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THE STUDENT NEWS SITE OF THE BALDWIN SCHOOL

THE HOURGLASS

Why Our Voices Matter

Why Our Voices Matter

Though most of us cannot vote in the 2024 presidential election, there is much we can do to make our voices heard. We all have opinions — as we have moved through high school, we have educated ourselves...

Navigating the New Normal: Baldwin’s Unusually Small Class Sizes

Navigating the New Normal: Baldwin’s Unusually Small Class Sizes

Jennifer Ma, News Editor | November 15, 2024

When you walk into school on the first day, how many people do you see in your classes? 15? 18? What about four? Ms. Helen Snyder, Baldwin’s Database Administrator and Scheduler, usually does not schedule...

Farewell to the Editors-in-Chief

Farewell to the Editors-in-Chief

The Hourglass has humble roots, having begun as a publication with only four pages of mostly announcements and alumni news. Obviously, much has changed since then – not just the Baldwin school newspaper,...

Choosing Facts Over Falsehoods

Choosing Facts Over Falsehoods

A quick scroll through PolitiFact—a fact-checking website that evaluates the accuracy of online posts, articles, quotes from significant figures, and more—reveals dozens of recent claims of increasing...

Design by Emily Zhang '23 and Graphics by Nicoly De Vasconcelos ‘24

The Lightning Pace of Social Media Trends

Izzy Thompson ‘23 and Makenna Walko ‘23 | February 15, 2023

Social media: the dictator of all things teenaged and trendy. Whether you like it or not, the media you consume plays a massive role in your everyday life. Even those staunchly opposed to apps like TikTok...

Design and graphics by Leela Rajagopal '25

Complaisance: The Killer of Conversation

Izzy Thompson ‘23 and Makenna Walko ‘23 | January 17, 2023

On October 19, 2022, the Editors-in-Chief of The Hourglass had a fundamental, impassioned, and high-stakes disagreement. Similar debates could be heard in the Blue Hallway, and throughout the Schoolhouse....

Design and graphics by Violet Paiva '23 and Cathy Wang '23

Balancing Baldwin

Izzy Thompson '23 and Makenna Walko '23 | October 23, 2022

.      In her article, “The Cost of Excellence At The Baldwin School,” Georgia Jane Whamond ‘25 raises powerful questions about the consequences of the busy lives Baldwin students face. As...

Are New Year’s Resolutions Worth It?

Are New Year’s Resolutions Worth It?

2022 hasn’t started in an exactly joyful place. We set foot into the third year of COVID-19 with rising cases and a new, more contagious variant. We’ve built resilience and flexibility in adjusting...

An Uncertain Future: Reckoning with the Lasting Effects of a Post-Pandemic Society

An Uncertain Future: Reckoning with the Lasting Effects of a Post-Pandemic Society

Grace Halak '22 and Lavender Huang '22 | December 26, 2021

Last year was defined by unprecedented change. Now, more than a year and half after the start of the pandemic, things almost feel more unsure. Where 2020 was defined by isolation and lockdown, 2021 seems...

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