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Welcome Simon Kearns: HMI’s New Advancement Associate

Hi Simon, welcome back to HMI! Can you tell us a bit about your new role and your connection to HMI? Thank you so much! I couldn’t be more excited to be back at HMI and in Leadville and I’m really looking forward to seeing the school from a staff perspective. My role is Advancement […]

Semester

Semester 52 2nd Expedition: “The Winter Trip”

Group A: Willow O’Hara My favorite part of second expedition was our day skis and the jumps we found on them. I enjoy backcountry skiing and do it often at home, so it was fun to do it in a new place, with people who had never toured before. We found one slope in particular

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Semester 52: Ski Week & the 1st Academic Block

Dean of Students Mike Adler with students at Ski Cooper By Pierson Parker This week, Ski Week, has been so much fun. Before Monday of this week, I had never touched a pair of skis in my life. At home in North Carolina, I snowboard and I work as a snowboard instructor. Initially, I was

Semester

Semester 52: First Expedition

Written by: Nora Tsai, Jula Cieciuch, Lucy Shapard, Izzy Buldak, George Dodge, Jemma Handler, Nelson Rice, Asher Harwood, Milo Mizner, & Iris Bibeau-Leveillee Jacob’s Group By Nora Tsai The entirety of the first expedition was ineffable. There are truly no words to describe how it felt to walk down in the canyon, more than 40 feet of

Semester

Semester 52: First Expedition

Written by: Nora Tsai, Jula Cieciuch, Lucy Shapard, Izzy Buldak, George Dodge, Jemma Handler, Nelson Rice, Asher Harwood, Milo Mizner, & Iris Bibeau-Leveillee Jula in a slot canyon Jacob’s Group By Nora Tsai The entirety of the first expedition was ineffable. There are truly no words to describe how it felt to walk down in the canyon,

Alumni Profiles

Alumni Spotlight: Alden Iselin’s Leadville 100

At age 18, Alden Iselin is the youngest HMI alum to complete the iconic Leadville Trail 100 Run By Alden Iselin, Semester 48 alum My name is Alden Iselin, I am a Semester 48 alum, and I ran the Leadville 100 this past August. Before coming to HMI I knew of the race, having previously

Molly standing in front of a tree and smiling.
Alumni Profiles, HMI News, Semester

Then & Now: An Alum Returns to Work at HMI

At HMI, we often find former students coming back to work as employees, apprentices, or interns. We spoke to Molly Lovett, HMI’s Administrative Coordinator & Registrar about what it felt like to return to HMI as an employee after being a Summer Term 2014 and Semester 35 student. Q: What did it feel like to

HMI News

Returning Home: A Letter from the Head of School

Sam Critchlow and Zero This past June hundreds of HMI alumni returned to campus as part of our 25th Anniversary Celebration. Seeing adults return to the place they had called home for a mere matter of months, in some cases decades ago, reminded me of the indelible impact of this special place and community. Friends

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Video: Meet the New Head of School

https://vimeo.com/896951272?share=copy As his first semester back at HMI comes to a close, we invite you to get to know HMI’s new Head of School Sam Critchlow in the following video featuring Sam, HMI founders Molly & Christopher Barnes, and current HMI staff. HMI alumni, families, and friends in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle are invited

Articles, Semester, Student Work

Semester 51: Third Expedition

  Written By: Tabara Fall, Gemma Ross, Jack Kurtzman & India Elliot Group A Written by Gemma Ross Third expedition kicked off unexpectedly. We spent 2 hours waiting for strep medication in a park with another group. Once we finally got to camp after a crazy bumpy four-wheel drive road, we went right to sleep.

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