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

Masks, Myths, and Medicine – A Conversation with Dr. Bob Morris ’74

Siri Nellutla ’23, Staff Writer May 11, 2020

To guide the community through an overwhelming rush of information regarding the coronavirus, some of which can be misleading, Dr. Bob Morris ’74, epidemiologist, biostatistician, teacher, and award-winning...

A steep decline in demand for oil due to reduced travel has forced drilling to stop.

Oil Industry Crashes

Vivian Shi ’23, Contributing Writer May 4, 2020

Though the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all economic industries, few have been hit as hard as the oil industry. A steep decline in demand due to reduced travel has forced oil-drilling to stop, and the...

Students Discuss Socioeconomic Class

Kiki Henry ’22, News Editor May 4, 2020

Questions during last Wednesday’s Community Conversation addressed whether COVID-19 might impact students’ ability to afford tuition next year and why teachers might assume that wealthy students are...

Isolation regulations have caused domestic violence cases to spike.

Pandemic Causes Spike in Domestic Violence

Maisy Seckler ’23, Contributing Writer May 4, 2020

“We’re all in the same boat,” many people have said since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while some people are practicing social distancing with supportive family members, others are...

Community members have helped sew handmade masks and other PPE.

Community Efforts in Fighting the Coronavirus

Darina Huang ’23, Contributing Writer April 27, 2020

As the number of COVID-19 cases tops three million internationally, community members have been working hard to contribute to the fight against the pandemic.  Along with other high school students...

St. Luke’s Society is the oldest club dedicated to community service on campus, offering several different local and all-school community service events and fundraisers every year.

St. Luke’s Provides Virtual Service Opportunities

Lauren McLane '23, Staff Writer April 27, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Luke’s Society has adapted and added new virtual service opportunities. While regularly scheduled events and fundraisers such as the Color Run and the Red Cross Blood...

Bow Tie Bowl Adapts Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Amelie Zhang '23, Staff Writer April 27, 2020

“Dillon v. Gloss upheld the constitutionality of what Constitutional amendment that enabled Prohibition?” Answer: Amendment 18. This year’s Bow Tie Bowl features questions like this and more. Open...

Newly Admitted Students Revisit Hotchkiss Virtually

Newly Admitted Students Revisit Hotchkiss Virtually

Siri Nellutla ’23, Alex Cheng ’23, James Yae ’23, Staff Writers April 20, 2020

Although separated by the COVID-19 pandemic, community members warmly welcomed newly admitted students virtually this year. While the formal programming started on Friday, March 27, the outreach was far...

Students Respond to Sanders Dropping out of the Democratic Primaries

Students Respond to Sanders Dropping out of the Democratic Primaries

Nithya Chundi ’23, Contributing Writer April 20, 2020

On April 8, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) announced his decision to end his presidential campaign and endorsed Democratic candidate Joe Biden. This leaves former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive...

Community members picked up trash as part of the 2019 Eco Day.

Learn to Help the Earth with Virtual Eco Week

Siri Nellutla ’23, Staff Writer April 20, 2020

“What was the Earth’s warmest year on record?” Answer: 2016.  In order to promote awareness for the protection of our ecosystem, the Student Environmental Association (SEA) is hosting an Eco...

Members of the Connecticut militia set up a temporary field hospital in the Sharon Hospital parking lot for recovering COVID-19 patients this past Friday.

Sharon Field Hospital Provides Extra COVID-19 Relief

Kiki Henry '22 and Isabel Su '22, News Editors April 13, 2020

With COVID-19 still spreading rapidly worldwide, hospitals have been looking for innovative ways to find room for infected patients to recover.  On April 10, members of the Connecticut militia came...

Luminaries lit up Main Circle last Saturday evening.

Community Continues Despite COVID-19 Crisis

Lauren McLane ’23, Contributing Writer April 13, 2020

While the COVID-19 pandemic has physically separated the community, the school has continued to find ways to come together virtually. As of April 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has...

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