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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 set for Chicago brought the band onstage.

Behind the Scenes with HDA Theatre Tech

Amina Wang '27 November 14, 2024

Students in the theatre tech cocurricular work alongside the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association (HDA) to make mainstage productions happen. Led by Mr. Derek Brashears, resident designer, and technical director,...

Meet the Characters of Chicago

Meet the Characters of Chicago

Mark Zhu '26, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

Addie Cirulis ’25 Playing Roxie in Chicago has been very different from playing Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors last year. Audrey was a very timid character, and Roxie takes up a whole lot of space!...

Students performed in multiple rounds of Black Box plays last spring.

Black Box Productions Showcase Short Plays

Cadence Fasano '27 November 14, 2024

Black Boxes—short plays traditionally performed in small, minimalist theatres with black walls— offer students unique opportunities for creativity and collaboration. When Mr. Parker Reed, head of...

Who We Votin' For?

Demz Hosts Senate Candidate Justin Potter

Clemmie Morlock '26 and Julian Zhang '26 October 24, 2024

On October 17, Demz hosted CT District 30 State Senate candidate Justin Potter for a meet and greet in the Faculty Room.   What led you to run for CT state Senate? In January, I was approached...

Club Heads Reflect: The Presidential Election

Club Heads Reflect: The Presidential Election

Daniel Zhang '26, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

Repubs Head Max Salzinger ʼ25 What meetings has Repubs held this year? Repubs recently co-hosted an open discourse forum about campus protests with Hotchkiss Political Union (HPU) and Demz. We also...

School Prepares Students for Upcoming Election

Emma Liu '26, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

As the 2024 election approaches, some students will be eligible to vote for the first time. Regardless of where they live, students can participate in local voting. Registration will be available on campus,...

Jack is currently in Chile working with an investment bank on renewable energy projects.

Jack Louchheim ’20 Explores Renewable Energy as Inaugural MacArthur Fellow

Mark Zhu '26, Staff Writer October 3, 2024

The MacArthur fellowship was founded in 2023 by Andrew MacArthur P ’23 in honor of his father, Bill MacArthur ’59. The fellowship provides recipients with funds for international gap year projects....

Students on semester abroad programs stayed with host families and attended local schools.

Students Travel Abroad on Language Exchanges

Staff Writers October 3, 2024

Yixi Zou ’25—Bogotá, Colombia I had been in the Hotchkiss bubble for a long time, and I wanted to experience a new world, along with a chance to practice my Spanish skills! Everything felt...

The Matthiessen Scholars program allows students to pursue field research at Yale.

Scholars to Pursue Field Research

Emma Liu '26, Staff Writer October 3, 2024

The newly established Matthiessen Scholars environmental science program will kick off with a field research program in the summer of 2025 and a year-long course during the 2025-26 school year. Named...

The new library features additional study spaces for students.

Library Receives Updates

Daniel Zhang '26, Staff Writer September 19, 2024

This September, students returned to a new look for one of the most frequented spaces on campus—the Edsel Ford Memorial Library. As the first phase of a multi-part project, the foyer, the Sprole Reading...

New Faculty & Staff

New Faculty & Staff

September 19, 2024

Not Pictured John Camp - Campus Safety and Security Officer James Capalbo - Campus Safety and Security Officer Sarah Charlton - Post Office Associate Mary Ellen Matteo - CWCC Childcare Provider Kate...

Meet Some of Our Newest Bearcats From The Class of 2028!

Clemmie Morlock '26 and Julian Zhang '26 September 5, 2024

Henry Zaglio New York City   I am looking forward to the soccer season and trying out some new activities like squash and sailing. I am also looking forward to my academics, especially...

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