Inside scoop for Hotchkiss?

toombs61
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:42:06 +0000

From the perspective of a parent whose son attended THS for 3 years and graduated from there last spring, it is my opinion that (a) drugs and alcohol are not major problems at THS because the school has a strict “one strike and your out” policy, (b) the haves vs. have-nots is not an issue; my son was not from the NE and didn’t drip with big money or NYC connections, but he got along swimmingly with just about everyone at Hotchkiss and, in fact, has many more friends from THS than he does now in his home town, for better or worse, and (c) THS supports its own. My son had some issues his second year at Hotchkiss, and the school was there to give him all of the support he needed; in fact, the school gave him more support in many ways than either my wife or I ever could. My son worked thru these issues with certain THS staff members/teachers and is now enjoying his first year at an Ivy League college.

As you can see, I am a huge fan of THS, but, I think, with just cause.

Good luck to you and your kids, cocobean2.