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The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

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Age and Authority: Why Presidential Age Limits Make Sense

Lena Aloise '27 October 13, 2024

The last eight years have given us a glimpse into a nation led by the two oldest presidents in the history of the Oval Office, with President Joe Biden inaugurated at 78 and former President Donald Trump...

New Year, Same Struggle

New Year, Same Struggle

Hayun Shin '27 October 13, 2024

Groton’s halls brim with excitement as the new school year is underway. A sense of joy fills the campus as students are busy reuniting with friends, resuming extracurriculars, and pursuing new academic...

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The Pros and Cons of GRACE

Lena Aloise ’27 October 13, 2024

The prospect of summer vacation at the end of a rewarding but exhausting school year set the Groton community abuzz with excitement after months of hard work. Yet in just two short weeks, a record-high...

From ‘Brat’ to Kamala HQ: The Political Powerhouse of the Harris Campaign

Daniel Palmer '25 October 13, 2024

America’s political landscape is transforming. Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign is at the forefront of this shift. Running one of the shortest presidential campaigns in modern U.S. history, Harris...

Reintegration over Retribution

Reintegration over Retribution

Lena Aloise '27 July 31, 2024

The word prison calls to mind images of a bleak, dangerous place without hope for anything beyond barbed wire and concrete walls. It conjures the feeling of being trapped, confined, and overcrowded yet...

The Messiness of Military Aid

The Messiness of Military Aid

Daniel Mao '26 July 31, 2024

Congress passed three separate aid packages totalling $100 billion dollars to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan last month. Surprisingly, the packages stirred huge controversy within the Republican caucus. Some...

Campus Encampments and Echo Chambers

Campus Encampments and Echo Chambers

Daniel Palmer ’25 July 31, 2024

University campuses across America are aflame with protest. Green spaces have been taken over in recent weeks with students in protest of the Israel-Palestine war. Rows of tents forming encampments have...

Depolarizing by Debate: Fostering discussion between a right and left wing commentator.

Depolarizing by Debate: Fostering discussion between a right and left wing commentator.

Daniel Mao '26 March 2, 2024

It was just another Fourth Form dinner until someone asked that fateful question: What do you think about the new affirmative action ruling? The table immediately went quiet; all I could hear was the person...

Should Groton Have a Second Form?

Should Groton Have a Second Form?

Max Fan '25 and Rose Fischer '28 March 2, 2024

Con: Let’s get rid of the Second Form. By Max Fan ‘25 When some of the now-graduated forms remember my Second Form year, they will perhaps recall the sounds of screaming our form echoed through...

Illustration by Clarke Trevino '25

Tackling Gender at Groton

Anders Caspersen '25 March 2, 2024

As we develop our identities at Groton and attempt to find commonality among our peers, we tend to define ourselves along a single attribute: gender. This divide, which stems from the dorm structure, is...

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