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The Dial

The voice of the student body

The Dial

The voice of the student body

The Dial

Head Coach Jennifer Leffler and Coach Carolyn Gaven take a photo with former Field Hockey alums before the start of the game.

Athletic Teams Excel & the Class of 2020 Returns to the Hilltop

By Tyler Stern, Managing Editor October 3, 2025

From cheering on varsity athletes, launching bottle rockets on Akin Common, to exploring the Hackley archives, Hackley Alumni had no shortage of activities to participate in during the annual Alumni...

Coach Elsa attends Hackley Girls Varsity Soccer practices and games every day. She has joined the coaching team of Coaches Hopp and Sekkas. So far she has formed connections with many players.

Meet Elsa Mujic, the new Infirmary Assistant and Girls Varsity Soccer Assistant Coach

By Annika Duggan, Senior Sports Editor October 3, 2025

If you were wondering who the new face in the infirmary and on the Girls Varsity Soccer sideline is, that is Elsa Mujic, a new addition to the hilltop this year. Ms. Mujic has experience as a teaching...

During the afternoon, Seniors gathered in the school parking lot to decorate their cars. With everything from cute designs to the word "seniors" spelled out, students got to celebrate their last hurrah on the hilltop through this exciting activity.

Boat Racing to Car Painting: First Friday 2025

By Jordan Kleeger, Managing Editor September 29, 2025

From senior year festivities to boat racing and ropes courses, Hackley students get the chance to participate in a range of engaging activities on the First Friday of the school year. Between Mr. Jed Dioguardi’s...

The football team is just starting its anticipated  Sting game against RCDS. They are 3-0 so far and hoping to continue their streak. The crowds electric energy helps drive the team. towards a win.

Fall Sports Team Seasons Starts

By Kendall Joseph, Staff Writer September 29, 2025

As the leaves begin to change, Hackley's fall sports teams have started their 2025 seasons. With a mix of returning players and new additions, this fall season will be filled with excitement and high hopes...

Charlotte Frazier, 10th grade, Adelle Hostetler, 9th grade, and Erin O’Rourke, 8th grade, all members of the girls field hockey team. They are celebrating their goal made during preseason. Showing the connection and support between grade levels.
 (Photo courtesy of Sarah Sichel-Outcalt)

Preseason Helps Foster New Friendships

By Charlotte Cantor, Staff Writer September 29, 2025

Bags line the wall adjacent to the field. It is overcast, with temperatures reaching the mid-60s. Perfect conditions for the first day of preseason; not too cold, not too hot. People’s voices intertwine...

Our new English teacher is finding his way around the Hackley campus and making new friends along the way.  He is excited to get to know his ninth and tenth-grade English students.

New Teacher: Welcoming Mx. Wolff-King to the Hackley Campus

By Vivian Beaton, Staff writer September 29, 2025

As returning students and colleagues come back to school, a new English teacher awaits them. Mx. Wolff-King teaches freshmen and sophomore English and also serves as an advisor. Sophomore Oscar Williams...

Senior Nkechi Ude's concentration focuses on how clothing can represent who people are. These three photos are featured in her cubicle in the AP art studio. The photo may seem like just a woman wearing a blue shirt, but that blue shirt has more meaning to it, which represents a part of who she is.

A Look Inside Hackley’s AP Art Studio

By Gabriella Petriello, Feature Editor September 27, 2025

Imagine having your own cubicle in your own personalized studio overlooking Akin Common? That is a reality for AP Art Students, who get to use their imagination and the independence to design their own...

Mr. Driver, along with his wife Marina at the House of the Vestal Virgins. The House of the Vestal Virgins is located in Rome, which is where Mr. Driver visited after he decided he wanted to pursue a career related to Classics. Courtesy of Mr. Driver

New Classics Teacher Mr. Driver brings his love of literature to the Hilltop

By Gabrielle Paes, Opinion Editor September 26, 2025

“I try to strive to have my students understand that there is joy in learning,” said Hackley’s new classics teacher, Benjamin Driver. Mr. Driver joined the Hackley faculty this year as a middle...

Editorial: Hackley’s new phone ban is the best-case scenario

Editorial: Hackley’s new phone ban is the best-case scenario

By The Editorial Board September 26, 2025

Students most likely wouldn’t want to hear this from the voice of the student body, but this phone ban is actually the best-case scenario because our phones are not locked away. The average teenager...

Hackley's acappella group stood before the K-12 crowd. This group, composed of Lower, Middle, and Upper schoolers, sings the Hackley Alma Mater, reminding us that Convocation is about community. 

Photo courtesy of: Hackley Communications Office

Head of School Charles Franklin Welcomes Students and Faculty Back to the Hilltop During His Third Convocation Speech

By Evelynn Beaton, News and Events Editor September 25, 2025

Hackley is a K-12 community, but can you recount the times Hackley actually gathers as an entire unit - every grade and faculty member represented? The first week of school is a time of high excitement...

Seniors gather on the quad during the first day of school. Without the ability to use phones, many were just talking or listening to music. Some students had their own cameras, which they used to take pictures of themselves and their friends—photo courtesy of Mateo Arencibia.

New Hackley Phone Policy Sparks Debate Across Campus

By Sebastian Mann, Editor-in-Chief September 24, 2025

The new school year has already brought a culture shift to the Hackley community. The new total “bell to bell” phone ban changes a long-standing privilege that students in the Upper School held. This...

The ninth grade is hard at work, learning to sew with the help of Hackley teachers and mentors. This was an amazing bonding experience for the scholars and their mentors, creating lasting memories. 
Photo courtesy of Nkechi Ude

Hackley Students Take On Summer: Highlights from the 2025 Hudson Scholars Summer Program

By Ellie Firsenbaum, Staff Writer September 19, 2025

If you were looking for a quiet place to be this summer, then Hackley was not the place for you. Over the course of four weeks, Hackley was booming with laughter as the scholars ran around the Hilltop....

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