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Senior Student Essays Awarded
Lauren Schwartz (Class of 2027) received recognition for her submissions to the John Locke Public Essay Prize competition this year.
Her Public Policy essay received a High Commendation, which is awarded to only the top 3% of essays, and her History and Philosophy essays both received Commendations, awarded to the top 10% of essays.
She was also named one of 25 semifinalists in the Yale Politic Investigative Journalism Competition for an investigative article examining Dallas’s urban heat island effect and the gap between the city’s sustainability commitments and residents’ lived experiences in rapidly developing neighborhoods.
She was also named a Finalist in the Harvard International Review (HIR) Global Essay Competition and will advance to Defense Day with a Senior Judge. Of the three prompts, she chose “Technology, Innovation, and Power” and wrote a piece titled “Chipping Away at Peace: How AI Turned TSMC’s Silicon Shield into a Global Tripwire.”
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The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.