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10 Jun 2021
In this month’s blog post on Hackley Perspectives titled “Life is a Journey, Pack Wisely,” Michael Wirtz, Head of School, reflects on his journey and shares important life lessons with the Class of 2021. #HackleyPerspectives #HackleySchool Read more: medium.com/hackley-perspecti…

Life is a Journey, Pack Wisely

By Michael C. Wirtz, Head of School

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20 Jan 2021
Today we're visiting our Hackley Perspectives archives to read more about how #HackleySchool Redefines Excellence. Read Ms. Diane Remenar's May 2019 post "Service-Learning: Education in Meaningful Problem Solving" #RedefiningExcellence #ServiceLearning medium.com/hackley-perspecti…

Service-Learning: Education in Meaningful Problem Solving

By Diane Remenar, Hackley School Modern Languages Department

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11 Jan 2021
In this month’s blog post on Hackley Perspectives, Merideth Maddox, performing arts teacher, reminds us about the power of forming deep connections by listening to life stories from the people around us. Read the post at bit.ly/MM_perspectives #HackleyPerspectives
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7 Jan 2021
“Today's events in Washington are deeply unsettling and stand in stark contrast to the democratic ideals of our country and the values of the Hackley community.” Read the letter to the Hackley Community. #CivilDiscourse #HackleySchool hackleyschool.org/news-detai…
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2 Nov 2020
In this month’s blog post, Andy King, Director of the Upper School, explores the topic of civil discourse in education, and reflects on a statement from a very wise Hackley debate student—"elections set the tone for national discourse." Read more→ bit.ly/AK_Perspectives

Civil Discourse is Rooted in Hackley’s Mission

By Andy King, Director of the Upper School

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In this month’s blog post on Hackley Perspectives, our Support Services team, Linda Sadler, Psy.D., Anne Weissenberger, Ph.D., Amanda LeTard, Ph.D. and Marietta Snyder, M.S., M.A explore the question, “Why is it So Hard to Be Well?” medium.com/hackley-perspecti…

Why is it So Hard to Be Well?

In the spring, our wellness team presented at a virtual HPA coffee entitled “Wellness in a Pandemic.” We discussed many ways of promoting…

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Hackley Fencers Medal at ISFL Championships They had 13 medalist at the 21st Independent School Fencing League Individual Championships at Horace Mann on Saturday, 1/25/20. This medal count equaled the record breaking results of last season. buff.ly/38Mqddb
Jasmine Bayrooti ’18 visits Hackley’s IRP Jasmine returned to the Hilltop to talk with Hackley’s Independent Research program students about her research projects, both as a Hackley student and more recently at Stanford. buff.ly/2T89gp6 #HackleySchool
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9 Jan 2020
Understanding Athletic Recruiting On 1/26/20 1:00 PM Hackley School will offer a program on college athletic recruitment. It is open to all, but necessarily targets very strong athletes. buff.ly/2T6oISr #HackleySchool
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Hackley School bids farewell to Marlene Bellamy and honors her by adding her photo to the photo gallery of long serving employees outside the Head of School's Office.
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On Friday Dec 6, 2019, Hackley’s IRP had the pleasure of hosting alum Wenkai Qin as a guest speaker. Students were engaged with Wenkai’s stories of engineering school at Harvey Mudd, as well as his summer research experiences abroad in China and Japan. buff.ly/38wn5Tx
Master Class on Income Inequality History department chair Bill Davies and Upper School history teacher David Sykes attended an Academy for Teachers master class led by former New York political figure Eliot Spitzer. buff.ly/2rAaRbG
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It's #GivingTuesday! Please make a gift to the Hackley Annual Fund today. Your donation impacts every student, every day, growing in character, scholarship, and accomplishment. buff.ly/2RhrO5s
On this Veterans Day, we honor the members of the Hackley Community who have served our nation through the Armed Services. We are pleased to offer this thoughtful perspective from Mike Halas '98, current chair of the Hackley Veterans' Association. buff.ly/2riTLi2
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Hackley's Upper School Literary and Art magazine, Vision, has been been named a 2020 Crown Finalist by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. buff.ly/36rwZEI #HackleySchool #hackleyschool
The Dial has recently been awarded a Gold Medal from the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association for its 2018-2019 edition. buff.ly/2phIuOB #HackleySchool #hackleyschool
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Thank you to the 450 alumni and their families who returned to the Hilltop for Alumni Day 2019! Photos will be posted soon - and please send your Alumni Day photos to alumni@hackleyschool.org for a chance to win Hackley swag!
Have you completed the Hackley survey yet? Check your email (it went out on Monday 9/23) and be sure to complete it today! Your input will help Hackley evaluate the tools we use to best reflect the unique characteristics and value of a Hackley education.
Alumni, parents, students, employees: please watch for and submit Hackley's survey on what best reflects the character and value of a Hackley education. Thanks for participating!
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