The Sherwin Commons at Lyndhurst was abuzz this morning as fifth graders peddled their wares - the outcome of a newly designed unit of study in entrepreneurship. 

It’s December, which means another round of exciting Intensives for Hawken’s Upper School students.

Senior Connor Keuchel was interviewed at last month’s fifth annual Cleveland Scholastic Open held at Cleveland State University, where he received the “2016 Cleveland Scholastic Chess Award” for his outstanding merit in academics, chess, and citizenship. Listen to the interview here.

November has been a busy month for Hawken performing artists!

Three of Hawken Middle School's signature integrated projects have been selected for presentation at the National Science Teachers’ Conference, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, and Texas Instruments T3 International Conference.

Based on his research for his Hawken STEMM project at NASA this past summer, Brian Sun ’18, along with some other students, developed a research proposal and won the 2016 Ken Souza Memorial Research Competition, organized by Blue Origin and the Board of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR). 

Fourteen members of Hawken’s Speech & Debate Team traveled to  Minneapolis this past weekend to compete at the Minneapple Debate Tournament hosted by Apple Valley High School. 

Congratulations to Dhweeja Dasarathy ’17, who was named both a semifinalist (top 498 in the nation) and a regional finalist (top 60 projects in the nation) in the 2016 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.

Jim Newman. assistant director of student life at Hawken’s Upper School, recently published a blog post on the Independent School Magazine website. Read his reflections on “Teaching Boys to Become Compassionate Men – On and Off the Athletic Field” here.

It is with great sadness that we share with the Hawken community that Jonathan "Jock" Collens '31 passed away on October 24.

Earlier this month, students enrolled in Jodie Ricci’s Creative Movement class worked with professional artists from GroundWorks Dance Company in a ninety minute masterclass held at Hawken’s Gates Mills campus. 

Hawken’s new M.A.C. Lab, along with Director of Maker Spaces Nick DiGiorgio, is featured in this month's Cleveland Magazine.

Hawken School has announced its expansion westward into Cleveland in a 2-phase process, with Phase I representing a merger with Birchwood School and Phase II focusing on the development of an early childhood center in Gordon Square.

The Middle School kicked of its Service Learning program last week with a series of presentations focusing on their goals for the year.

On Wednesday, students in Ken Clark’s Genocide elective were treated to a visit from award-winning journalist Andrew Nagorski.

Eleven Hawken students have been named semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Just ask any Middle School student what experiential learning is, and they are likely to cite examples from their grade level retreats held last week.

Hawken opened the doors to its spectacular new Upper School academic building center on Sunday, August 21, with a Grand Opening Open House that featured tours of the 115,000 square feet of new and renovated academic space and opportunities to speak with faculty, staff, and college counselors.

We’re so excited to share with our community this wonderful article about Stirn Hall published this morning on cleveland.com. 

Following a national search for a new Head Coach and Aquatics Director, Hawken is happy to announce that Todd Clark has been selected to assume this position effective August 20, 2016.

Make sure your weekend plans include the Grand Opening of Stirn Hall events! If you have not yet RSVPed, now is the time.

Hawken School is pleased to announce the 2016 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees who will be honored during Oct 7-8's Homecoming Weekend.

Hawken School's impressive pop-art creations lit up Saturday's Parade the Circle in University Circle.

The Class of 2020 celebrated their 8th grade graduation at Closing Exercises on Friday, June 3 in Ingalls Gymnasium.

Severance Hall provided the majestic setting on Sunday, June 5 for the commencement ceremony that marked the culmination of high school for seniors at Hawken School.

The Hawks went into Sunday's State Final as the underdog against the 2015 champs Cincinnati Country Day School.

Four members of Hawken's Debate Team traveled to Sacramento this weekend to compete at National Catholic Forensic League Tournament.

Congratulations to the Hawken Players Society for earning Best Technical Execution on "Into the Woods."

Please join us this coming weekend for the inaugural Catch Meaning Music Fest and Lacrosse Event to commemorate Josh Weil and Alex Doody.

Intensives are underway at the Upper School! Be sure to check out the student blogs to learn more about our students' international experiences in China and Ireland.

Over 800 students from across the state participated in the Ohio K-12 Chinese Speech and Essay Contests last Saturday.

Hawken’s 9th annual Relay for Life event took place on Friday, April 15 at the lawn at Legacy Village.

For the past two years, the 7^th Grade Arts & Education Service Group, led by teachers Laura Barkett and Anna Delia, has partnered with The Rainey Institute to provide music, art, dance, and theater experiences to Cleveland preschool students. 

Last summer Mitch Maly'16 landed an internship that some students could only dream of: serving as associate artistic director of the “new” Cleveland Ballet company. 

For 28 years, Hawken and the town of Haibara, Japan have engaged in a cultural student exchange during Spring Break. 

Nicholas Bislich ’19, Austin Daly ’22, Nikhil Goel ’19, Alexander Isherwood ’16, Brennen Keuchel ’19, Connor Keuchel ’17, Destynn Keuchel ‘22, and Anton Salem ’16 were among 208 students who participated in the Canton Scholastic Chess League Tournament last month.

As part of its Artist in Residence program, Hawken School is proud to announce a special artistic collaboration with two of Cleveland’s top jazz artists, Ki Allen and David Kay. 

Hawken's Speech and Debate Team took home three individual state awards and also won Team Sweepstakes State Champion at the Ohio High School Speech League State Championship held March 4-5 at Cincinnati Princeton High School.

Hawken girls swim team competed at the Division II State Championships in Canton this past weekend, placing 1^st to win their 18^th consecutive state title, with the boys team landing an impressive second place.

Congratulations to Sarah Senkfor ’16, who has been recognized as one of the country’s most outstanding high school leaders by the Coca‑Cola Scholars Foundation and has been awarded a $20,000 college scholarship.

Six members of Hawken’s Speech and Debate Team qualified for the NSDA National Tournament to be held from June 12-17^th in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Hawken School has been named the recipient of a $100,000 grant from The Burton D. Morgan Foundation to support the Educators Workshops for Entrepreneurial Studies.

Three Hawken wrestlers have qualified for the District Tournament this week.

It’s not too late to see the Hawken Players Society’s production of Into the Woods!

Eleven lower school vocalists were recently selected to participate in the Ohio Music Education Association All-State Children's Chorus in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 27, 2016.  

Following a national and international search for a new Lower School Director in recent months, Head of School Scott Looney has announced that Ms. Courtney Martin has accepted our offer to assume this position effective July 1, 2016.

Hawken was one of eight schools in Lake, Cuyahoga and Geauga counties to take part in last week’s 33^rd Annual Ohio Mock Trial district competition held at Lake County Common Pleas Court in Painesville.

Congratulations to the following Upper School students who received Scholastic Art Awards earlier this month:

Students returned from winter break to experience what just might be the best week of the year: Middle School Insights Week.

Students in the Upper School Radiolab intensive taught by Cris Harris and Chase Williams were introduced to the world of audio storytelling during this 3-week immersion class that concluded just prior to winter break.