Search: 5000 Clubside Road Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124-2595 440.423.4446 12465 County Line Road, P.O. Box 8002 Gates Mills, Ohio 44040-8002 440.423.4446 News Archives - 2006 - 2007 Hawken student a Moondance Film Festival finalist 06/29/2007 - A documentary by Hawken junior Aaron Kohn was recently selected as a finalist in both the Kids Short Film and Short Documentary Film categories at the... >> One Hawken grad's triumph over cancer 06/29/2007 - Kevin Weiss's story of how he beat childhood cancer recently appeared in the Cleveland Jewish News. The 2004 Hawken grad shared what he took from the... >> Top football agent visits Hawken interns 06/28/2007 - Tom Condon, known as being the top football agent in the country, recently paid a visit to Hawken students and grads as part of an ongoing sports inte... >> Ready to roll out the "green" carpet 06/27/2007 - Several rolls of artificial turf are ready to be installed on the multi-purpose field, also shown. The project to install artificial turf on a new m... >> Cavs in the Finals? Thank Scott Looney 06/26/2007 - Clevelanders everywhere hailed LeBron James as the reason for the Cavs' turnaround and the team's first trip ever to the NBA Finals. But consider thi... >> Renowned open-water swimmer also Hawken graduate 06/25/2007 - Give Erica Rose ’00 some open water, tell her to swim and she’ll go and go and go… and go. Since 1997 when she was a swimming powerhouse at H... >> MS lax players on big stages 06/22/2007 - Four recently promoted eighth grade lacrosse players are hoping to find success on larger playing fields. Mitchell Joseph '11 will participate in ... >> Hawken grad, board chairman makes nat'l headlines 06/13/2007 - Hawken Board of Trustees Chairman Kip Horsburgh's support of the Cavs as the team attempted to bring home Cleveland's first-ever NBA title landed the ... >> Hawken parades the Circle 06/12/2007 - Over 25 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends participated recently in Hawken's return to Parade the Circle at University Circle. The event is... >> Hawken to Participate in Parade the Circle 06/07/2007 - The summer season officially begins this Saturday with one of Cleveland's best festivals, Parade the Circle, a celebration of art sponsored by the Cle... >> Awards Day 2007 06/05/2007 - Madeleine Bruml received the Alumni Association's highest student honor, the Charles B. Bolton Award, at Awards Day ceremonies on Friday, June 1. The... >> All-Ohio in Track & Field Earned by Louise Gliga 06/05/2007 - Louise Gliga '08 finished her 2007 Track and Field Season with a 6th place finish in the 3200 meter run at the OHSAA Division III State Track & Field ... >> A triumph of school spirit 06/04/2007 - Hawken students go the extra mile, 160 more precisely, to cheer on the men’s lacrosse team as they made it to the Final Four. They rode a yellow... >> Middle School Summer Preview Program: August 6-17 06/04/2007 - The Hawken Middle School Preview Program is designed to formally prepare students new to our Middle School to understand and improve the challenging t... >> Summer Host Families Needed For The Hawken-Haibara Exchange 06/04/2007 - The annual two-week Hawken-Haibara Exchange Program is set to occur this summer, in Cleveland, from July 23-August 1, 2007. This exchange continues to... >> Senior to travel to Iran for international Physics competition 06/04/2007 - Hawken senior Kenan Diab has earned a spot as one of only five students to represent the U.S. at the International Physics Olympiad. The international... >> And so they commenced... 06/04/2007 - Hawken's Class of 2007 said its final goodbyes at this year's Upper School Commencement. Representing the 93 graduating seniors during the ceremony w... >> 8th Grade CCIS Social 06/02/2007 - All 8th grade students from the CCIS schools are invited to attend this annual end-of-middle-school dance at University School (Hunting Valley Campus)... >> Hawken third grade math teacher is 'outstanding' 05/31/2007 - Each year, the Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Mathematics recognizes outstanding teachers who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication to ... >> Varsity boys lacrosse in final four 05/29/2007 - Following the nail-biting victory over Walsh Jesuit High School, Hawken's boys lacrosse team will face New Albany in a semi-final game today at 5:30 p... >> Track & Field athletes advance to State Finals 05/29/2007 - At the recent OHSAA Region 9 Track & Field Finals, the boys' team scored 32.5 points to finish in 5th place in a field of 54 teams, and the girls' tea... >> Track & Field Athletes advance to State Competition 05/26/2007 - The OHSAA Region 9 Track & Field Finals were held at Navarre Fairless High School on Wednesday & Friday. The Boys team scored 32.5 points to finish i... >> Hawken senior meets U.S. Senator 05/25/2007 - Hawken senior Kenan Diab, one of the top physics students in the country, recently met with Sen. Sherrod Brown. Diab, who was selected to be a memb... >> Middle Schoolers make Hawken No. 1 in nation in math league 05/25/2007 - Nine sixth graders have made Hawken School number one in the nation in the Euclidian Division of the Continental Mathematics League competition. Ea... >> Middle School science teacher wins fellowship for innovation 05/25/2007 - Eighth grade science teacher Peter Thomas was recently awarded the Murdock-Thompson Center for Teachers' 2007 Summer Fellowship for Innovative Teacher... >> End Of The Year Dance 05/25/2007 - The Student Council has decided to throw a celebratory dance for all Middle School students this upcoming Friday, from 4:00-7:00 PM. There will be a ... >> Campus Road To Be Closed During Field Day 05/24/2007 - The Lyndhurst campus road from the light at Meadow Wood to the Middle School building will be closed during Field Day (5/24) from 12:15-3:00 PM. If y... >> Get your official Hawken Flip Watch 05/24/2007 - As part of his Senior Project, Abel Mills has been working with HourPower Watches to design a custom flip Hawken watch. Now after weeks planning, t... >> Sun shines, so do students in Mini-Olympics 05/23/2007 - In over 20 years the sun has never failed to shine on Hawken's Bright Horizons Mini-Olympics. It's always been a day of big smiles and blue skies. T... >> Not On Our Watch: Students Dial For Darfur! 