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Students and faculty weigh in on navigating the stress of boarding school
Students and faculty weigh in on navigating the stress of boarding school
Yancy Sun '26 and Abhi Siripurapu '25 playing basketball with younger members of the Pottstown community during community service.
Athletics swaps cleats for kindness with Hill VIPS
Upcoming SGA co-president Avery Cohen '26 and Ayaan Rege '26 pose for a picture after their interview.
Upcoming SGA presidents discuss their plans for next school year
Hill Model UN competes at Columbia and Cornell
Hill Model UN competes at Columbia and Cornell
For one of the MLK Day activities, students answered thought-provoking prompts on cards that were then hung around the library.
DEI Council presents MLK Day programming titled “Voices of Change: Social Movements Then & Now”
The expansion of migrant facilities in Guantanamo Bay can be seen within the highlighted areas. Earlier this year, the Trump administration announced plans to use the controversial naval base to hold and deport 30,000 migrants.
Guantanamo Bay detention camp expansions raise alarms over executive authority
Campus divides over military support for Ukraine
Campus divides over military support for Ukraine
The blazing fires in the Palisades destroys all nearby structures.
Palisades Fire destroys student family homes
Trump's first three months in office test limits of executive power
Trump’s first three months in office test limits of executive power
Trump balances strategy and political theater with latest expansion bid
Trump balances strategy and political theater with latest expansion bid
Students and faculty weigh in on navigating the stress of boarding school
Students and faculty weigh in on navigating the stress of boarding school
AI creates new threats to social media use
AI creates new threats to social media use
Recent studies show how sleep affects academic performance
Recent studies show how sleep affects academic performance
Students weigh in on potential Tiktok ban
Students weigh in on potential Tiktok ban
SATIRE: In Loving Memory of Tiktok
SATIRE: In Loving Memory of Tiktok
Seated lunch tables remains a cornerstone of Hill's most cherished traditions. The policy for seating assignments, however, seems unfair to different student groups.
Seated lunch table policy discriminates against non-varsity activities
Team captains should be chosen consistently
Team captains should be chosen consistently
AI chips fuel nationwide innovation but pose worrisome risks
AI chips fuel nationwide innovation but pose worrisome risks
Trump's presidency dangerously reshapes power dynamics
Trump’s presidency dangerously reshapes power dynamics
President Trump's tariffs will harm U.S. trade
President Trump’s tariffs will harm U.S. trade
Emerson’s Epics
Toledo Time
Why Santa is Actually Real
Why Santa is Actually Real
These are the best things to do over break
These are the best things to do over break
What is Hill listening to?
Many see Sam Walther, right, as a trustful leader on the girls ice hockey team.
As a coach or a friend, Sam Walther is here to help
Riley Savage '25, center, speaks with her field hockey team before the St. Stephen's Episcopal School game.
Riley Savage ’25 takes the lead — on and off the field
Isa Bartolini ’26 and Lola Palmer ’25 reach major Hill Girls’ Water Polo career milestones
ILLUSTRATION BY CHELSEA LEE ‘27
Hill football optimistic about the future despite past troubles
Ari Baum, Associate Head of School, is one of many faculty that works behind the scene to support co-curriculars.
Faculty work day and night, unseen, to support sports
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Katie Torr ’25, Avery Cohen ’26, Eddie Li ’23 and Jason Zhou ’23 share the joy of lunar new year with red packets and calligraphy.

Hill community embraces the start of 2023 with warm Lunar New Year celebrations

By Jason Zhou ’23 and Kim Monzingo ’23
February 5, 2023
Illustration by Aidan Ma ’23

Dark clouds gloom behind the ongoing 2022 Qatar World Cup

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2022
Elizabeth Hudak '21 poses with former president Barack Obama at the John Fetterman rally in Pittsburg. Photo sourced from: Elizabeth Hudak '21.

Former Hill News Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Hudak ’21 shares her voting experience in the Pennsylvania midterms

By Anna Yao Carroll ’23 and Jason Zhou ’23
November 9, 2022
From left to right, University of Pittsburgh sophomore Matthew Benik '21, Lehigh University freshman Dylan Coffey '22, and Dickinson College freshman Grant Deshishku '22 pose with the "I Voted " sticker after voting for the 2022 midterm election.

