Carbon dividends group holds launch event via Zoom
Hanna Hornfeld and Claire Goldberg
April 2, 2020
Student leaders at the school followed in alum Alex Posner’s ‘13 footsteps when they kickstarted High Schoolers for Carbon Dividends (HS4CD) via an organization-wide Zoom call last Sunday. HS4CD is an extension of Posner’s national college-level network, Students for Carbon Dividends (S4CD). Both...
Inner workings of extra time
Julia Goldberg and Adam Frommer
March 6, 2020
In a school where students are often under pressure to perform well on assessments in limited time, testing accommodations—specifically that of extra time—are necessary, as they provide students with equitable opportunities to succeed. The school dedicates abundant resources and time to ensure the...
Life of the mind: Rosenblatt (10) conducts personality test
Arushi Talwar, Contributing Writer
February 28, 2020
Alex Rosenblatt is attempting to create as “comprehensive of a picture as we can through these typology systems of the human mind and human personality” in his Science Research class this year. The purpose of the Science Research course is to design, plan, and carry out a scientific experiment,...
Sew sustainable: Fashion Design Club
Sam Chiang, Staff Writer
February 28, 2020
Redesigning old garments, one of the newest fashion trends and an impactful way to reduce environmental waste, has become the focus of the school’s Fashion Design Club (FDC) as it practices a zero-waste policy. The club teaches members how to sew, hem, and patch, so that they may refashion old clothing...
How dating has changed in the past decades
February 21, 2020
When Nick Khakee ‘83 was Junior Class President 28 years ago, he sold over 1000 carnations to students who wanted to make a romantic gesture to the people they were dating. Now, to the current generation of high schoolers for whom romance can look more like a post on Instagram, this image may seem...
Tiny love story
Talia Winiarsky, Staff Writer
February 14, 2020
I don’t know what time it is, but I know it’s past my bedtime. Hours after dark, I should be peacefully sleeping. And yet, rebellious elementary-school me is having a party with some of my friends; forty-four of them, to be precise. For the greater part of my youth, I would get into bed, close...
100 word love story
Adam Frommer, Staff Writer
February 14, 2020
I wake up: six am on a Saturday. The car’s thermometer reads negative fifteen degrees. It’s still dark outside as we drive. I dress into my thin “speed suit”: no jacket, no ski pants. I tremble uncontrollably at the top of the mountain as I wait. I hate this. I’m anticipating my one minute...
Sex: expectations versus reality
Julia Robbins, Editor in Chief
February 14, 2020
“I think all sexual things are kinda weird,” Janice* said. “And porn also makes it seem like it’s going to immediately feel so good. When it happens, you’re like, it doesn’t feel that good. It feels okay, it’s kind of fun; the whole experience is fun because you’re fooling around with...
Familiar Faces, Unfamiliar Stories: Olive Keegan
Liliana Greyf and Jillian Lee
February 8, 2020
Olive Keegan is the bubbly telephone receptionist who is adored by students and faculty in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Divisions. Keegan is the person who says “Horace Mann School, may I help you?” when the phone rings, but her job is much more than that. In her 30 years here, Keegan has had enough...
Familiar Faces, Unfamiliar Stories: Jimmy Ostuni
Hannah Hornfeld and Ethan Katzke
February 7, 2020
“Jimmy embodies the kind of person I want to be,” Paul Wang (12) said. “He’s a model of a good person.” Jimmy Ostuni loaned Wang his maintenance department uniform to wear as a Senior Absurdity Day costume. Out of admiration, Wang had asked to dress up as him. On his cell phone, Ostuni has...
Familiar Faces, Unfamiliar Stories: Margo Kennington
Katya Tolunsky and Emily Sun
February 7, 2020
“She’s the glue in this office,” Associate Director of Middle and Upper Division Admissions Robin Ingram said of Margo Kennington, the school’s Admissions Office Manager. Every student at the school has gone through the application process, and every student who has had an interview or called...
Familiar Faces: Barry Mason
Alex Lautin and Claire Goldberg
February 6, 2020
It’s likely that students have seen him at sports games or performances, and they might even know him as “the person taking pictures with the two big cameras,” but students probably don’t know all of the ways that School Photographer Barry Mason contributes to the school. Not only does Mason...
