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Semester 49: 3rd Expedition!

Written by: Ava, Jess, Joey, Mary, & Caleb Group A: Third Exped was in the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. On the first night we arrived at our slickrock campsite and set up camp by the bus. That night greeted us with forty to fifty mile winds that blew over our tarp multiple times […]

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My “X”: Becca Katz on the Importance of Nature Connection

Written by: Becca Katz, former HMI Dean of Students & Spanish Teacher For me, it was Lowes Creek. My house was on a road on the outskirts of town, nested in a forest. I used to walk into the woods, cut through my neighbors’ yard, pass their beehive, and shuffle down a steep hill to

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Semester 49: 2nd Expedition

Written by: Kate, Marni, Noa, Nikhil, & Annie Group A: Group A’s journey began with a ten hour bus ride to Dark Canyon. The bus was sweltering, but the AC was too pungent to bear. Little did we know that this heat would be mild, and the smell would not compare to our own odors

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Announcing HMI’s Next Head of School

Dear HMI Community, It is my great pleasure to announce that the Board of Trustees has selected Sam Critchlow to serve as HMI’s next Head of School, to begin July 1, 2023. After a comprehensive and thoughtful process over the past six months, culminating in the visits of a strong group of finalists who met

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Semester 49: 1st Expedition

Written by: Davis, Nico, Siri, Stacey, & Emma Group A: This is Davis writing on behalf of Group A in reflection of our first expedition. Our troop of ten students and four instructors spent 16 days in the Sawatch range climbing mountains, cooking rations, catering to our hunger with salami and Sunbutter. We were quickly

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Latest Update from Head of School Search Committee

September 2, 2022 Dear HMI Community, I want to share the latest updates from the Head of School Search Committee, which has beenbusy with the search process over the course of the summer. First, thanks to all of you who shared your thoughts on what you would like to see in HMI’snext Head of School,

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Semester 48: Final Days on Campus

Written by Jack D., Walter, Stewart, Avery, Estela, Chloe, & Cate Academics: Despite the rapidly approaching end of the semester, academics have not yet begun to slow down. In P&P (Practices & Principles), we have been working on our Personal Environmental Ethic Project. Successful projects have included: video documentaries on the way we consume material

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Semester 48: 3rd Expedition

Written by: Eve, Hope, Nieve, Callie, & Rosie Group A: We just got back from 12 days in the canyons! It was genuinely one of the best experiences of my life. On the 3rd expedition, we went back to Utah, deep into Slickhorn and Grand Gulch Canyons. We only saw a sliver of the sky

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Gap: Reflecting on Spring Trek 2022

I am writing this just as the stars peek out and the 12 of us get ready for our last night spent in Chile. The anticipation of going home alongside the memories of the past three months are bubbling up in the Coyhaique hostel tonight. We’ve been recounting moments of laughter and struggle, and thanking

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