Reading A Marathon: Hackley’s Great Gatsby
April 23, 2015
Hackley students and faculty participated in the Hilltop’s first marathon reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous novel, The Great Gatsby. Over 40 students and teachers each read a section of the novel, with performances by the Jazz Combos and Chamber Quintet groups. English teachers Wil Lobko and Chris Arnold moderated the event. See the gallery below for photos from today’s festivities.
Photos by Benjy Renton, Sonia Singh, Wil Lobko and Waits May.
Credit: Benjy Renton
Cookies commemorating the event were distributed.
![Although the affect of COVID-19 has been on a decline with less cases and deaths allowing most of us to remain mask free, people on the Hilltop are still choosing to mask up. Personal health concerns as well as helping an elderly neighbor are reasons as to why middle school science teacher Emma Olsen still wears a mask years after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Since I am helping take care of him, you know I go over to work with his dogs, that kind of thing; I dont want to bring [the virus] home to him, Ms. Olsen said.](https://hsdial.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1713-450x600.jpg)
