Faculty News Archive

In honor of Veteran’s Day, community members from all three divisions voluntarily took the time to write heartfelt letters of gratitude to veterans in honor of Veteran’s Day.

Fifty members of the Hackley faculty/staff (and some family) filled the Mezzanine at the Broadhurst Theater on Broadway on November 12 (a school night!) for the performance of Jagged Little Pill, in which Celia Rose Gooding, Hackley Class of 2018, makes her Broadway debut as a lead in the exceptional ensemble cast.

Hackley teachers Mike Canterino and Jared Fishman have been awarded the NASAGA [North American Simulation and Gaming Association] “Rising Star Award” for best new simulation or game, and have been invited to scale up their work and run it as one of the keynote presentations for all participants at NASAGA 2020 in Montreal, themed around the French Revolution.

Like the best traditions, it started by accident, and for fun.  Several Hackley Lower School teachers began noticing that many of them wore clothes in black and maroon to school on the same day--so they decided to declare an occasional "Black and Maroon Day"!

Upper School students and faculty gathered for the annual celebration of literary and visual arts as we open the door to submissions for the 2020 Vision magazine.

Colin White, Hackley Boys Varsity Coach, presented at the World Squash Coaching Conference in Cairo, Egypt, October 31-November 2.

Lower School Science teacher Regina DiStefano's summer work on the opportunities presented at the intersection of diversity, sustainability, and service work is featured in the Community Works Journal, Digital Magazine for Educators.

Hackley's Director of Lower School, Lisa Oberstein, offered this thoughtful reflection on the importance of play in the educational life of our students.

In anticipation of Halloween, we're pleased to bring back one of our favorite videos: English teacher Anne Siviglia reading Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart"!  Enjoy!

Three Hackley teacher-coaches participated in (and medaled!) in the Taco Trot at FDR State Park in Yorktown on 10/20/19, a charity race for Young Survival Coalition & Cans for Cancer. Seth Karpinski finished 1st overall, while Chris Loomis and Bill McLay finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in their age groups.

...we have to wear shades. Or, so Dr. Richard Robinson, English Department Chair, suggests in his discussion of the value of interdisciplinary learning in Hackley Perspectives.

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"  Andy King suggests it's the wrong question to ask. Read about it here in Hackley Perspectives.

The Archeological Institute of America is hosting an event at Hackley on Sunday, September 22, and the featured speaker is our very own Dr. Adrianne Pierce, presenting on her work with students in "Archeology in the Classroom." Interested members of the community are welcome!  2:00 - 3:15 PM in the Lindsay Room.

Hackley is pleased to welcome 19 new members of the faculty and staff for the 2019-20 school year.

The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) selected this essay by Hackley's Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs, Steve Bileca, for an online exclusive for its summer magazine. In it, he explores the thoughtful process behind the ongoing creation of Hackley's Health and Wellness programming.

Regina DiStefano, Lower School Science teacher, is among 18 teachers chosen from across the nation to receive the Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award by the Garden Club of America.

Hackley computer science intern Will Molter leaves the Hilltop this June to pursue his dream of releasing a video game! The game, titled EXO: Perl, provides a relaxed, sci-fi take on space exploration. You can follow its development on a number of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, and on its official website www.exoperl.space.

Dr. Adrianne Pierce shares her students' adventures in teaching Latin to elementary school students in Port Chester as our newest contribution to Hackley Perspectives.

The 16th Annual Yoho Artists’ Open Studios is on Saturday May, 18th & Sunday, May 19th, from noon – 5pm both days. Four artists in the Hackley community are participating and will be opening their personal art studios for the weekend event as a part of Yonkers Arts Weekend.

Dr. Adrianne Pierce and Dr. Richard Robinson offer our latest addition to Hackley Perspectives, an exploration of roots, sources, inspirations and meanings in Shakespeare's The Tempest.  Enjoy the fruits of their collaboration here.

Educators: please join us for a a webinar conversation with Dr. Travis Bristol on “At the Intersection of Policy and Practice: Hiring and Retaining Faculty of Color.”

Over Hackley’s Spring Break, History Department Chair Bill Davies devoted himself to his “other” life’s work, outside of teaching history, that of Music Director for Christ Church, Bloomfield and Glen Ridge, NJ, as his choir presented Lenten Evensong with the works of Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Sir John Stainer.

Director of Upper School Andy King explores what it means to "learn beyond boundaries" in our latest edition of Hackley Perspectives.

Merideth Maddox and Bettie-Ann Candelora presented a workshop titled “Setting the Stage for Success: The Role of Theatrical Improvisation in Shaping Strong, Successful, and Supportive Young Women” at the NCGS-NYSAIS Educating Girls Symposium at the Nightingale-Bamford School on February 20th.

Stacy Kaegi, lead kindergarten teacher, has been named Hackley's next holder of the Alumni Humanities Chair, following nomination by faculty peers who wrote thoughtfully about her work.

Director of Informational Technology Jed Dioguardi's reflects on the powerful intersection of curiosity and change in Hackley Perspectives.

As we frequently highlight, "wellness" comes in many forms: physical, emotional, cognitive, spiritual, and social, and Hackley employees are engaging in many forms -- including finding cognitive, social, and emotional gratification through needlework!

As part of Hackley's emphasis on Health and Wellness, employees have a wonderful array of wellness and fitness activities to partake in right on campus -- ranging from knitting and ceramics to yoga and CrossFit.