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The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

Goodbye From the 2017 Editors-in-Chief

Goodbye From the 2017 Editors-in-Chief

When we first came to Groton in Second Form, writing for The Circle Voice gave us a deeper look into the workings behind our new school. It also gave us a whole new group of intelligent, informed, and...

Life Beyond the Circle: Sabbaticals and Next Steps

Life Beyond the Circle: Sabbaticals and Next Steps

Marianne Lu ’19 June 2, 2017

As the Prize Day tent looms on the Circle and teachers begin exam review, the reality of summer becomes tantalizingly close. After we return to the Circle from our well-deserved vacations, many things...

Prize Day 2017: Hats Off to the Graduates

Prize Day 2017: Hats Off to the Graduates

Lily Cratsley ’19, Assistant News Editor June 2, 2017

What do Varsity Crew, money, race, and Diversity & Inclusion have in common? They are among the number of topics students warned Prize Day speaker, Christopher Shays, to avoid talking about. Mr. Shays...

Some of the debaters Groton sent to Deerfield stand outside Brooks House.

Groton School places fifth at Deerfield debate

Julia Kendall ’19, Reporter May 11, 2017

On April 30th, Deerfield hosted its annual parliamentary debate. While Andover won the debate, twelve representatives of Groton’s Debating Society managed a strong showing of fifth place out of nineteen...

Ms. Wallace delivers a lecture at a Filipino library.

To Europe and the Philippines: an update on sabbaticals

Fran Saldivar ’19, Reporter May 11, 2017

Every year, a few of our hardworking teachers get to take a yearlong break to experience life away from campus. This year, history teachers John Lyons and Jen Wallace took sabbatical leaves to travel,...

Laurie Sales teaches her elective, Public Speaking.

New additions to the 2017-18 Course Catalog

Christian Carson ’18, Assistant News Editor May 11, 2017

As Sixth Formers begin to focus on their imminent departure from the school, the rest of the student body looks towards the next year – more specifically, towards their course selections. The 2017-2018...

Prefects of all religions to lead daily chapel services

Prefects of all religions to lead daily chapel services

Eunice Cho ’20, Reporter May 11, 2017

In a significant change to the weekday chapel program, next year, prefects from all religious services will assist in running morning chapel. In addition, the voting   for the Class of 2018’s House...

Groton students join the March for Science

Groton students join the March for Science

Lily Cratsley ’19, Assistant News Editor May 11, 2017

Earth Day was first celebrated in the United States in 1970, after the Vietnam War, smoggy industrialization, and a massive oil spill off the coast of California incited a wave of environmentalism. Forty-seven...

Winter storm brings issues, extra-long weekend

Lily Cratsley ’19, Assistant News Editor February 24, 2017

On February 7th, an otherwise inconspicuous Tuesday night, cheers rang through the halls of dorms across campus. The news had just come out in an email: on account of Winter Storm Niko, classes for Thursday...

Cello Quartet comes to Groton

Daisy Fey ’18, Reporter January 27, 2017

On Sunday, January 8, the widely renowned Boston Cello Quartet came to Groton to give a concert, much to the delight of Groton residents who had come to see the performance. Director of Instrumental Music...

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