Alumni News Archive

In an exciting afternoon of lacrosse between perennial rivals Hackley and Rye Country Day School, Hackley Girls and Boys Lacrosse each delivered strong wins (18-7 and 12-10, respectively) in the NYSAIS championship round at Manhattanville College on Wednesday, May 22.

On this Memorial Day, we remember Hackley alumni who lost their lives in military service. The following alumni are recognized on plaques hanging in the Hackley Chapel and under Kroeger Arch.

The Hackley Alumni Association invites you to HackleyConnect: Medicine

On Saturday, May 18, we join in celebration of Armed Forces Day, in appreciation of the men and women in our community and beyond currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Hackley Athletics is proud to announce that we have eight spring teams competing over the next week for Ivy and NYSAIS titles. Please come out and support the athletes and coaches as they make runs for championships! Read on for team by team schedules.

Join us for Stargazing on the Hilltop with our resident astronomer, Hackley Science Teacher Bill McLay on Friday, May 31 8:30 - 10:00 PM on the North Turf Field. RSVP by May 28th to alumni@hackleyschool.org.. All members of the Hackley Community are invited to attend, including families. Artwork by Leah Holmes ’20

Get ready for The Bow Tie Challenge, a three-day community-wide challenge in support of Hackley’s Annual Fund. 

Join us on the Hilltop for a cross fit class, swimming, and use of the cardio fitness center, squash courts, indoor track, and gymnasium at the Walter C. Johnson Center for Health and Wellness on April 27 2:00 – 5:00 PM. RSVP to alumni@hackleyschool.org. Click READ MORE for schedule.

CEO of the education nonprofit Code.org Hadi Partovi '90 was recently featured on 60 Minutes. Click here to watch the interview.

Jill Vollweiler '86 won first place in the W50 3000 Meter Run at the USATF Masters Indoor National Championships, Winston-Salem, NC on March 1. 

Hackley Girls Basketball coach and Hackley alum Margaret Scarcella ’84 recorded her 100th career varsity coaching win with a 40-28 win over Convent of the Sacred Heart in NYC.

Did you miss Alex Rosenthal ’04's TED Talk about the “Joyful, perplexing world of puzzle hunts!” Click here to watch his talk.

Team Stopera--named Stopera after skip or captain Andrew Stopera '15, whose duties include dictating which moves are made--won its most recent U.S. Junior curling title Jan. 19 in Minnesota. It was their straight U.S. Junior National title.  Click here to read a recent LoHud article about Andrew.

On February 7, 2019, author, activist, and alumna, Ilyasah Shabazz ’79, returned to the Hilltop to speak with Hackley Middle School students, all of whom read her book, Betty Before X, last summer.

Avery Trufelman '13 is featured in the December issue of Wesleyan's alumni magazine. Click here to read the full interview!

Click READ MORE for a 2019-20 alumni event schedule.

Leah Holmes '20, member of Hackley's Girls Varsity Lacrosse team,is one of 23 players named to the U.S. women's U19 National Team training roster following the recent Spring Premiere at Stanford University, a first for Coach Leffler's players. Read about it here.

Senior Jordan Wade joined Hackley's elite group of basketball players to reach the 1000 point mark in points scored at the Winter Sting. Jordan is the 10th female athlete and the 18th athlete overall to reach this benchmark.

"Diversity at Hackley encompasses more than identity (“backgrounds”) and it requires that we embrace the value that arises in a diverse community: differences in experiences, opinions, and thought (“perspectives”) that enrich the learning environment for everyone." Michael Wirtz shared this essay in our blog, Hackley Perspectives.

On Tuesday, January 8th, Hackley alum Joanna Miller ‘15 visited Chinese V and AP Chinese to discuss her experience as an intern for the U.S. State Department.

On the Friday before winter break (12/21/2018), the Independent Research Program hosted a special guest: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Christina Rapp Prescott, MD, PhD class of ’94.