05/23/2007 - In an attempt to literally "speak out" against the genocide that is occuring in the Sudan, students used their cell phones to call the White House to ... >> Recap: Alumni Weekend 2007 05/22/2007 - It was a weekend of old friends and "remember whens" as Hawken alumni met for the 2007 Alumni Weekend featuring the 50th class reunion for the Class o... >> Hawken Track finished 2nd at District Meet 05/20/2007 - The Hawken Mens Track Team finished second at the Division III District Meet at Independence High School on Friday. The Hawks were paced by the follo... >> Relay for Life this weekend 05/17/2007 - Each year, the Hawken community rallies together for Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society's annual event, which raises money for cancer researc... >> Art teacher remembers victims of Mexican femicide in exhibit 05/17/2007 - When Hawken art teacher and Amnesty International advisor Anne Kmieck visited Juarez, Mexico in 2004, she walked into a grim, murderous reality. ... >> RiverSweep 2007 05/17/2007 - Thirteen Middle and Upper School students spent the morning of Saturday, May 12, participating in RiverSweep, the Ohio Canal Corridor's 18th Annual, e... >> Listen to the Concert of Remembrance 05/17/2007 - On May 8, Hawken hosted a Concert of Remembrance at the Upper School, commemorating the Holocaust and World War II, featuring the critically acclaimed... >> Work on Pool Roof To Begin This Week 05/14/2007 - Work will begin this week to rectify a vapor barrier breach in the pool roof, walls, and transitions at Gates Mills. The construction project will "co... >> Track Team Places in CVC Metro Meet 05/12/2007 - The Track teams competed in the CVC Metro Division Championship Meet this past week. The Hawken Mens team finished 1.5 points behind Cuyahoga Hts in ... >> Join 'The Race' to benefit cancer 05/11/2007 - The Berns family - Josh ’10, Dani ’12, Patti and Jonathan - invites you to celebrate your mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and all the women you lov... >> On the Bookstands: Peter Scott's "Barter Island" 05/11/2007 - Thirty-three year Hawken English teacher Peter Scott recently released "Barter Island," a new book and the third in a trilogy based on his post-Vietna... >> Alumni of Color Event May 19 05/10/2007 - Two Hawken alumni, Scott Hamilton and Wayne Lawrence, are coordinating an event that brings alumni of color from the Cleveland Council of Independent ... >> Antique Show on Memorial Day, May 28 05/09/2007 - Please join us for the 22nd Annual White House Antiques Show on Monday, May 28. A preview and breakfast will be 8:30-10:00 a.m., and general admissio... >> History teacher awarded Fulbright 05/09/2007 - History and humanities teacher Jim Newman was recently awarded a Fulbright grant to study this summer in Greece. He is among only 40 people selected ... >> A Concert Of Remembrance 05/08/2007 - On Tuesday May 8, from 7:00-8:00 PM in Hawken’s Kennedy Auditorium (on the Gates Mills campus) the Hawken Community is planning a collaborative Conc... >> The results are in: La Dolce Vita a record success! 05/08/2007 - Life was certainly sweet at Hawken’s biennial auction. A Night to Remember - La Dolce Vita’s sell-out crowd included the highest faculty attend... >> Hawken well represented at Cheadle/Prendergast Event 05/07/2007 - On Saturday, May 5, actor Don Cheadle and scholar/activist John Prendergast spoke to over 2,800 "upstanders" from greater Cleveland, downtown at the S... >> Math Presentation For Middle School Parents 05/04/2007 - Plan on attending a meeting designed for the parents of Middle School students who are currently in the sixth and seventh grades to find out more abou... >> Senior standouts 05/03/2007 - Two Hawken seniors were recently selected by The Plain Dealer as "Senior Standouts." Hannah Whitehead was recognized particularly for her passion f... >> MS team wins honorable mention in nat'l science competition 05/03/2007 - Eighth grade students Katie Goldston, Kyle Hoffman, and Mitchell Joseph were recognized with an Honorable Mention Award in the recent Exploravision Aw... >> Team scores big in Knowledge Master Open 05/03/2007 - Students from seven countries competed in the Spring 2007 Knowledge Master Open, including teams from Hawken Middle School. One of our teams, Team Aca... >> Dress Down Day: May 4, 2007 To Benefit Diabetes Association 05/03/2007 - Friday, May 4, 2007, will be a Dress Down Day, the proceeds from which will directly benefit the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland (DAGF). As... >> Sixth-graders visit Williamsburg 04/30/2007 - The sixth grade class recently returned from their weeklong trip to visit to Williamsburg, Va, which was designed to complement their study this year ... >> Lacrosse sophomore on Sports Time Ohio network 04/29/2007 - Be sure to tune in to the Sports Time Ohio network this week. Sophomore lacrosse player Frances Cooley was interviewed at a recent game and will be f... >> Fifth-To-Sixth Grade Transition Meeting 04/27/2007 - Fifth grade parents are invited to preview the sixth grade year in our Middle School by attending the 5/6 Transition Meeting on May 17, 2007 in the Mi... >> Hawken senior selected for US Physics Team 04/27/2007 - For the second year in a row, Hawken senior Kenan Diab was selected to be a member of the United States Physics Team by the American Association of Ph... >> The circus comes to town 04/27/2007 - Oh no! The Ringmaster has come down with a case of laryngitis and the circus needs to find a substitute fast. Hawken kindergartners and first-grader... >> Middle School Trip Return Times 04/27/2007 - As of 12:30pm, the estimated return times for the Middle School trips are: 6th Grade - 6:00-6:30pm 7th Grade - 4:00-4:15pm 8th Grade - 5:30-6:00p... >> Twenty become Cum Laude Society members 04/26/2007 - "Excellence by some raises standards for all," Dr. Rick Stacy told an auditorium full of beaming parents, students, trustees, faculty and staff. "I... >> Preparing students for the future 04/25/2007 - The Hawken community gathered on April 24 for what proved to be both a thought provoking evening on educating and preparing children for the future. ... >> Hawken grad Molly Shannon in 'poignant' breakout role 04/25/2007 - Molly Shannon '83 is winning wide praise for a her new film "Year of the Dog." The quirky dramedy, from the writer of "School of Rock," stars Sha... >> Evening with Bassett promises to be thought-provoking, engaging 04/24/2007 - Did you know that China will soon be the number one English speaking country in the world? Preparing our children for a future of changes known and un... >> Hawken students honored for