The Horace Mann School appears on the surface to be a remarkably homogeneous community — politically. Our curricula are infused with the latest theories from the progressive academic community. An entire...
A woman’s right to choose is yet again on trial in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This past week, a draft of Justice Alito’s opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade and...
“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Elon Musk tweeted after striking a deal to...
“The Community Council (CC) does nothing.” “The CC is a joke.” “Abolish the CC.” We have heard these kinds of comments many times throughout the three years we have spent on the CC. For a while,...
At Horace Mann’s second virtual Women in STEM (STEMs) conference, which took place last Saturday, Audrey Pe, founder of the nonprofit Women in Tech (WiTech) and a sophomore at Stanford University, discussed...
My family, friends, and I like to joke around and call me a “superjew.” While I don’t consider myself religious, being Jewish is a fundamental part of who I am. I proudly wear a Magen David necklace...
Just hours after Frank James opened fire in a subway car full of people on their morning commute through Sunset Park, New York City Mayor Eric Adams pledged to double the number of police officers patrolling...
“I don’t want to think about it” and “I’ll do it later” — two phrases I’m sure every Horace Mann student has said to avoid discomfort as a form of temporary relief.
I often find...
The student community has a pot problem. Last year, 11 percent of students reported using marijuana in the anonymous Substance Abuse Survey, an annual form that Ms. Mojica sends out for Health. This year,...
When I stepped into Spence Cottage at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year for my first Student Ambassador training, I received an information sheet that listed the important statistics that prospective...
Last year, in the wake of George Floyd’s death, our school made a point to recognize the struggles of the Black community. Horace Mann was determined to prove that it supports and celebrates the different...
I can only remember fragments.
But I remember them vividly, intensely. The date is seared into my memory. Headlines too. “8 Dead in Atlanta Spa Shootings, With Fears of Anti-Asian Bias,” from The...
