The Hotchkiss Record

Dance Company Performs Winter Recital in Walker Auditorium

Richard Lu '24 • March 4, 2022

On February 26 and 27, the Hotchkiss Dance Company held their Winter Recital in the newly renovated Walker Auditorium. Dance Company is a co-curricular option where students learn both classical and modern...

Looking Ahead To Oscars 2022

Antonia Toro '24 • February 28, 2022

As March 27 gets closer, a passionate community of film enthusiasts sit in their homes, excited, anxious, and incredibly curious about this year’s Academy Awards. The Academy Awards (commonly known as...

Leonel Morales Returns To Perform

Emily Hellqvist '24 • February 28, 2022

The lights dimmed and the first few notes of Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 57 “Appassionata” echoed throughout Elfers Hall. The audience sat together, attentive to the visiting musician, Leonel Morales....

Artist of the Issue: Zach Scrima ’22

Emily Hellqvist ’24, Staff Writer • February 20, 2022

Zach Scrima ’22 is a four-year senior from Sacramento, California. He is a theater student, and has performed in school plays such as blackboxes, the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, as well as...

Artist of the Issue: Tori Murray ’22

Callum Rodin ’25 and Ethan Shin ’25, Contributing Writers • February 20, 2022

Tori Murray ’22 is a four-year Senior from Westfield, New Jersey. She is involved in theatre and is on the board of Hotchkiss Dramatic Association (HDA). Murray plays Donna in Mamma Mia! and has participated...

Mamma Mia! Premieres in Walker Auditorium

Yixi Zou '25 and Kiki Henry ’22, Staff Writer and Editor-in-Chief • February 20, 2022

On February 10, the newly renovated Walker Auditorium opened its doors for the premiere of Mamma Mia! presented by the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association (HDA). The opening of Walker coincides with other...

Artist of the Issue: Stella Ren ’22

Yixi Zou ’25, Staff Writer • January 27, 2022

Stella Ren ’22, a four-year Senior from Shanghai, China, is involved in visual art, theatre, and dance. She is currently enrolled in AR492S Honors Advanced Studio Art Portfolio II and also heads Dance...

Students Win Scholastic Art Awards

Jack Phillips ’24, Contributing Writer • January 27, 2022

With over 320,000 artwork submissions in 2022, the Scholastic Arts Award is one of the most competitive and prestigious arts awards for middle and high school artists in North America. Selected by jurors...

The Collapse of the Golden Globes

Mia Nyoike ’24, Staff Writer • January 27, 2022

The Golden Globe Awards, an American awards ceremony that bestows honors in film and television, took a harsh fall from grace this year as several issues spanning from racial inequality to bribery destroyed...

Astroworld: A Tragedy and Reminder for the Future

Sophie Elliott ’24, Contributing Writer • December 10, 2021

Long lines, commerce, and frenzy are all part of the aesthetic sensibility of large music festivals, and yet, the darker side to these seemingly innocuous discomforts has been proved time and time again....

Arts Opinion: NFTs Transform the Art World

Holden Burns ’25, Contributing Writer • December 10, 2021

Would you buy rights to a piece of digital artwork for upwards of a thousand dollars? Many enthusiastic lovers of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, would. In the past few years, pieces have sold for varying...

Meet Calliope and Bluenotes

Yixi Zou ’25, Staff Writer • December 7, 2021

Calliope and Bluenotes are the school’s two a cappella groups, each consisting of approximately 20 singers. Calliope is all-female while Bluenotes is all-male. Both groups hold auditions during the beginning...

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