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On March 14th, one month after the Parkland shooting, our school came together to say enough to gun violence. Together we participated in the walkout for gun control. It was a remarkable coming together for a cause. Over the past months, our country has seen many of these protests in light of acts of gun
While shopping for clothes online or in a store, one always asks themselves, “What size am I?” This is because today there is no longer one answer. To label clothing with size, such as extra-small or extra-large, is one way to either destroy a customer’s confidence or increase it. In recent years, as the size
Never again. This is what many young people across the nation are now saying. Never. Again. For the first time in a long time, students are raising their voices in a way that is being heard by the nation. Gun control has been a highly debated issue in the United States for decades. While many people have
One of the hardest jobs administration faces before every school year is creating each student’s schedule compatible with every other student’s schedule in the school. In 2015, Hewitt completely remodeled the schedule for the entire school creating a six-day block schedule cycle. The six-day cycle allowed for longer class periods, but only allowed students to
This past week, over 200,000 protesters descended on midtown Manhattan on the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration and the historic women’s marches that took place around the world. Millions of women and men recreated the groups of people bearing signs that swept the news cycles last year. However, this was not just a recreation of the
A new widespread phenomenon known as Juuling has become immensely popular among not only adults, but also teenagers. Teens across the country, and especially in New York City, have partaken in this new unhealthy trend. Access to them is alarmingly easy for adolescents, despite the fact that there is an age restriction of 21+ to
Hewitt has seen successful productions this year, including the Upper School production of Peter and the Starcatcher and the Middle School production of Comedy of Errors. With the winter musical, Fiddler on the Roof, fast approaching, one starts to wonder what exactly goes into pulling off a Hewitt production. First, the actresses must go through a rigorous
Meet Sofia G. ‘20, the Student Athlete of the month! Sofia is a member of the Hewitt Varsity Soccer Team and I had the pleasure of interviewing her to gain insight on her experience as an athlete, the lessons she has learned, and the advice she has for aspiring athletes. HT: When did you start
With so many different clubs, teams and extracurriculars to choose from, it’s very hard for high schoolers to stick to just a few activities per week. Not to mention that students have to find time to balance schoolwork amongst all of these activities. Overburdening student’s schedule leads to students being forced to either drop the
On a damp, swampy January afternoon Hewitt School students gathered in clusters in the gym. To the naked eye this would appear strange and unusual, but for these high schoolers, it was the best time of their lives. Many students passing by the gym saw this. The Hewitt School has finally gotten it’s cell imitation
An overwhelming consensus among Upper School students is the difficulty in finding quiet spaces to study since the opening of Winslow Hall, the new townhouse building. While the additional space has added many rooms to the school, quiet space in the Upper School remains limited. The library, a landmark room at Hewitt, is the perfect place to study
All women’s colleges are embedded in our country’s history and culture. In some cases, women’s colleges were established out of a need for equal educational opportunities, while others were founded simply as an alternative way for a woman to gain an education. Some of the most well known all women’s colleges are members of the Seven
It is common for parents to hope for the best for their kids, but could they be exerting too much of an influence on their child’s rise to success? I asked a few teachers if they had experienced any pressure to raise grades. I also asked if parents have strong influences over their kids’ grades
Sophie M. ’18 is the head of Hewitt’s Art Club and plans to continue creating art in the future. Sophie explains, I started the Art Club to bring other creative Hewitt girls together from different grades to have a place to gather, to do fun art projects, and to talk about art in a relaxed
Teachers are a great source of wisdom and advice in all schools. Here at Hewitt, we are lucky to have teachers who are open to sharing their experiences with for the purpose of education as well as getting to know them. Mr. Kaufmann’s life has interested many students for years. Mr. Kaufmann grew up in
Last week Alexander Heffner, host of The Open Mind on PBS, talked to the Juniors and Seniors about the effect of social media on politics and civil discourse, and moderated a panel that evening to discuss political engagement, particularly among women. The panelists were Jessica Lappin, President of the Alliance for Downtown New York and
After a week of preseason team building activities and sport specific training at Golden Goal training facility at Lake George, Hewitt’s high school athletes hit the ground running in fall sports. Varsity Volleyball, led by co-captains Lilah H. ‘19 and Carly S. ‘18, had a fairly new team this season, after the loss of six seniors
