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

Ethics Bowl Team Finishes In Top Eight At National Championship

Carrie Cao '23 and Rebekah Oppenheimer '24, Editor-in-Chief and News Editor April 28, 2022

The school’s Ethics Bowl team finished in the top eight at the National Championship in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the culmination of a breakthrough year during which the group surprised competitors...

New Directors Named to Lead Diversity Office

Armaan Haji ’23 April 28, 2022

Dr. Lisanne Norman ’94 and Ms. Kinyette Henderson will become co-directors of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) next year — an important step towards expanding the office’s impact...

Mr. Mike Webster speaks during the all-school Eco Day presentation.

On Eco Day, Students Give Back to Community

Sansan Yu '25 April 28, 2022

With classes cancelled, students rode midbuses and donned gloves to participate in conservation projects around campus and the surrounding community. This year’s Eco Day marked the return of the traditional...

Dozens of students participated in St. Luke’s Society’s annual Polar Plunge.

St. Luke’s Blood Drive Returns to Campus after Three-Year Hiatus

Kate Chou '25, Contributing Writer April 14, 2022

The St. Luke’s Society’s annual blood drive will return to campus on April 18, ending a three-year long hiatus of the event due to Covid-19. The drive’s reinstatement comes amid a nationwide shortage...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson faces the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Ketanji Jackson Confirmed in Landmark Vote

Francesca Farman-Farmaian '24, Contributing Writer April 14, 2022

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the nation’s 116th Associate Supreme Court Justice after a narrow 53-47 Senate vote on Thursday, April 7, with three Republican Senators joining the Democrats...

Student moderators and featured writers pose with Dr. Monica Huerta.

Seniors Organize Conference About English Literature

Yixi Zou '24, Staff Writer April 14, 2022

Dr. Kathryn Fleishman’s Honors Senior English class hosted the inaugural Literature in Time Conference (LiT) on April 10, culminating months of preparation during which students analyzed literature,...

Pan-Asian students gather to discuss the all-school presentation.

In Rousing All-School Presentation, Asian Students Detail Bias Incidents

Anji Ashaye '24, News Editor April 14, 2022

During Community Time on Tuesday, April 5, Triple-A and the Pan-Asian Affinity Group organized and presented a project addressing the biases faced by Pan-Asian students. A group of volunteers read anonymously...

Mr. Steve McKibben, dean of community life, speaks to The Record about the Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Drug and Alcohol Policy Overhauled, Ending Era of No Chance Approach

School administration announced a major overhaul to the Drug and Alcohol Policy in early March, culminating a decades-long effort for reform revitalized nearly a year ago by all-school president Sydney...

Freedom Convoy protestors block streets in Ottowa.

Canadian Truckers Protest Federal Vaccination Mandates

Kiera Dwan '24, Contributing Writer March 4, 2022

Over the last few weeks, protesters in Canada disturbed the stability of the Canadian Government, blocked key roadways to Canada’s economy, paralyzed the capital, and inspired anti-vaccination protests...

Sandy Hook Families Settle With Gunmaker Remington

Sandy Hook Families Settle With Gunmaker Remington

Samuel Rodrigue '25, Contributing Writer March 4, 2022

On December 14, 2012, 20 first-graders and six adults lost their lives when gunman Adam Lanza opened fire on students at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Prior to the shooting,...

Florida House Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy

Florida House Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy

Matias Acevedo '24, Contributing Writer March 4, 2022

The Florida House of Representatives, following a precedent set by Mississippi, passed a controversial bill banning abortions after fifteen weeks — including in cases of rape and incest — on Thursday,...

Robotics Team Takes Fourth Place at State Championship

Robotics Team Takes Fourth Place at State Championship

Kate Chou '25, Contributing Writer March 4, 2022

The Hotchkiss EFX Gearcats—the school’s robotics team—made the semi-finals at the state championships last Saturday, February 26, 2022. 11 students went to the state championships, which featured...

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