The Cappies, "Critics and Awards Program," is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local newspapers like The Washington Post, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. At the end of the year, the student critics vote for awards that are presented at a formal Cappies Gala. In July and August, many of the top award honorees from around the U.S. and Canada are invited to participate in the Cappies International Theater, where they perform shows at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The Hayfield Cappies Team is selected through an audition process. Once selected, students attend and critique several shows at other high schools throughout the Washington DC area. Student critiques are sometimes published in local and/or national publications.

The 2011/12 Hayfield Cappies Complete Team (Including Regional Critics) is: TBD Occasionally, Cappies Team members will have their critiques published in local publications and/or through nation media outlets. As critiques are published this school year, they will be made available on this web page for your reading pleasure.