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The Student Newspaper of Hopkins School

2026

  • January

    HDA’s “The Drowsy Chaperone” Will Keep Audiences Wide Awake

    Isha Seth '28 Assistant Arts Editor
    The Hopkins Drama Association (HDA) is preparing for their performance of “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a show featuring “tap dancing, a roller skating groom, and challenging and fun music” according to Director Mike Calderone. HDA’s rendition of the musical comedy will open on February 26 in the Academic and Performing Arts Center.
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  • Details about Hopkins Ice Bucket Challenge from 2025.

    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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  • View from Baldwin 3rd floor mens bathroom.

    Not All Bathrooms Are Created Equal

    Abby Rakotomavo '26 Lead Features Editor and Ashley Deng '27 Assistant Features Editor
    If you ask someone at Hopkins where the nearest bathroom is, you are likely to get more than just directions.
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  • Ski tracks cover Jay Peak trail during 2024 ski trip.

    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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  • The Hopkins Parents Association at the Lost in New Haven Museum.

    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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  • Elm Shakespeare Actors perform “Women of Will.”

    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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  • Senior Holiday Wishlist

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  • Santos addresses students at Assembly.

    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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Editor in Chief 
Anjali van Bladel

Managing Editor 
Mary Winter Szarabajka 

Content Editor
Olivia Yu

News
Rose Porosoff
Sonali Bedi 
Gitanjali Navaratnam-Tomayko
Lena Wang
August Farouki
Giuliana Wright
Elyssa Power
Features
Aurelia Wen
Ashley Deng
Ari Mehta
Clarissa Castilho
Alia Mojibian
Jensen Rodriguez
 
Arts
Saisha Ghai
Karolina Jasaitis
Isha Seth
Margot Beckerlegge
Jean Wen
Victoria Morris
Op/Ed
Rebecca Li
Bea Lundberg
Ellie Luo
Leila Chaar
Anya Huang
Keegan Slovinski

Sports
Elaina Pakutka
Beckett Ehrlich
Lukas Roberts
Silvia Gozar-Zimbrean
John O'Connell
Isaac Lin
Cartoonist
Susie Becker 
Faculty Advisers
Stephen May
Elizabeth Gleason
Isabelle Wendt
The Razor's Edge reflects the opinion of 4/5 of the editorial board and will not be signed. The Razor welcomes letters to the editor but reserves the right to decide which letters to publish, and to edit letters for space reasons. Unsigned letters will not be published, but names may be withheld on request. Letters are subject to the same libel laws as articles. The views expressed in letters are not necessarily those of the editorial board.
     
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