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

Student band MB140 performed on a new, permanent stage in the middle of the Ford Food Court to celebrate its opening.

As Dining Hall Renovated, Temp Dining Begins in Ford

Eden Selassie '25, Staff Writer January 18, 2024

The old Dining Hall was used by community members for over 75 years. The space originally sat 342 people, at a time when the student body was around 360 students.  Currently, about 600 students and more...

Students visited the Special Olympics Dream Day Center in Slovakia.

Students Visit Cultural Sites in Poland and Slovakia

Katharine Ellis '26, Staff Writer December 7, 2023

Over Thanksgiving break, 11 students, accompanied by Mr. Keith Moon, instructor in English and History, and Ms. Carita Gardiner, instructor in English, traveled to Poland and Slovakia, where they visited...

Mountainside Facilitators Present at Proctor Training

Ellie Keum '26, Staff Writer December 7, 2023

On November 14, visitors from Mountainside Treatment Center, an addiction treatment center in Canaan, Connecticut, visited the school to discuss adolescent development and drug and alcohold dependency...

Ndaba Mandela is the founder of the Mandela Institute for Humanity and co-founder of the Mandela Leadership Program.

Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Speaks at All-School Meeting

Ethan Choi '26, Staff Writer December 7, 2023

On Tuesday, November 28, the school honored the 10th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death by welcoming speaker Mr. Ndaba Mandela.  Mr. Ndaba Mandela is an author, activist, and the grandson of the...

Floor plans for the Ford Food Court (FFC) show dining tables, a lounge, and a stage.

New Dining Details Announced

Daniel Zhang '26 December 7, 2023

After Winter Break, the Dining Hall will close for renovations until the end of the 2024-2025 school year. The school’s dining will be temporarily relocated to the Ford Tennis Courts, adjacent to the...

Republicans Club Hosts Candidates for Salisbury Elections

Republicans Club Hosts Candidates for Salisbury Elections

Shaye Lee '26, Staff Writer November 16, 2023

On Tuesday, October 31, Hotchkiss Republicans hosted a town-hall style meeting in the Science Lecture Hall featuring Republican nominees for positions in local government.  Mr. Don Mayland and Ms. Janet...

Blue & White Revitalizes Spirit Week

Daniel Zhang '26, Staff Writer November 16, 2023

From streamers and psych cards decorating Main Building to festive costumes on students, Spirit Week transformed the school. Starting on Monday, November 6, and culminating in Taft Day, Saturday, November...

Dr. Scher shot his film in the 1970s.

Alum Screens Documentary for French Week

Teo Everts '26, Staff Writer November 16, 2023

On Friday, November 3, the school hosted a screening of Dr. Stephen Scher’s ’52 documentary The Way It Was: Paris Restaurants in the 1970s in honor of national French week. Dr. Scher is former chair...

Mr. Arreaga spoke on November 1.

Building a Career in Diplomacy

Vincent Mase '25 November 16, 2023

On November 1, Mr. Luis Arreaga, former United States ambassador to Guatemala, visited the school as a part of the annual Ambassador Speaker Series.  Mr. Arreaga’s visit was organized by Mr. Dave Thompson,...

Disrespect Prompts Deans, Student Leaders to Respond

Disrespect Prompts Deans, Student Leaders to Respond

Ellie Keum '26, Staff Writer November 16, 2023

In recent weeks, the school has witnessed a growing problem with disrespectful student behavior. Among other issues, students have not cleaned up after themselves in public spaces including classrooms,...

Campus Reacts to Israel-Hamas War

Matthew Hong '26 and Ellie Keum '26 November 2, 2023

On October 7, Hamas, a militant group, launched over 3,000 rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip and attacked many small Israeli towns and kibbutzim. During the attack, which President Joe Biden described...

Director of Special Olympics Slovakia Eva Gazova (left) and Special Olympian Loretta Claiborne (center) joined David Evangelista (right) during the Beal Lecture.

Special Olympics Director Gives Beal Lecture

Rebekah Oppenheimer '24, News Editor November 2, 2023

On Thursday, October 26, 2023, the school welcomed David Evangelista, regional president and managing director of Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia, to give the annual Beal Lecture. The Beal Lecture was...

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