Hopkins School News Archive The Razor

January

After 40 Years of CFBF, StuCo Switches it Up

Rose Porosoff ’27 Assistant News Editor

The Connecticut Food Bank Fundraiser (CFBF) has been around for roughly 40 years and is now in its peak
time of development. Big changes came to the CFBF this year.

Beyond the Bow: The Art of Gift Giving

Christina Feng ’28 Campus Correspondent

With the holidays drawing near, the hunt for presents has begun. For many, gift-giving is a big part of winter holidays. Katie Spenner ’25 said, “My favorite part of the holidays is participating in gift exchanges.”

Fall Community Service Brings Opportunities Galore

Lena Wang ’27 Campus Correspondent

On and off campus, and even all the way in Hartford, Hopkins students have been serving the community this past fall. Maroon Key, Hopkins’ largest student-run community service board, ran their annual Clothing Drive from September 30th to October 30th, partnering with St. Luke’s Episcopal Church to replenish their clothing closet. Outside of campus, Hopkins has extended its outreach in the Greater New Haven area and beyond.

From Screens to Scenes: Hopkins Students on Holiday Traditions

Karolina Jasaitis ’27 Campus Correspondent

Following the three weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas break, many Hopkins students return to the comfort of their homes and spend some much-needed time with family. The holidays: a time of nostalgia, comfort, and rest that Hopkins students covet most dearly. Many families cherish traditions such as watching holiday films every year during the holidays.

Hilltop Hopes: Students’ New Year’s Resolutions

Abby Rakotomavo ’26 Features Editor and Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor

With 2025 quickly approaching, students are setting goals to work toward in the new year. While some, like Logan Matthews ’25, view them as an opportunity for “self improvement [and] embracing the finite nature of life,” others are more cynical about making resolutions. According to Henry Weinstein ’26, New Years’ resolutions are “an arbitrary idea that humans created that the turn of the year should be the time to actually get your act together.” On the other hand, Olive Snow ’30 believes, “Every year is another chance to try again.”

New Schedule To Be Tested Before Potential 2025-27 Rollout

Sarah Solazzo ’26 Assistant News Editor

Hopkins faculty members are working alongside a redesign team Leadership+Design to implement a new schedule as early as the 2025–2026 school year. The redesign team, led by 15 Hopkins faculty members, is in the process of exploring different prototypes of schedules including trimester and semester based schedules. Matt Glendinning, Head of school, said that before any changes are made, the team will be “piloting the proposed new schedule for a week or two” in order to make changes and understand its impact.

Spilling the Tea on Social Media at Hopkins

Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor and Abby Rakotomavo ’26 Features Editor

With students flocking to Instagram the second anything remotely interesting happens, more and more Hopkins-affiliated Instagram pages are being created. Posts on these accounts range from funny candids of their friends to informational posts about Hopkins events. Recently, gossip pages have grown in popularity within the Hopkins community, with one freshman-run account gaining the school’s attention. This raises the question: do Hopkins administrators have the right to restrict students' online activity? If so, what are the limitations of this power?

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The Student Newspaper of Hopkins School

2025

January

After 40 Years of CFBF, StuCo Switches it Up

Beyond the Bow: The Art of Gift Giving

Fall Community Service Brings Opportunities Galore

From Screens to Scenes: Hopkins Students on Holiday Traditions

Hilltop Hopes: Students’ New Year’s Resolutions

New Schedule To Be Tested Before Potential 2025-27 Rollout

Spilling the Tea on Social Media at Hopkins