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The effects of seated dinner and sixth form coffee on the Hill experience

The effects of seated dinner and sixth form coffee on the Hill experience

By Holly Mason '24, Staff Writer May 20, 2024

As the sixth form enters their final term, they begin to look back on their favorite moments and traditions at the Hill School. From J-Ball to L’ville Week, Hill cherishes the opportunities it has to...

ILLUSTRATION BY RENA ZHANG '25

Hill debates: dueling opinions for Junior Prize Day

By Grace Wang '25 and Richard Liu '26 December 14, 2023

Junior Prize ceremony remains crucial to culture The annual Junior Prize ceremony plays a key role in the Hill experience. Students sit down in the CFTA as awards such as the Isaac Thomas Prize and...

Sam Cifra '23 participates in opening day of the 2022 J-Ball season. J-Ball is a Hill School tradition that combines softball and tennis.

Rivals seek revenge on the J-Ball field

By Rose Flaherty '23, Sports Editor April 28, 2022

Video credit: Jesse Corser-James '23 and Joey Asterino '23 J-ball is a tradition that is deep-rooted in the culture at Hill, and it surely gets the students excited. This season, which started April...

Lilian Rizek '22 gives a Chapel Talk at the Alumni Chapel.

Looking into Hill’s traditions: The first step on the quest to bring back “Hillness”

By Ella Grindle '24, Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2021

The fall air is crisp as The Hill School gears up for another fantastic school year. Over the past month, the community welcomed its members with a sense of energy and spirit. The quest to bring back “Hillness”...

Six Formers will have 3 days to celebrate traditions

Six formers prepare to become alumni amid weekend of traditions

By Diemmy Dang ’24, Staff Writer May 21, 2021

This past year, Hill has had to become increasingly more inventive in finding ways to continue long-held traditions like Chapel and Convocation while modifying student life to prioritize campus wellness....

Students celebrate Chinese New Year at Hill last school year. 
Photo courtesy of Will Baker/Hill Snapshots

Students will celebrate Chinese New Year from home

By Jojo Zhu '22, Staff Writer February 8, 2021

Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is arguably the most important festival in Chinese culture, celebrating the start of a new year on the lunar calendar. This year, Chinese students have...

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