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The Dial
The voice of the student body

The Dial
The voice of the student body

The Dial
Gabriella Petriello

Gabriella Petriello, Senior Features Editor

Gabriella Petriello is a senior at Hackley School and is a feature editor. This is her third year writing for The Dial. Gabriella is from Eastchester, NY, and enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and hanging out with her friends. She is a member of the girls’ Varsity Soccer team. 

All content by Gabriella Petriello
Senior Nkechi Ude's concentration focuses on how clothing can represent who people are. These three photos are featured in her cubicle in the AP art studio. The photo may seem like just a woman wearing a blue shirt, but that blue shirt has more meaning to it, which represents a part of who she is.

A Look Inside Hackley’s AP Art Studio

By Gabriella Petriello, Feature Editor
September 27, 2025
Juniors Will Linnet, Rodrigo Severin, and Riyaan Ratliff embraced Spirit Week by dressing up for Pajama Day on Tuesday. All three of them came to school, comfy and relaxed in their plaid pajama pants.

Dressed to Impress

By Gabriella Petriello, Features Editor
May 11, 2025
The Dining Hall was revamped over the summer with new booths and tables of different sizes replacing the previous setup of circular tables. The new furniture is one of the reasons the administration implemented the lunch duty system, in hopes that students would clean up after themselves and take care of the new space. They also hope that with lunch duty, there will be less messes left behind, ones that the FLIK staff would previously have had to clean.

[Photo] The Administration’s Hope for Maintaining a Clean Dining Hall

By Tyler Stern, Managing Editor
May 10, 2025
The Wrestling Team warms up for their match. They huddle in a circle in preparation to get excited before their match.

Winter NYSAIS Recap

By Gabriella Petriello, Features Editor
May 9, 2025

Exploring the Excitement of BlockBlast

By Gabriella Petriello
April 8, 2025
The user's screen shows the different colors featured in the game and the number of points received. Whether during breaks or free time, players are focused on the game. Block Blast is growing in popularity around the Hackley community.

Exploring the Excitement of BlockBlast

By Gabriella Petriello, Assistant Features Editor
March 12, 2025
Rohan's book, "Growth Over the Board: An Introspective Look Through Chess Puzzles", features the strategic and mental aspects of chess. This book is featured in the Hackley School Library and is available to check out.

Making The Right Move

By Gabriella Petriello, Assistant Features Editor
March 4, 2025
Coach Jeffrey celebrates his last junior varsity game before becoming an assistant on Girls' Varsity Basketball in 2022. He is extremely excited about this upcoming season and the chance to coach some of his former junior varsity players again.

Girls’ Varsity Basketball Welcomes New Head Coach

By Gabriella Petriello, Assistant Features Editor
October 22, 2024
Hackley Girls' Varsity Soccer plays in the Dave Allison Game, proudly wearing their pink jerseys. The team is honored to dedicate the game to Mr. Dave Allison, celebrating his memory and the lasting impact he had. With every kick and cheer, they strive to embody his spirit and passion for the game.

“What’s the word? ANIMAL!”

By Gabriella Petriello, Assistant Features Editor
October 17, 2024
The new salad bar provides new options with more toppings. The pasta bar was also added to the area with the new salad bar. The Hackley School logo was also placed adding a sense of community to the lunchroom.

Revamped Dining Room Enhances Comfort

By Gabriella Petriello, Assistant Features Editor
October 8, 2024
In addition to working with students and families individually, college counselors teach an Intro to College course to juniors where they review the application process and give advice. Upon joining the Hilltop, Ms. Fritz has worked to improve this course to allow students to reap all its benefits.

[Photo] Meet Kassy Fritz, New Director of College Counseling

By Fernanda Paz, Features Editor
October 8, 2024
Alex Schiller spent her senior project at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, shadowing orthopedic surgeons and observing various surgeries. Despite the early mornings and long hours, Alex found the experience transformative and inspiring, pursuing her passion for a career in medicine.

Putting Passion into Practice

By Gabriella Petriello, Assistant Features Editor
June 3, 2024
The endless scroll of social media makes it easy to lose focus on what you are doing. Each swipe takes us further from what we're doing and getting lost in the flood of posts.

Connections and Information vs. Distractions and Self-Image

By Gabriella Petriello
May 24, 2024
Giulia Sorvillo and Donia Karandikar help wash the dogs at the Yorktown Guiding Eyes for the Blind facility. After they washed the dogs, they gave them treats.

Club Spotlight: Guiding Eyes for the Blind

By Gabriella Petriello, Staff Writer
January 22, 2024
The New York Times website includes many games to play in your free time. Wordle, Connections, and The Mini are the three most popular New York Times games. The games are very widespread and popularized.

App of the Month: NYT Games

By Gabriella Petriello, Staff Writer
November 3, 2023
Ms. Herlihy helps kids overcome learning disabilities. At Hackley, she works with Upper School students in the learning center in Goodhue. She is excited to meet and work with the Upper School students this upcoming year.

New Faculty Spotlight: Ms. Herlihy

By Gabriella Petriello, Staff Writer
October 20, 2023
The girls lacrosse team made merch with all proceeds going to One Love. Juniors Annabel Hardart and Alex Schiller show off the new sweatshirts.

[Photo] Club Spotlight: One Love

By Enya Walsh, Events Editor
October 10, 2023
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