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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

Widen runs at Johns Hopkins.

Alumni Spotlight: Julia Widen ’24

Lallie Argenti ’27 May 18, 2025

Julia Widen ’24 is from Bronxville, New York, and plays field hockey and runs track and field for Johns Hopkins University. At Hotchkiss, Widen was co-captain of Girls Varsity Field Hockey and Varsity...

 The team had a regular season record of 10-2-1.

Varsity Ultimate Makes the Podium at Connecticut States

Jeremy Fang ’28, Staff Writer May 18, 2025

Varsity Ultimate Frisbee competed in the Connecticut State D1 Championships on May 7 and 10.  After  facing  Fairfield  Tribe in  the  quarterfinals,  Xavier  in the semifinals, and Choate in its...

Eight schools competed in the NESSA Team Racing Championship.

Sailing Finishes Third in Boston

Stella Liao ’27, Staff Writer May 18, 2025

From May 2-4, Varsity Sailing competed  in  the  NESSA  Team Racing  Championship,  hosted  in Boston by Harvard and MIT. The championship  brought  together eight of the region’s top high school...

More people watched last year’s NFL draft than the NBA finals.

Hot Take: The NBA Bores Me

Andrew Roraback ’27 May 18, 2025

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, although I wouldn’t know it if not for the sparse Instagram story reposts and  incessant  notifications  from ESPN trying so desperately to make me care about a...

"Stephens will attend Morehouse College next year, where he plans to continue playing ultimate."

AOI: Isaiah Stephens ’25

Keven Luiru ’27, Staff Writer and Website Manager May 18, 2025

Isaiah Stephens ’25 is a four-year Senior  from  Ellenwood,  Georgia, and co-captain of Varsity Ultimate Frisbee.  He  has  played  on  the team for three years. He serves as all-school president,...

Day Students Deserve the Full Boarding Experience

Day Students Deserve the Full Boarding Experience

Ben Wistar ’26, Sports Editor May 18, 2025

OPINION If you look up The Hotchkiss School on Google, the link that pops up reads: “Home—Connecticut boarding School | Hotchkiss.” It’s an accurate title; we are primarily a boarding school. Roughly...

Greed Is Destroying the Student-Athlete

Greed Is Destroying the Student-Athlete

By Andrew Roraback ’27 May 4, 2025

SPORTS OPOINION In 2017, I asked my grandfather whether or not he had watched the college football playoffs that year. He lamented that he had watched neither this year’s playoffs nor many prior, as...

BVB Swings Into Its Season

BVB Swings Into Its Season

Agnes deSouza ’28 May 4, 2025

Led by Head Coach Paul Oberto and Assistant Coach Will Boscow ’11, Boys Varsity Baseball starts its season with a 2-5 record, including two walk-off wins against Choate and Loomis. Oliver Burger ’27...

Ovechkin has averaged 45 goals a season for his career.

Alex Ovechkin Is the Greatest Goalscorer of All Time

Ben Wistar ’26, Sports Editor April 15, 2025

SPORTS OPINION On March 26, Alexander Ovechkin scored a goal in the second period to put the Washington Capitals 2-1 up over the New York Islanders. Seems  normal,  right?  Something that  happens ...

The rowing team acquired fifive Filippi boats, the type used by the Olympic team.

Varsity Rowing Gears Up For A New Season

Agnes deSouza ’28 April 15, 2025

Varsity Rowing—led by Head Coach  Wayne  Berger,  Assistant Coaches  Rebecca  Findlay  and Amanda McClure, and co-captains Lillie Dase ’26, Chloe El Hadj ’25, Helena Inzerillo ’25, Daniel...

The team placed fifth overall, after a two-day tournament.

BVT Competes at Annual KITT Tournament

Stella Liao ’27, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

On April 5 and 6, Boys Varsity Tennis, accompanied by Head Coach Edgar Giffenig and Assistant Coach Josh Smith, traveled to the annual Kingswood-Oxford Invitational Tennis Tournament (KITT). Hotchkiss...

Walshe started sailing on Martha’s Vineyard, following in her brother’s footsteps.

Athlete of the Issue: Samara Walshe ’25

Keven Luiru ’27, Staff Writer and Website Manager April 15, 2025

Samara Walshe ’25 is a four-year Senior from New York City, a co-captain of Varsity Sailing, and a member of JV Girls Hockey. She is committed to sail at Stanford University next year. Finn Grainger...

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