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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

Illick and Nam will reinstate regular Stu-Fac meetings and hope to bring driver’s ed classes back to campus.

All-School Presidents Gear Up For the Year Ahead

Thea Dunckel ’26, Media Editor September 24, 2025

In an exclusive interview with The  Record,  all-school  presidents Serena Nam ’26 and Dwyer Illick ’26 outlined their goals for the 2025- 2026 school year, including plans to improve  the  school’s ...

Students and faculty swam over two miles—across Lake Wononscopomuc and back.

Varsity Swimmers Raise Money for Special Olympics with 31st Annual Swimathon

Taylor Pang ’27 September 24, 2025

On Wednesday, September 10, the school hosted the 31st annual Swimathon at Lake Wononscopomuc. The Swimathon is an annual event that raises money for Special Olympics Connecticut and supports the Dream...

Elfers Hall can no longer seat both students and faculty.

Some Effects of High Enrollment

Claire Lee ’28 September 21, 2025

This year, the school welcomed 627 Bearcats to campus—adding 15 students to last year’s total enrollment. The Admissions Office intentionally accepts more than its target enrollment number, since...

Dr. Bruder currently serves as dean of academic affairs at Deerfield Academy.

Dr. Anne Bruder To Be First Female Head Of School

On Friday, September 12, Head of School Mr. Craig Bradley and President of the Board of Trustees Mr. Tim Sullivan ’81, P’13,’16 announced that Dr. Anne Bruder will be the school’s 16th head of...

Summer Research And Service Enriches Students

Summer Research And Service Enriches Students

Deven Patel ’27, News Editor September 8, 2025

This summer, ninety-five Bearcats engaged in service, research, and exploration trips across the globe. Ms. Kinyette Henderson, dean of student life, and Ms. Beth Smithey, instructor in chemistry, led...

New Year Brings Changes to The Almanac

New Year Brings Changes to The Almanac

Katharine Ellis ’26, Editor-in-Chief September 8, 2025

Each year, the administration makes  changes  to  the  school’s community  life  guidelines,  the Almanac, before the start of classes. On  Wednesday,  August  27,  the changes  to  the ...

"Ms. Levithan, standing with Mr. Bradley, Ms. Clark, and Mr. Lufkin, joined the community as an instructor in French in 1998."

“Ms. Levithan Encourages Students to Become “Big-Little”

Claire Lee ’28, Staff Writer August 18, 2025

On Tuesday, May 13, Instructor in French Ms. Wendy Levithan P’23 received the Lufkin Prize during a ceremony in Elfers Hall. The Lufkin Prize is awarded annually to a faculty member  who  makes  significant...

Stephens and Kontokosta were elected all-school presidents after running against five other pairs in the spring of 2024.

Stephens & Kontokosta Look Back on Their Time As All-School Presidents

Taylor Pang ’27 July 3, 2025

Isaiah Stephens ’25 and Eleni Kontokosta ’25 ended their term as all-school presidents at graduation on Friday, May 30. Stephens came to school as a Prep from Ellenwood, Georgia. He was a two-year...

Ms. Gardiner has been the 2025 class dean for three years.

Ms. Gardiner Offers Closing Advice to The Senior Class

Carita Gardiner, Dean of the Class of 2025 June 5, 2025

The following is a transcript of some of the remarks given by Ms. Carita Gardiner, dean of the class of 2025, at the Senior Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 29. Before I address the class for the last...

Invasive Hydrilla Endangers Local Lakes

Invasive Hydrilla Endangers Local Lakes

Charlotte Cundey ’26 May 18, 2025

The lakes and waterways of the Berkshires are being threatened by an invasive aquatic plant: hydrilla. Hydrilla smothers native plants by using up oxygen and blocking sunlight. Fish die as the food they...

Ms. Limón is the first Latina United States poet laureate.

Poet Laureate Ada Limón Delivers Lambert Lecture

Aidan Song ’27, Staff Writer May 18, 2025

On Monday, May 5, students gathered in Elfers Hall for the annual Lambert Lecture, which was delivered by United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón. The Lambert Lecture was founded in 1981 in memory of Christopher...

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