Thirteen seniors were named National Merit Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, a national academic competition for recognition and scholarship that began in 1955.
The Semifinalists are: Anna Crook, Lily Gum, Aimee Guo, Anika Kapoor, Faiha Khurram, Rayna Li, Olivia Qiu, Liz Steger, Ava Thigpen, Shreya Vijay, Ali Walton, Carissa Ye, and Kendal Young.
Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.