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Students wait patiently to hear about the new academic schedule.

Upcoming student schedules are developed amidst further schedule changes

Fourth form SGA candidates after the debate on May 3

Forms elect new representatives for the 2023-2024

Jodi Robinson works in the college counseling office. She recommends that students enjoy their summer instead of focusing too much on improving their applications.

Hill college counselors advise on improving applications over summer

Students receiving henna in honor for AAPI Heritage Month

Hill celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with food and festivities

On May 10th 2023, the Hill community gathered to hear from SPC

The Student Philanthropy Council enhances Pottstown with $25,000

LGBTQ rights opponent gather beside Target in Pottstown

Protests in Philadelphia and Pottstown worry students

ILLUSTRATION BY CAOILIN THOMASON 25

Pottstown Athletic Club empowers the community and changes lives

This illustration by Cici Fang 24 is of a famous puzzle composed by chess master Paul Morphy, with white to move and mate in two. Can you spot the solution?

FIDE’s handling of the WCC shows that chess needs to change

Potential Tiktok ban worries student users across the country

ILLUSTRATION BY HELEN ZHANG 25

French President Emmaunel Macron’s pension reform law sparks protests

DO YOU KNOW….

Students wait patiently to hear about the new academic schedule.

Upcoming student schedules are developed amidst further schedule changes

Fourth form SGA candidates after the debate on May 3

Forms elect new representatives for the 2023-2024

Damien Giannikas 24 plays chess. He was among the top-rated students at Hill.

Damien Giannikas ’24 checkmates the competition

Jodi Robinson works in the college counseling office. She recommends that students enjoy their summer instead of focusing too much on improving their applications.

Hill college counselors advise on improving applications over summer

ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE QI 25

The House of Mouse strikes back through legal battles

Students walk during the 2022 commencement. The way scarves are worn by female-identifying students has come under criticism in recent years.

Breaking Chains has become changing scarves

The fences around Hill perimeter hold up private property signs for security reasons.

Hill must better communicate campus security protocols and expectations

This illustration by Cici Fang 24 is of a famous puzzle composed by chess master Paul Morphy, with white to move and mate in two. Can you spot the solution?

FIDE’s handling of the WCC shows that chess needs to change

ILLUSTRATION BY ANGELA JIN 24

The Federal Reserve mishandled inflation

Ted Lasso Season 3 Changes Things Up - But Not for the Better

Ted Lasso Season 3 Changes Things Up – But Not for the Better

Luke Gerdeman 23 and Sissi Zhen 24 practice for the show

Hill theater presents Shakespeare in Love

Angela Jin 24, Caroline Brandt 26, Jillian Richards 23, Adelyn Sim 23 and Cici Fang 24 attend award ceremony

Students win Congressional Art Competition awards

Students rehearse for the student-run production Ride the Cyclone

Theater students “Ride the Cyclone” in student-led production

Casey Li takes on role of conductor during the winter orchestra concert.

Artist Spotlight: Casey Li ’23 brings the pep to our step with his musical talents

Nate Whittemore 23 cruises down the river in the boat with his teammates

Crew dinners row me towards a new life

INFOGRAPHIC BY JASON ZHOU 23

The Class of 2023 proves themselves athletically

ILLUSTRATION BY RENA ZHANG 25

Hill students are set to hold first strength contest

From left to right: Colette Zidek 23, Sarah Kenvin 23, Ella Kaplan 25 and Riley Savage 25 broke the Hill Womens Outdoor Track and Field Sprint Medley Relay record.

Hill track and field stars break spring medley relay record

The weightroom gets a makeover with new racks and machines

Brand-new workout equipment enhances weight room experience

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CAMPUS NEWS • Hill vocal groups put on a spectac

CAMPUS NEWS • Hill vocal groups put on a spectacular winter concert :
“Despite many challenges that the four Hill vocal groups – Hilltones, Hilltrebles, Chamber Choir, and Chorus – faced, they were able to put on their first in-person vocal performance in several years.
Yoon Soo Lim, the Hill School Director of Vocal Music, spoke a bit about how the vocal concert was a huge success, with many students and faculty members coming to the Chapel for the first Hill school vocal performance in recent years”.

Read more: https://thehill.news/news/hill-vocal-groups-put-on-a-spectacular-winter-concert/

📝Report by Alexandra Lubczenko 📸 Photo Courtesy of Jason Zhou ‘23

Campus News • “Valentine’s Day is the day wh

Campus News • “Valentine’s Day is the day when we celebrate love and affection for our loved ones. This coming Friday, on Feb.18, the Chamber Choir, Choir, and Tones/Trebles team are preparing a heartwarming set of beautiful pieces for the Hill School. Like previous years, the choir team is planning to sing songs related to the theme of love, caring, and Valentine’s Day.”
Read more at https://thehill.news/news/winter-chamber-choir-choir-and-tones-trebles-concert-will-combine-love-and-music/
📝Jennie Ki ‘23 📸Jennie Ki ‘23

