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The Dial
The voice of the student body

The Dial
The voice of the student body

The Dial
Jordan Kleeger

Jordan Kleeger, Opinion Editor

Jordan Kleeger is a junior at Hackley School and is an opinion editor who has been on the Dial since Sophomore year. Jordan is from Mamaroneck, NY, and plays on the girls varsity Tennis team. She also coleads two clubs: Hearts and Homes for Refugees and Jewish Alliance and Culture Club. Outside of school, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and family.

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The Kiva Club ran a bake sale the day before spring break to raise money for the non-profit organization. The sale was a huge success, and now the club members are in the process of transferring the money they raised to the recipients through Kiva!

Opening up the World of Finance to Those in Need

By Jordan Kleeger, Opinion Editor
April 10, 2025
Inkosi helped lead the Hackley Men's Fencing team to a NYSAIS victory. He also won personal medals and trophies within the tournament.

Junior Fencer Inkosi Brou’s Journey to the Olympics

By Jordan Kleeger, Opinion Editor
March 7, 2025
Ethan participated in a local Rubik's Cube solving competition last year. He loved the experience and plans on entering more of these competitions this year and beyond!

Ethan Deng Stuns the Upper School with his Rubik’s Cube Solving Skills

By Jordan Kleeger, Opinion Editor
February 25, 2025
Faculty and families enjoyed the first ever Hackley Shabbat dinner. Lots of work was put into this night by parents and students alike. With music, food, and decorations, the night was a huge success.

Celebrating the Jewish Community at Hackley’s first-ever Shabbat dinner

By Jordan Kleeger, Opinion Editor
December 6, 2024
Coach Sekkas is getting ready for Girls Varsity Soccer practice. During practice, she loves to work on tactical skills with the team, as well as create strategies to use against their opponents. These two actions result in great success for Coach Sekkas as well as the team!

Coach Sekkas Sparks a New Era for HGVS

By Jordan Kleeger, Opinion Editor
October 29, 2024
After juniors drafted and shared their speeches with their advisories, one person from each advisory was nominated to deliver their speech in front of the grade in Allen Hall. “First Monday was interesting because I had always heard about the junior speeches from older friends, but it was cool to see what other kids had to write about,” said Jiya Dhakad.

[Photo] Manic Monday

By Gabrielle Paes, Staff Writer
October 1, 2024
Weighing the Pros and Cons of an Open Gradebook at Hackley

Weighing the Pros and Cons of an Open Gradebook at Hackley

By Jordan Kleeger, Opinion Editor
September 26, 2024
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
Two students studying in the library while listening to music. Here, we can see the contrast in style between Spotify, on the left, and Apple Music, on the right. The apps are different colors, and also have different fonts.

The Debate of the Century: Spotify or Apple Music?

By Jordan Kleeger, Staff Writer
January 18, 2024
Club Spotlight: Amnesty Club

Club Spotlight: Amnesty Club

By Jordan Kleeger, Staff Writer
December 6, 2023
Illustrations from the cover of the New Yorker, located in the Philippe Labaune Gallery. These drawings are first drafts, as well as loose sketches of popular cartoons that we know and love today. Artists take these simple sketches, and transform them into beautiful drawings that eventually get displayed on the magazines cover.

A Trip to the Chelsea Galleries: Exploring the World of Art

By Jordan Kleeger, Staff Writer
November 21, 2023
Are Hackley Students who Enter in 9th Grade at a disadvantage compared to lifers?

Are Hackley Students who Enter in 9th Grade at a disadvantage compared to lifers?

By Jordan Kleeger, Staff Writer
November 3, 2023
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