BWOK! BWOK! BWOK! It is 6 a.m., the sun is rising over the HMI campus, and the early morning peace has been shattered by the clucking of 20 brightly-feathered chickens, the newest and noisiest residents of Grey Jay Way. The coop is abuzz with squawks and fluttering wings as the flock, which includes stately Russian […]
Dear Semester 47 students and families, I’m writing today with important and timely news of updates to our COVID-19 protocols and guidelines concerning vaccines, testing, and visitors. We are closely monitoring the current national surge in COVID-19 cases, specifically the rapid rise in the Delta variant. With students set to arrive on campus in less
Dear HMI Community, A season has passed since we wrote following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May. The horrific event underscored the need for HMI to examine our place in enabling a society where such a thing could happen. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tamir Rice and so many others have
By Danny O’Brien, Head of School [This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 HMI Newsletter] This past summer, Semester 22 alumnus Jack Lee married his now wife, Kelsey, on HMI’s campus. It was a beautiful weekend and we were so happy to host the celebration. I was also honored to speak during the ceremony.
Dear HMI Alumni, Yesterday, Donald Trump signed an order reducing the size of the Bears Ears National Monument, beginning a legal battle over the president’s right to make such a decision. These public lands contain culturally significant areas to American Indian tribes in Dark Canyon, Grand Gulch, Jacob’s Chair, and Cedar Mesa, all places key
One year ago, I moved into the new Head of School home on the HMI campus with my family. It was a wild time. Within ten days, we unpacked a home’s worth of boxes, treated Vivie for a severe case of bronchitis, hosted Semester 37 families over Family Weekend, and welcomed our son, Henry, into
