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

The 2024 Lambert Lecture was delivered by Mr. Ross Gay, an esteemed poet and essayist who teaches at Indiana University.

Author Ross Gay Delivers Lambert Lecture

Eden Selassie '25, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

On Monday, April 8, students gath- ered in Elfers Hall for the annual Lam- bert Lecture, delivered by poet, essay- ist, and basketball enthusiast Mr. Ross Gay. The Lambert family founded the Lambert Lecture...

Hammond and Klacsmann’s works explore the natural world in bold colors.

Gallery Features Works in Conversation by Valerie Hammond & Tate Klacsmann ’01

Taylor Pang '27 April 18, 2024

The Tremaine Art Gallery opened Dialogue: Art in Conversation by Valerie Hammond and Tate Klacsmann ’01 on April 6. Ms. Joan Baldwin, curator of special collections, included Hammond’s and Klacsmann’s...

The team looks to defend their 2023 Founder’s League Championship.

Boys Golf Tees Off the Season

Shaan Patel '27, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

Led by new Head Coach Andrew D’Ambrosio, Boys Varsity Golf is entering the 2024 Spring season after practicing indoors for the first part of the season due to rain. Coach D’Ambrosio comes to Boys...

St. Luke’s raised over $800 for the Jane Lloyd fund.

Bearcats Brave the Cold for the Annual Polar Plunge

Ira Buch '25, News Editor April 18, 2024

On Sunday, April 7, over 100 students and faculty members gathered near Lake Wononscopomuc for the annual tradition of the Polar Plunge. The event was initiated by the local community at the Grove, Lakeville’s...

As third singles, Matias Acavedo ’24 won his bracket at the KITT Tournament.

Boys Varsity Tennis Places Second at Kingswood-Oxford Invitational Tournament

Arvaan Motwane '26 April 18, 2024

On April 6 and 7, select players from Boys Varsity Tennis, along with Head Coaches Edgar Giffenig and Josh Smith, participated in the Kingswood Invitational Tennis Tournament (KITT), where the team placed...

Left to Right: Ana Rebolledo ’26, Ava Akbarian ’27, Alexandra Espinosa ’26.

School Welcomes New Exchange Students

Arielle Sibley-Grice '26 April 18, 2024

Through the Round Square exchange program, the school has welcomed four new students from Colombia, India, and Singapore for the fourth marking period. The exchange program began when the school joined...

Bridget Reese ’24 is committed to row at the University of Virginia.

Athlete of the Issue: Bridget Reese ’24

Aidan Song '27, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

Bridget Reese ’24 is a four-year Senior from Jupiter, Florida. She is co-captain of the Rowing team and is committed to row at the University of Virginia next year. Last year, Reese placed 9th in the...

Last September, the community gathered in the Main Circle to send the delegation off to Kenya.

Round Square: Building a Global Community

Ella Armstrong '26 April 18, 2024

Round Square is an international partnership of over 250 schools in more than 50 countries and territories committed to fostering student leadership. The school joined the organization in 1998 to further...

Mr. Werner answers student questions after the award ceremony.

Tom Werner Wins 2022 Alumni Award

Kate Chou '25, Staff Writer May 19, 2022

Thomas C. Werner ’67 received the 2022 Alumni Award at an all-school ceremony on Friday, May 6. The Alumni Award is presented annually to a notable school graduate who has made significant contributions...

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...

In Defense of the Disciplinary Committee

In Defense of the Disciplinary Committee

Anonymous April 10, 2022

The Record is taking the rare step of publishing an anonymous Opinions essay. We have done so at the request of the author, whose identity is known to us and who could face harmful repercussions by its...

The Death of Discourse

The Death of Discourse

Lauren McLane '23, News Editor February 20, 2022

In October, Nikole Hannah-Jones, founder of the 1619 Project, a New York Times exploration of the legacy of slavery and racism in America, was invited to speak at the Middlesex School for Black History...

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