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Staying the Course

Staying the Course

By Caleb Bae, News Editor • May 6, 2024

Dominating the high school competition since his 8th-grade year, senior Jake Hendelman has been an essential part of the Hackley boys golf team. Jake began his golf career at just nine years old, playing...

TikToks popularity is clearly demonstrated by their over 1 billion monthly users. This has allowed TikTok to manifest its way into many aspects of American culture and daily life, causing an addiction to TikTok for many. This increase in social media usage can be linked to increased depression rates for children.

We Have Become Prisoners To The Algorithm

By Alessia Sorvillo, Design Editor of Online • April 28, 2024

Can you remember a life without TikTok? As the popular content creation app TikTok rises, so does the crippling addiction to cell phones, the risk of depression, the spread of fake news, and the increase...

Hackley Offers Four New Unique Twelfth-Grade English Courses

Hackley Offers Four New Unique Twelfth-Grade English Courses

By Maura McGlarry, Editor-in-Chief • April 25, 2024

What do Taylor Swift, the murderous computer Hal from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the culture of New York and LA, and musical composition all have in common? They’re all material that will be analyzed in...

Within the past few months many colleges have made the switch back to requiring test scores. Although the reasons varied, the overarching theme was a push for making sure that students from underrepresented communities do not have a disadvantage in the admission process. Standardized testing allows for every student to be on the same playing field.

Colleges Reinstate Test Policies Due to New Data

By Giulia Sorvillo, Design Editor of Print • April 24, 2024

As the school year comes to an end and the current juniors get ready to begin their applications for colleges, stress fills the atmosphere as several schools have announced that they will no longer be...

The users screen features a score counter, watermelon counter, timer, and options button. The game strategically omits the inclusion of the real time at the top of the screen. This adds to the flow effect of the game, keeping users absorbed in playing rather than aware of their surroundings.

App of the month: I Want Watermelon

By Annabel Hardart, Editor and Chief of Online • April 24, 2024

I Want Watermelon gained instantaneous popularity among Hackley students, underclassmen and upperclassmen alike. The app by Lazycell Inc. is rated “Ages 4+” in the App Store and is categorized as a...

Available for purchase since February 2023, the Vision Pro represents Apples entry into the realm of virtual reality. However, the product was soon met with controversy: some expressed their excitement, while others brought worries of increased social isolation. Could Apples continuous development in virtual reality be a threat to our physical relationships, or instead transform communications to a greater level?

An Incoming Dystopia or a Modernized World?: Fear and Excitement for the Apple Vision Pro

By Joshua Lee, Feature Editor • April 24, 2024

Have you ever watched your favorite movies and scrolled through social media, all while hosting a DJ concert on the beaches of Malibu? If not, it's possible now. The Apple Vision Pro is a hybrid of virtual...

Seniors gather on Pickert Field to look up at the solar eclipse and experience the phenomenon together. They are wearing ISO-certified solar viewing glasses provided by Hackley.

Where Did the Sun Go?

By Samantha Reyes, Opinion Editor • April 16, 2024

Taking advantage of the beautiful grounds, many Hackley students scattered around the school on Monday, April 8th, 2024 to view a remarkable phenomenon: a solar eclipse.  A solar eclipse happens...

A drawing created by junior Lucia Butterfield using graphite pencils. Lucia was inspired to draw this piece when she was feeling overwhelmed with her academic work.

Creative Coping

By Samantha Reyes, Opinion Editor • April 16, 2024

Your grades are slipping, your dreams of attending a top school are becoming more distant, that one friend is acting distant, but you have no clue why, and everything that could go wrong seems like it...

Spring Into Action

Spring Into Action

By Charlie Perlman, Features Editor • April 13, 2024

From Rome to Inside Your Brain

From Rome to Inside Your Brain

By Rebecca Ingles, Opinion Editor • April 12, 2024

Have you ever dreamed of going to Rome, and exploring all of its history? Do you want to make it big in Hollywood? What about taking a deep dive into the science behind your brain? If so, one of the three...

Recently, Cara performed in Carrie the musical at Sandbox Theatre. She played the character of Carrie, and got to experience what is was like to get in character during different situations . Here, she wore a beautiful white dress drenched in blood, something that is not typically worn, to depict her character throughout the scene.

Cara Minello’s Journey on Stage

By Jordan Kleeger, Staff Writer • April 12, 2024

The lights dim as the curtains open: it's showtime. Beyond the classroom, Hackley students have many unique talents that make up their identities. Sophomore Cara Minello found her passion in acting and...

Senior Harper Kelsey attended a show late her sophomore summer and had a blast.

Senior Harper Kelsey Reflects on the Importance of Trustfalls

By Harper Kelsey, Guest Writer • April 11, 2024

Editor's Note: This piece is an adaptation of Harper Kelsey’s Chapel Talk given to ninth and tenth grade students on January 29th 2024. I want to talk about trust falls; not the kind that you did...

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