service, scholarship 04/24/2007 - Junior Angela Primbas was recently named one of Ohio's Distinguished Finalists in the 2007 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. She was among only ... >> Hawken Appoints Middle School Director 04/23/2007 - After a nationwide search, Stephen Hopkins, a Middle School Science Department Chair at the Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS), h... >> Sophomore to hold first book signing 04/23/2007 - Sophomore Sam Milner will hold his first-ever book signing Thursday, April 26, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Barnes and Noble in Eton Chagrin Boulevard. ... >> 2007 Onyx for sale 04/20/2007 - Those interested in purchasing Hawken's 2007 yearbook can do so by sending a check for $65.00 payable to the Onyx to: P.O. Box 8002, Gates Mills, OH 4... >> Writing team wins contest, among best in region 04/19/2007 - Hawken's seventh and eighth grade Power of the Pen teams recently swept the competition at the writing contest's regionals. Students competed against... >> Ryan Who? 04/18/2007 - Some guys have no luck. Our star hurler, Ryan Brenner, tosses a four hitter against previously undefeated Cuyahoga Heights, increases his record to 3... >> CYO Track Meet Cancelled 04/15/2007 - The CYO Track Meet scheduled for the April 15 at the Upper School Track has been cancelled due to the cold temperature. >> Million-dollar field project to honor Cliff Walton 04/13/2007 - Hawken School has unveiled a $1.95 million plan to turf two of its Upper School athletic fields and equip the improved football field with lights, nam... >> Hawken juniors win essay contest 04/13/2007 - Juniors Maria King and Amanda Weatherhead recently won the annual Washington Workshops Congressional Seminar Essay Contest. The national competition ... >> April 13 Marks 30th Anniversary of Barn Fire 04/13/2007 - Thirty years ago, Hawken and Ohio lost a magnificent landmark to fire. What was once Ohio’s largest dairy barn burned to the ground on a windy after... >> Alumna 'rocks autism' 04/13/2007 - When a disorder affects one in every 150 people in the United States, reaching near epidemic status, you'd expect an action plan to remedy the crisis.... >> Hawken students formidable arts competition contenders 04/12/2007 - For the first time ever, a Hawken student is exhibiting in New York City as part of winning a Gold Key in the National Scholastic Awards competition. ... >> Senior takes lead in area musical 04/11/2007 - Senior Arielle Hoffman appears this weekend in a Stagecrafter Teen Academy production of "Urinetown: The Musical." Performances take place at Orange H... >> Strumbel, Aronoff, Holtrey all best of the best 04/10/2007 - Two Hawken girls swimming standouts and the longtime girls swimming coach landed a place in The Plain Dealer's "Best of the Best" for winter sports. ... >> Tonight's lecture by Dr. Ellen Rome postponed 04/09/2007 - The lecture by Dr. Ellen Rome, head of Adolescent Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, scheduled for Monday, April 9, 7:30 p.m., at Hawken School's Kenne... >> Middle School Athletic Games & Practices Changed Due To Snow 04/09/2007 - Due to the recent snowfall, Middle School athletic games and practice schedules have had to be modified until the field conditions improve. Please n... >> Hawken's News-Herald All-Stars 04/09/2007 - Hawken athletes recently received quite a few nods for their performance during this school year's winter season. The recognition came as part of a N... >> Mardi Gras 2007 04/06/2007 - French teacher Peggy Ringness' classes each year hold Mardi Gras celebrations, featuring a "king and queen" from each class, lots of beads and candy,... >> Third and fourth graders earn trophy 04/05/2007 - Lower School students earned a second-place trophy competing against 60 Northeast Ohio teams in a Destination ImagiNation Tournament held during sprin... >> Hawken places first in TEAMS competition 04/04/2007 - Hawken recently received a first-place division ranking in Ohio in the annual TEAMS competition and advanced to national eligibility. The school's te... >> Sixth Grade Knowledge Master Team Places 1st In Ohio 04/02/2007 - Hawken’s 6th grade Knowledge Master Team has done it again!! This competition takes place twice a year, and both times in the 2006-2007 school year,... >> Two Hawken 8th Graders Compete In World Sport Stacking Regionals 04/01/2007 - Hawken 8th grade students Arica Waters and Travis Salvati recently competed in the World Sport Stacking Regional Tournament in West Carrollton, Ohio, ... >> Hawken senior wins City Club debate 03/21/2007 - Senior Kenan Diab recently won the Annual High School Debate Championship hosted at the City Club of Cleveland and became the 2007 National Forensic L... >> Indoor Track Places at State Meet 03/18/2007 - The Hawken Indoor Track and Field Team competed in the Ohio Association of Track & Cross Country Coaches Indoor State Championship Meet on March 17 at... >> Best-selling author visits Middle School 03/15/2007 - Ask a kid today to name a hero. What you're likely to hear is a laundry list of television, movie and sports stars. Author T.A. Barron thinks it's a... >> Co-chairs work magic on auction raffles 03/15/2007 - There are many energetic volunteers who work to make Hawken auction's "A Night to Remember." The fun-filled biennial event brings the entire Hawken co... >> Fourth-grader shaves head for cancer 03/14/2007 - Cassidy was 10 years old when she was diagnosed with malignant brain tumors. Anthony was only two when he found out he had leukemia. They’re only ... >> Hawken to host Bone Marrow Registration Drive 03/14/2007 - "It’s rare that a person gets the chance to save a life,” junior Samantha Kadis said in a letter to the Hawken community. Perhaps that chance w... >> Tops again: Hawken ties for first in math contest 03/12/2007 - A team of Hawken students recently tied for first in the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual contest. The competition was among 95 schools... >> Seventh-grader advances to State Geography Bee 03/11/2007 - Jonathan Meckler, current seventh grade student, has qualified to represent Hawken Middle School at the state level of the National Geographic Bee, sp... >> Dress Down Day to Benefit Mental Health Services of Cleveland 03/09/2007 - There will be two dress down days this Friday (3/9) and next Friday (3/16) to raise supplies for the Safe Haven Shelters Program, an outreach program ... >> Sixth-graders have opportunity to compete in math tourney 03/08/2007 - We are thrilled to announce that this year sixth grade students have the opportunity to participate in the GCCTM (Greater Cleveland Council of Teacher... >> Students explore professions at Career Fair 03/07/2007 - Juniors and seniors recently had the opportunity to explore their futures during Hawken’s first Career Fair. As students filed into the gymnasium, a... >> Instrumental concert this Sunday! 