Throughout winter break, a startlingly trivial question came to dominate my mind: whether or not to keep the title “Groton” in my social media bio after I graduate. It feels so silly, entirely insignificant,...
Nestled cozily in the heart of Groton School, St. John’s Chapel stands as a testament to our enduring affiliation with the Episcopal tradition, which began with the founding of Groton nearly 150 years...
During winter term at Groton, many students find themselves walking to sports practices in the dark, feeling too tired to socialize or work after school, and struggling to adjust to the brutally frigid ...
“Dude, that smells nasty!”
In one episode of Fresh Off the Boat, the first ever U.S. sitcom focused on Asian Americans, we watch as Eddie Huang goes through the quintessential ethnic minority...
Exam week is arguably the most stressful time at Groton. With exams ranging from 20% to 33% of a student’s term grade, their performance in the Schoolroom is often the most crucial factor in measuring...
(Written September 2023)
On my last day of Fifth Form, I discovered that the Hundred House is haunted.
It was exam week, and my English paper was due on Wednesday, but I had a flight to catch that...
(Written May 2022)
Since the beginning of the pandemic, China has attempted to one-up the West with its grandiose interventions: city-wide, ghost-town-esque lockdowns. As the pandemic progresses, however,...
Last week as I was walking through the Schoolhouse, checking my schedule, I looked up to find Headmaster Temba Maqubela with his hand outstretched, reaching for my phone. I scrambled as I tried to explain...
At Groton, we preach that our small student body allows us to form meaningful and personal relationships. However, is Groton’s community actually tightly woven? Do students venture outside of their friend...
In the summer of 2023, amidst hectic political coverage and abominable branding choices (X??), an unsuspecting headline rose to fame: LK-99. Like Chat-GPT, the fabled discovery of LK-99–a superconductor...
