On a normal morning, Public Safety Specialist Glenn Smith would greet hundreds of community members from his seat at the school’s front desk. Since the end of in-person classes in November,...
One day in the Nursery Division (ND), Mekhala Mantravadi's (11) grandmother, who always wears a sari — a traditional South Asian garment — came to school to pick her up. “I thought all the kids were...
In math teacher Charles Worrall's 25 years of teaching, HM Online has been one of the busiest times of his career. While there is less class time for students during HM Online 2.0, teachers must...
English teacher Jennifer Huang recently finished the book “The Sympathizer” by Viet Thanh Nguyen — which follows a man serving as a spy for Communist forces in the final days of the Vietnam War —...
“For years of my life at Horace Mann, I genuinely believed that I was dumb,” an anonymous alumna wrote on the Instagram account @hmspeaksout. “My voice shook during presentations, and I avoided my...
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,...
