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Family Programming Goes Virtual

Amber Bretz ’23, Contributing Writer • October 22, 2020

In a departure from previous years, students and guardians will not be putting on funny accessories and posing together at the photo booth during family weekend this year. Due to COVID-19, the school has...

A Conversation with Political Club Heads

Benjamin Who ’24, Contributing Writer • October 21, 2020

Contributing Writer Benjamin Who ’24 interviewed heads of political clubs to learn more about their role in promoting civil discourse in the community and their views towards the upcoming presidential...

Community Celebrates Holiday with Food Trucks, Hiking

Amelie Zhang ’23, Staff Writer • October 21, 2020

Whole floors and even entire dorms joined a Zoom call to celebrate following a surprise email from Mr. Craig Bradley, head of school, on Wednesday, October 7. During the call, Mr. Bradley announced a Head...

Community Survey on Presidential Election

Sydney Goldstein ’22 and Eric Jin ’22 • October 21, 2020

In advance of the 2020 presidential election, Features Editors Eric Jin ’22 and Sydney Goldstein ’22 surveyed the student body, faculty, staff, and spouses anonymously to get a sense of the school’s...

Why I Vote

Keith Moon, Contributing Writer • October 21, 2020

One of my earliest political memories, when I was only seven years old, was the ratification of the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which allowed the voting age across the United States to be...

Festival of Fables Puts Social Justice Twist on Fairy Tales

Nithya Chundi ’23, Contributing Writer • October 21, 2020

As the saying goes, “the show must go on.” In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, students passionate about the performing arts are finding ways to showcase their art and its message to the community. The...

Artists of the Issue: Raven Hong ’22 and Kyral Ogazi ’21

Clara Ma ’23, Contributing Writer • October 21, 2020

In anticipation of this year’s unique fall Hotchkiss Dramatic Association (HDA) production, The Festival of Fables, Record Arts interviewed two members of the HDA Tech team. Working behind the scenes...

Athlete of the Issue: Romy Tarantino ’21

Carrie Cao ’23, Staff Writer • October 21, 2020

Romy Tarantino is a three-year Senior, co-captain of the Girls Varsity Soccer team, and member of the Girls Varsity Lacrosse team. Teammate Lydia Bullock ’22 said, “Romy is nothing short of a great...

World Series Begins in Pandemic-Shortened MLB Season

Nate Seidenstein ’24, Contributing Writer • October 21, 2020

No one expected the Major League Baseball (MLB) season to end before it even began, but that is exactly what happened on March 12, when the league announced the cancellation of Spring Training due to the...

Students Protest Breonna Taylor Court Ruling

Naima Johnson ’24 and Amelie Zhang ’23 • October 8, 2020

The morning of September 25, almost 400 students congregated on Sprole Field in a demonstration responding to the grand jury’s decision to not charge the police officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s...

New Communications Director Hope Cobera Joins the School

Alex Cheng ’23, Staff Writer • October 8, 2020

Do you want a #HeyBearcat feature on Instagram? The new communications director, Ms. Hope Cobera ’88 P’24, might be able to help. Last March, the school appointed Ms. Cobera as the new Chief Communications...

NBA Finals Continue in the Bubble

Alex Cheng ’23, Staff Writer • October 8, 2020

To say this National Basketball Association (NBA) season has been unpredictable is an understatement. From the meteoric rise of new stars, such as Jamal Murray and Tyler Herro, to the utter collapse of...

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