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The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

How does that make you feel?

How does that make you feel?

Nina Norton ’18, Columnist April 19, 2017

Given the high rates of depression and anxiety suffered by high-school students--especially at a place as demanding as Groton--it is little surprise that the counseling office is a frequent topic of conversation...

Undermining Spring Athletic FSAs: a bad call

Undermining Spring Athletic FSAs: a bad call

Charlie Vrattos ’18, Columnist April 19, 2017

Spring sports are, without a doubt, one of the highlights of Groton’s favorite term. On a warm day in April or May, students can amble between the baseball diamond, tennis courts, and lacrosse fields...

Professional football’s high-energy impacts can easily daze players.

Concussions and the NFL: A $13 Billion Headache

Charlie Vrattos ’18 February 23, 2017

With another exciting Super Bowl in the books and a growing fan base for the event overseas, it would seem that the National Football League has nowhere to go but up. In fact, according to the latest estimates...

Nancy Pelosi, America’s most embattled Democrat

Nancy Pelosi, America’s most embattled Democrat

Charlie Vrattos ’18, Columnist December 14, 2016

While much of recent political news has been speculation about the effects that a Donald Trump presidency will have on the Republican Party, perhaps just as important is the current battle being waged...

Want to survive Groton’s winters? Chill out.

Want to survive Groton’s winters? Chill out.

Nina Norton ’18, Columnist December 14, 2016

You come back home for Thanksgiving break filled with relief: exams are over. The next time you’ll have to do work is the beginning of winter term. Slowly, the feeling of relief drains from your body...

Explosion in number of clubs: a good thing?

Explosion in number of clubs: a good thing?

October 21, 2016

A. Wei Over the past two years there has a been a drastic increase in the number of clubs at Groton. I’m not entirely sure what is to blame for this recent explosion in the number of clubs, but my personal...

And years to go before we sleep

And years to go before we sleep

October 21, 2016

It’s 10:30 at night after a long, busy Monday, and after check-in all you want to do is brush your teeth and crawl into bed. But you have an English essay due tomorrow—and you haven’t even started...

Trust me, you're wrong

Trust me, you’re wrong

Nina Norton ’18 October 7, 2016

At Groton there are three different types of students: Students who are extremely democratic/liberal, students who are highly republican/conservative, and students who still think Bernie is a candidate....

A taste beyond the Groton bubble

A taste beyond the Groton bubble

Nina Norton, Columnist September 13, 2016

This summer I went to The Gambia, an extremely small African country surrounded almost completely by Senegal, for two months at an medical research council camp where my godmother worked as a malaria research...

Students involved in GRACE

A saving “GRACE” for new Upper Schoolers

Charlie Vrattos ’18, Columnist September 13, 2016

At the beginning of July this past summer, while most Groton students were busy with summer fun and pushing off summer reading until August, a sizeable group of rising Fourth Formers returned to the campus...

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