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 …
Scandal in Sports: Penn State Coach and President Fired!
There has been a media frenzy over the firing of Coach Joe Paterno and President of Penn State. Famous coach Joe Paterno, who has the …
Maickel Melamed: An Inspiration
The 2011 New York City Marathon, held on November 6, was filled with all kinds of runners: experienced, novice, accomplished, notorious, and international ones. Each …
Squash: The Sport, Not the Food!
Since June 2011, rumors have been swirling around the Hewitt School that squash is going to be added to our long lists of sports. Over the …
Bye-Bye Swim Team
During the past summer, Hewitt’s Athletic Department announced the cancellation of Hewitt’s swim season, after a run of over twenty-five years. I talked to Coach …
Contamination in South Korea Before the 2011 World Championships
Getting to the home straight away, U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte wins gold in the 200 medley by hand touch, beating U.S. Champion Michael Phelps and …
Early Bird Crew Practices
The Hewitt School has had a crew program, affiliated with Row New York, for five years. The crew team practices three days per week, and …
Varsity Tennis 2011: Goals and Comments
As many, but maybe not all, of us know, last year the Varsity Tennis team won Hewitt’s first A.A.I.S. tournament title in almost thirty years, …
New Workout Trend: Spinning
Imagine yourself in a room with music , dimmed lights, screams from a microphone, and spinning wheels circling to the beat. This is what a …
Our Newest Team Member: Peter Costas
Awake hours before the sun has risen, eleven Hewitt girls sit in the white lobby of our school. There to greet them is Peter John …