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Hopkins Welcomes Students Back for the 367th Academic Year
On Wednesday, September 9, Hopkins School began its 367th academic year, welcoming a class of 717 students, including 166 new students to the Hill.
Kicking things off a day prior with Orientation Day, the School welcomed new seventh-and eighth-grade students, along with incoming ninth graders. Orientation activities included adviser meetings, icebreaker activities and games with classmates, and a tour of the School.
Click here to browse and download images from the first day on the Hopkins SmugMug page
The first day of school began the following day with the traditional opening assembly. The Hopkins community heard from Head of School Matt Glendinning who talked about exciting things ahead for the year like the School’s speaker series beginning in the fall and the groundbreaking of the new Gibbs Center of Innovation & Technology set for the Spring.
“It’s just really great to see the entire community gathered together again as we embark on a new year of academic and artistic, athletic, and social growth,” said Glendinning.
Dean of Faculty Geoff Nelson then introduced four new faculty members who stood for applause.
Things were then turned over to the students beginning with Student Council President Ava M. ’27 who enthusiastically welcomed her fellow classmates and continued a time-honored tradition of counting the memories each class can enjoy for the rest of their Hopkins’ careers.
Remarks were also given by class representatives; Studio Art Instructor Austin Casebolt; and the Razor Editor-in-Chief Anjali V. ’27 and Managing Editor Winter S. ’27. To conclude the assembly, Music Teacher Erik Elligers introduced senior members of the music department and the saxophone section of the Jazz Band: Amanda M., Eliot At., Leila A., Rebecca L., Yannis K., and Vidwan A., who performed a rendition of Stevie Wonder’s Isn’t She Lovely.
Watch the opening assembly below:
Watch the opening assembly below:
Later on, the exhibition Weathering by Rebecca Clark opened in the Keator Gallery. Featuring contemporary botanical cyanotypes, the show explores the fragile relationship between decay and renewal through photographic investigations of evolving landscapes. Clark’s work examines nature altered by invasive vines, insect infestation, disease, weather, age, and other environmental forces, reflecting on cycles of vulnerability, resilience, and transformation. Weathering will be on view in the Keator Gallery through October 16, with an artist reception on September 24 at 5:00 pm.
Off to class!
Hopkins is a private middle school and high school for grades 7-12. Located on a campus overlooking New Haven, CT, the School takes pride in its intellectually curious students as well as its dedicated faculty and staff.
Hopkins School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.