As the Upper School President for the 2014-2015 school year, one of my goals was to form an alliance among the independent schools in the city. …
Intro to Economics Tackles The Minimum Wage Debate
At first, raising the minimum wage nationally sounds like a great idea; fry cooks at McDonald’s will bring home a number north of the current rate …
Student Profile: Sophie Beem
Singer-songwriter, Sophie Beem ’17, is a freshman at Hewitt whose career is just beginning to take off. She is already known for competing in the second …
2013 Holiday Gift Guide
‘Tis the season to give gifts. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Before you scurry around New York City to buy last minute presents …
35 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Middle School Self
This post was inspired by 35 Things I Wish I Would Tell my Post-College Self Now that I’m a wise, old junior in high school, I …
Anna Rexia – A Disease, Not Your BFF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2HuNierhX4 Imagine a costume with a skeleton etched onto a skin-tight dress, modeled with a tape measure belt around the dress’s waist: one would hope …
Supervision in the Stacks
I lean over to my friends, swivel my head from side to side, and then begin my story. Now that teachers are monitoring us in …
Vine: Another Social Media Outlet to Distract You From Homework
Just five months old, the new app, Vine, has already been flying off the virtual shelves of the App Store. Twitter’s six-second animation maker is …
Spring Breakers Review
I have never been so disappointed. The trailer was just so deceiving, for it made it look like a wild party movie, similar to Project …
What’s in Your Ice Cream?
When you see a Mister Softee truck on the street, do you stop in your tracks and consider indulging in a creamy treat? Does your …