The voice of the student body

The Dial
The voice of the student body

The Dial
The voice of the student body

The Dial
Mr. Klimenko in August 1984 hopping a freight train in Canada’s British Columbia en route home from that same summer in Alaska

Thumbs Up: How Mr. Klimenko’s travels shaped his teaching

By Maya Miller, Staff Writer • January 16, 2020

Although it may seem that every successful person knows what they want to do at a young age, this is not always the case. Upper school history teacher Vladimir Kilmenko took a long and winding path...

Austin Benedetto

By Sydney Stoller, Online Editor in Chief • November 14, 2019

Junior Austin Benedetto’s historical research was inspired by the hit AMC drama Mad Men. The show takes place in the 1950s and is centered around “ad men” (people who work in advertising) on...

Students in the independent research course meet with Mr. Flanigan to talk about their respective topics. At this point in the year, class members have compiled sources that have helped them to learn more about their historical and literature interests.

Students take on year-long independent research papers

By Sydney Stoller, Online Editor in Chief • November 14, 2019

Swap lab coats and petri dishes for Harkness tables and JSTOR, and explore the new opportunities for research in the humanities at Hackley. This class, entitled Independent Research in English and History,...

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