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Hotchkiss to leave after 30 years at Marlborough
By Anya 22 on May 16, 2021
On March 1, Associate Head for Academics and Director of Upper School Laura Hotchkiss announced that she will be stepping down from her position after over 30 years of working at Marlborough to take on the role of the next Head for Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova, Pa.
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Where entrepreneurship meets environmentalism
By Chloe 21 on May 16, 2021
This year, a semester-long climate change elective was introduced to Marlborough for the first time by Science Instructor Catherine Mino and Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Regina Rosi-Mitchell. The elective combines two topics the teachers believed were crucial to study in tandem: climate change and entrepreneurship.
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Teaching from home with young children
By Becca 23 on May 9, 2021
Many teachers across the nation have struggled to balance a teaching profession with the responsibility of caring for young children during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Marlborough World Languages department alone, instructors Amy Pappas, David Sainsily, Vanessa Robinson-Kim, Fei Li and Department Head Elizabeth Vitanza, share similar experiences to Fuentes.
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Marlborough reacts to changes to the AP policy due to COVID-19
By Emma 21 on May 3, 2021
Marlborough has modified its Advanced Placement exam policy for the 2020-2021 school year to permit students to opt out of any AP exam due to the adjustments required for online learning. Previously all 7th through 11th graders were required to take the exam for every AP class they were enrolled in to receive the “AP” designation on their transcript, and 12th graders were only allowed to opt out of one exam, and even then only if they were taking multiple.
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Helena ’23 hosts panel on criminal justice reform as a part of a new ASM speaker series
By Claire 23 on May 2, 2021
Van Jones and Ben Crump pose for photos. Jones and Crump spoke at an ASM organized by Helena '23 on March 19. Photos courtesy of...
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Insurrection at the Capitol: student views of U.S. politics

Insurrection at the Capitol: student views of U.S. politics

By staff on March 26, 2021

By Claire ’23 and Rebecca ’23 The Events of January 6th Upon receiving a text from her friend about the insurrection, Marlborough sophomore Anabel ‘23 immediately turned on the news. A mob of Trump supporters violently raided the U.S. Capitol building, assaulting police, breaking windows and vandalizing lawmakers’ offices and…

The Future of Families: Marriage and birth rates on the decline