The 54th page of the Family Handbook begins: “As a student at the Horace Mann School, I will not lie, cheat, plagiarize, or steal.” The page is titled “The Honor Code,” and students are required...
Many HM families have decided to trade in their Thanksgiving traditions for new plans to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines and prevent the further spread of the virus.
Sammi Strasser (10) said her family...
“Are you hiring me just because I’m Black and male, or are you hiring me because I’m an asset to the institution?” Associate Director of the Office for Identity, Culture, and Institutional Equity...
Last spring, Clementine Bondor (10) woke up one morning and immediately came across a news article with an image of cheering people burning American flags. As the daughter of a former law enforcement officer,...
“A pet is like a friend that you get to see every day — except this friend, you don't have to social distance around,” Ethan Waggoner (11) said. Due to COVID-19 and the resulting need for social...
Amidst the recent transition to HM Online 2.0, Jiyon Chatterjee (10) compared making decisions about socializing outside of school to standing in the rain under an umbrella. The person assumes they no...
Nearly two hundred pictures of white text against maroon backgrounds flooded Instagram feeds this summer. In these posts by @hmspeaksout, past and present students spoke about their experience with racism,...
Riverdale
Riverdale Country School began their school year online two weeks earlier than usual, allowing students to visit the campus, attend meetings, and learn new health protocols. After Labor Day,...
Immediately after the murder of George Floyd, Cecilia Coughlin (10) started seeing photos and videos of him everywhere on her phone. Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and most news outlets were flooded with...
In 2011, Peter Benjamin ‘67 wrote to the Alumni Council, encouraging them to name his former classmate, U.S. Attorney General William Barr ‘67, a distinguished alumnus of the school. Now, nearly a...
“The late nights with a tall glass of seltzer and a bowl of pretzel M&Ms spent toying with our pricing models and website, the three-hour Zoom calls devoted to brainstorming ideas for new features,...
This summer, JoJo Hong (10) and Steve Yang (10) distributed over 150 kits filled with essential items for combatting the pandemic to New York Common Pantry. Together, they started The Societas Project,...
