Question: Should I Hire a Private College Counselor? Ethan Song ’24 Editor-in-Chief Answer: not if you’re at Loomis. I like to compare private college counseling to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs)....

David Shim ’26 Contributor Is Teacher Feedback at Loomis Adequate? Teacher feedback at Loomis Chaffee, or the ability to give feedback to teachers, is a topic of debate for students not only at Loomis...

Ethan Zhou ‘27 Contributor Are the Freshman and Sophomore Seminars worth it? We all know of the famous - or infamous - underclassmen seminars. These courses are designed to benefit and guide students...

Mariia Zhukova ’26 Contributor Teachers Fitting in Exams During the Winterim At Loomis Chaffee, the winterim, or “the trenches,” is the nearly three-week sprint from Thanksgiving to Winter Break,...

Charlotte Slayton ’27 Contributor Varsity Tryouts During Finals Week As we have recently dealt with fall finals and a new sports season rolls around, one must wonder why student-athletes must face the...

Jack Muhlhauser ’25 Contributor Is the School's Response to World Events Adequate? Blatantly, our current world is filled with violent conflicts and strife that often seem inevitable in our society....

Anna Lim ‘27 Contributor Are Our School Dances Successful? School dances are some of the most successful student events on campus. Even though they might not be the most perfect and exciting event to...

Maddy Vorchheimer '26 Contributor Uber is Not Allowed for Boarders: What does this imply? As of the 2023-2024 school year, students are allowed to both leave and return to campus using Uber. This is widely...

Many students have become familiar with standardized testing throughout the years at Loomis Chaffee, as the school provides exams such as the PSAT and ACT on campus. However, beyond the encouragement of...