Hill alumni discuss Pennsylvania’s Senate and gubernatorial elections

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 2022
Voters line up to cast their midterm ballots outside of the Ricketts Community Center, the local polling place for a majority of Hill residents.

First-time voter? Here are some Election Day tips

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 2022
Illustration by Aidan Ma '23

The Hill School updates the handbook: a detailed look into its annual revision

By Anna Carroll ’23 and Jason Zhou ’23
September 26, 2022
Head of School Zachary Lehman will begin his next chapter at The Loomis Chaffee School.

Head of School Zack Lehman departs Hill after 11 years

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2022
Brazil is likely to triumph in the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Brazil is likely to triumph in the 2022 FIFA World Cup

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2022
Love dot slide show 4 Zhou (1) (1)

Executive Chef Mark Henkle (right) and Chef Steve Taylor Sous prepare pesto chicken wraps for lunch.

Hill Sodexo Staff dishes out Love

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2022
New to Pottstown? Check out these local, family-owned businesses!

New to Pottstown? Check out these local, family-owned businesses!

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2022
This is a classroom at Jincai Elementary Primary School in Shanghai. Students are required to wear uniforms and a red ribbon which was a symbol of The Young Pioneers of China.

Authority & Social Change

By Jason Zhou ’23, Aleksandr Glamazdin ’22, and Nimala Sivakumar ’23
February 12, 2022
The Hill orchestra performs at their Feb. 4 winter concert.

[Photo] Hill Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra brought positive energy to their concert

By Rachel Hwang ’25, Visual Managing Editor
February 7, 2022
Students from Mr. Nelson's Go Outdoors PA class enjoy the nature.

[Photo] Field-trip-based H-term courses bring students outside

By Paige Hartshorn ’23, Staff Writer
January 10, 2022
Retelling the history of Dr. Porter and 344 High Street

Retelling the history of Dr. Porter and 344 High Street

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
January 10, 2022
A security car stands by in front of the music house.

Guardians of Beech Street — Hill Security Spotlight

By Jason Zhou ’23, Cole Bilotta ’23, and Luke Rasmussen ’23
January 10, 2022
Hill students find the steam tunnels mysterious; for HVAC workers, they’re a challenging work environment.

Illustration by Angela Jin '24.

Life is a song – What is the role of music in Hill students’ lives?

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2021
Ella Kaplan '25 drives down the line in the State Finals.

The future is bright for Hill field hockey family despite tough loss in State Finals

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
November 17, 2021
The endless hallway of the steam tunnel

[Photo] Unveiling the mystery of Hill steam tunnels

By Cole Bilotta ’23 and Luke Rasmussen ’23
December 2, 2021
Blake Groff '22 tours the Sahara Desert in Morocco.

Blake Groff’s ’22 Arabic study in Morocco

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2021
Vendors at the Juneteenth celebration rally down in Santa Ana, Calif. Photo by Jason Zhou ‘23

Juneteenth: California locals share what it really means to them and their community

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
June 24, 2021
Kelvin Griffin '21 participates in online learning. Photo by Hunter Sloan '23

Online learning impacts students at The Hill School

By Jason Zhou ’23 and Hunter Sloan ’23
April 16, 2021
All of my paperwork in order to get back to the U.S. (*Blurred for privacy)

Long journey back: how Hill Chinese students are returning to campus through various restrictions

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
February 15, 2021
Life Circle of Shared Bikes in China

Life Circle of Shared Bikes in China

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
February 7, 2021
WATCH HERE: Yuxuan Xu tells us the story about Shanghai Lions FC -- Together Stronger

WATCH HERE: Yuxuan Xu tells us the story about Shanghai Lions FC — Together Stronger

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
January 26, 2021
Approximately 20% of Hill's student body are international students. Photo by Sandy Yanisko.

What do the Capitol riots mean for the world? International students and global leaders react

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
January 18, 2021
The collection of college flags pinned at the College Counseling Office

College recruitments under the pandemic: experiences from the coaches and administrators

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2020
Photo Courtesy of Max Zhang ‘09

OnBoard+ Program bridges gap for remote students: A talk with the founder of the remote learning center program, board of trustee, Mr. Max Zhang ‘09

By Jason Zhou ’23, Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2020
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