03/07/2007 - Plan on coming to the Upper School auditorium at 3:00 PM for a combined instrumental concert featuring students from both the Middle and Upper Schools... >> Debate team state champs in policy debate 03/05/2007 - The four-person team of juniors Jim Goldston and Michael Laks and sophomores Drew Macklis and Dylan Herts recently won the state championship in polic... >> Noted actor works with eighth-graders on Shakespeare 02/27/2007 - Scott Plate, noted Cleveland actor and professor of Theatre Arts at Baldwin Wallace College, recently spent time working with 8th grade Humanities stu... >> Hawken girls swim team state champs! 02/26/2007 - For the ninth consecutive year, the Hawken girls swimming team won the Division II state championship. In all, the team has 17 titles. "We reall... >> 'The Wall' a new addition to P.E. 02/26/2007 - Hawken students are using a Traverse Climbing Wall! The wall is a new addition to the Brown Gym and will be used in Physical Education classes for st... >> Over 130 voices to unite in Upper, Middle School vocal concert 02/26/2007 - Music will be the tie that binds come Sunday. For the first time in a long time, the Upper School and Middle School vocal groups will come togeth... >> Girls swim team takes top spot at districts, off to states 02/21/2007 - After an impressive showing at the Northeast Ohio District swimming championships, the girls swimming team is off to states this weekend in Canton. T... >> MS, US girls compete in figure skating competition 02/21/2007 - Four Hawken Middle and Upper School girls recently competed in the Ohio High School Team Figure Skating Competition and placed first in four of a tota... >> Hawken-US basketball game on Fri, Feb. 23 02/20/2007 - The Varsity boys basketball team will face rival University School on Friday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. It is one of Hawken's most anticipated athletic... >> Middle School Drama Production To Premiere on Feb. 24th! 02/20/2007 - On Saturday, February 24th, starting at 7:30 PM, A Staged Reading of The Clouds, by Aristophanes as adapted for students by Robert Hawkes (Upper Schoo... >> Yoga Teacher To Visit With 8th Grade Humanities Classes 02/19/2007 - To complement their study of India, local yoga teacher, Indira Shekerjian, will visit with 8th grade Humanities classes on February 21st to talk about... >> It's Middle School Spirit Week! Get in on the Fun! 02/19/2007 - During the week of February 20-23, the Middle School will be sponsoring a Spirit Week, filled with fun activities and events for the entire Middle Sch... >> Swim team off to districts 02/15/2007 - The Hawken girls swim team and two from the boys team will compete Thursday-Saturday in the swimming districts at Busbey Natatorium at Cleveland State... >> Hawken seniors named Nat'l Merit Finalists 02/15/2007 - Eight Hawken seniors were recently named National Merit Finalists. Harrison Adams, Kenan Diab, Erica Dorfman, Rebecca Maurer, J. McNamara, Cari Meise... >> Getting a head start on changing the world 02/15/2007 - We’ve seen the headlines: Cleveland is the poorest city in the nation. Lower School art teacher Sue Wilson doesn’t need a census report to t... >> Hawken presents "Little Shop of Horrors" 02/14/2007 - "You better tell your mama somethin’s gonna get her. You better—everybody better—beware." That man-eating plant Audrey II will plant its roots... >> 7th & 8th Grade Girls' Basketball Games @ Beachwood- CANCELED 02/13/2007 - >> From a dad's heart: 'Thank you' 02/09/2007 - He stood there, paralyzed by hope. A dad long estranged from his family because of incarceration stood there gazing at what seemed a sea of Chris... >> Sixth-grade Electromagnetic Fishing Derby opens! 02/07/2007 - Sixth grade students in Mr. Kachurek's science class participated in the long-awaited Electromagnetic Fishing Derby! In conjunction with their curren... >> Hawken appoints Upper School Director 02/07/2007 - After a nationwide search that yielded "exceptional candidates," Head of School Scott Looney announced that J. Ross Peters has been selected as Hawken... >> Internet Safety Meeting CANCELED TONIGHT 02/03/2007 - Due to the forecast of inclement weather for tonight, the Parent Internet Safety Meeting has been canceled. We are in the process of re-scheduling th... >> Celebrating women in sports, student marketing excellence 02/02/2007 - As thousands of coaches, athletes, parents and boosters across the nation gather to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Hawken will join... >> Exhibit celebrates diversity 02/02/2007 - Five-year-old Cathy O'Connell doesn't worry that she might die. Eventually, everyone does. But with neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer, there's co... >> Don't mess with these fourth-graders 02/02/2007 - The gym was full of fourth-graders, gazing intently ahead, each thrusting their fists out in front of them as if giving bullies well-deserved socks t... >> Middle Schoolers wield pen power 02/01/2007 - If writing is empowering, a group of Hawken seventh and eighth-graders are incipient literary stalwarts. A team of Middle Schoolers, led by sixth a... >> Sixth-graders work academic wonders 01/31/2007 - Two Hawken sixth-grade academic challenge teams dubbed Team Stupendous and Team Prodigious lived up to their names recently winning top spots in the s... >> Early Learning Program gives you freedom to choose 01/31/2007 - The Early Learning Program has restructured its program to give parents more freedom in choosing an educational pathway for their children. Ultimatel... >> Junior advances in Shakespeare competition 01/30/2007 - Junior Bryn Adams is off to perform at The Cleveland Play House and then could be on her way to the Lincoln Center in New York City. The actress to... >> Cleveland gets to 'know' Hawken 01/26/2007 - Clevelanders now know. They know about Hawken's first-class athletic department, about the year's top athletes and that many a future luminary has wa... >> Hawken hosts Scholastic Book Fair 01/25/2007 - The Scholastic Book Fair will be February 1-8 in the Lower