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The Student Newspaper of Hopkins School

2024

  • June

    Hopkins Prom 2023

    All You Need to Know About Prom

    Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor
    Hopkins prom is an annual event for juniors, seniors, and their guests. Ava Maccaro ’24, a member of the prom Committee, says this year “the theme for the dance is Mean Girls and Y2K.” Mean Girls was a popular movie from the 2000s, and Y2K means “year 2000,” or fashion trends from the 2000s. Maccaro shared that the prom Committee arranged for the event to be held at Woodwinds Venue in Branford on June 4th at 7pm.
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  • Sample roommate placement form

    Seniors finding roommates

    Elona Spiewak ’26 Assistant Features Editor
    As the 2023-2024 school draws to a close, Hopkins seniors are focusing on their next four years. Now that they have selected what college they will attend, they can dive into the more nitty-gritty aspects. Out of the many details to consider, one of their concerns is finding a roommate for their college dormitory. A roommate is more than just someone who sleeps across the room from you. 
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  • Spikeball fun

    Eric Fusscas assistant features editor '26
    As the springtime weather warms up the Hill, students are venturing outside to the quad during their freetime to play the most popular game on campus: Spikeball. Students need a break from the academic push at the end of the school year and find relaxation and joy through playing Spikeball. Students also recognize the unifying impact Spikeball has on our community and its ability to benefit others, like Brayden Gray ’24 who hosted a recent Spikeball tournament.
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  • Summertime traditions and vacations

    Abby Rakotomavo ’26 Features Editor
    With the 2023-24 school year coming to an end, students and faculty alike are looking forward to enjoying summer’s heat, blue skies, and freedom from school-related obligations. Free time may entail relaxing and focusing on hobbies, and several people partake in yearly traditions that make summer a more special time for them.
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  • April

    Flames, Fumes, and Follies: The HARPS Lab Explosion

    Elona Spiewak ’26 Assistant Features Editor
    Since 2016, the Hopkins Authentic Research Programs in Science (HARPS) has given qualifying Hopkins students hands-on experience in a lab while simultaneously continuing their studies in the sciences. For almost a decade, dozens of students have been able to conduct their own experiments and research, both within
    and outside of Hopkins. This unique opportunity, however, was nearly extinguished.
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  • Free Block Freedom with Friends

    Free Block Freedom with Friends

    Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor
    Don’t know where to go during your free block? Hopkins students have varying opinions on the best place to hang out during their free blocks. Students’ opinions range from those who prefer to lounge on the couches in Upper Heath to those who play sports in the Athletic Center, and some even prefer the outdoors.
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  • Paper vs. Digital: The Battle for Notetaking Supremacy

    Abby Rakotomavo ’26 Features Editor
    In an era where pirated online textbooks replace traditional ones and SMART boards overtake chalkboards, the age-old question persists: What is the superior method of note-taking? Hopkins students remain divided on this issue, with some defending the classic paper-and-pen experience and others arguing that digital notes are better.
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Editor in Chief 
Asher Joseph

Managing Editor 
Margaret Russell

News
Claire Billings
Jo Reymond
Rose Porosoff
Features
Eric Roberts
Abby Rakotomavo
Elona Spiewak
Veena Scholand
 
Arts
Miriam Levin
Liliana Dumas
Saisha Ghai
Olivia Yu
Op/Ed
Anya Mahajan
Rain Zeng
Winter Szarabajka
Aerin O'Brien

Sports
Karun Srihari
Samantha Bernstein
Hana Beauregard
Micah Betts
Elaina Paktuka
Editors-at-Large
Edel Lee
Anjali van Bladel
Nate Gerber
Rebecca Li

Cartoonists
Hailey Willey
Web Editors
Amelia Hudonogov-Foster
Anvi Pathak
Chloe Wang

Faculty Advisers
Stephen May
Elizabeth Gleason
Shanti Madison
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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