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The voice of the student body

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The voice of the student body

The Dial
Caleb Bae

Caleb Bae, News Editor

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Staying the Course

Staying the Course

By Caleb Bae, News Editor
May 6, 2024
The girls celebrate after a big win over Maria Regina. The team created shirts to surprise their coach, Margaret Scarcella, who is a five-year cancer survivor. The girls currently have an 11-5 record.

Hackley Basketball Teams Participate in 23rd Annual Coaches vs Cancer Tournament

By Caleb Bae, News Editor
February 1, 2024
The boys' basketball team celebrates after a hard-fought win vs Packer Collegiate over winter break. The boys jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Sophomore Jelani Middleton led the team in scoring with 28 points.

Early Success for Hackley Winter Sports Teams

By Caleb Bae, News Editor
January 17, 2024
Junior Arri Bentsi-Addison Posey performed "From the Start" by Laufey. The audience roared in support after a great performance. Arri was just one of many amazing performances.

Fall Coffeehouse 2023

By Caleb Bae, News Editor
November 21, 2023
Mac makes a tremendous save against a talented Luhi team. Hackley won 9-8 after a strong defensive performance shut down Luhi. This was a big win for Hackley, having lost to Luhi in the finals a year prior.

Athlete Profile: Mac Broaddus

By Caleb Bae, News Editor
November 8, 2023
Conor(middle) poses with his big catch off the coast of Florida. Conor hopes to bring his experience and skills to help members improve their fishing abilities.

Club Spotlight: Hackley Angling Club

By Caleb Bae, News Editor
October 12, 2023
Hackley students pack the students in support of the football team. Hackley's team spirit was ever-present throughout spring.

Fall Sting 2023

By Caleb Bae, News Editor
October 4, 2023
Jack Yalmokas(Left) and Matthew Kearns(Right) are planning on leading the Midnight Run club next year. Both have been dedicated members of the club since their freshman year and love the experience. Jack and Matthew hope to continue the club's success.

Club Spotlight: Midnight Run

By Caleb Bae, News Editor
June 5, 2023
The boys lacrosse team closes out their trip with one final practice. Throughout the trip, the team got closer while also improving their skills. The team practiced in very hot and humid conditions making practices very difficult.

Hackley Sports Teams Travel During Spring Break

By Caleb Bae, Events Editor
May 4, 2023
Senior Fritz Laurwauld and Mr. Ruocco pose after filming their podcast episode. In their recent podcast, the two discussed Mr. Ruocco's journey to becoming a teacher and the importance of creating bonds with his students.

Fritz Lauerwald Hopes to Help Students Get to Know Their Teachers Better Through his New Podcast: Hilltop Perspectives

By Caleb Bae, Events Editor
March 7, 2023
During a long tri-meet at Horace Mann, Cole picked up his 100th victory becoming the 5th wrestler in Hackley history to accomplish this feat.

Best Wrestler in Hackley History? Meet Cole Joseph

By Caleb Bae, Events Editor
February 17, 2023
Junior Captain Alessa Mendoza surveys the court in order to make the right pass. Alessa added a game high 23 points for the team.

Welcoming Back the Winter Sting

By Caleb Bae, Events Editor
February 17, 2023
The girl's basketball team celebrates winning the championship. The girl's defeated Columbia Prep by the score of 77-66.

Tipping off the Basketball Season

By Caleb Bae, Events Editor
January 3, 2023
Teams go head to head in the 3-on-3 tournament. All the group division games are played half-court on the side hoops with all baskets counting as one point. Later the Semi-finals and finals were played on the actual court.

An Alley Oop to Fun: Hackley 3 v3 Basketball Tournament

By Caleb Bae and Charlie Perlman
November 29, 2022
Jason Griffin, a world-renowned artist credits his talents to his middle school art teacher, who pushed him to work hard to perfect his craft.

Jason Squared: Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin Visit the Hilltop

By Caleb Bae and Samantha Reyes
November 1, 2022
The Hackley girls varsity soccer team has 9 graduating seniors this year. To reflect on their growth at Hackley, they hold their baby photos. The seniors played an amazing last Dave Allison game with 2 seniors having goals and 1 having an assist.

“Alumni Weekend: Hackley Welcomes Back Alumni, Dave Allison Game, Rivalry Game”

By Caleb Bae and Maura McGlarry
October 31, 2022
Juniors Ber Bennett and Harry Rosenthal play Pokemon Go in the Junior hallway during their free period.

Pokemon Go Makes a Comeback

By Caleb Bae, Events Editor
October 12, 2022
Pokemon Go user interface. Pokemon pop up on your screen and by clicking on them you get an opportunity to catch them to add to your collection.

The Pokedex, where your collection of Pokemon is stored. Each Pokemon is ranked by Combat Power (CP).

Senior captains Dan Paridis(right) and JT Goswami(left) put on a spectacular performance with a combined one goal and two assists. The pair of wingers attracted louder and louder cheers with every juke on the Horace Mann defenders. Both seemed content with the outcome of the game but deadlocked on the road ahead to the playoffs.

Fall Sting ‘22: Hackley Fights Hard, Securing 4 Victories

By Caleb Bae, Events Editor
September 23, 2022
Cliff Chapman, Asashi Goods, and Ej Regalado enjoy the drop everything and read period, reading books on their computers and finishing assignments.

Ms. Swan brings DEAR to campus

By Caleb Bae, Events Editor
May 26, 2022
Sophomore Conor Ranawat steps into the batters box and looks to get on base against Fieldstone. Conor is the first baseman for the team.

Spring Sting Returns

By Caleb Bae and Ashley Currie
May 18, 2022
After a hard-fought win against Fordham Prep, goalie, Mac Broaddus, and Vincent Crispi celebrate their victory. Vincent and Mac played a big role in their victory helping defend the goal and coming up with big saves.

Athlete Profile: Vincent Crispi

By Caleb Bae, Staff Writer
April 19, 2022
GOA student, Afsana Dhali's presentation on the problem of food insecurity for children of NYC. GOA students work on projects like these throughout the school year on different topics.

The Global Online Academy Program Opens New Possibilites for Students

By Caleb Bae, Staff Writer
February 22, 2022
Griffin Senyek and Arjan Sandhu play the roles of detective Casey Neptune and Warwick the butler. In this scene they interrogate Davina Arlington, played by Hannah Gorevic.

Drama Society Performs ‘The Alibis’

By Caleb Bae
December 17, 2021
Graph of the number of people who have gotten both doses of the COVID vaccine in different parts of New York reported by the CDC.

The Covid 19 Vaccine Helps Schools Return to a Normal School Year

By Caleb Bae, Staff Writer
October 26, 2021
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