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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

Repubs invited CT State Senator Stephen Harding to speak with students this fall.
Political Groups Spark Conversations on Campus
Daniel Zhang '26, Staff Writer • October 3, 2024

In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, the Democrats, Republicans, and Hotchkiss Political Union (HPU) clubs are holding events...

Jack is currently in Chile working with an investment bank on renewable energy projects.
Jack Louchheim ’20 Explores Renewable Energy as Inaugural MacArthur Fellow
Mark Zhu '26, Staff Writer • October 3, 2024

The MacArthur fellowship was founded in 2023 by Andrew MacArthur P ’23 in honor of his father, Bill MacArthur ’59. The fellowship provides...

Students on semester abroad programs stayed with host families and attended local schools.
Students Travel Abroad on Language Exchanges
Staff Writers October 3, 2024

Yixi Zou ’25—Bogotá, Colombia I had been in the Hotchkiss bubble for a long time, and I wanted to experience a new world, along with...

The Matthiessen Scholars program allows students to pursue field research at Yale.
Scholars to Pursue Field Research
Emma Liu '26, Staff Writer • October 3, 2024

The newly established Matthiessen Scholars environmental science program will kick off with a field research program in the summer of 2025 and...

Liu and Fang won 2nd and 3rd place out of 80 pianists from all over the world.
Emma Liu and Victoria Fang Win Awards At International Piano Competition
Aidan Song '27, Staff Writer • October 3, 2024

On September 14, Emma Liu ’26 and Victoria Fang ’25 placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, at the MozArte International Festival and Piano Competition...

U.S. Auto Manufacturers Need to Get in Gear
U.S. Auto Manufacturers Need to Get in Gear
Miles Leung '26 October 3, 2024

Countries around the world have set high targets for emission reductions, leaving them no choice but to start phasing out internal combustion...

Guided By Each Other, Let Us Seek New Paths
Guided By Each Other, Let Us Seek New Paths
The Executive Board September 5, 2024

New students, we hope you had a wonderful first week on campus. As you continue to settle into your home away from home and start to attend classes,...

Both teams finished on the podium using a strategy called pack running.
Cross Country Places First and Third at 51st Annual Canterbury Invitational
Luke Velasco '27, Staff Writer • October 3, 2024

The 51st Canterbury Invitational took place on Saturday, September 22 at the Canterbury School in New Milford, CT. Twelve boys’ teams and eight...

Banker first started playing football as a Prep after years of experience with rugby.
Athlete of the Issue: Yuv Banker ’25
Yaoyao Yuan '27 October 3, 2024

Yuv Banker ’25, a four-year Senior from London, England, is co-captain of Varsity Football. He plays center and defensive lineman. Teammate...

Whittemore won the James T. Bryan ’11 athletic award for the Senior boy who has made the greatest contribution to athletics.
Alum Spotlight: Huck Whittemore ’22
Clover Curry '27, Staff Writer • October 3, 2024

Huck Whittemore ’22 is a Junior at Colorado College, where he runs cross country. During his time at Hotchkiss, he was co-captain of Boys Cross...

Tititcomb was a member of  the school’s first Ultimate team to win New Englands.
Qxhna Titcomb ’11 Wins World Ultimate Frisbee Championship With Team USA
Shaan Patel '27, Staff Writer • October 3, 2024

The 2024 World Ultimate Frisbee Championships brought together teams from 24 countries for a week of games in Gold Coast, Australia. Former member...