The New Hilltop: New protocols are put into place to ensure a safe, in-person reopening of campus
By Maya Miller, Managing Editor
October 20, 2020
The Hilltop seems like a whole new world ever since students returned to campus in September. In the classrooms, Hackley’s iconic Harkness tables were replaced with individual desks with dividers, and common areas were turned into social distancing oases. Although students have been required to adjust...
2020 Election
By Hannah Ostfield, Feature Editor
October 7, 2020
It’s been four years since many of us sat stuck to our couches, eyes glued to the TV, nervously awaiting the results of the 2016 presidential election. Now, four years later, we are about to experience the same long-awaited night. While it is especially important to stay educated on political issues...
Sheila Rotella-Hicks, New Director of Enrollment
By Alina Watson, Features editor
October 6, 2020
When Ms. Sheila Hicks-Rotella graduated from college, she was not entirely sure what she wanted to do professionally. Her volunteer work with AmeriCorps, where she spent a lot of time working with kids, helped her realize that she did not want to be a classroom teacher, but loved having kids around....
First Friday Event Raises Important Concerns about School Safety
By Eki Uzamere, Editor-in-chief
October 2, 2020
No one wanted to risk furthering the spread of COVID-19 during the Senior First Friday event on September 11, and Community Council was very considerate in their planning. Nonetheless, the day did highlight some of the major problems students and faculty face trying to navigate the campus amid new social di...
The Life and Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Hadley Chapman, Managing Editor
September 25, 2020
History-making US Supreme Court Associate Justice and feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at age 87 on September 18th, 2020. Ginsburg struggled against sexism throughout her career, her advocacy for gender equality eventually earning her a spot as Justice on the Supreme Court. As she grew older, she did not ...
Students organize voter registration event
By Eki Uzamere, Editor-in-chief
September 23, 2020
To celebrate National Voter Registration Week, students — Noah Tirschwell, Gainsley Korengold, Charlie Rudge, Zach Yusaf, Max Calman, Mira Zaslow, Kaitlyn Qu, Maya Miller, Jonathan Brewster, and Destiny Stephen — held a voter registration drive in the Grille Room during lunch to register student...
Students Call Out the Administration’s Inaction Toward Recent Events of Racial Injustice
By Eki Uzamere, Editor-in-Chief
June 14, 2020
Remote learning came to an end on June 3rd, but not without controversy. As a result of the world’s instability and overtly racist institutions, students are speaking out against Hackley's own shortcomings. Unrest throughout the country has been building due to several events including the deaths...
The Hilltop Parade Protest
By Hadley Chapman, Managing Editor
June 11, 2020
Commemorating the end of a school year, celebrating the seniors, and the clear and unequivocal call for Hackley to do better. On Friday, June 5th, the administration welcomed students and faculty back to the campus for the first-ever Hilltop Parade. The Hilltop Parade served as a way to get the...
The Hackley Community Reunites While Navigating Social Distancing
By Hadley Chapman, Managing Editor
June 11, 2020
After being given the go-ahead by Building and Grounds Staff to start driving up Alumni Drive, cars filled with Hackley students and parents steadily drove up the hill as they neared the cheering, clapping, and music coming from the top. Teachers and faculty, all wearing masks, appeared with smiling...
Students Write Letters of Activism
June 11, 2020
In response to the most recent events related to the murder of George Floyd and other instances of police brutality, the Dial started a letter-writing campaign to express student opinion during these upsetting times. We contacted a few Dial reporters and students who were particularly vocal during the A...
New York Should Encourage All Voters to Vote by Mail
By The Editorial Board
June 4, 2020
On April 27, New York election officials made a historic decision to cancel the state's Democratic Presidential Primary due to the heightened health risk caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that has been sweeping the globe, and the fact that only one candidate, Joe Biden, remains in the race. This decis...
COVID-19 Cancels Spring Sports
By Jack Meyer, Features editor
June 4, 2020
COVID-19 has had a lasting effect on the sports world, causing a shutdown. The virus has had the same effect on schools, finding its way into the Hackley community and more specifically, the Hackley sports community. Local alarm regarding the coronavirus first came about in early spring. At this early...