School Media Center. Students with any gently used books they've outgrown are encouraged t... >> Eighth Grade Students To Visit Upper School 01/24/2007 - Now that it is 2007, we are beginning to plan for the important transition between eighth and ninth grade. Our eighth and ninth grade teaching teams ... >> Students recognized by American Mathematics Competition 01/24/2007 - Twenty-three Middle School students were recently honored by the American Mathematics Competition (AMC 8) for their outstanding results on the recent ... >> Men's basketball team shares court, gains 'perspective' 01/23/2007 - Every Wednesday, the Hawken men's varsity basketball team suits up for practice with the Metzenbaum Blue Streaks and ends up learning about a lot more... >> Young artists shine at regional art competition 01/19/2007 - Twelve Upper and Middle School artists were recognized for their bodies of work in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards regional competition. As par... >> Community celebrates Hawken at Winter Luncheon 01/19/2007 - Hawken graduates, teachers and family members gathered on December 23 for the 81st Annual Alumni Winter Luncheon. The afternoon of dining, visiting an... >> Eighth grade students focus on Darfur 01/17/2007 - Having recently studied the current crisis in Sudan's western region of Darfur, several eighth grade students felt compelled "to make a difference" in... >> Sixth-graders invited to join stock market simulation team 01/11/2007 - It’s time for the Ohio Stock Market Simulation! This is a statewide contest for middle school students, and this year the program at Hawken will be ... >> No No. 1 in Ohio? 01/11/2007 - A day after The Ohio State University football team lost its Number One in the Nation status to the University of Florida in the BCS Championship Game... >> Lower, Middle, Upper students swim among best in region 01/10/2007 - Four Lower, Middle and Upper School students recently competed in the 2007 Mid-States Quadrangular Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. The studen... >> Hawken grad paints to build bridges 01/08/2007 - Artist Katherine Chilcote's palette is a colorful mixture of heartbreak and triumph, sadness and joy. The 1998 Hawken graduate, recently featured... >> Dress Down Day to benefit Global Fund 01/05/2007 - A "dress down day" will be held on January 5, the proceeds from which will be donated to The Global Fund, an international organization focused on eli... >> Hawken sophomore publishes first book 01/05/2007 - Jacob and Esau on the Jeremiah Springer Show? Isaac and Ishmael on a special edition of Orpah? And what about Sigmund Freud's attempts to probe the ... >> Second-graders chat with peer in Japan 01/05/2007 - The students in Bryan Wamsley's second grade class recently had their first Skype video conference with Tsukuba, Japan. One of their classmates, Madd... >> Hawken hosts Honor Band 01/04/2007 - Eight Hawken students joined 83 of the best band students from 15 area schools to form the Chagrin Valley Conference Honor Band on Wednesday, January ... >> Passport Program extends deadline 01/04/2007 - Hawken's afterschool enrichment program, Passport, has extended its deadline to Wednesday, January 10. If you haven't yet seen a brochure click here.... >> Passport Program extends deadline 01/04/2007 - Hawken's afterschool enrichment program, open to students in grades K-6, has extended its deadline to Wednesday, January 10. If you haven't yet seen ... >> Help Hawken soar: give to the Annual Fund 01/02/2007 - Think about everything Hawken has been to you and your family. Think about the friendships. The sense of community. The opportunity. The stellar e... >> Cleveland Clinic to host internships, invites Hawken students 01/02/2007 - The Cleveland Clinic has invited Hawken students to participate in two paid summer internships. The Science Internship and Nurses of the Future Progr... >> Let's hear it for the teams 12/29/2006 - Give a yell! Give a yell! Give a good substantial yell! The soaring success of Hawken's fall sports season bodes well for the year's winter seaso... >> Girls' swimming front-runner at meet 12/20/2006 - The girls' swimming team placed tops at Cleveland State University's recent Viking Invitational against some of the best swimming teams in the state. ... >> Best of the best 12/20/2006 - Out of thousands of high school athletes in the Greater Cleveland area, senior Liz McBean was named "best of the best" in field hockey by The Plain De... >> Hawken grad helps rebuild lives in Iraq 12/19/2006 - From Hawken grad Jeff Bricker’s vantage, Iraq is a lot more than bombs and bloodshed. It’s a place of rolling hills, lush, fertile valleys and bo... >> Sounds of a struggle 12/15/2006 - "Remember Sharpeville. 'Bullet in the back' day. Because it epitomized oppression. And the nature of society." Hawken eighth graders may not eve... >> Dance and diversity 12/15/2006 - We’re different on the outside, but the same on the inside. There are different dance forms, but they all require technique. These were a few of the... >> Dress Down Day Blanket Drive A Huge Success 12/14/2006 - Today's Blanket Drive was a great success in the Middle School. While no official count has been obtained, the corner of Lincoln Lobbey was filled wi... >> 8th Graders Perform African Protest Poetry In Chapel 12/13/2006 - 8th grade students took to the stage/floor of the Chapel today as they performed their African Protest Poems for 6th grade students. In groups of 4-5... >> At the movies with Robert Hawkes: Apocalytpo When? 12/13/2006 - The epigraph to Mel Gibson's latest reminds us of Will Durant's warning that a civilization will not be defeated from without unless it is already cor... >> Now that's cool 12/13/2006 - For most people, 10 or 12 inches of snow on a December morning elicits a casual shrug of the shoulders. This is Cleveland; get over it. But when peo... >> Bringing holiday cheer to area families 12/13/2006 - Ever been to the North Pole? You should have come to Ireland Hall, recently. The lobby was a well-stocked Santa’s workshop. Packages were piled... >> US, MS teams place first in state, rank in top internationally 12/12/2006 - Both the Upper and Middle Schools placed first statewide and, out of over 700 schools competing internationally, scored in the top 10 percent in the F... >> Third graders win trophy at LEGO Competition 12/11/2006 - Competing as the youngest team ever to enter the robotic competition known as LEGO League, four Hawken third