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Jaelen Toole '25 loads the back of his car to fulfill cheesecake orders, the major product of his home baking business. Toole's experience as a day student, with its more flexible expectations and schedules, helped his business thrive.
Day students outpace boarders in running outside businesses
Students practice calligraphy as part of the Lunar New Year. Calligraphy was one of the many interactive activities added to the annual celebrations in the hope to engage more community members.
Hill introduces cultural mini-games to annual Lunar New Year celebrations
Students decorated tiles during "A Thousand and One Hands," a community art project held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The project was one of four art programs designed for students to reflect on their identity and impact in light of MLK's legacy.
MLK Day speakers and community art projects spark reflections on social change
Upper School Dormitory is the largest student residence on Hill's campus. Students attend weekly "family nights" as a hallmark program of Residential Life. Some students feel that the weekly gatherings do not meet their desired objectives.
Students question the success of family night
New Grille offerings give a glimpse of the future
New Grille offerings give a glimpse of the future
Trump balances strategy and political theater with latest expansion bid
Trump balances strategy and political theater with latest expansion bid
The ban of TikTok in the United States and Canada
The ban of TikTok in the United States and Canada
Korea Sleeps through Martial Law
Donald Trump unveils ambitious plans as newly elected president
Donald Trump unveils ambitious plans as newly elected president
The Hill News 2024 election coverage
The Hill News 2024 election coverage
ILLUSTRATION BY ANAIKA BANDI '27
Trump vs. Harris: Where they stand on key election issues
Do revived political clubs contribute to campus democracy or make it more divided?
Do revived political clubs contribute to campus democracy or make it more divided?
Recap: Presidential Debate and Vice Presidential Debate
Recap: Presidential Debate and Vice Presidential Debate
The social media bubble is getting harder to pop
The social media bubble is getting harder to pop
Coleman Weibley, the school's new Dean of Students, reflected on his first months at Hill. Weibley oversaw the implementation of several new rules, including a stricter phone policy, that were set prior to his arrival.
Coleman Weibley arrives at the Dean’s Office
President Trump's tariffs will harm U.S. trade
President Trump’s tariffs will harm U.S. trade
Hill’s engineering and computer science programs should be truly interdisciplinary 
Hill’s engineering and computer science programs should be truly interdisciplinary 
How to style sustainably
How to style sustainably
Dueling opinions: Should abortion still have a place in U.S. politics?
Dueling opinions: Should abortion still have a place in U.S. politics?
Why is ice cream missing from the dining hall?
Why is ice cream missing from the dining hall?
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?
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
Chase Shandler '27 and Mesina Shtutman '28 work on creating content for Hill athletics during the new game management co-curricular.
Hill introduces game management as an afternoon activity
At Hill, it's typical to be in high school for five years
At Hill, it’s typical to be in high school for five years
Verba Volant, Scripta Manent

The Hill News
Verba Volant, Scripta Manent

The Hill News
The clock ticks as Pennsylvania’s elections near

The clock ticks as Pennsylvania’s elections near

By Ethan Luo '26, Staff Writer • November 1, 2024

There is less than a few weeks until Election Day, Nov. 5 — and political fever burns higher than ever. With the spotlight on former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris vying for...

Jesse Corser-James '23 takes notes on Brandt's slideshow presentation.

The Pottstown Mercury’s Evan Brandt reflects on the importance of local news

By Emilie Kirschner '23 and Jesse Corser-James '23 • May 29, 2022

Evan Brandt is the sole writer left for Pottstown's very own newspaper, The Mercury. He joined the Hill School journalism class over Zoom on April 26 to discuss his extensive career in journalism and the...

Hill’s early arrivals used various passports. Photo by Claire Hartemink '21

Students return from quarantine around the world

By Sarah Jiang '22, Staff Writer • March 3, 2021

As it approaches a year since COVID-19 made its way across the world, the differences in the varying conditions and viral severity in each country, as well as their government’s response, are clear....

Fourth former Jason Zhou (top left) talks to Pottstown Mayor Stephanie Henrick (bottom left) and Pottstown Councilor Trenita Lindsay (bottom right) about the differences between China and America in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Noah Toole ’22

Health and safety over freedom: the culture difference between China and America’s approach to COVID-19

By Gabe Moss '22, Noah Toole '22 and Jason Zhou '23 • October 8, 2020

Local officials and Hill School students held a press conference on Oct. 7 in which they discussed how governments have attempted to control the people’s response to the pandemic.  A remote student...

Fourth former Hunter Sloan is engaged in Councilor Lindsay’s take on COVID-19. Photo by Noah Toole ‘22

Pottstown Councilor Trenita Lindsay and Mayor Stephanie Henrick attend Hill journalists’ press conference

By Izzy Feldman '21, Avery Liggon '21, Rose Flaherty '23, Emma Gray '22, and Hunter Sloan ’23 • October 8, 2020

Editor's Note: On Oct. 7, Pottstown Mayor Stephanie Henrick and Councilor Trenita Lindsay spoke to Hill's journalism class about local politics and life in a pandemic. Articles are in one document...

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