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2024

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  • April

    Eleven Seniors to Continue Athletics in College

    Eleven members of the Class of 2024 will continue their athletic careers in college, adding to the 76 collegiate student-athletes who have graduated from Hockaday in the past seven years. 

    Congratulations to our college athletic signees!

    Alyssa Anderson
    Yale University, Track and Field

    Evie Fox
    Bates College, Rowing

    Taylor Hua
    Amherst College, Lacrosse

    Avery Jackson
    Stanford University, Beach Volleyball

    Maya Malik
    University of Washington, Rowing

    Abby Grace McGowan
    University of Virginia, Rowing

    Caroline Stevens
    Georgetown University, Rowing

    Zoe Stone
    Georgetown University, Rowing

    Ashna Tambe
    University of Pennsylvania, Basketball

    Jaden Thomas
    Stanford University, Soccer

    Margaret Thompson
    Princeton University, Cross Country and Track and Field
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  • Shanda H. Blackmon ’87 MD, MPH, FACS Announced as the 2024 Commencement Speaker

    The Hockaday School is pleased to announce Shanda H. Blackmon ’87 MD, MPH, FACS, as the 2024 Commencement Speaker. Dr. Blackmon is a minimally invasive thoracic surgeon and the Executive Director of the Baylor College of Medicine Lung Institute and Olga Keith Weiss Endowed Professor in Surgery for Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She was the 2023 recipient of the Ela Hockaday Distinguished Alumna Award.
     
    Dr. Blackmon completed Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency at Baylor College of Medicine and was awarded the Clinical Instructorship position in thoracic surgical oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center until she was recruited to build and lead the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital, where she was Chief of Thoracic Surgery and served as the Director of the Thoracic Tumor Board and Founder/Director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program. She was then recruited to become Professor of Thoracic Surgery within the Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. 
     
    A trailblazer and champion for women in her field, Dr. Blackmon became the first female trainee in the history of the Baylor College of Medicine's 50-year-old program and also the first cardiothoracic surgery resident to give birth while in the program. She was the first woman on staff in her field at the Mayo Clinic, is the Past-President of Women in Thoracic Surgery, and an awardee of the Extraordinary Woman in Cardiothoracic Surgery. She is also committed to allyship among colleagues and patients and recently authored “The Support Group,” a book that shares stories of the patients Dr. Blackmon has treated over the years and the healthcare professionals with whom she has worked. After she saw the difference a committed ally could make in a patient’s long-term survivorship, Dr. Blackmon sought to extend the principles of support to her colleagues. She takes a candid look at the role of support in our healthcare practices and offers a workable model for patients, caregivers, and providers alike.
     
    Dr. Blackmon led the development of Mayo Clinic’s first completely virtual longitudinal disease-specific integrated survivorship program. She holds several patents including a novel esophageal anastomotic device. She was the founder/Director of the Mayo Clinic Esophageal Tumor Board, Lung Ablation Tumor Board and developed the UDD App, a patient management platform for foregut surgery and post-esophageal reconstruction patients.
     
    Dr. Blackmon is married to Matt Blackmon. Their twin sons are Jake and Sam, who are college freshmen, and their daughter is Grace, who is in Fifth Grade.
     
    Eugene McDermott Head of School Dr. Laura Leathers remarked, “I am thrilled to welcome Shanda back to Hockaday as our 2024 Commencement speaker. Her passion for patient care, supporting women in a male-dominated field, and her desire to innovate inspire us all. She truly exemplifies Hockaday’s commitment to educating girls to lead lives of purpose and impact.”
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  • February

    Latin students participated in the Junior Classical League Area Competition

    Middle and Upper School Latin students participated in the Junior Classical League Area Competition in February. The Middle School team finished second in the Certamen competition, and many students won individual awards as well. Congratulations to: Prisha Aggarwal (Class of 2028), second place Mottoes; Lily Cedarqvist (Class of 2028), second place Roman Life and fourth place Models; Caroline Fleiss (Class of 2028), third place Mottoes, Caroline Hayes (Class of 2028), first place Decathlon and Elementary Grammar, fourth place Polychromatic Drawing, and fourth place Miscellaneous Art; Quinn LeRosen (Class of 2029), first place A Mottoes, second place Costumes, and third place Sculptures; Zaidee Lockard (Class of 2029), Ellie Roden (Class of 2029), second place Decathlon and third Mythology; third place Decathlon; Isabel Lee (Class of 2028), first place Mottoes, fourth place Costumes; Leila Hulme (Class of 2027),  third place Latin 2 Derivatives and second place Miscellaneous Art; Emanuela Kang (Class of 2027), third place Latin 2 Mottoes, second place for her model of the Palace of Knossos, and first place for her Illustrated Quote “Sedet Qui Timet Ne Non Succederet”;Sophie Karthik (Class of 2025), first place Roman Life and Latin 4 Decathlon; Adrianna Krajnovic (Class of 2026), second place Latin 2 Decathlon; Ruhi Mehta (Class of 2027), fifth place Latin 2 Decathlon; Christine Park (Class of 2027), fifth place Latin 2 Derivatives; Melody Tian (Class of 2024), third place Latin 4 Vocabulary and Latin 4 Mottoes.
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  • TMEA All-State Orchestra

    The Hockaday Upper School orchestra is proud to announce that three students were selected as members of the TMEA All-State Orchestra ensembles. Beginning in the fall and advancing through several rounds of competitive auditions, Angelina Dong, Christina Dong, and Bridget Qiu, all members of the Class of 2024, competed against the best high school orchestra students in Texas, winning this prestigious honor to perform with these ensembles at the 2024 TMEA Convention. The 2024 convention was held February 7-10 in San Antonio. 
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  • January

    Hockaday DECA competition

    In mid-January, Hockaday DECA competed in the District 11 Career Development Conference.  Twenty-three girls advanced to the Texas State CDC, which will take place February 15-17 in Houston, TX. Please congratulate the following students:
     
    Jessica Boll
    Jessica Chung
    Celine Ebert
    Anika Gopal
    Izzy Hu
    Maddie Isaac
    Grace Jiang
    Shreya Kirumaki
    Saanvi Kumar
    Katie Ma
    Anika Proddutoor
    Bridget Qiu
    Olivia Qiu
    Riya Sangapu
    Lauren Schwartz
    Lillian Sells
    Anisha Sharma
    Eva Spak
    Athena Wen
    Ella Williams
    Angela Yan
    Vivian Yu
    Julia Zhao
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  • Upper School Students Compete in Metroplex Math Competition

    The annual Metroplex Math competition was hosted by Fort Worth Country Day on Saturday, January 13.  Five members of the Math Club competed including: Lily McKenna (Class of 2024), Julia Gawel (Class of 2025), Jane Hochman (Class of 2024), Rayna Li (Class of 2025), and Ira Sirohi (Class of 2027).
    •  Lily McKenna placed 2nd in Precalculus Open
    • Jane Hochman placed 2nd in Statistics Open
    • Ira Sirohi placed 1st in Algebra II Closed and 2nd in Geometry Open
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