graders won one of 13 trophies distribute... >> Yearbook Accepting Ads, Video Highlights 12/08/2006 - Interested in a congratulatory ad for your graduating senior or recognizing the efforts of your favorite Hawken team or group? Or would you like adver... >> Second and third graders rock! 12/08/2006 - Elvis was in the building on a recent snowy morning at Lyndhurst -- and so was James Brown, the Supremes and The Beatles. They were just a few of the ... >> 8th Grade Field Trip 12/08/2006 - 8th Grade students will be visiting the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and the Great Lakes Science Center. Students will be leaving campus at 9:15 AM and... >> Middle School Sports Cancelled Today 12/07/2006 - Please note that Middle School athletic contests and practices are cancelled for today (12/7). Please try and pick-up your child at the 3:15 PM dismi... >> As marketing interns, Hawken students score primo skills 12/06/2006 - For the past month and a half, a group of Hawken students have been interns in a program that most students have to wait until college to experience. ... >> Hawken grad's family legacy blasts off 12/05/2006 - When the Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off recently, Dudley Humphrey, Jr. '68 will see a piece (actually, pieces) of him blasting off as well. S... >> Hawken junior's activism recognized 12/04/2006 - Hawken junior Evin McMullen recently received the Earth Island Institute’s 2006 Brower Youth Award for her leadership in environmental activism. Sh... >> Visit Hawken! 12/01/2006 - Find out why thousands of people have sent their children our way for a Hawken education. On Thursday, December 7, we'll hold a Campus Visitation f... >> Grant Roth '85 G-Money Basketball Tournament 12/01/2006 - On Saturday, November 25, the 1st Annual Grant Roth '85 G-Money Basketball Tournament was held in the Gates Mills Athletic Complex. Fourteen teams ... >> Lend Us Your Photos 11/31/2006 - In 2003, Upper School history teacher John Tottenham began to organize thousands of school-related photos in a searchable, web-based archive. With the... >> The stuff of folktales 11/29/2006 - Whoever thought smelling a freshly baked cookie or cake could thrust you into legal troubles? It did for Zena, a poor woman living in a small village... >> Hawken grad to sign book at Joseph Beth 11/29/2006 - Dr. Barron Lerner '78 will sign his latest book, When Illness Goes Public: Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Illness, at the Joseph Beth Bookselle... >> Hawken sophomore organizes forum for 90.3 WCPN 11/28/2006 - Aaron Kohn, a Hawken sophomore, helped organize an hour-long forum that was broadcasted on 90.3 WCPN’s The Sound of Ideas hosted by Dan Moulthrop on... >> Gates Mills 11/28/2006 - November 2006 Gates Mills Lunch Menu Please click to open PDF file. >> Faculty band brings down the house 11/27/2006 - The shrill of the screams in the Middle School chapel was enough to shatter glass, the pounding of feet enough to generate a mild tremor. From the so... >> Granddad goes back to school 11/21/2006 - It’s fair to say that when you were in kindergarten your gym partner probably wasn’t your grandmother or grandfather. That is, of course, if you... >> WNBA star pays visit to Middle School 11/21/2006 - WNBA superstar Ruth Riley of the Detroit Shock has seen her share of accomplishments. She’s been a member of two national championship teams—the ... >> Al MacCracken ’54: A career serving Hawken 11/20/2006 - When Hawken alums reflect on teachers who made a difference, Al MacCracken’s name comes up frequently. MacCracken, himself a member of the Class of ... >> Hawken grad helps bring 'Grey' eccentricites to stage 11/17/2006 - In 1976 two documentarians captured the wildly eccentric lives of Edith and Edie Bouvier Beale, the aunt and first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassi... >> Alumnae 'a part of it' in NYC Marathon 11/17/2006 - A woman who lost her firefighter husband in the 9/11 attacks stood next to group of Scottish men in kilts who stood next to two best friends, in a sea... >> At the movies with Robert Hawkes 11/17/2006 - The best one can say of Borat! is that it is a thoroughly apt entertainment for the culture which has produced it. Childish, mean-spirited, self-congr... >> Powder Puff Match Brings Out School Spirit 11/15/2006 - In an athletic contest reminiscent of the infamous Winter Squamish match of 1966, Hawken students witnessed an event that will long be remembered by a... >> Founder of African Leadership Academy Visits With Students 11/14/2006 - Mr. Fred Swaniker, Chief Executive Officer and founder of The African Leadership Academy (located in Gauteng, South Africa) visited with 7th & 8th gra... >> Founder of African Leadership Academy Visits With Students 11/14/2006 - Mr. Fred Swaniker, Chief Executive Officer and founder of The African Leadership Academy (located in Gauteng, South Africa) visited with 7th & 8th gra... >> Seventh Grade Clothing Drive 11/13/2006 - Two 7th grade students, Josh G. and Baui S., have decided to sponsor a 7th grade clothing drive as one of their Bar Mitzvah projects. The clothing dri... >> Hawken math team ties for first place 11/13/2006 - Five Hawken students recently tied for first place in a math competition that was a part of Cuyahoga Community College’s first-ever math and science... >> Workshop explores new ways of Spanish instruction 11/09/2006 - Local, and a couple of Columbus, educators from high schools and colleges convened recently at Hawken’s Upper School for a workshop hosted by Hawken... >> Award-winning author visits Hawken 11/08/2006 - "You have to decide when you’re writing a story,” author Eric Rohmann tells a group of second graders. He draws a pig on the board. “What could ... >> Hawken hosts first-ever Health Day 11/07/2006 - Your daily grind could be doing a lot more than just wearing you out. It could be making you sick. It’s a sobering thought considering how studies... >> Weaving for warmth 11/07/2006 - A handful of Hawken students seem to be getting closely acquainted with the virtues of a needle and yarn. Apparently, there’s a lot to be gained fr... >> Hawken grad travels with Duke University president 11/06/2006 - A Duke University dean looked at Geoff Bass ’04 and, out of probably thousands of students, saw something special. The North Carolina school was ... >> Hawken Faculty Band To Perform...Live! 11/06/2006 - The Hawken Faculty Band, somewhat of a tradition by now, will be performing live in the