Nicole Bay '23, Staff Writer November 3, 2020

What locations on campus shape our community? Sixty years ago, students might’ve answered the treehouse, while Groton students during the 1920s might’ve said Lake Romeyn. Yet, many of us are unaware...

An Interview with @BlackAtGroton 

An Interview with @BlackAtGroton 

Derek Hu ’21, Editor in Chief September 13, 2020

On June 18th, 2020, the Instagram account Black At Groton made its first post, following the lead of other accounts such as Black At Andover and Black At Tabor. The account created a platform in which...

Cassidy Thibodeau on the left. Courtesy of Cassidy Thibodeau '21.

How’s Everyone Doing? 

Maya Gite ’22, Assistant Features Editor September 13, 2020

Cassidy '21:  I can't believe it's already my final year on the circle. My time at Groton has really flown by, and I really just want to make the most of this year; enjoy time with my friends, commit...

Chaplain Read at Trinity College. Courtesy of Trinity College.

Chaplain Allison Read: Living out a Legacy on the Circle

Eleanor Taggart ’24, Staff Writer September 13, 2020

In 1989, then middle schooler, now Chaplain, Allison Read, watched as Bishop Harris became the first female bishop and Black female bishop consecrated in the Episcopal church. “Controversial at the time,...

New Faces on the Circle

Stanislas Robert ’22 and Robert Hong '23, Assistant Features Editor and Writer September 13, 2020

Students are all familiar with the “why Groton?” question; however, we rarely think about the teacher admissions process, and what makes our faculty come to Groton. To find out, The Circle Voice has...

A Letter from Your Former Editor

Cara Chang '20 May 31, 2020

To our community:  Re the Fiftieth Volume of The Circle Voice, 2019-20: I write, first and foremost, to congratulate the new Board on their first issue together. I am happy to see familiar and new...

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