School Honors Class of 2020 Cum Laude Inductees
Sydney Goldstein ’22 and Eric Jin ’22, Features Editors
May 28, 2020
According to the Cum Laude Society Handbook, “The major purpose of the Cum Laude Society is to recognize scholastic achievement in our schools while simultaneously striving to encourage qualities of excellence, justice, and honor.” Hotchkiss elects up to 5% of a class at the end of the Upper Mid yea...
Athlete of the Issue: Jacqui Rice ’20
Margo Donohue ’22, Sports Editor
May 28, 2020
Jacqui Rice ’20 is a four-year senior and co-captain of Varsity Sailing. She has been sailing on Lake Wononscopomuc since her Prep year at Hotchkiss and also served as a Fairfield Farm Ecosystems and Adventure Team (FFEAT) leader for the fall season. Teammate Nicole Morikawa ’21 said, “She is the...
Class of 2020 College Matriculation
Kiki Henry ’22, Sander Kuijs ’21, and Isabel Su ’22, News Editors
May 28, 2020
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Athlete of the Issue: Obi Okoli ’20
Carrie Cao ’23, Staff Writer
May 28, 2020
Obinna Okoli ’20 is a Senior and a four-year member of Boys Varsity Squash and Boys Varsity Track and Field. On the squash team, he played as the #3 seed this year; on the track team, he runs the 110 m and 300 m hurdles. His squash teammate John Nicholson ’22 said, “Obi is extremely reliable, on a...
Seniors in Ceramics Say Farewell
Isabella Wei ’23, Staff Writer
May 28, 2020
What is better than an ice cream party for an emotional farewell? Before departing for Spring Break, students enrolled in the winter Ceramics co-curricular held a Senior farewell party, celebrating the end of the season. According to Ms. Christine Owen, instructor in ceramics, the idea for an ice cream ...
Athlete of the Issue: Jen Li ’20
Hannah Goldberg ’22, Sports Editor
May 28, 2020
Jen Li ’20 is a four-year Senior and captain of both Girls Varsity Tennis and Girls Varsity Cross Country. Last spring, the Girls Varsity Tennis team earned the 2019 Founders League title. Li was positioned to be the number one seed for this season. Teammate Tara Bhandari ’21 said, “Jen is pro...
Community Voices: Hotchkiss Collaborative Story
May 18, 2020
Community Voices is a section started and run by the Features section that gives community members the opportunity to submit personal vlogs, blogs, journal entries, poems, etc., relating to their lives off of the main campus. On April 29, the Olympians & Pythians Committee introduced a creative w...
Why the U.S. Will Fail to Open Up
Michael Zhang '21, Opinions Editor
May 18, 2020
With a staggering 36 million unemployment claims since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Americans are desperate for society to reopen and for money to flow again. Take, for instance, the protests against lockdown rules. Moreover, the famed trillion-dollar relief package passed by the federal government, the ...
Managing Stress During AP Week, Quarantine Edition
Yihan Ding & Stephanie Ge ’22, Arts & Leisure Editors
May 18, 2020
These are the two busiest weeks of the year for many students, whether it’s because of AP exams, final projects and essays, or Teagles. Now that students are unable to study in the Edsel Ford library, hang out by Lake Wononscopomuc, or relax at the Snack Bar, the Arts & Leisure Editors have compi...
Mr. Bolmer Retires After 34 Years of Teaching
Emily Hellqvist ’23, Contributing Writer
May 18, 2020
With the retirement of Mr. David Bolmer ’73, recipient of the George P. Milmine ’18 Chair and instructor in mathematics, next year will be the first year without a Bolmer among the school’s faculty in 73 years. Mr. Stephen Bolmer, father of Mr. Bolmer, taught at the school from 1947 to 1991. ...
Athlete of the Issue: David Vega ’20
Jiahua Chen ’20, Digital Media Editor / Photo Editor
May 18, 2020
David Vega ’20 is a four-year member of the Co-ed Varsity Ultimate Frisbee Team. He started playing Ultimate at Hotchkiss and is currently a co-captain alongside Isaac Alicea ’20 and Sandrine Brien ’20. Teammate, Toby Pouler ’20, said, “David Vega has been the heart and soul of the ultimate...