Hackley School

Parents & Families

Hackley parents across generations talk about building close friendships and relationships among the fellow parents they meet as volunteers and as fans on the sidelines, the parents of the friends with whom their children grow and learn. Perhaps because Hackley draws students from so many towns, the school community itself becomes the world we share and make together, supporting each other, sharing wisdom and carpools, looking out for each other’s children and sustaining the commitment to the school’s motto, “United, we help one another.”

Hackley Alumni

Hackley alumni share a deep devotion to their Hilltop where they entered every day “to be and find a friend.” They are actively involved with the school as volunteers, trustees, guest lecturers, internship hosts and career networking mentors. Even as the School evolved over decades from a boys’ boarding school to a predominantly day coeducational K-12 school, alumni continue to take pride in belonging to their alma mater, which values character, commitment, and friendship.

Giving to Hackley

From its founding in 1899 Hackley’s ideal has remained constant: an inclusive, supportive place with inspirational teachers and coaches. The Hackley community’s strong culture of philanthropy supports the essential goal articulated by Hackley’s first Headmaster, Theodore Chickering Williams, that this can be a place “where it should be easy to be good.”

News

List of 12 news stories.

Julianne Puente ’91’s Journey in Jordan

“It was about learning how to be comfortable being uncomfortable...all of the time.” Suzy Akin interviewed Julianne Puente '91 about her 10 years of living and learning in Amman, Jordan.
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Jenny Leffler on Julianne Puente '91

What I loved most about working with Julianne was her passion and the way it spread like wildfire.
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Julianne Puente ’91 and Margaret Scarcella ’84

Julianne’s first visited Hackley at the invitation of Margaret Scarcella ’84, who as a high school student coached Julianne’s 5th grade basketball team back home.
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Immersed in Multiple Perspectives

The Spring 2019 Casten Trip to Israel and Palestine. Steele Sternberg shares the lessons gained across varying perspectives in a place where there's no getting away from difference of opinion.
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Ismene Germanakos '19: 19th at Nationals

On Friday, June 14th, in Greensboro North Carolina, javelin thrower, Ismene Germanakos represented Hackley at the most prestigious high school track competition in the country, New Balance Nationals.

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Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Valentina Castro '19 is among local students profiled in The Hudson Independent, In the story, she talks of her desire to study medicine, inspired in part by her Hackley Senior Project experience.
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Habits of Accomplishment

New on Hackley Perspectives, Head of School Michael Wirtz reflects on the values represented by a Hackley diploma.
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The Hackley Hilltop Relay

Dribbling a field hockey ball around pylons. Eating a bowl of popcorn without hands. Translate a Spanish passage. Correctly tie a necktie. These are among the challenges students accomplished as part of the first ever Hackley Hilltop Relay competition between student "houses." Check out video highlights here!
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You Will Be Found

The Performing Arts Department recently debuted its yearlong video project, featuring the K-12 community in a moving and poignant video. Showcasing students, instrumentalists, vocalists, faculty, and staff members, the inspiration came from the virtual choir performance of “You Will Be Found,” from Dear Evan Hanson.
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Junior Athlete Qualifies for National Competition

Hackley second grader Luke D. participated in the Tri-State Ambulatory Games, a Paralympic competition, over Memorial Day weekend and qualified to compete in nine track and field events at the US Adaptive Sports Junior Nationals this July in Minnesota. His biggest accomplishment so far has been beating the 800 Meter US national record for 11 and under in his disability class.
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The Arrow is Here!

The Arrow, Hackley's Middle School literary and art magazine, arrived this week -- preview a digital version here!
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Top Track & Field Results at Easterns

On June 2 at the Eastern Track & Field Championships Ismene Germanakos broke her own school record in the Javelin by over 5’, throwing 124’5” to qualify for Nationals in Greensboro NC on June 14th. Several other Hackley athletes brought in exceptional performances as well.
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