Upper School News Archive

April

Hackley ROV Students Shine at Regional SeaPerch Competition

4/19/2024

A team of Hackley’s dedicated ROV students showcased their resilience and engineering prowess at the recent NY/NJ Regional SeaPerch competition. Facing numerous obstacles, including multiple rewirings of the control box and last-minute thruster replacements, the team demonstrated exceptional teamwork and tenacity.

ISRP Students Present Research, Win Awards at WESEF and NYSSEF

4/5/2024

During spring break, 10 of our Independent Science Research Program students presented their research at the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF) and the NY State Science and Engineering Fair (NYSSEF). The fairs represent the culmination of students’ dedication and hard work over the past two to three years.

March

Hackley Perspectives: Cultivating Imagination

3/13/2024

By Damon Hall, Assistant Director of the Middle School

In this month’s blog post on Hackley Perspectives, Assistant Director of the Middle School Damon Hall reflects on the role of imaginative thinking in education. “I believe that creative, imaginary, big-picture thinking should supplement traditional skills and that they should work together as an ‘and’ rather than an ‘instead,’” he shares. Read the post here.

ISRP Senior Wins 1st Place at State and Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposiums

3/4/2024

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.

AP Spanish Students Address Poverty's Effects on Education in Letter-Writing Campaign

3/1/2024

As a part of their service-learning component, Dr. Sosa’s AP Spanish Language and Culture students have been studying poverty and its effects on education both globally and locally.

February

Hackley Parent Dr. Alex McLawhorn Visits with ISRP Students

2/22/2024

On Tuesday Dr. Alex McLawhorn P ’33, ’35 visited with Independent Science Research Program students to discuss the experiences that led him to his current position as the director of research and innovation at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Hackley Perspectives: What is Education But the Balance of Character and Intellect

2/12/2024

By Cyndy Jean, Ed.D., Associate Head of School

In this month’s blog post on Hackley Perspectives, Associate Head of School Cyndy Jean, Ed.D. reflects on Hackley’s core value, Character is higher than intellect. “It is our job to help Hackley students in our care maintain a balance of character and intellect in order to reason through the questions before them,” Dr. Jean writes. “Character and intellect must go hand-in-hand if we desire to bring forward a generation of deep critical thinkers and inspiring leaders.” Read the post here.

January

Hackley Perspectives: ‘January 1st’ — an original poem

1/15/2024

By Wil Lobko, Upper School English and creative writing teacher and Director of Global Education

In this very special edition of Hackley Perspectives, Upper School English and creative writing teacher and Director of Global Education Wil Lobko shares an original poem, January 1st, with the Hackley Community to kick off 2024. Read the post here.