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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

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...

Senior Reflections
Senior Reflections
Anya Bixby ’25, William Yee ’25, Miranda Beitel ’25, Max Salzinger ’25, Charlotte Wood ’25, Anthony Hu ’25, Anna Ruiz ’25, and Oleh Shtunder ’25 July 3, 2025

Anya Bixby At Hotchkiss, there are really only two goals: be happy and succeed. Most chase the  second  without  realizing  it’s  nearly...

What Society Has Wrong About Success
What Society Has Wrong About Success
Penelope Thornton ’27 May 18, 2025

Every generation inherits  a culture—a  set  of deeply   ingrained beliefs.    These beliefs are not merely incidental   opinions; they ...

2025-26 Proctors by Dorm
2025-26 Proctors by Dorm
Lauren Niem ’26, Graphics Editor • May 18, 2025

AOI: Olivia Zhang ’25
AOI: Olivia Zhang ’25
Clover Curry ’27 May 18, 2025

Olivia Zhang ’25 is a four-year Senior from Hong Kong. She is a member of Girls JV Squash, Varsity Diving,  and  Varsity  Track  and Field...

AOI: Kate Chou
AOI: Kate Chou
May 4, 2025
Retiring Faculty Reflect on 98 Years of Service
Retiring Faculty Reflect on 98 Years of Service
The Executive Board July 3, 2025

On Thursday, May 15, students gathered at Frank House to celebrate the Spring Head of School holiday, called in honor of six retiring faculty...

Play On
The Executive Board May 18, 2025

“Once in a small chapel in Chimayo, New Mexico, I knelt in the dirt because I thought that’s what you were supposed to do. That was before...

Bring Back StuFac
April 15, 2025
Thank You, Mr. Bradley
February 6, 2025
Widen runs at Johns Hopkins.
Alumni Spotlight: Julia Widen ’24
Lallie Argenti ’27 May 18, 2025

Julia Widen ’24 is from Bronxville, New York, and plays field hockey and runs track and field for Johns Hopkins University. At Hotchkiss,...

 The team had a regular season record of 10-2-1.
Varsity Ultimate Makes the Podium at Connecticut States
Jeremy Fang ’28, Staff Writer • May 18, 2025

Varsity Ultimate Frisbee competed in the Connecticut State D1 Championships on May 7 and 10.  After  facing  Fairfield  Tribe in  the ...

Eight schools competed in the NESSA Team Racing Championship.
Sailing Finishes Third in Boston
Stella Liao ’27, Staff Writer • May 18, 2025

From May 2-4, Varsity Sailing competed  in  the  NESSA  Team Racing  Championship,  hosted  in Boston by Harvard and MIT. The championship ...

More people watched last year’s NFL draft than the NBA finals.
Hot Take: The NBA Bores Me
Andrew Roraback ’27 May 18, 2025

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, although I wouldn’t know it if not for the sparse Instagram story reposts and  incessant  notifications ...