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The Record is a student-run bi-weekly print newspaper with daily digital presence on pressing issues and events inside the Hotchkiss community and around the globe.

The Hotchkiss Record

The Record is a student-run bi-weekly print newspaper with daily digital presence on pressing issues and events inside the Hotchkiss community and around the globe.

The Hotchkiss Record

The Record is a student-run bi-weekly print newspaper with daily digital presence on pressing issues and events inside the Hotchkiss community and around the globe.

The Hotchkiss Record

McLain comes from a home of artists.

Artist of the Issue: Marisin McLain ’25

Luke Velasco '27, Staff Writer February 6, 2025

Marisin McLain ’25 is a Senior from Cornwall Bridge, CT. She has been involved with Studio Art for all four years at the school. She is co-head of the Art Club and the 50th anniversary of coeducation...

Michael Musillami has taught jazz at the school for 42 years.

Michael Musillami, a Pillar of the Jazz World

Keven Luiru '27, Staff Writer February 6, 2025

Michael Musillami is a jazz musician who joined the school as a guitar teacher in 1983. He leads the Michael Musillami Trio and conducts, performs, and tours across the United States. He directs the Right...

Mr. Fabio Witkowski has organized yearly performances at Carnegie since 2018.

Artist Reflection: My Chance To Perform at Carnegie Hall

Bruce Zhang '27 February 6, 2025

Thunderous applause filled the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as student musicians thrilled the audience with the final tutti of Carlos Gardel’s “Por Una Cabeza.” On January 25, 28 Hotchkiss...

Artworks awarded Gold Keys, clockwise from the left: Dunckel ’26, Shin ’25, Chen ’26.

Scholastics Recognizes Student Works

Keven Luiru '27, Staff Writer January 23, 2025

The annual Scholastics Art and Writing Competition is one of the country’s most prestigious art competitions for young artists, encouraging students from the United States, U.S. Territories, and Canada. Student...

Lai’s ceramics portfolio includes sculptures as well as thrown pieces.

Artist of the Issue: Nola Lai

Daniel Zhang '26, Staff Writer January 23, 2025

Nola Lai ’25 is a four-year Senior from Guilford, Connecticut. Lai has taken ceramic courses for four years at the school and is currently enrolled in Honors Advanced Ceramics/3D Design Portfolio. Lai...

The Rotunda exhibit features works by 13 artists and writers.

Exhibit Uplifts Women Artists’ Voices

Thea Dunckel '26, Staff Writer January 23, 2025

“Do women have to be naked to get into the Metropolitan Museum?” reads a poster by the Guerilla Girls from the 1980s. The piece is featured in the new Rotunda exhibit, which celebrates women artists,...

The dance team and the orchestra rehearsed separately before assembling the show.

Dance and Orchestra Collaborate on Nutcracker

Stella Liao '27 December 12, 2024

On Wednesday, December 11, the dance team and orchestra presented The Nutcracker Showcase in Elfers Hall. The show consisted of individual movements and variations from the ballet The Nutcracker. The...

Bearcat Connections: Holiday Season Edition

Bearcat Connections: Holiday Season Edition

Kate Chou '25, Teo Everts '26 December 12, 2024

The Circe Effect reconsiders the role of women in the context of cultures.

Circe Challenges Viewers to Rethink the Feminine

Keven Luiru '27, Staff Writer December 12, 2024

The Circe Effect: Women’s Creative Power Reclaims the Narrative opened in the Tremaine Gallery on November 14. Curated by Ms. Sarah Anderson Lock P’24, former arts administrator at the school, and...

Salzinger has performed with the school at the Carnegie Hall three times.

Artist of the Issue: Max Salzinger ’25

Amina Wang '27 December 12, 2024

Max Salzinger ’25 is a four-year Senior from Carmel, Indiana. Salzinger has taken music courses every year and is currently enrolled in honors Senior music performance strings. Outside of music, Salzinger...

Chicago received standing ovations at all three performances.

HDA Presents Chicago

Keven Luiru '27, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

“This trial...the whole world...it’s all show business,” crows flashy lawyer Billy Flynn near the end of Chicago. From November 8-10, the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association (HDA) presented Kander and...

Mr. Lu plays a violin made in the workshop of the famous Italian Guarneri family.

Philharmonic Welcomes Back Celebrated Violinist Siqing Lu

James Zhou '28 November 14, 2024

On Saturday, November 2, the Philharmonic welcomed back superstar violinist Siqing Lu P’27 as the featured performer of its season-opening concert. Founded in 2018 through the generosity of Barbara...

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