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

Anna Gardiner works in a Cullman Art studio.

AOI: Anna Gardiner ’23

Olivia Kwon '26 October 21, 2022

Anna Gardiner ’23 is a four-year Senior from Montclair, New Jersey. She has taken two years of Humanities Art, one year of Honors Portfolio, one year of Honors Art History, and is currently enrolled...

Movie poster of Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Film Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Albert Chen '26 October 21, 2022

A collage of action, comedy, and science fiction directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once is a humorous take on the multiverse theory that, at its core, tells a story...

Graphic of the Halle Bailey as the Little Mermaid.

The Tremendous Impact of Casting Halle Bailey as the Little Mermaid

Pahal Bhasin '26 October 21, 2022

The casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel, the Little Mermaid, in Disney’s new live-action version of the classic fairy tale should be celebrated, but instead has raised outrageously racist controversy. The...

Richmond Island, part of Stewart’s Analogue Landscape pieces.

Two-Year Installation by Conrad Stewart ’81 Brightens Main Foyer

Katie Yang '25 September 29, 2022

“I think that journeys through fog allows us to see with precision. Journeys through rain allow us to feel the warmth of sunlight, and journeys through silence allow us to hear the crashing waves,”...

Mendoza plays the baritone saxophone in Right Brain Logic.

Giancarlo Mendoza ’23 Plays it All

Emily Hellqvist '24, Staff Writer September 29, 2022

Giancarlo Mendoza ’23 is a four-year Senior from Elizabeth, New Jersey. He is a baritone saxophonist in Right Brain Logic, co-head of Student Music Showcase, Creative Music Association, De Colores, and...

School’s Student Musicians Visit Spain on Tour

Elise Kang '25 September 29, 2022

An ocean away from the school’s Elfers Hall, members of the Hotchkiss Orchestra performed pieces of Bizet, Beethoven, and Grieg in Parque Paris, a sprawling park in the outskirts of Madrid. The performance...

Seniors Pursue Art in College

Emily Hellqvist '24, Staff Writer June 3, 2022

Raven Hong '22 Raven Hong ’22 will attend Carnegie Mellon University next year to pursue a Bachelor of Computer Science and Video Game Design. Reflecting on their artistic journey, Hong credits their...

Annie Xu ’22 Includes Life Experiences in Her Art

Annie Xu ’22 Includes Life Experiences in Her Art

Libby Abelow '25 June 3, 2022

Annie Xu ’22 is a four-year Senior from Shanghai, China. She was an editor-in-chief of the 123th Editorial Board of The Record, the Art Director of ink., a co-head of Art Club, a MacLeish Scholar, and...

Hughson Wong ’22 performs “EARFQUAKE.”

Seniors Share Hidden Talents

Seniors performed musical duets, dances, magic tricks, and stand-up comedy routines on May 21, when the community gathered in Walker Auditorium to watch the Senior Talent Show. The show, organized by the...

From left: Mr. Josh Zeman, Ms. Donna Murphy, Harry Morelli ’23, Doug Wang ’23, Ms. Anne Makepeace, and Ms. Ann Villano.

Students Receive Accolades From Judges at Film Festival

Ella Yu '24 June 3, 2022

In front of an excited audience, the community watched films depicting, among other storylines, the fragile ecosystem of Guangxi dolphins, a difficult sacrifice made by a struggling mother, a PSA regarding...

Kiki Henry ’22 performing in the HDA’s spring production, Clue.

Kiki Henry ’22 Directs Biggest Theater Project of Her Career

Elise Kang '25 June 3, 2022

Kiki Henry ’22 is a four-year Senior from Kennebunkport, Maine. She has been involved with theater since she was young and has grown her passion for the performing arts at the school. Henry is a head...

Musicians and vocalists
rehearse in Walker.

Student Music Showcase Features Diverse Instruments and Vocalists

Elise Kang '25 May 20, 2022

For the first time in two years, the Student Music Showcase (SMS) made its debut in the newly renovated Walker Auditorium on May 17. Directed by student musicians Giancarlo Mendoza ’23 and Isabella Wei...

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