Hewitt in the News
Back to School, but for the Degree, Not Just the Fun
The New York Times
05/15/2013 – SCHOOL was out, and Jack Kaufmann, who teaches 8th and 9th grade Latin at the elite Hewitt School in Manhattan, was on his way to catch the train home to Westchester. That’s hardly surprising, except that Mr. Kaufmann is 71 years old and has been teaching for only the last three years. For much of the last 32 years, the dapper, silver-haired Mr. Kaufmann was a partner at the law firm Dewey Ballantine. [Read Original Article]
05/15/2013 – SCHOOL was out, and Jack Kaufmann, who teaches 8th and 9th grade Latin at the elite Hewitt School in Manhattan, was on his way to catch the train home to Westchester. That’s hardly surprising, except that Mr. Kaufmann is 71 years old and has been teaching for only the last three years. For much of the last 32 years, the dapper, silver-haired Mr. Kaufmann was a partner at the law firm Dewey Ballantine. [Read Original Article]
Banning the Bag in New York City
Green Schools Alliance
04/29/2013 – New York City has recently introduced a number of innovative measures, some of which have evoked little enthusiasm (such as banning the sale of oversized sugary sodas), while others have proved to be more popular (such as the addition of bicycle lanes). I want to draw attention to an innovative measure that I’d like to see passed in my city, that is increasingly receiving attention and momentum across the country because of its enormous environmental impact – the banning or taxing of single use disposable plastic bags. [Read Original Article]
04/29/2013 – New York City has recently introduced a number of innovative measures, some of which have evoked little enthusiasm (such as banning the sale of oversized sugary sodas), while others have proved to be more popular (such as the addition of bicycle lanes). I want to draw attention to an innovative measure that I’d like to see passed in my city, that is increasingly receiving attention and momentum across the country because of its enormous environmental impact – the banning or taxing of single use disposable plastic bags. [Read Original Article]
Hewitt Junior Featured in Magazine for Her Service Project
Mitzvah Magazine
04/01/2013 – Harley S. ’14, who is spearheading the prom dress drive for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s annual pediatric prom, along with members of the Community Service Board, talks about the genesis of her prom project and her efforts in the spring issue of Mitzvah magazine. Read her story starting on page 32. [Read Original Article]
04/01/2013 – Harley S. ’14, who is spearheading the prom dress drive for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s annual pediatric prom, along with members of the Community Service Board, talks about the genesis of her prom project and her efforts in the spring issue of Mitzvah magazine. Read her story starting on page 32. [Read Original Article]
Two Hewitt Students Take Part in International Women’s Day March at the UN
National Coalition of Girls’ School
03/08/2013 – On International Women’s Day, two Hewitt upper school students interviewed the featured speakers and participated in the “March on March 8″ rally at the UN, which was held to raise awareness about violence against women. The students had the opportunity to interview Christy Turlington Burns, the founder of Every Mother Counts; Ms. USA, Nana Meriwether; actors Kelly Rutherford and Susan Sarandon; and more. [Read Original Article]
03/08/2013 – On International Women’s Day, two Hewitt upper school students interviewed the featured speakers and participated in the “March on March 8″ rally at the UN, which was held to raise awareness about violence against women. The students had the opportunity to interview Christy Turlington Burns, the founder of Every Mother Counts; Ms. USA, Nana Meriwether; actors Kelly Rutherford and Susan Sarandon; and more. [Read Original Article]
Students Call for Plastic Bag Ban
NBC New York
03/02/2013 – Hewitt students interviewed by WNBC TV for campaign to ban plastic bags in NYC. [Watch Video]
03/02/2013 – Hewitt students interviewed by WNBC TV for campaign to ban plastic bags in NYC. [Watch Video]