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The voice of the student body

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The voice of the student body

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Sadie Friesen and Amanda Mooney practice presenting their speeches. The juniors crafted and presented speeches on topics of their choice on First Friday. Speech writing and presenting is a junior First Friday tradition.

Juniors were challenged to write and present speeches on First Friday

By Ella Jones, Opinion Editor September 18, 2018

As the class of 2020 entered their junior year, they carried on the First Friday tradition of speechwriting. Each and every junior writes a brief speech on a topic of their choosing and presents the finished...

Sophomores travelled to a nature preserve for their First Friday activities. Such activities included hiking through the woods and using compasses and maps to travel about through the preserve.

Sophomores participate in First Friday activities without access to their cellphones

By Sophie Thomas and Hadley Chapman September 12, 2018

Coming back to school after summer can be a rude awakening for some, and the sophomore class First Friday trip was a perfect way for students to disconnect from school work and to reconnect with peers....

Ms. Clingens advisory was victorious in the Class of 2022s boat regatta on First Friday. Friday 7 September marked the first First Friday in which the annual freshman boat regatta was held in the Johnson Center for Health and Wellness.

Class of 2022 advisories compete in First Friday boat races

By Max Rosenblum, Politics Editor September 9, 2018

In keeping with First Friday tradition, the class of 2022 delved into a day of boat building for the Annual Freshman Boat Race this past Friday. Teams of students spent the  cloudy morning running...

Despite the fact that the Johnson Center for Health and Wellness was completed last January, the pool for the new facility remained under construction this past year.

New pool facility completed

By Ella Jones, Opinion Editor August 24, 2018

In the midst of preseason, members of the 2017-2018 swim team gathered to celebrate the opening of the new pool facility. The pool is the final piece of the Johnson Health and Wellness Center to be completed. “We’re...

Administrators and students wrestle with the recent Juul trend in the Upper School

Administrators and students wrestle with the recent Juul trend in the Upper School

By Lei Anne Rabeje and Emmy Wenstrup May 21, 2018

“It calms you down or makes you think it does,” said an anonymous Hackley student on Juuling. Juul, the most popular brand of e-cigarettes, launched in 2015 with a mission “to eliminate cigarettes...

As the school year winds down, students study in the Goodhue Library. The end-of-year testing schedule prevents students from becoming overwhelmed with assessments and helps spread out their work productively. Some students still feel stressed about the amount of work they still have to complete before school ends, though.

Upper School end-of-year schedule

By William Goldsmith, Editor-in-chief May 19, 2018

The end of the school year is rapidly approaching, and the Dial would like to remind students of the Upper School calendar for the few weeks of school that remain.   The two-assessment rule...

2018 All-school Community Council candidate statements

April 9, 2018

Candidates for All School Community Council positions will deliver their speeches on April 13, 2018. Each candidate is required to craft a statement describing what qualifies them for the position they...

Students and faculty gather around akin common for a 34 second moment of silence.

Hackley School students host a walkout in conjunction with schools nationwide

By Will Goldsmith, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2018

Upper School students engaged in a student-led walkout at 10:00 am on March 14, 2018 to honor the lives of the victims of the Parkland shooting, and to call for meaningful gun regulation reform. Hundreds...

The Dial’s Blast from the Past: Celebrating Black History month

By Olivia Weinberg, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2018

This issue’s Blast from the Past commemorates Black History Month, with an article written for the Dial by Thomas E. Diggs Jr. ‘69. Diggs served as school president his senior year and was among some...

Community Council ran a Photo Booth throughout the entire evening. Both students and teachers enjoyed the activities that night; interacting with one another outside of the traditional school environment.

Community Council’s Snowball 2018 was a hit for the students this year!

By Alexi Sandhu and Georgia Panitz February 13, 2018

Snowball 2018 with its theme of Silver and Gold was pulled off by the Community Council and was in a large part a major success. Hundreds of golden lights transformed the walls of the PAC while silver...

Hackley Teachers are currently going through Professional Development courses before the space opens where they learn to use the materials and tools in hopes of incorporating them into their curriculum.

Makerspace Encourages Creative Spark

By Lauren Ahern, Assistant Feature Editor February 6, 2018

Walking into the new Makerspace, it’s hard not to be inspired by the lego and cardboard covered tables and turquoise walls covered in doodles and messages. With different materials and machines available...

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