Hackley students gathered together on Akin Common to mark the start of the 2024-2025 school year during Convocation. Convocation takes place annually and unites the K-12 community to celebrate the...

What is a rule if not enforced? At times, Hackley does not enforce rules that affect the student body. The Dial acknowledges the difficulties of enforcing some of these rules but is committed to the need...

Hearts and Homes For Refugees is a club that has recently been brought back to the Hilltop through sophomore club leaders Jordan Kleeger, Annika Duggan, and Jiya Dhakad. This nonprofit organization is...

Woof, woof! Focused on writing your history research paper, you keep hearing a familiar noise in the library. Barking? You look up and see your favorite senior, Tommy Troso, and his dog Cooper wagging...

Have you ever dreamed of a specific career since you were a child? The perfect chance to spend a whole month immersing yourself in this career is something that seniors get to experience. Senior projects...

Have you ever found yourself curious about psychology – the way we interact with others, why we behave in certain ways, or how social interactions affect our behavior? Perhaps you wanted to take a course...

Whether it’s doing nightlabs, predicting weather, or building rocket ships, the Astronomy and Meteorology course is arguably one of the most underrated and underrepresented classes offered at Hackley.  Taken...

Scrolling through TikTok, you are bound to come across a “get ready with me” (GRWM) video, where creators record themselves getting ready for the day, showing their skincare and makeup routine. Recently,...

Outside of the classroom, some students have passions for different activities that allow them to explore their interests. For junior William Dupont, it began with a creative moment in Photoshop and turned...

Imagine spending your whole life doing your favorite activity. As you continue to participate in this activity, you start to notice that no one around you looks like you or shares your experiences. This...

Why would one of the most famous constitutional law scholars who is highly cited by the Supreme Court take the time to speak at a high school? For Akhil Amar, the answer is simple: educating young people...

“Asking a teenager to be awake and trying to absorb information at 8:30 in the morning in some ways is like asking an adult to wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning,” Matthew Walker, a University of...