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The voice of the student body

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One of her major wins was at the Louisiana Southern State Tournament where she won her first title belt. Photo courtesy of Melissa Boviero

From the Ring to the Classroom

By Bella Edwards, Senior News & Events Editors May 22, 2025

“Boxing has made me a better teacher and helps me as I'm working in this leadership role because of the independence I have gained from it. You have to make on-the-spot decisions, and the practice of...

Seniors Ava Derby and Rebecca Ingles singing "Stranger" by Olivia Rodrigo. The audience watched in awe as they harmonized.

Musicians showcase their Talents to their Peers

By Lucia Marucci and Gabrielle Paes May 22, 2025

One of the most popular performing arts events of the year at Hackley is Coffeehouse, especially the spring edition. Students get the opportunity to showcase music they have been working on throughout...

Hackley athletes ink their futures at Signing Day

Hackley athletes ink their futures at Signing Day

By Charlie Perlman, Editor-In-Chief May 21, 2025

In front of an audience of teachers, teammates, coaches, and family, six Hackley student-athletes were honored for their athletic achievements and celebrated their commitments to compete at the collegiate...

Tracking the Process

Tracking the Process

By Angelina Hummel and Fernanda Paz May 9, 2025

As artificial intelligence platforms like Chat GPT have been on the rise, adopted, and used across various fields of work, the English and History departments on the Hilltop have come to question their...

The Wrestling Team warms up for their match. They huddle in a circle in preparation to get excited before their match.

Winter NYSAIS Recap

By Gabriella Petriello, Features Editor May 9, 2025

  Girls Basketball  The Girls Varsity Basketball team played a total of 12 games and ended the regular season with a 4-8 record, placing 5th in the Ivy League. They entered NYSAIS in the...

Ace preforming his song "Alien" for the first time at Coffeehouse along with sophomores Pierce Roc-Sennett and Mai Malkiel. The crowd watches in awe as Ace shows off his musical talents, using both his voice and the guitar.

Ace Perez Channels Feelings of Alienation Through His New Song “Alien”

By Gabrielle Paes, Opinion Editor May 7, 2025

Many high school students can relate to the feeling of being an outsider. Sophomore Ace Perez’s new song “Alien” is based on fiction while still addressing a topic many of his peers experience. From...

Ms. Hooper started her new role on the Hilltop in April, and currently teaches Advanced Placement Spanish and Post-AP Spanish Level II. She is excited to continue being involved with the Hackley community. “It’s been really cool to see just how kind and welcoming everybody has been," said Ms. Hooper.

Welcome Spanish Teacher Brittany Hooper to the Hilltop

By Rebecca Ingles, Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2025

Spanish teacher Brittany Hooper took her first Spanish class in high school and dove deeper into the subject in college. “I just kind of fell in love with everything about [Spanish]: the language, the...

Excitement in Education

Excitement in Education

By Lucia Marucci, Staff writer April 28, 2025

“In Latin, the word ludus refers to teaching, but also to games, and I think it suggests that games were always supposed to exist in a learning environment,” said Latin teacher and chair of the classics...

Lola stands on the podium at the NYSAIS finals with her first place metal.

Lola Frey’s Journey through the Water

By Gabrielle Paes, Staff Writer April 28, 2025

Few people in life find a passion in which they truly excel. Sophomore Lola Frey has dedicated her life to swimming, practicing many hours a day, every day of the week. Lola first learned to swim at...

From Ban To Back

From Ban To Back

By Angelina Hummel, Assistant Features Editor April 28, 2025

On January 19, 2025, millions of TikTok users across the United States woke up to an abrupt surprise: Their favorite app was no longer working. The US government imposed a nationwide ban on TikTok, motivated...

This IRP project poster captures a very small aspect of the project as a whole. It shows all that's gone well, the methods that have worked, the background to the project, but you don't see all the failures or dead ends that researchers had to push past for their project.

Hackley’s IRP Program Empowers Students in Cutting-Edge Research

By Sebastian Mann, Assistant Opinion Editor April 22, 2025

A decade ago, Hackley's brightest STEM students, despite their talents, found themselves sidelined. Although they were some of the most talented students in the fields of mathematics and science in the...

The RoundSquare travelers were a range of students and teachers. The two teachers, Avraham Sosa Velasco and Meredith Maddox, are the head of the modern language department and the head of RoundSquare. The students were a range of sophomores to seniors.

The Wild and Urban Adventure of Eight Students on the Spain RoundSquare Trip

By Annika Duggan, Sports Editor April 10, 2025

While 400 kids were roaming the Hackley halls in early November, eight students were exploring Spain, myself included, and forging connections with students from across the world. RoundSquare is an...

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