The evolution of cool: portrait of the past
By Eki Uzamere, Senior Staff Writer
January 16, 2020
The “American Cool” exhibit ran at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery from February 7 through September 7 of 2014. According to the exhibit “cool” is a surprisingly complex system of alternative success, an identity, a way of being, recognizant of those who leave a cultural legacy ...
Thumbs Up: How Mr. Klimenko’s travels shaped his teaching
By Maya Miller, Staff Writer
January 16, 2020
Although it may seem that every successful person knows what they want to do at a young age, this is not always the case. Upper school history teacher Vladimir Kilmenko took a long and winding path to get to the teaching position that he has today. Mr. Klimenko did not even begin to teach until th...
Hackley Collage concert takes Broadway
By Sydney Stoller, Online Editor in Chief
January 5, 2020
For their combined Winter concert, the Hackley orchestra, band, chorus, and acting classes implemented a Broadway theme. Taking place during Community Time, the annual concert featured a mix of renowned musicals. In addition to those mentioned above (Wizard of Oz, Wicked, Into the Woods, Hamilton, and Rent), the concert covered "Thorough...
Unique new clubs mark the onset of the school year
By Max Rosenblum, Managing Editor for Standards
November 18, 2019
No September is complete without tables, intricate presentations, and inordinate amounts of baked goods lining the Quad. This event, the Upper School’s annual club fair, serves as an opportunity for both well-established clubs to increase their memberships and for new clubs to self-promote. Every...
Students take on year-long independent research papers
By Sydney Stoller, Online Editor in Chief
November 14, 2019
Swap lab coats and petri dishes for Harkness tables and JSTOR, and explore the new opportunities for research in the humanities at Hackley. This class, entitled Independent Research in English and History, is a new addition to the course catalog for the 2019-2020 school year. In the minor, studen...
Food and power: a new interdisciplinary course offered at Hackley
By Julia Thomson, Feature Editor
October 22, 2019
One of Hackley’s new classes this year, “Food and Power”, offers a refreshing interdisciplinary approach that allows students to explore various interests through hands-on experiences such as cooking, gardening, and interactive projects. The course is described as an exploration of the science...
Cooking & Culture: Lee’s Korean Cuisine
By Lauren Ahern, Managing Editor for Social Media
October 20, 2019
Since the nineties, the Korean Wave, as it has been dubbed, has spread to pop cultures around the world. The Korean Wave is a term used to describe the global popularity of South Korea’s exports of music, movies, style, and food. Korean food in particular has become very popular in Western culture...
A Senior Reflects on Her Time on Cross Country
By Skylar Safriet, Staff Writer
October 17, 2019
It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Van Cortlandt Park, about a thirty minute drive from Hackley on a good day. The bus is packed with about 50 cross-country runners, some nervous for the meet, others used to the anxiety that comes before a race. With little time to waste, the team moves off the bus, dro...
Convocation celebrates the start of the 2019-2020 school year
By Tyler O'Brien, Events Editor
September 6, 2019
Akin Common buzzed with sounds of excitement from students and faculty alike, eager to begin a new school year. Convocation, one of two events during each school year where grades K-12 are all present, officially kicked off the 2019-2020 academic year on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. The festivities o...
Independent studies prompt innovative final products: Upperclassmen create podcasts and board games to conclude their studies.
By Sydney Stoller, Online Editor in Chief
June 3, 2019
From philosophy podcasts to a board game about South African warlords, students have taken it upon themselves to push the boundaries of the classroom and explore alternate media. In addition to the numerous papers and presentations that they complete each year, a few upper school students have created al...
A Rite of Spring – Perspectives on Senioritis at Hackley
By Matthew Traum
June 3, 2019
As warm weather finally graces the hilltop, with it comes an annual rite of spring. “Senioritis” is a colloquial term used to describe changing attitudes towards school, and decreased motivation towards studies by seniors nearing the end of high school, particularly once they are accepted into col...
Senior projects foster growth in students in several ways
By William Goldsmith
June 3, 2019
Students do not need classrooms to learn, and, as indicated by the new strategic plan, Hackley’s administration is committed to giving its students the opportunity to learn in an experiential manner. While experiential learning is expected to assume a larger role within Upper School curricula in the...