Campus News - "Bright-colored dance clothing and t

Campus News - "Bright-colored dance clothing and the images shown on the screen behind each of the dances expressed the theme of “light” throughout the winter dance concert..."
Read More at https://thehill.news/news/winter-dance-concert-ends-in-a-shining-success/
📝 Jennie Ki '23 📸 Jennie Ki '23

CAMPUS NEWS • Hill community members share opini

CAMPUS NEWS • Hill community members share opinions on new masking policy: On Tuesday, Feb. 8, Hill shifted to a recommended masking policy, marking a significant step in the school’s efforts to return to normalcy. Although students will continue to be required to wear masks in crowded areas like the Chapel and Dining Hall pantry, they will now be given a choice to unmask in classrooms. Hill employees, however, are still able to regulate masking within their individual spaces and have the ability to mandate masks in their classrooms or offices if they wish to.
For some teachers, Pennsylvania’s declining COVID-19 cases and Hill’s high vaccination rates have made unmasking in classrooms feel much safer. Athey Family Master of Mathematics and Science Jay Spencer explained that he is comfortable with Hill’s mask-recommended policy and feels that Hill has so far managed COVID-19 cases on campus well enough to do so.”

📝Report by Diemmy Dang ‘24 📸 Photo courtesy of Diemmy Dang ‘24

Issue 5 is officially out! Pick one up around camp

Issue 5 is officially out! Pick one up around campus or check it out online with the link in our bio!

CAMPUS NEWS: “The Hill School is known for its e

CAMPUS NEWS: “The Hill School is known for its excellence in arts and performances, and the dance team is no exception to that rule. The dance concert that will be held at 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 11 in the Center for the Performing Arts will focus on the theme of light.” Read More at https://thehill.news/news/powerful-dance-concert-opens-on-feb-11/Jennie Ki ‘23 📝 Rachel Hwang ‘25 📸

CAMPUS NEWS • The Jazz Ensemble and Hill Orchest

CAMPUS NEWS • The Jazz Ensemble and Hill Orchestra opened the doors for this season’s winter concerts on Feb. 4. The audience was impressed by the hard work that Margaret Neiswender, the director of instrumental music, prepared. Several people said that they loved the selection of pieces. “I loved the choices of the music and the musicians playing solos,” said Katy Hudak, Hill’s academic dean and parent of Jazz Ensemble member Amanda Hudak ’24.
Read More at https://thehill.news/news/hill-jazz-ensemble-and-orchestra-brought-positive-energy-to-their-concert/
📝Rachel Hwang '24 📸 Jason Zhou '23

CAMPUS NEWS• “With this year’s Lunar New Yea

CAMPUS NEWS• “With this year’s Lunar New Year falling on Feb. 1, Hill hosted a series of events to help ring in the Year of the Tiger. Celebrations began with weekend activities on Saturday, Jan. 29, which included a dumpling-making class and Chinese calligraphy workshop. Following the weekend, International Family Liaison Helen Qiu and Hill’s International Prefects worked together to run a special Lunar New Year dinner on Feb. 1.”

Read more here! https://thehill.news/uncategorized/hill-students-celebrate-the-lunar-new-year/#

CAMPUS NEWS: During Parents Weekend, the Hill Jazz

CAMPUS NEWS: During Parents Weekend, the Hill Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra performed successfully. Now they are ready to perform the winter concert on Feb. 4 at 7:15 p.m. at the CFTA theater.

Read More at https://thehill.news/news/hill-jazz-ensemble-and-orchestra-open-the-gates-to-the-winter-concert-season/#photo

CAMPUS NEWS: Anthony Ray Hinton, an American activ

CAMPUS NEWS: Anthony Ray Hinton, an American activist and writer who was wrongfully convicted and put on death row for 30 years before being exonerated, spoke to the Hill community on Jan. 20 about his story…. Read More at https://thehill.news/news/activist-and-writer-anthony-ray-hinton-speaks-to-the-hill-community-about-his-time-on-death-row/ 📝 MoniYah Person-Henderson Reports 📸 Photo Courtesy of MoniYah Person-Henderson

PHOTO ESSAYS — Hill students share their holiday

PHOTO ESSAYS — Hill students share their holiday traditions under the pandemic
Read full article here: https://thehill.news/features/photo-essays-hill-students-share-their-holiday-traditions-under-the-pandemic/

📝 Cole Bilotta ’23, Caden Olenczak ’23 , Peter Galindez ’23, Kade Davidheiser '23, Luke Rasmussen '23, Jesse Corser-James '23, Emilie Kirschner '23, Joey Asterino '23, and Augustus Gerhart '23 Reports 📸 Photo Courtesy of Jesse Corser-James

CAMPUS: "The Hill School is happy to honor Dr. Mar

CAMPUS: "The Hill School is happy to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s life and legacy beginning on Sunday, Jan. 16. Although this year’s official week of remembrance will be held differently than years past due to COVID-19, the school’s plan to have interactive opportunities for students and faculty has not changed...."

