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Hackley Gaming Presenters at Historicon

Hackley History teacher Jared Fishman and Dillon Schaevitz '19 ran a one hour seminar and game at Historicon 2019, talking about Hackley’s gaming program, how it evolved, its impact on student well being, and presenting Dillon’s senior project which focused on games.
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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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Alumni Perspective via Skype

Steele Sternberg’s “History of the Middle East” class skyped with Felicia Schwartz ’10, The Wall Street Journal's Israel and Palestinian Territories correspondent, based in Tel Aviv.
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Building Communities...By Hand

First graders learned about different communities through a hands-on building project. Students selected specific buildings within a community: urban, suburban, and rural, to paint and build.
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Regina DiStefano Honored

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.
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Athletes of the Week, 5/27

Charles Segal '20, Jared Rosenberg '22, Maddie White '19, and Charlie Hite '19 are the final Athletes of the Week for the 2018-19 school year. Congratuations to all our athletes!
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Service Learning: Education in Meaningful Problem Solving

Hackley Spanish teacher Diane Remenar writes about her work with her AP Spanish students on the new "Distinction in Service-Learning" commendation and the learning beyond boundaries it supports. Read her story here.
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

May 21 was a perfect day for a service learning trip as Ms. Maddox's Drama 5-3 students went to the Pre-K/4s class at Elizabeth Mascia Child Care Center to perform an adaptation of the book "Crazy Hair Day."
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Camp Out!

On May 17, Hackley Fifth Graders enjoyed their first overnight “Hilltop Campout.”
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Hackley Scientist Presents at ISEF

Anastasia Popova and Ardsley teammate Isha Brahmbahtt presented their work at ISEF last week. Congrats to both girls for their incredible work that won them a spot to present at the world’s largest venue for science projects.
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MS Debate Concludes Strong Season

For the fourth time in five years, Hackley had an undefeated team in the finals of the MSPDP Championship year end debate tournament and, for the third time over that span, Hackley won the Championship, its first since 2016.
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Spring Chamber Concert

Check out these highlights from the US Spring Chamber Concert.
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Strong Finishes at Track & Field Championships

Hackley Girls Track & Field captured second place in the NYSAIS meet, led by several individual event champions. Boys Track & Field finished fourth, just five points out of the top three, with several outstanding individual finsihes. Together, they concluded another outstanding season for HackleyTrack and Field.

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