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

School Responds to Omicron Surge

Anji Ashaye ’24, Staff Writer January 27, 2022

In January 2022, the seven-day average of new COVID cases nationwide reached 806,851 cases per day, the highest spike since the pandemic began. This spike reflects the massive impact of the newly dominant...

Journalist trade unions and media groups call for free press in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Raid Leaves Free Press in Doubt

Benjamin Who ’24, Opinions Editor January 27, 2022

Police raided the office of the largest remaining pro-democracy media outlet in Hong Kong days before New Year’s eve, completing a year of efforts by the region’s government to curb free press and...

Students Celebrate the Lunar New Year

Holden Burns ’25 and Aiden Wang ’25, Contributing Writers January 27, 2022

Every year, the school comes together in a festive frenzy of sparklers and streamers to observe the Lunar New Year, a holiday that falls on the first moon of the Lunar Calendar. On Monday, January 31,...

Biden Vaccine Mandate Rejected in Supreme Court

Francesca Farman-Farmaian ’24, Francesca Farman-Farmaian ’24 January 27, 2022

Recently, the Biden Administration attempted to enact arguably their most direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic so far: a national vaccine mandate. The mandate, which set COVID-19 vaccination and testing...

Students shaved their heads to support pediatric cancer research. The school is among the top five fundraisers in the nation for St. Baldricks Foundation.

Shaved Heads Support Cancer Research

Kiki Henry ’22, Editor-in-Chief January 27, 2022

On January 22, the community came together to support students as they shaved their heads for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to pediatric cancer research. Led by Jack Morvillo ’22,...

Assessment Period Begins Today

Ella Yu ’24, Contributing Writer December 10, 2021

For the past three semesters, COVID restrictions and online learning have led to a cancellation or adaptation of exam periods. Before COVID, the exam period consisted of suspending classes and co-curriculars...

Peng Shuai and #MeToo Movement

Peng Shuai and #MeToo Movement

Megan Wei ’23, Contributing Writer December 10, 2021

After publicly accusing the former Vice Premier of China, Zhang Gaoli, of sexual assault, professional Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai disappeared from public view for 18 days. Her silence immediately...

Summer Travel Programs Return

Kiera Dwan ’24, Contributing Writer December 10, 2021

After a year-long hiatus, the school’s Hotchkiss in the World travel programs are back, with trips to Italy, Germany, Guadeloupe, Spain and Israel. These programs cover a wide variety of interests....

School Moves Towards Carbon Neutrality

Cecily Smith ’24, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

Despite necessary preoccupation with the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change concerns are still being addressed on campus.  As the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, renewed...

Students Raise Funds for Millerton Fire

Angela Li ’24, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

On the morning of November 6, a devastating house fire took the lives of two people. At 7:58 a.m., a neighbor reported a house fire on South Elm Avenue. Within minutes, the house was engulfed in flames,...

Lower Mids Host Annual Halloween Party

Lower Mids Host Annual Halloween Party

Parth Jain ’24, Staff Writer November 12, 2021

Costumes, candy, and crazy dance moves spurred a successful Lower Mid Halloween Party this fall. On Saturday, October 30, the Lower Mid Class Council hosted their annual Halloween party for all students...

Mrs. Elizabeth Dittmer and Mr. Keith Moon

Teachers Elected for Local Board of Education

Anji Ashaye ’24, Staff Writer November 12, 2021

As busy as they are, two teachers sought a deeper commitment to the community by running for positions on the local Board of Education. Mrs. Elizabeth Dittmer, instructor in mathematics, and Mr. Keith...

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