Alums Dominique ’13 and Doug ’15 Alpuche spent a day back on the Hilltop on March 14 speaking with Mr. Sykes’ Economics classes and Ms. Tranchida’s PostAP Mobile App Design class, respectively, and meeting with Hackley “Lifers” to discuss the Hilltop Award and the Lifers’ Fund Endowment.
Joe recently joined the Advancement Office as the Hackley Fund Manager. He is responsible for implementing and executing strategies to raise Hackley Fund gifts, which support the School’s operating budget. Working closely with members of the Advancement Team, Joe will assist with volunteer management, direct mail, email marketing and solicitations, social media and all forms of interaction with Hackley donors. He will continue as the head coach for the football program.
Ben Aybar ’21 stopped by Glenn Hasslinger and Tessa Johnson’s America’s National Parks class on Nov. 21 to share his experience as an intern for the Pullman National Historical Park, located just outside Chicago, Illinois. He shared that PNHP is a new park and is very different from what most people think about when they think about National Parks, such as Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon. Mr. Aybar explained that PNHP is much smaller in size, near an urban city center and was designated a National Park due to its significant historic origins in the Pullman Car Company, which manufactured railroad cars from the late 19th to early 20th century.
On Dec. 7, Paulathena Stone ’13 visited with Upper School biology students to share her path from the Hilltop to her career as a certified nurse midwife at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.
Peter Loehr ’85 delivered a Mitton Lecture and met with Chinese classes on Dec. 5 to share the impact that language learning has had on his life and his career as an award-winning filmmaker.
Congratulations to all our Winter Athletics teams, coaches and student-athletes on a fantastic season! The Hornets played their hearts out and throughout it all showed sportsmanship, collaboration and integrity. We couldn’t be prouder of all their efforts in both the regular season and championships!
On Feb. 28 and 29, Katherine Chen ’24 presented her investigation on evading natural immunity to better deliver therapeutics for genetic diseases at the state level Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.
This week, Hackley reached a key milestone in the construction of the Center for the Creative Arts and Technology as the last steel beam was placed on the building, completing the structural phase of the project. Members of the Hackley Community came together on Thursday, Feb. 1, to celebrate this milestone with a topping out ceremony.
Congratulations to Betsy Fenzel ’97, who recently published her first book titled, “Heart of Gold.” This beautiful, uplifting story is a conversation between a mother and her daughter about the essential goodness in all of us. Betsy has a private therapy practice in the DC area and her experience with Internal Family Systems Therapy, Buddhist meditation, and mindfulness inspired her to write this book. For more information, visit www.betsyfenzelbooks.com #hackleyalumni
The past several weeks, we have had the privilege of hosting Hackley alumni who have returned to the Hilltop to share their work and experiences with our students. Many even traced their careers back to their time in a Hackley classroom!
Hackley Review Winter 2017-18: By Margie McNaughton Ford ’85:Hackley has been my home since I was an infant. I took my first steps in the Grille Room, rode my tricycle on the quad, had my first my kiss on Clark Oval, learned to drive a stick shift on the Hackley hills, was married in King Chapel, and it was there we joined Hackley friends in saying farewell to my dad this past June. Hackley and I have an intimate history.