Chapel on Wednesday, starting at 2:30 PM. Band leader John Kro... >> New Lyndhurst scoreboard 11/03/2006 - There’s something thrilling about beating a rival team in a fierce competition of endurance and strength. And for the winning side, looking to the ... >> Panamanian artist visits Hawken 11/02/2006 - Upper School Spanish classes were recently treated to a visit by a native Spanish speaker. Gloria Ritter, a Panamanian–American, visited three of S... >> Halloween Costume Contest 10/31/2006 - The annual Middle School Halloween Costume Contest (sponsored by the Student Council) will take place during assembly at the end of the day (2:45-3:10... >> Homework woes? 10/27/2006 - It's often a toilsome experience for school-age children. Concepts and ideas presented in school seem to make sense until, that is, they pull out the... >> Art teacher selected for Fulbright Fund Program 10/27/2006 - Thanksgiving for art teacher Denise Buckley probably won’t be Thanksgiving at all, considering where she's soon headed. Why? They don’t celebrat... >> Sophomore makes second appearence in Plain Dealer 10/26/2006 - In less than a month, Hawken sophomore Pia Trikha has been featured twice in The Plain Dealer, first for her exceptional performance on the varsity wo... >> Cleveland Cavaliers join Hawken to host internship 10/26/2006 - Hawken School recently teamed with the Cleveland Cavaliers to provide a unique in-school sports marketing internship for Hawken’s Upper School stude... >> Liz McBean: Player of the week 10/26/2006 - Senior field hockey player Liz McBean was selected as a Plain Dealer Player of the Week and was featured in the paper's Locker Room high school sports... >> Fall play explores one man's worth 10/24/2006 - The Hawken School Players Society will present its fall production, “The Adding Machine,” on Friday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 28... >> Linking students with the community 10/23/2006 - Hawken School recently hosted its first-ever community service fair. Over 40 local agencies, organizations and businesses from Cuyahoga, Geauga and L... >> Fall Sports Season Comes To A Close: Where Should Your Child Be? 10/23/2006 - The fall sports season for 7th & 8th grade students comes to a close this week. Unless students are involved in winter sports team practices, they ar... >> Alum's distinct passions merge 10/22/2006 - The age in which David Hellerstein ‘71 attended Hawken was marred by unrest. The United States was embroiled in an unpopular Vietnam War, the threa... >> Cardboard constructions 10/20/2006 - Math and science teacher Kelly Clark looks stately as she slowly perches herself in what resembles a throne, gently resting her arms on the side rests... >> Trip MacCracken ’92: Building a career in sports 10/20/2006 - Trip MacCracken ’92 is the Director of Football Administration for the Cleveland Browns, and to folks who’ve been around Hawken for awhile, his ca... >> Roya ’86, Rod ’88, Alana ’97 Rezaee: Tradition of caring 10/20/2006 - Some kids take after their parents, some kids don’t. In a family where both mother and father were medical professionals, says Roya Rezaee ’86, �... >> Hassan and Diana Rezaee: Following their callings 10/20/2006 - Many physicians describe their work as a calling, but few have been called farther than Dr. Hassan Rezaee. Dr. Rezaee grew up in rural Iran and knew b... >> Natalie Hawwa ’00 and Britt Cosgrove ’00: The Roommates 10/20/2006 - When Natalie Hawwa ’00 and Britt Cosgrove ’00 met as kindergartners on the Hawken playground, they knew they were on to something good. “We’ve... >> Brooke Buckley '94: Changing lives 10/20/2006 - "It’s uncanny how close ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ [the hit ABC drama] is to my life," laughed Brooke Buckley ’94, a general surgery resident. “T... >> Three Hawken students named 'Young Heroes' 10/20/2006 - Hawken students Evin McMullen, Angela Primbas and Aaron Kohn have been named winners of the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. The Barron Prize, a ... >> Women's varsity soccer, field hockey win big 10/20/2006 - Don't touch us. Unless, that is, you want to get burned. Hawken's sports teams are setting the playing fields afire. The women's varsity soccer a... >> Men's varsity soccer: reclaiming the prestige 10/19/2006 - The Hawks are looking to make it back to the Division III state finals this year in Columbus. First, they have to get past districts, a place where t... >> 'Something for everyone' 10/18/2006 - The weather on the Saturday of the Fall Family Fair, October 14, was erratic, almost manic. Blackened skies one minute. Clear the next. There was snow... >> Sudanese genocide inspires students 10/17/2006 - In the past three years in the Darfur region of Sudan, over 450,000 have been killed and over 2 million displaced in waves of violence that have plagu... >> Student spearheading Ronald McDonald House food drive 10/17/2006 - Jess Weiner, a current 8th grade student, is taking the lead on raising food items for the Family Room at the Cleveland Ronald McDonald House. Accordi... >> Winter Sports practice start dates 10/16/2006 - As the Fall sports season comes to an end, Middle School Winter sports teams will soon begin practices. Listed below are the start dates for the foll... >> Clearing the waters 10/16/2006 - A battle rages in Lake Erie, the clash between its native species and alien invaders that have slithered their way into the lake’s once tranquil wat... >> Easing the transition 10/16/2006 - The new children at Hawken love their new school, said Sally Zarney, director of admissions for the Lower and Middle Schools. That’s according to a... >> Hawken Harrier Wins CVC Valley Championship 10/14/2006 - Junior Davis Filippell won first place in the CVC Valley Division cross-country championships at Perry outdoor YMCA. His time of 17:46 placed him 25 ... >> Building a community 10/13/2006 - Imagine teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony. Lower School students may be learning how through communal reading and sharing. For a while... >> CCIS Social at Hawken 10/13/2006 - All 7th & 8th graders from Hawken and other Cleveland Council of Independent Schools are cordially invited to attend the year's first CCIS Social, to ... >> Fall Family Fair Promises Fun 10/10/2006 - Saturday, October 14, will be a day of fun for Hawken families as they attend the Fall Family Fair. Held from 10am to 2pm at Gates Mills, the yearly t... >> Graduate's latest book offers 'contrarian' view of