By the 2020-2021 Senior Editors

Well everyone, we’ve made it. 2020 is officially over! Whether you had high hopes at the beginning of 2020 or didn’t really think much of the calendars changing in January, 2020 was something none of us thought it would be. To give this wacky year some closure, your Senior Editors have decided to compile a few Retrospect articles from each school month of 2020 that we recommend checking out! 

January

“Response to Why Medicare for All is not Good for America” by Aaryana Sethi

“Recap of the 2020 Grammys” by Audrianna Imka

February

“The Beginning of 2020” by Jazmine Halawa

“Why All-Girls Schools Should Teach Their Students How to Run for Office” by Hannah Ryan

“The Upper School’s Favorite Lunches, Voted by YOU!!” by Violet Webster

March

“All the Books We Have Read at HB, Ranked” by Aambar Agarwal & Divya Bhardwaj

April

“The Beatles: A Retrospective on Their Albums” by Vivienne Forstner

“Why I Love the Song Solsbury Hill and Why Mr. Dimitrov Is Wrong About It” by Emma Gerber

“Best Trends of New York Fashion Week 2020” by Zoe Nelson

May

“A Definitive Ranking of All the Harry Potter Books” by Divya Bhardwaj

“Recycling is Not Enough” by Ella Van Niel

“How I Became a Finalist for a Pretty Cool Award (And Why You Should Join the Robotics Team” by Sarah Goraya

October

“The Issue of Food Waste in America” by Muna Agwa

“A Love Letter to Patriotism” by Torteon

“I’m 17-Years-Old” by Yasmin Ahuja 

November

“Being Chinese During a China Virus Pandemic” by Louisa Wang

“Folklore (a Review)” by Isla Rollinson

December

“Moods of Quarantine” by Julia Zhu

“Advice for My Younger Friends: How to Survive the College Process” by Emma Webber

And that’s 2020 in Retrospect! Shoutout to all the amazing writers who make Retrospect the wonderful creation that it is. We cannot wait to see what’s in store for 2021!

With Love,

Your 2020-2021 Senior Editors

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