Horace Mann's Weekly Newspaper Since 1903

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Horace Mann's Weekly Newspaper Since 1903

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Horace Mann's Weekly Newspaper Since 1903

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Hot Takes

September 16, 2022

Farhan Rafat (12): I could never wear outside clothes on my bed — it’s too gross. I sleep in my bed, and who knows what gets on my clothes. Luke Harris (12): The keyboards in the library are the...

Harmful effects of microtrends

Harmful effects of microtrends

Harper Rosenberg , Staff Writer September 16, 2022

Almost every week, social media concocts a new “must-have” clothing fad, characterized by an aesthetic that will be socially compelling for a month before it falls out of fashion. In the words of...

School should test for Covid

School should test for Covid

Naomi Yaeger , Staff Writer September 16, 2022

Last week, The Record reported on two of the school’s new COVID policies for the 2022-23 school year: students who contract COVID must isolate for five days without access to remote education, and the...

Lucy Peck

My summer in France: Exploring a new world of language and culture

Lucy Peck, Staff Writer September 6, 2022

This summer, I lived with a host family in France for a month and took immersive French language and culture classes at Rennes 2 University. I left New York with a limited knowledge of French and many...

Hannah Moss and Jake Ziman

CC Co-Chairs welcome students back to school

Hannah Moss and Jake Ziman September 6, 2022

Welcome back HM! We are so excited for the 2022-2023 school year and to serve as your Community Council (CC) Co-Chairs! For students new to the Upper Division (UD), the CC is a group of students elected...

Why everyone needs a summer job

Why everyone needs a summer job

Joshua Shuster, Staff Writer September 6, 2022

This summer was my second time working at a cafe in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. I wanted to experience hard and honest work for myself; a paying job was the best choice. I strongly encourage every student...

Sophie Rukin and Neeva Patel

Evaluating the privileges of attending private school

Sophie Rukin and Neeva Patel September 6, 2022

Attending a private school is like entering a new world of opportunity. However, the privileges we have at our school are not norms — rather, they are the exception. We could not comprehend the significant...

Sophie Li

Stigma around abortions post-Roe v. Wade

Sophie Li, Contributing Writer September 6, 2022

On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Two months after this decision, it is an understatement to say that it has had catastrophic effects on abortion access. By September, 18 states...

Redefining what Jewish looks like to me

Redefining what “Jewish” looks like to me

Chloe Trentalancia, Contributing Writer June 7, 2022

What does it mean to be a Jew? What should a Jew look like? What should a Jew believe in? There are no concrete answers to any of these questions — nor should there ever be. Born in Guangzhou, China,...

Take discussions surrounding consent and sexual health in Health seriously

Take discussions surrounding consent and sexual health in Health seriously

Tomoko Hida, Contributing Writer June 7, 2022

In health class, the sex education unit tends to feel silly. Whether we watched a particularly touchy couple get intimate on the screen to demonstrate safe sex, or passed around silicone testicles to emulate...

Harms of negative lesbian media portrayal

Harms of negative lesbian media portrayal

Harper Rosenberg, Staff Writer June 7, 2022

The media reinforces the sexualization and romanticization of lesbianism and people are not cognizant of it. Throughout the past 50 years, there has been a notable increase in media like television,...

Confronting the microaggressions surrounding the students of color’s hair. 

Confronting the microaggressions surrounding the students of color’s hair. 

Amaris Christian, Staff Writer June 7, 2022

In my family, hair has always been an attribute that we cherish and celebrate as though it were our crown. Historically, curly and kinky hair has been demonized or deemed inferior. In the beginning of...

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