Vietnam 10/10/2006 - Maj. Gen. Robert Scales, in a recent Wall Street Journal book review, lamented the tendency of writers to disparage the Vietnam War as an all-out disa... >> Forum to help in getting the most out of school sports 10/10/2006 - In 2005, the father of a high school football player didn’t think his son was getting enough playing time. So, he shot and wounded his son’s coac... >> Reading group to discuss costs of privilege 10/06/2006 - Think there’s a price to privilege? Hawken Upper School’s Books ‘n’ Bites Parent Reading Group will explore the issue on Thursday, November... >> Spanish/French Joint Class Project 10/06/2006 - Eighth grade students who take either Spanish or French have recently worked together and realized that these two languages are quite similar, whether... >> Football player featured in Plain Dealer, on FSN Ohio 10/05/2006 - It seems area media can’t get enough of Hawken athletes. Senior Greg Koren was featured today in The Locker Room (TLR), The Plain Dealer’s hi... >> Parking/Pick Up Concerns 10/03/2006 - When dropping off and/or picking up your child, please be sure that you observe the following guidelines: -when using the South Parking Lot (near t... >> Hawken swimmer named to All-American Team 10/02/2006 - Junior Jennifer Aronoff was recently named to USA Swimming’s Scholastic All-American Team, which comprises high school athletes. To qualify for... >> Tennis team has eyes on state title 10/02/2006 - Added the recent string of Hawken tournament wins is the Women's Varsity Red Tennis Team. The lady Hawks won the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Div... >> Sophomore featured in Plain Dealer 09/29/2006 - The Plain Dealer's Bob Fortuna went "Off campus with..." Hawken sophomore Pia Trikha, one of the top three golfers on Hawken's Women's Varsity Golf Te... >> We're No. 1 09/25/2006 - They’ve done it again. The Men's Varsity Golf Team grabbed the Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division title, edging out Kirtland and Cuyahoga Hei... >> Up Close, Personal with Wonders of Life 09/25/2006 - It was the beginning of one of nature's magnificent transformations. The caterpillar slowly spun a button of silk, attached itself and split its skin... >> Dress Down Day For Suicide Prevention Education Alliance 09/22/2006 - Plan on "dressing down" tomorrow (Friday, 9/22) to support the Suicide Prevention Education Alliance's upcoming Into The Light Walk that will be held ... >> Two art teachers to present bold new studies in art 09/20/2006 - In November, Middle and Upper School art teachers Erin Thomas and Anne Kmieck will hit the road to take two intriguing units of art instruction to the... >> Help Hawken junior race for the cure 09/19/2006 - Life. For junior Samantha Kadis, that’s what matters most. She’s been working for a while now trying to pull together a Hawken team for The ... >> 'Grueling' trip for team from Hawken builds hope 09/18/2006 - Shorts, sandals and sunscreen—the typical gear of summer. But 18 Hawken Upper School students, faculty/staff, alumni and parents this summer got a ... >> Like father, like son 09/18/2006 - Thirty-four years ago, Blair Haas '72 packed his bags and left a job in Philadelphia to join his father in his business. In June, Blair's son Josiah ... >> Wrong Number Plagues Teacher 09/18/2006 - "...No, this isn’t the Athletics Department, this is Bob Kachurek speaking...," says the patient and pleasant voice at the other end of 440-423-2935... >> To Spain and back: one student's chronicle 09/18/2006 - This summer Hawken School provided me the opportunity to travel to and study in Salamanca, Spain. On June 9, just after school had finished, 21 anxiou... >> Hawken welcomes new Head of School, opens new Middle School 09/17/2006 - Over 1,000 Hawken School alumni, parents, students and friends gathered Sunday, August 27, at the Lyndhurst campus to celebrate both the installation ... >> Shed Your Shutters 09/01/2006 - The Upper School art department is collecting unwanted SLR 35mm film cameras for use by photography students. Photography teacher Hank Skladanowsk... >> New Traffic Flow Pattern for Lyndhurst Campus 09/01/2006 - The traffic flow patterns for the Lyndhurst campus have changed as a result of the recently completed construction. To view a map of these traffic fl... >> New Traffic Light Planned for Meadow Wood Blvd. 08/29/2006 - Plans are in the works for improving the intersection of Meadow Wood Blvd. and Richmond Rd. -- a new entrance for traffic into Hawken's Lyndhurst Camp... >> Junior Receives Int'l Award for Environmental Efforts 08/29/2006 - Hawken School junior Angela Primbas recently won second place in Action for Nature’s (AFN) International Young Eco-Hero Awards Program. AFN is a no... >> New Disciplinary and Dress Code Expectations 08/28/2006 - All Middle School students and parents should be sure to read the on-line 2006-2007 Student/Parent Handbook before the school year is oficially underw... >> Hawken to Open New Facility, Install New Head of School 08/27/2006 - Hawken School, which last year began construction on a $12 million Middle School at its historic Lyndhurst campus for grades six through eight, will d... >> Football Team Ready for New Season 08/23/2006 - Cliff Walton, featured in the Sunday Conversation of the News-Herald on August 6, 2006, will enter his 26th season at the helm of the Hawken School's ... >> JV Golfer Scores Ace 08/23/2006 - You’ve surely heard the age-old maxim “practice makes perfect.” Well, here’s proof that the saying is more than empty words. Junior Andre... >> New Program Fills After School Hours With Fun, Enrichment 08/23/2006 - K-6 students can spend their afternoons exploring space, creating videos, learning Chinese, doing yoga, reading or making jewelry -- all thanks to Haw... >> Coach Walton Featured in News-Herald 08/12/2006 - Coach Cliff Walton recently spoke with The News-Herald about his storied career at Hawken that spans almost three decades. That "Sunday Conversation,... >> Lacrosse Players Compete on National Level 07/20/2006 - Four Middle School boys competed in June for Team North Coast Ohio in the U.S. Lacrosse U-15 Youth Festival in Orlando, Florida. Forty-eight boys’ a... >> Track Team Receives News-Herald Honors 07/07/2006 - The News-Herald published their selections for All-Area Division III Track Teams. Congratulations to the Boys 4x100 & 4x200 Relay Teams for receiving... >> << previous page | Current News

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