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Laura Roberts '12 Named Rhodes Scholar
The Hockaday School is pleased to announce alumna Laura Roberts ’12 has been named one of 32 American Rhodes Scholars for 2015. For more than 110 years, Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England and possibly allow funding for four years if needed. The recipients were selected from 869 applicants at 316 schools throughout the United States and will join international recipients at the University of Oxford in England in October 2016. Laura is the second Hockaday alumna in 10 years to receive the Rhodes Scholarship as Libby Longino ’06 received the scholarship in 2009.
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The Hockaday School
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.
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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.