Middle School
Middle School Welcome
Welcome! The zest, energy, and curiosity of early adolescence are felt throughout Hackley’s Middle School. With peals of laughter, students reach for one another to keep their balance; they huddle together at a computer station fine tuning a jointly composed musical score; they race to the gym to dress for sports, turning Akin Common into a torrent of speeding bodies.
What allows for such exuberance? A faculty that well understands the developmental needs of Middle Schoolers; coursework that stimulates the mind; and Hackley’s commitment to the words inscribed upon its main doorway: “Enter Here to Be and Find a Friend.” Ranging in age from nine-and-three-quarters to fourteen-and-a-half, Middle School students arrive as fifth grade children and leave as young adults. During these four years of rapid growth, we nurture scholarship and humanity in each of our students.
News
List of 12 news stories.
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MS Debate Team Nabs Most Total Wins in Tournament
Read MoreHackley’s Middle School debate team had their best showing in several years at the final regular season MS debate tournament of the academic year at the Dalton School on Saturday, March 4! -
MS Debate Team Earns 2nd Place Overall in Latest Tournament
Read MoreHackley's Middle School debate team earned 2nd place overall at the Tuckahoe Middle School tournament on Saturday, Jan. 21! With nine teams entered and 27 debaters participating overall, Hackley continues to demonstrate its commitment to the Middle School debate program. -
Hackley MS Debate Team Scores 'Most Total Wins' in Hilltop Tournament
Read MoreOn Saturday, Dec. 3, Hackley hosted the second tournament of the season for the New York Debate League. Debate topics included whether to eliminate high school football, does Amazon do more harm than good, and the benefits of the rise of the telehealth industry. -
Hackley Middle School Debate Team Wins Top School, Tournament Awards
On Saturday, Nov. 5, 21 Hackley debaters traveled to the Nightingale-Bamford School in Manhattan for a Middle School debate tournament. The topics debated included whether television is a bad influence, if captive live animal displays do more harm than good, and whether or not the United States should adopt a four-day work week.Read More -
A Return to In-Person Debate for Hackley Teams
On Friday, Sept. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 1, eight Upper School students competed in more than 20 rounds of debate at the Yale Invitational in New Haven, Conn., for the first time in three years.Read More -
Eighth Grade Violists Demonstrate Achievement and Community Outreach
Two Hackley Middle School students, Isaac A. '26 and Mason L. '26, active members of Hackley’s Orchestra program, scored perfect scores at the New York State School Music Association Festival this Spring. And both are doing even more extraordinary work.Read More -
Hackley School Welcomes Performing Artists-in-Residence Vince Cherico and Jeremy Harman
This spring, Hackley’s Performing Arts department welcomed Master Drummer Vince Cherico and Cellist Jeremy Harman as part of the Creative Residency Program.Read More -
Hackley School Celebrates Earth Week 2022!
Earth Day 2022 marks the final day of a week-long nature celebration at Hackley School.Read More -
Hackley School Welcomes Visual Artist-in-Residence Thomas Doyle
On Wednesday, April 13, Hackley welcomed artist Thomas Doyle for a day of creative expression with Middle and Upper School students in our art studios and Maker Space. Doyle is the first visual artist-in-residence to visit the school as part of the Creative Residency Program since the onset of the pandemic two years ago.Read More -
Hackley Eighth Grade Health welcomes the JCK Foundation
On Wednesday, March 30, Eighth Grade Health welcomed to campus the JCK Foundation whose mission is to improve mental wellness and resilience amongst youth by working directly with schools and their communities.Read More -
Hackley Perspectives: Making the Dream Work
In this month’s blog post on Hackley Perspectives, Damon Hall, Middle School history teacher, 7th Grade Dean, and Coach writes “Learning to balance the desire to blaze our own paths as individuals while developing the capacity to team up with others in fulfillment of bigger goals can be a long journey. But as the ancient African proverb says, ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.’” Read the post here. -
Hackley Senior Combines Interests in Latin, Teaching, and DEI through Independent Study
Sid Shah ’22 couldn’t get enough of the Classics. After taking AP Latin as a sophomore and ancient Greek as a junior, the Hackley senior worked closely with Mr. Sheppard, Chair of Classics, to design an independent study which allowed him to combine his interests in teaching, Latin, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).Read More
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