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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

The murderous plant, Audrey 2, is visible just behind leads Seymour and Audrey.

HDA’s Little Shop of Horrors Dazzles in Walker Auditorium

Ira Buch ’25, Staff Writer November 16, 2023

On Friday, November 10, Little Shop of Horrors, Hotchkiss Dramatic Association’s (HDA) fall production, opened its weekend-long run in Walker Auditorium to a packed house. Little Shop of Horrors was...

Mr. Lü was the first Asian musician to win the Paganini Competition.

Violinist Lü Siqing Performs With Philharmonic Orchestra

Ethan Choi ’26, Staff Writer November 16, 2023

The Hotchkiss Philharmonic welcomed its first guest performer, world-class violinist Lü Siqing P ’27, on Saturday, November 4. Mr. Lü is an artistic ambassador of the Melbourne Symphony and head of...

Ms. Elmaleh taught students the wet plate collodion process at Fairfield Farm.

Lisa Elmaleh Shares Portraits From the Border

Teo Everts ’26, Staff Writer November 16, 2023

On Tuesday, October 24, professional photographer Lisa Elmaleh opened All-School Meeting with a harrowing story of a migrant who walked through the Sonoran Desert  for three days without water on his...

Her poem "on form & matter" will be published in the Beloit Poetry Journal.

janan alexandra Wins Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

Aaliyah Wang ’25, Arts Editor November 2, 2023

janan alexandra, instructor in English, who spells her name in lowercase and goes by “ms. janan” as a teacher, is the winner of the 2023 Adrienne Rich Award from the Beloit Poetry Journal (BPJ). The...

Lee has raised over $59,000 for Special Olympics.

Artist of the Issue: Quisha Lee ’24

Sean Hwang ’26 and Charan Venkataswamy November 2, 2023

Quisha Lee ’24 is a four-year Senior from Hong Kong. At school, she is a co-head of the Special Olympics club and Analogue Photo Magazine, the Design Editor-in-Chief of ink., co-captain of Girls Varsity...

Student plays use a variety of spaces on campus creatively.

What’s Ahead for Theatre

Teo Everts ’26, Staff Writer October 13, 2023

The Hotchkiss Dramatic Association (HDA) sponsors three major productions each year – one musical and two plays. Theatre faculty, guest choreographers and directors, and students work together on these...

Student musicians with Songs for Smiles perform regularly throughout the local community. Many of their performances raise funds for local charities.

Songs For Smiles Brings Joy To the Local Community

Yobin Kim ’26 October 13, 2023

Songs For Smiles (SFS) is a service club that offers musical performances in the local community. Founded in 2009 by Esther Weoo ’12 and Ms. Sarah Thames, former instructor in English and director of...

Ms. Nowinski collaborates with Lower Mid art students on an installation.

Artists in Residence Enrich Curriculum

Phoenix Feng ’25 October 13, 2023

In late September, students could be seen in the arts studios and outside on the patio, painting on huge swaths of canvas  and constructing them into sculpture. They were working with visiting artist...

Li is an award-winning pianist who performs frequently in recitals.

Artist of the Issue: Daniel Li ’24

Sean Hwang ’26 and Charan Venkataswamy ’26 October 13, 2023

Daniel Li ’24 is a Senior from Danbury, CT. At school, he is co-head of the Math Club and Songs for Smiles, co-captain of Varsity Swimming, and a member of Varsity Tennis.  He is also an accomplished...

Ms. Maggie Nowinski's "Cicatrix, In Bloom" on display in the Tremaine Gallery

Visiting Artist Maggie Nowinski Explores Humanity’s Unity With Nature

Emma Liu ’26 September 28, 2023

Three-dimensional flower structures adorn the walls of Tremaine Gallery in the current exhibit, Cicatrix, In Bloom, by artist Maggie Nowinski.  Ms. Nowinski is instructor of Art at Manchester Community...

Frazier '24 performing the role of Evil Tina in She Kills Monsters

Armani Frazier Embraces the Ability to be Different

Olivia Kwon ’26, Staff Writer September 28, 2023

Armani Frazier ’24 is a four-year Senior from Woodland Hills, CA. She is a board member of Hotchkiss Dramatic Association (HDA). She played Mrs. Erlynn in the school production  of Lady Windermere’s...

Artists painted in a variety of locations on campus, including in the fields of Fairfield Farm.

Hudson River Fellowship Artists Paint the School’s Scenic Landscapes

Sean Hwang ’26 September 28, 2023

The Hudson River Fellowship sponsored a three-week-long artistic residency for twenty classically trained painters from June 19 to July 8, which allowed them to immerse themselves in the natural landscape...

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