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Admissions Statistics for the 2018-19 School Year

Lily Cratsley '19, Editor-in-Chief September 13, 2018

Lily Cratsley '19

Peer counselors and lead prefects meet for training.

Wellness Hopes to Elevate Student Voices

Cara Chang '20, Assistant News Editor September 13, 2018

Groton School’s Wellness program is dedicated to promoting positive mental health and wellbeing. To stay true to its central purpose, the Counseling Office will undergo a “rebuilding year” to update...

Groton Welcomes New Faculty to the Circle

Groton Welcomes New Faculty to the Circle

Abby Kirk '19, Assistant News Editor September 13, 2018

This year, Groton welcomes eight new faculty members to the Circle. While they are disciplined in a wide variety of subjects, all share a common commitment to academic depth and a passion for passing knowledge...

Two For the Price of One: Shared Chapel Talks

Two For the Price of One: Shared Chapel Talks

Liv Ting '20 September 13, 2018

For at least the past 40 years, the Groton community has traditionally met in the chapel before classes to listen to a speaker. The format and community’s expectations of these chapel talks have changed...

Students dance during a trip to Tanzania in 2016.

Groton Breaks the Bubble: Summer GEOs

Powers Trigg '20 June 2, 2018

At the turn of the twentieth century, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) concluded his studies on the Circle. In the decades that followed, FDR became one of America’s great presidents, often ranked in...

Ms. Van Gelder works with a student.

A Farewell to Familiar Faces: Departing Faculty

Eunice Cho '20 June 2, 2018

As the end of the school year approaches, the Groton community will bid farewell to fourteen faculty members. Two are heading off on year-long sabbaticals, five are moving on from the Circle, and six will...

Annie and Christian read The Circle Voice.

A Letter from Your Former Editors

At first glance, it’s hard to figure out why anyone would want to be editor-in-chief of The Circle Voice. Editors spend the last year of their bucolic days at Groton herding thirty-odd people, dedicating...

The Form of 2017 throw their boater hats after graduating.

Prize Day: Hats Off the the Class of 2018

Cara Chang '20 June 2, 2018

“Dare to be all you can be.” “Life is just one, big improvisation.” “Fall forward.” “Make good art.” “Continue to share your heart with people even if it’s been broken.” “Failure...

Changes, New Courses in the 2018-19 Course Catalog

Lily Cratsley '19, Assistant News Editor May 18, 2018

As one school year draws ever closer to summer break, another hovers in the horizon. For seniors, this means new adventures after Groton. For underformers, this means a brand new load of classes, which...

For Many, Push for All-Gender Dorms Continues

Lily Cratsley '19 and Marianne Lu '19 April 23, 2018

One of the hallmarks of boarding school life is residence halls, with boys’ residence halls separated from girls’. Some students, though, believe that these gender-divided dormitories are in sore need...

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