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The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

Grindset: The Elimination of APs at Groton

Lena Aloise ’27 and John Chiu ’29 October 24, 2025

It’s an annual ritual. Every year in late July, the vast majority of Groton Upper Schoolers find themselves anxiously opening their computers to a list of bold blue single-digit numbers. Anticipation...

Trump: The Antithesis of Kirk’s Legacy

Trump: The Antithesis of Kirk’s Legacy

Daniel Mao ’26 October 24, 2025

Charlie Kirk did political discourse the right way.   This is not to say that Kirk was perfect. Especially in his earlier years, Kirk was torched for debating uninformed college students. Critics...

@GrotonSchool: A Lens Into Campus Life or an Incomplete Picture?

@GrotonSchool: A Lens Into Campus Life or an Incomplete Picture?

Nikhil Luthra ’27 and Samuel Lu ’27 September 19, 2025

Before prospective students set foot on campus, social media is a convenient tool to preview a place they may end up calling home. These school-run accounts provide a window into a campus potentially thousands...

The American Eagle ad with Sydney Sweeney + its negative implications?

The American Eagle ad with Sydney Sweeney + its negative implications?

Lena Aloise ’27 September 19, 2025

Nineteen seconds. One pair of blue jeans. Hundreds of celebrity statements. Three hundred thousand daily hits on social media. This summer, Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad campaign, in which the denim-clad...

Silly Moves, Savvy Looks

Silly Moves, Savvy Looks

Daniel Mao ’26 May 17, 2025

Since President Trump’s inauguration this past January, a lot has gone down. The Dow is down, Nasdaq is down, even Tesla—the company run by self-proclaimed “Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist”...

Rewind: You Can’t Keep Ignoring Musk’s Pro-Nazism

Rewind: You Can’t Keep Ignoring Musk’s Pro-Nazism

Jessica Shapiro ’26 May 17, 2025

“My heart goes out to you,” proclaimed Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk, violently slicing the air with his arm bent at just about 45 degrees and flaunting a disturbingly rigid hand—and,...

Performance Analytics: Next-Level Tech @ Groton

Performance Analytics: Next-Level Tech @ Groton

Hayun Shin ’27 May 17, 2025

From writing notes on an iPad to cramming for a test on a shared Google Doc, technology is ever present in the Groton academic experience. While Groton has embraced many aspects of technology, there is...

Five Reasons Why the Earth is Flat

Five Reasons Why the Earth is Flat

Cedar Connell ’26 May 17, 2025

This article will not Blow Your Mind, expose Three Health Tips That Will Shock You, nor will it make you believe what You Won’t Believe. Most certainly, it will not be discussing flat-Earth theories....

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...

Lights Out: Why Sleep Culture at Groton Must Change

Lights Out: Why Sleep Culture at Groton Must Change

Rory Hu ’28 December 22, 2024

How many hours of sleep do you get each night? It’s a frequently asked question that reveals the normalization of unhealthy sleep schedules. Before coming to Groton, I struggled with maintaining a...

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