A tall male in a Knicks uniform shamefully shambles out of the American Airlines Arena. With a bandaged arm and a black hood pulled over …
Kony 2012’s Cover the Night: An Underwhelming Turnout
Upon exiting from The Hewitt School’s main entrance on 75th street, one can easily see a bright Kony 2012 poster, its slogan “One thing we …
The Use of Computers with Young Children
Even though home computers were created in 1977 and, since then, have been used widely, debates about computer and technology usage are still active. One …
The Hunger Games: From Book to Movie
Published in the fall of 2008, The Hunger Games, the first book in the trilogy by Suzanne Collins, had millions hooked to its intriguing plot …
Women in Sports: Where Can They Place?
Have you ever been denied the option to play a sport because you are a female? Thanks to the efforts of women from previous generations …
From Fireworks to Fear
Sometime during the week of April 16th, North Korea is throwing a party, fireworks and all. The isolated authoritarian nation plans to launch a 32-meter-long …
Diversity in Thought Day 2012: A Look into Ourselves and Social Justice
“How big is a revolution?” These are the kinds of questions students from grades 8-12 were asking themselves on Diversity in Thought Day on April …
The Hunger Games: Can the Movie Live Up to the Book?
One year ago, I read and fell in love with Suzanne Collins‘s bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, so I was certainly ecstatic to learn it would be …
Ready! Set! Prom Dress!
Last Friday, the entire Upper School got a dress down day, but for the first time, Hewitt students were wearing actual dresses! Those students are …
Privacy Rights in the Digital Age
There once was a time when anything you did, along with any type of file or record, was handwritten, likely lost in a matter of …