List of 20 news stories.

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  Black History Month Speakers

  Rose Porosoff '27 News Editor
  Hopkins hosted three guest speakers in assembly on January 30, February 2, and February 6 to celebrate Black History Month. These speakers were Professor Lindsay Wright, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chuck D, and actress Renee Elise Goldsberry. Hopkins celebrated Black History Month through a Black Student Union movie night, bells with music to celebrate Black History Month, an assembly speaker series, and more.

• Hopkins Springs into Community Service Learning Intensives

  Christina Feng '28 Campus Correspondant
  Hopkins’ Community Service Office pinpoints needs in the New Haven community that Hopkins can help address. It offers a variety of on and off campus volunteer opportunities during the school day in order to give students a chance to learn and serve the New Haven community. During students’ free blocks, opportunities to visit residents at retirement homes, maintain food pantries, clean memorials and monuments, and more are provided.

• New Schedule

  Sonali Bedi '28 News Editor
  Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, Hopkins will implement a new seven-block schedule. In an assembly on Friday, January 30, Dean of Academics Kristine Waters presented an image of the new schedule model alongside a complete explanation of its features.

   

• Spring Break Language Trip

  Leila Abate'29 Campus Correspondent
  The Modern Language Department Faculty will lead two trips this upcoming spring break: one to China, and one to France. Lan Lin, the Head of the Language Department, will bring twelve Chinese students from March 7 to 19 to visit Beijing, Xi-an, Changsha, and Chengdu. Meanwhile, Dr. Sarah Du Plessis will lead fourteen students on a 10 day trip to France at a hotel for the first half of the trip, and then with students from Lycée Pasteur, which is Hopkins’ sister school, from March 12 to 15. This year, the homestay program will restart after being discontinued due to COVID guidelines. 

   

• Viking Voyage

  Sarah Solazzo '26 News Editor
  During spring break from March 9-12, 20 Hopkins students will travel to Scandinavia to explore Viking and Nordic culture. Students and faculty chaperones will travel through Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, visiting the Viking Planet Experience and Skansen — the world’s first open-air museum — alongside many other Viking and Nordic historic sights. 

• APs Phased Out

  Alia Mojibian '29
  Next year, Hopkins will take a significant step toward phasing out Advanced Placement (AP) courses by replacing them with internally designed advanced and enriched classes, a shift the school leaders say will give teachers more flexibility and allow for deeper exploration of course material.
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  Hilltoppers Plunge for a Cause: Special Olympics

  Sarah Solazzo '26 News Lead Editor and Anvi Pathak '26 News Editor
  Hopkins’ Maroon Key Board is partnering with Special Olympics Connecticut this year through a series of events, including the Penguin Plunge and the annual Special Olympics Dance. The group aims to raise $2,000 through the Penguin Plunge to support a Special Olympics athlete’s participation in the Special Olympics USA Games.
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  Hopkins Announces Gibbs Center for Innovation, Opening Fall 2028

  Lena Wang ’27 Assistant News Editor
  During an all-school assembly on January 5, following a $50 million gift from Hopkins alumnus John Malone, Class of 1959 — the largest donation in the school’s history — Head of School Matt Glendinning disclosed plans for Hopkins’ newest building: the Gibbs Center for Innovation. The 32,000-square-foot facility, set to open in fall in 2028, will house expanded research, robotics and computer science spaces to support the school’s rapidly growing STEM programs. Its overarching goal, declared Glendinning, is “develop space that can support hands-on and experiential learning.”
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  Hopkins Spanish Teacher Marie Doval Retires

  Sonali Bedi '28 Assistant News Editor
  Hopkins Spanish teacher Marie Doval retired in December 2025 after 37 years at the school, ending a career that included decades of classroom teaching and service as a head adviser. Doval said she decided to retire as she focuses on her health following a recurrence of brain cancer. Now, she says, "I will be taking care of myself."
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  Students Travel to Jay Peak for Annual Ski Trip

  Clarissa Castilho '29
  From February 6th through 8th, 103 students in grades 7-12 will travel to Jay Peak, Vermont for the annual ski trip.
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  Hopkins Parent Outing Committee Gets Lost in New Haven

  Sonali Bedi ’28 Assistant News Editor
  On October 23, the Hopkins Parent Outing Committee hosted their fall event at the Lost in New Haven (LINH) museum. The event consisted of a private tour led by Amy Caplan ’91, the museum’s Director of Development, and was organized by Madeline Fejos ’90 and Annie Adams, co-chairs of committee and parents to students in the classes of ’26 and ’31, respectively.
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  Senior English Classes View “Women of Will”

