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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

Why Aren’t We Talking About the Election?

Executive Board November 14, 2024

The U.S. presidential election occurs every four years. That’s once in every students’ time at the school. For many people, Donald Trump’s reelection feels like a crucial turning point for the country....

Don’t Forget to Look Up

The Executive Board October 24, 2024

As Marking Period 1 ends, we’re sure you got a chance to see the Northern Lights appearing here in Lakeville, in person or via social media. If you locked yourself in the library during this magical...

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, participate in co-curriculars, and go to club meetings,...

Thank You, Class of 2024

The Executive Board May 31, 2024

As the 2023-2024 school year comes to an end, it’s time to celebrate the Class of 2024. A special thanks to each and every one of you for your contributions to the school during your time here. To Matias,...

Kontokosta and Stephens Played Their Cards Right

The Executive Board May 9, 2024

Upon the announcement that Eleni Kontokosta ’25 and Isaiah Stephens ’25 would be the next all-school presidents, the student body raised the question of whether or not the election was fair. While...

New Editors-in-Chief Anthony Hu '25, Ethan Shin '25, and Julian Brown '25.

Announcing the 126th Editorial Board

The Executive Board March 7, 2024

We are excited to announce the 126th Editorial Board, led by Editors-in-Chief Julian Brown ’25, Anthony Hu ’25, and Ethan Shin ’25.  To the members of the 126th Editorial Board—we are grateful...

Goodbye From the 125th Editorial Board

Goodbye From the 125th Editorial Board

The Executive Board February 22, 2024

On one of the first days of 7th grade, a teacher herded 30 of us into a classroom for an odd presentation—campaign videos of Moscow’s pro-Putin Mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, for forty-five minutes. At the...

Holidays: A Privilege, Not a Right

Holidays: A Privilege, Not a Right

The Executive Board November 16, 2023

You’re not entitled to a holiday. While we did get to it in the end, on the way, we lost sight of what the tradition is actually about. Those three days—once per athletic season—should be a time...

Hate Can Have No Home on High School And College Campuses

The Executive Board September 28, 2023

Last week, the University of Pennsylvania, a school, which unlike many of its Ivy League colleagues never imposed a quota on Jewish admission, erupted into controversy over the “Palestine Writes” literature...

A Reflection on Hotchkiss

A Reflection on Hotchkiss

The Executive Board September 7, 2023

The first editorials of the last few school years tackled ominous topics, including recovery from Covid and lack of engagement with school programming. And that made sense, because we were responding to...

Reviving School Spirit: A Roadmap

The Executive Board June 2, 2023

Throughout more than a century of our school’s existence, we’ve developed our own culture as a community. Hotchkiss students are devoted, kind, and create an environment conducive to academic success...

A Message From the Outgoing Editors

The Executive Board March 2, 2023

As The Record transitions to its CXXV Editorial Board, we would like to thank the dedication the CXXIV Editorial Board has shown to The Record, including those endless edits on articles, pages of layouts,...

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