Read full article here: https://thehill.news/news/the-hill-school-celebrates-the-life-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/
📝MoniYah Person-Henderson '23 Reports Photo Courtesy of Erick Sun 📸

FEATURE: "Foster inclusivity; provide incentives f

FEATURE: "Foster inclusivity; provide incentives for homeownership and property pride; and generate quality business development: this is what Hobart’s Run does for the Pottstown community. Established in 2016 as a nonprofit launched by The Hill School, the organization focuses on a 900-parcel area to revitalize the neighborhood. It began with a 600-parcel area that focused on Queen Street in the south; N. Adams in the west; Beech, Grant, and Jackson in the north; and Keim Street. They then added N. Washington Street in July 2020, expanding their focus area...."

Read full article here: https://thehill.news/features/hobarts-run-aims-to-restore-pottstown-pride-how-the-hill-school-plays-a-role-in-its-neighborhood/
📝 MoniYah Person-Henderson '23 Reports 📸 Photo Courtesy of McKenna Edwards

ARTS AND LEISURE: Like many others, I have been re

ARTS AND LEISURE: Like many others, I have been revisiting the different cinematic interpretations of Peter Parker in preparation for “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” The famed web-slinger has had his fair share of franchises and sequels, and now seems like the perfect opportunity to compare and contrast these actors’ portrayals before Tom Holland’s third outing…

Read full article here: https://thehill.news/arts-and-leisure/the-big-three-of-spider-man-go-head-to-head/ 📝 Luke Gerdman ’23 Reports 📸 Photo Courtesy of Google Images

OFF CAMPUS: “Throughout the span of a few weeks,

OFF CAMPUS: “Throughout the span of a few weeks, as a part of Hill’s H-term internship program, I learned firsthand what first responders in our community do for a living. This winter, students at Hill were given the opportunity to partake in an out-of-school internship. This internship would fulfill students’ H-term requirements and would be a great way to learn something new. One of my fellow Hill students, Anthony McMullan ‘23, who serves his community at home as a volunteer firefighter, told me about the chance to learn what it takes to be a firefighter…”

Read full article here: https://thehill.news/news/off-campus/hill-students-learn-life-lessons-through-firefighting/ 📝 Cole Bilotta '23 Reports 📸 Photo Courtesy of Cole Bilotta ’23

Finally, Issue 4 is out and available online! Be s

Finally, Issue 4 is out and available online! Be sure to catch a copy around the campus.
Or visits website for a new issue!

OPINION • You should want to save the reefs: Cor

OPINION • You should want to save the reefs: Coral reefs are the breeding grounds of the ocean. They may make up only a small 1% of the ocean’s span, but they are home toa quarter of all marine species. Much of the next generation of marine life resides in coral reefs because of the abundant food supply and natural protection against large predators. These natural nurseries are made up of coral polyps, beautiful structures supported by their skeletons of calcium carbonate, that attach to the shallow seafloor. Corals also have a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae, a type of algae that supplies the coral food in return for a safe home.

However, in light of global warming, the general temperature of the ocean is getting warmer. The exponential increase in greenhouse gas emissions over the past three decades has caused slight increases in oceanic temperature...”

Read more: https://thehill.news/opinion/you-should-want-to-save-the-reefs/

📝Report by Camille Beeding ‘22 📸Photo Courtesy of Camille Beeding ‘22 🎨Illustration by Portia Sockel’22

SPORTS • Hill fencing team hopes to build their

SPORTS • Hill fencing team hopes to build their program this season : This season, Hill fencing has a new coach, Stuart Connelly, as well as two passionate co-captains, Ruthanne Sandner and Johnny Dai. The program will be experiencing exciting changes and has some new goals this season as well.
Connelly is a parent of two current 6th formers, Callie and Wesley Connelly. The fencing team needed a coach, so Hill Director of Athletics Seth Eilberg, hearing that Mr. Connelly had some experience in the sport, reached out...”

READ MORE: https://thehill.news/sports/hill-fencing-team-hopes-to-build-their-program-this-season/

📝Report by Alexandra Lubczenko ‘25 📸Photo Courtesy of Hill Snapshots

Dear Blue: Advice on actions to improve sustainabi

Dear Blue: Advice on actions to improve sustainability:
“As Bill Yinger, Hill’s sustainability coordinator, has mentioned that maintaining sustainability is an “institutional thing,” not
an “individual thing,” here are the several actions that students can take, as well as faculty members, to better contribute to the improvement of sustainability as a community. Collective action makes a difference! …”

Read more: https://thehill.news/opinion/dear-blue-advice-on-actions-to-improve-sustainability

📝Reported by Claire Wang ‘24 🎨Graphic by Portia Sockel ‘22 🎨Illustration by Angie Chi ‘24

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