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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Young Musicians’ Competition

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Young Musicians’ Competition

By Joshua Lee, Feature Editor March 7, 2024

From Hackley’s Zetkov to Bergen County Academies flow the delicate notes of Brahms' A Major Piano Quartet, First Movement. Starting in both clarity and precision, Hackley senior musicians Aniketh Arvind,...

Going Head-to-Head: A Review of Different Headphones

Going Head-to-Head: A Review of Different Headphones

By Rebecca Ingles, Opinion Editor February 23, 2024

Everywhere you go, you can spot someone blocking out the world with headphones. While they can seem isolating, headphones serve a purpose in blocking out distractions, especially in noisy spaces like...

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That’s So Fetch! A Review of “Mean Girls”

By Rebecca Ingles, Opinion Editor February 8, 2024

The limit of Tina Fey’s additions to the “Mean Girls” universe does not exist.  “Mean Girls” (2004), the timeless Tina Fey hit based on the self-help book “Queen Bees and Wannabes” by...

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An Inside Perspective: Center For Creative Arts and Technology

By Samantha Reyes, Opinion Editor February 3, 2024

The new Center for Creative Arts and Technology is not simply a building, but a place of innovation, creativity, and community. To curate this space, countless people have worked together for years to...

Club Spotlight: Music Club

Club Spotlight: Music Club

By Josua Lee, Features Editor January 18, 2024

Have you ever listened to AC/DC followed by Muddy Waters? What about a shot of Taylor Swift with a New York Philharmonic chaser? In Hackley’s Music Club, led by juniors Nina Zeltser and Avaline Derby,...

Two students studying in the library while listening to music. Here, we can see the contrast in style between Spotify, on the left, and Apple Music, on the right. The apps are different colors, and also have different fonts.

The Debate of the Century: Spotify or Apple Music?

By Jordan Kleeger, Staff Writer January 18, 2024

Streaming services have transformed the way we listen to music, and two services in particular have taken the world by storm: Spotify and Apple Music. These services allow people to curate playlists, share...

I attended the Eras Tour on Friday, May 26th, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the first of three shows here. She performed her three hour long setlist, including the surprise songs Maroon from Midnights and Getaway Car from Reputation with Jack Antonoff, who co-wrote and co-produced the song with Swift. The bright red colors and black bodysuit Swift wears during her Reputation set can be seen here.

Music Industry to Economy: How Beyoncé and Taylor Swift’s Tours Shook the Economy All Over the World

By Rebecca Ingles, Opinion Editor January 2, 2024

Whatever your opinions may be on the two artists, there is no doubt that both Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have had huge impacts on the music industry. However, that is not the only thing that they have made...

The Vinyl Revival

The Vinyl Revival

By Samantha Reyes, Opinion Editor December 1, 2023

One of many construction workers walk towards the developing Center of Creative Arts and Technology. The construction is planned to finish sometime in 2024, mere months away.

New Beginnings: Update on the Center for Creative Arts and Technology

By Joshua Lee, Feature Editor October 24, 2023

Imagine yourself walking along hallways surrounded by long, wide panels of glass overlooking the Hackley campus. You ascend upstairs to computer workstations while carefully handling an instrument or a...

Reflections by Seniors about their AP Studio Art Pieces

Reflections by Seniors about their AP Studio Art Pieces

By Ashley Currie, Print Editor-in-Chief October 20, 2023

When walking through the halls of Raymond, one can spot many art pieces decorating the walls. But whose work will now be put on display? This year some Hackley seniors are pursuing AP Studio Art taught...

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Hackley Students Take On French Immersion

By Olivia Houck September 29, 2023

Over the course of seven days, sixteen students and three Hackley chaperones immersed themselves in the French language and culture. Ranging from rising sophomores to rising seniors, Hackley's French students...

The cover of Im Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. On the cover she is seen holding her mothers ashes that are filled with confetti to show how she felt in the moment while also trying to be more respectful about her mothers death.

Book of the Month: I’m Glad My Mom Died

By Bella Edwards, Feature Editor June 8, 2023

Enjoyed by many, June's book of the month is I’m Glad My Mom Died, by critically acclaimed author Janette McCurdy. McCurdy is best known for her popular Nickelodeon series that kicked off her career:...

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