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| Type | Private,preparatory school (with small boarding) |
| Motto | Iuncti Iuvamus (United, we help one another) |
| Established | 1899 |
| Founder | Mrs.Frances A. Hackley |
| Head of school | Charles Franklin |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Gender | All-boys (at founding); became co-educational |
| Enrollment | Upper School: 375 Middle School: 230 |
| Colors | Black, gray, yellow and white |
| Mascot | Hornet |
| Publication | Hackley Review |
| Newspaper | The Dial |
| Yearbook | The Hilltop |
| Website | hackleyschool |
Hackley School is a privatecollege preparatory school located inTarrytown, New York, and is a member of theIvy Preparatory School League.
Founded in 1899 by philanthropistFrances Hackley, the school was intended to be aUnitarian alternative toEpiscopal boarding schools. Since its founding, Hackley has dropped its Unitarian affiliations and changed from all-boys to coeducational.
The head of school is Charles Franklin.
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Frances Hackley, a wealthy widow and leading supporter of the Unitarian movement, decided to give her summer mansion in Tarrytown to a school for boys. She provided substantial funding to refurbish the mansion for school purposes and to operate the school for several years.[1][2]
In the spring of 1899, a board of trustees was formed and a headmaster hired. The first students arrived in the autumn of 1899 and resided in what is today called Hackley Hall.[3]
In the fall of 1899,Theodore Chickering Williams and Seaver Buck, the first headmaster and the first master hired, respectively, searched for additional land. They found a large estate for sale near the grounds of what later becameMarymount College, and purchased it with funds from Hackley. The buildings on the estate were torn down immediately, and within a short period, construction began on the buildings that would eventually join to form the Hackley quadrangle. The first buildings constructed were Goodhue Hall and the Minot Savage building. They were in use for the first time in 1902–1903. The remaining buildings, including the Sarah Goodhue King Chapel and the Headmaster's house, were completed by 1908. Inscribed above one of Hackley's doors is the phrase "Enter Here to Be and Find a Friend."[3]
From the beginning, Hackley was non-sectarian, but shaped by Unitarian values. An early and influential president of the board of trustees wasSamuel A. Eliot, a Unitarian minister.[4] A vigorous interscholastic sports program began during the first years with football already prominent in 1900–1901.
Of the faculty of twelve, six have been with the school for periods of from ten to twenty years. It is distinctly a college preparatory school. A handbook published in 1920 stated that "Of the two hundred and sixty alumni the great majority have entered Harvard and Yale. The boys come from well to do families, chiefly of New York and New England."[4]
Clarence Francis, a famous industrialist at the time and special consultant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was the commencement speaker at Hackley in 1959, in order to commemorate the school's sixtieth anniversary.[5]
Walter Boutwell Gage, among the teachers who taught in Hackley's first term, was made headmaster in 1908.[4] Peter Gibbon published a book titledA Call to Heroism in 2003. He also wrote for several newspapers, magazines, and professional journals. Walter Johnson was the eleventh headmaster from 1995 to 2016.[6]
On August 4, 2007, a fire, sparked by an intense lightning storm, destroyed Goodhue Memorial Hall. The Kaskel Library and its 27,000 volumes, artwork, and other resources were lost. The stone facade of the building remained intact.[7]
In September 2010, Goodhue Memorial Hall reopened, with the Sternberg Library and computer labs located on the new second floor. In total, over 8,000 sq ft (740 m2). of space was added to the building.
Courses additional to the core curriculum include Creative Writing, History of Western Theater, Seminar in Moral Philosophy, Economics, History of Media & Culture, Art History, Calculus, Finite Mathematics, Statistics, Organic Chemistry, Marine Biology, Ecology, Etymology, Computer Science, Electronic Publishing, Studio Art, Three-Dimensional Sculpture and Design, Architecture and Design, Ceramics, Photography, Filmmaking, Music Theory, Seminar in Music Listening, Acting, Seminar in (music) Composition, and Opera and Jazz, and Student Teaching (where high school students assist in lower school classes).
Hackley is known for the quality of its musical training. ComposerCharles Griffes taught there from 1907 until 1920.[8]
The Hackley School is a part of the Ivy Preparatory School League. There are teams for boys and girls in most of the sports typically offered by New England prep schools.
The Upper School's five-day boarding program provides a combination of school and academic concentration during the week coupled with family and home life on the weekends. The program houses up to thirty students of all genders.
Newsweek editorNaveed Jamali, who attended the school briefly around 1990, wrote of his lasting memory of the student parking lot: it was filled with "shiny new" expensive cars likePorsches andBMWs.[9]
Notable alumni include:
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