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

Hotchkiss Parents Win Midterm Elections

Ally Fertig ’20 • November 30, 2018

Two parents of current Hotchkiss students emerged victorious in the midterm election races, both elected as national representatives for Connecticut. Maria Horn, the elected Connecticut State Representative...

Sitting Down with Senator Chris Murphy

Priyanka Kumar ’19 • November 15, 2018

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), who was first elected to the Senate in 2012, was re-elected this November. What inspired you to become a Senator? I grew up in a household where my mother and...

Midterm Elections Shift Power in Washington

Diana Reiss ’20 • November 15, 2018

This year’s battle for Congress in the 2018 midterm elections served as a gauge of the state of political affairs in the United States. According to The New York Times, an estimated 113 million Americans...

Inside Local Politics: An Interview with Thad Gray, State Treasurer Candidate

Inside Local Politics: An Interview with Thad Gray, State Treasurer Candidate

Bea Kiggen ’19 • November 1, 2018

On Tuesday, November 6, voters in Connecticut will have the opportunity to elect a new State Treasurer for the first time in 20 years. The current State Treasurer, Democrat Denise Nappier, will not to...

Students Meet Political Candidates

Ally Fertig ’20 • November 1, 2018

Rarely do high school students have the opportunity to meet politicians and ask them questions, as Hotchkiss students recently had the opportunity to do. On Tuesday, October 9, students and faculty visited...

Data collected from an email survey sent out to the student body. Statistics are from the 206 responses recieved.

Club Heads Talk Politics

Sydney Goldstein ’22 and Sadie Moulton ’22 • November 1, 2018

Democrats Club Kostia Howard ’20, co-head of the Democrats Club, discusses the midterm elections and the club’s goals. What has the Democrat Club recently discussed in meetings? “We like to...

Inside Local Politics: An Interview With Incumbent Republican Brian Ohler, State Rep Candidate

Priyanka Kumar ’19 • November 1, 2018

What inspired you to run? What accomplishments are you most proud of from your time serving as a representative? Why do you believe you should be reelected? “Throughout my life, I have always been...

Inside Local Politics: An Interview with Maria Horn, State Rep Candidate

Inside Local Politics: An Interview with Maria Horn, State Rep Candidate

Alex McLane ’20 • October 19, 2018

This November 6, citizens of the northwestern corner of Connecticut will be faced with many choices on their midterm election ballots. One of these decisions will be for State Representative. Ms. Maria...

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