  Sarah Solazzo ’28 Lead News Editor
  On Tuesday October 28, seniors gathered into the Academic and Performing Arts Center for a two-hour performance of Tina Packer’s Women Of Will. The performance offered seniors the chance to view Shakespeare scenes live and explore the evolutions of female characters in Shakespeare's plays. This event, organized by English teacher Alissa Davis in collaboration with the Elm Shakespeare Company, marked the first time Hopkins brought an outside theater company to perform live in Hopkins’ theater.
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  Yale Happiness Scientist Laurie Santos Visits Hopkins

  Lena Wang ’27 Assistant News Editor
  Dr. Laurie Santos, Professor of Yale’s most popular course, “Psychology and the Good Life,” spoke at a Hopkins all-school assembly on Friday, October 17. Santos advised Hopkins students on how to optimize happiness and answered questions from Hopkins Peer Supporters.
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  Heads Up, Phones Down, Hopkins

  Samantha Bernstein '26 Lead Sports Editor
  On August 13, 2025, Head of School Matt Glendinning announced a new phone policy. While some community members believe the new policy is overly restricting, others maintain that the policy is beneficial to all. Glendinning wrote, “We’re focused on reducing distraction and enhancing the quality of relationships on campus.”
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  Hispanic Heritage Month Heads to Hopkins

  Rose Porosoff ’27 News Editor Sonali Bedi '28 Assistant News Editor
  Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated across the U.S. from September 15 to October 15. This year, the Society of Latinidad, or SOL, will host events for all Hopkins students, including salsa dancing, a bomba group, and the SOL festival. Hispanic Heritage Month was first introduced to the U.S. in 1968, but in the form of National Hispanic Heritage Week.
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  Jesmyn Ward: From Page to Stage

  Sarah Solazzo '26 News Lead Editor and Anvi Pathak '26 News Editor
  Novelist and professor Jesmyn Ward visited Hopkins on September 12, giving advice to students and reading excerpts from her national book award winning novel, Sing Unburied Sing. Ward spoke at an all school assembly, hosted two Q&A sessions, and a night session for Hopkins students and faculty. 
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  Jesmyn Ward's Visit to Hopkins

  Lily Dumas '26 Editor-In-Chief and Miri Levin '26 Managing Editor
  Jesmyn Ward, two-time National Book Award Winner, will visit Hopkins on Friday,, September 12, 2025. After speaking at assembly, Ward will hold two sessions for Hopkins students and host an evening event open to the public.

   
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  Pathfinder's New Executive Director: Ms. Marty Jose

  Rose Porosoff '27 News Editor and Sonali Bedi '28 Assistant News Editor
  Pathfinder, an academically enriching program for New Haven public school students, welcomed new Executive Director Anabelle Marty Jose at the end of June. Marty Jose attended Pathfinder as a child, and after seeing the opening for the position, felt a “deep sense of calling to apply.” Marty Jose reflected on the impact Pathfinder had on her: “It is because of educational opportunities like Pathfinder that [she] has been able to access new opportunities and [become] the educator [she is] today.” 
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  Baldwin Hall Time Capsule: A Cornerstone of Hopkins History

  Lena Wang '27 News Assistant Editor and Sonali Bedi '28 Assistant News Editor
  At 2:00 pm on April 25 2025, heads of the Hopkins History Journal, Elona Spiewak ’26 and Theo Friedman ’25 opened Baldwin Hall’s 100-year-old time capsule. Cemented into Baldwin’s cornerstone back in 1925, its uncovering marked the 100th anniversary of Baldwin Hall’s creation. 

  
  
  
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  Remembering the Legacy of Peg Connolly

  Lily Dumas '26 Editor-In-Chief and Miri Levin '26 Managing Editor
  “Welcoming,” “supportive,” “understanding,” and “friendly” are words Director of Aquatics Jason Nevis used to describe Peg Connolly, a beloved teacher and coach who passed away on March 31 after a two-year battle with cancer.are words Hopkins Director of Aquatics Jason Nevis used to describe Peg Connolly, a beloved Hopkins community member who passed away on March 31 after a two-year battle with cancer. Connolly played a critical role in the Hopkins community for 39 years, serving as health teacher, coach, and friendly face around campus.