Hopkins School 986 Forest Road New Haven, CT
Vol LXVI, no. 1
www.therazoronline.com
September 6, 2019
Off the Hill: Summer Activities an informative experience: “I got to speak with people on the scene who were personally tethered to these events and genuinely dedicated to causes in our community– some very cheerful, and some very tragic." Appreciative of the experience, Sonnenfeld said she "feels more connected with the New Haven community than ever before" Zoe Smith ’21 worked as an apprentice at Hamden’s Eli Whitney Museum which, according to Smith, strives to, “educate kids on the principles of engineering and design.” Each week provided Smith with different opportunities, from helping campers construct electronic boats in a Make Design camp to using CAD software to build cities. Smith, interested in biomedical engineering, found her apprenticeship an “incredibly rewarding” opportunity that helped develop the “skills needed to be an engineer.” Lily Meyers ’20 spent her summer in the Made in Queens program, an undertaking of the Queens Economic Development Corporation. The programs strives to promote Queens’ local businesses by providing them with chances to sell their goods. Meyers spent much of her time using social media to promote a market. She deemed this experience “interesting” since she “thought about and used social media in a very different way than what I’m used to.” During the final days of her internship, she was able to go to the market herself and “meet the people behind the businesses I had read about and tagged in posts.” Annie Burtson ’21 worked at Saugatuck Sweets in Fairfield. Burtson stated she 'learned so much about running a business." Burtson thoroughly enjoyed her working experience, calling it "an amazing experience" that she "can’t wait to continue during the school year!"
Anushree Vashist '21 News Editor As Hopkins students were freed from the struggles of school, each found a unique way to enjoy their summer freedom. For some students, the summer holiday allowed for extensive travel. Lola Panagos '21 visited Dubai and South Africa with siblings Lucy Panagos '20 and Lily Panagos '23. They visited the Burj Khalifa before stopping in Sabi Sands for a safari to explore native wildlife. They ended their travels with a comprehensive journey through South Africa, including visiting the Cape of Good Hope in Cape Town and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. For Panagos, understanding the nation’s culture provided her with a new awareness: “It was very interesting to see the rich and recent history of South Africa. There truly was a long walk to freedom. To experience their culture and wildlife was an amazing opportunity.” Other students chose to spend their summer right here at Hopkins for both summer courses and the Pathfinder program. Julia Davis '21, who participated in Atlantic Communities III, enjoyed the class "because of the recent nature of the material covered and the engaging way the course was taught.” Students like Kyle Shin '20 were Pathfinder Teaching Fellows. Shin enjoyed the connections he made with his students throughout the summer, saying "it made me feel like I had made a difference." Sophie Sonnenfeld ’21 spent her summer at local newspaper The New Haven Independent. She reported on a series of events, ranging from a sustainability rally to the reopening for a children's trauma center to a Caribbean festival. Each event provided Sonnenfeld with
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New Haven Road Race On September 1, Hopkins students, faculty, staff, and alumni participated in the Annual New Haven Road Race hosted by Faxon Law Group. Over 7,000 runners participated in the race, including 30 Hopkins students. "It's more of a tradition now," Yasmin Bergemann '20 said. "We get together at the Hopkins tent and get special shirts to represent the school." The race offers a 5k, in which most Hopkins students participate, as well as a 20k and half-marathon course.
HDA Students Take the Stage in Edinburgh Ella Zuse '21 and Zach Williamson '22 Assistant Arts Editors From July 31 to August 11, a group of sixteen students from the Hopkins Drama Association (HDA) traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland. Guided by drama faculty Mike Calderone and Hope Hartup, the crew performed Shakespeare on a Shoestring: The Comedy of Errors! at the Fringe Festival. The Fringe, the world’s largest arts festival, ran from August 2 to 26 this year. Drawing in thousands of performers and audience members, the festival makes use of hundreds of stages, finding a way to accommodate any group that wish-
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Students explore Edinburgh Castle.
es to perform. This marks the third iteration of HDA’s trip to the Fringe, the first being in the summer of 2017. The group flew to Edinburgh after a successful kickoff show at Hopkins. Calderone explained the decision to perform a Shoestring show at the festival: “ A good bunch of the HDA students on this trip were in the original Shakespeare on a Shoestring: Comedy of Errors! when we developed it in my Ensemble Class back when they were in ninth grade. It was fun reviving some of their roles and recasting others with new actors. Bringing a Shoestring show to the festival is almost a no-brainer in that there's no scenery to transport, construct and take down before and after each performance.” With six shows spread out over the course of the twelve-day trip, the cast had the opportunity to sightsee, perform, and view other shows. Ellie Doolittle ’20 said, “My favorite thing outside of performing was definitely the haunted tour. Our group heard creepy historical stories walking around Edinburgh and even went in a graveyard to see a king's haunted grave.” She continued, “Another highlight was the hike up to Arthur’s seat, an incredibly steep climb, but an overall rewarding experience once we reached the top and saw the incredible views.” The group performed at 10 a.m. each performance day, promoting the show by handing out flyers on the street. Graley Turner ’20 commented on the experience of “flyering”: “We had to do all our own advertising, from handing out flyers on the Royal Mile to striking up conversations with other performers and festival-goers. We mastered flyering and subtly advertising our show.” Margaret Toft ’21 remarked, “ Having an audience of people you don’t know, and getting to share something you have worked hard on felt really special.” Leah Miller ’20 commented on the actual experience of performing the show: “By the time we arrived and were performing on an international stage the show felt pretty second nature and we were able to really enjoy the experience of being semi-professional actors.” In addition to performing, students also had the opportunity to watch other performances. Seeing two to four performances a day, students were able to take advantage of the wide range of theatrical genres and experiences the Fringe Festival has to offer with over 3,000 shows. Drew Slager ’21 reflected on this experience: “It was an amazing opportunity to see these smaller
shows that you Hannah Szabo '21 would otherwise never hear about. We also had the opportunity to find shows ourselves and rally others to come with us, so while we saw most shows together as one big group, we did have the occasional performance that only a few of us experienced.” Some shows, however, were not as Students hiked to Arthur's Seat, an extinct s p e c t a c u l a r. volcano in Edinburgh. Slager went on to say that the group “did also see some pretty bad shows, one being an all-female improv musical group whose topic was Hobbes and Shaw. It was not our favorite.” However, the cast agreed upon two favorites: Police Cops: Police Cops in Space and Police Cops: Badass Be Thy Name. Elizabeth Roy ’20 explained, “Police Cops is a group at the Fringe Festival who perform two very ridiculous, but very funny shows. Most of the group had seen their first one already, so we all wanted to see the second one together. Before the show began, we crowded into the first few rows of the audience and danced in our seats. We enjoyed the show and expressed that enjoyment so much that the actors gave us a shout out at the end of the performance.”
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