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

Crimson Tide Rolls in Miami: Takeaways from the NCAA Football Championship

Crimson Tide Rolls in Miami: Takeaways from the NCAA Football Championship

Christian Waldron ’23, Contributing Writer January 21, 2021

The 2020-2021 NCAA Division I Football season will go down as one of the most unusual in history, with its abbreviated schedules, postponed games, and of course, absence of fans. As this unprecedented...

The Bauhinia Party is named after the Hong Kongs official flower.

Bauhinia Party Founded in Hong Kong

Amelie Zhang ’23, Staff Writer January 21, 2021

The newest addition to the numerous political parties in Hong Kong, the Bauhinia Party, named after the city’s official flower, has received widespread attention after announcing its launch to local...

Cho Doo Soon, one of the most abhorred criminals in Korea, was released on December 12, 2020.

The Case of Cho Doo Soon: An Unfinished Trial

Ein Jun ’22, Contributing Writer January 21, 2021

I felt an uneasy tension in the atmosphere waking up and turning on the television. Leaving for a meeting, I saw mothers urging their kids to come home straight after school, and the subways, usually completely...

Community Conversation Covers LGBTQ+ Identity

Community Conversation Covers LGBTQ+ Identity

Lauren McLane ’23, Staff Writer December 17, 2020

“How can I tell if someone I know is part of the LGBTQ+ community?” was one of the questions submitted by an anonymous community member for the second Community Conversation of the school year. The...

Mitchell in a March 4, 2020 game against Taft.

Athlete of the Issue: CJ Mitchell ’21

Carrie Cao ’23, Staff Writer December 17, 2020

CJ Mitchell is a four-year Senior and co-captain of the Boys Varsity Basketball team. Last winter, he earned the Founders All-League Award and an All-Star NEPSAC Class A Honorable Mention. Co-captain Aidan...

Alex Cheng’s NBA Power Rankings

Alex Cheng’s NBA Power Rankings

Alex Cheng ’23, Staff Writer December 17, 2020

The 2020-2021 National Basketball Association (NBA) season will return on December 22 with the results from the previous season, the draft, and free agency still simmering. During an expedited off-season,...

The school usually holds the annual Gingerbread House Build in the Dining Hall. This year, community members decorated their houses over a Zoom call.

Holiday Celebrations Spread Cheer

Nithya Chundi ’23, Contributing Writer December 17, 2020

You can usually find students both eating Sno-Caps and using them for decoration at the annual Gingerbread House Build in the dining hall. This year, the school livestreamed the annual traditions of the...

In Defense of Controversial Literature

In Defense of Controversial Literature

Felix Bao ’21 & Sachin Umashankar ’21, Contributing Writers December 17, 2020

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe advocates for the omission of Joseph Conrad’s imperialist tale Heart of Darkness from the typical selection of classic literature, writing in An Image of Africa, “The...

Bullock and her family built an ice rink in her backyard so she could practice hockey.

Working Out From Home!

Megan Ho ’23, Contributing Writer December 17, 2020

With the semester finishing off virtually, how will members of the community stay active? Three athletes tell us how they balance online learning with workouts.  Lauren McLane ’23 McLane is a...

A Look Back on An Unprecedented NFL Season

A Look Back on An Unprecedented NFL Season

Rebekah Oppenheimer ’24, Contributing Writer December 17, 2020

The 2020 NFL season has been one like no other. Whether it’s been the unexpected rise of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the not-so-unexpected collapse of the New York Jets, or the number of players who have...

2001

Beneath the Base of the Monolith – An Analysis of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Clark Dong ’22, Contributing Writer December 16, 2020

It has been more than half a century since the release of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, yet the majestic sci-fi film still leaves its audience perplexed today. This time-bending film revolves...

St. Luke’s Society organizes a toy drive for the local community every year. This year’s drive was held virtually.

St. Luke’s Gives to Local Community

Amelie Zhang ’23, Staff Writer December 16, 2020

Wood-burning and crystal-growing kits, bath bombs, and play sand dinosaurs were just a few of the items on registries for St. Luke’s annual toy drive.  Every year, St. Luke’s Society organizes...

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