Leadership and Social Influence

2025

  • October Innovation and Collaboration Spotlight

    At Hockaday, innovation and collaboration are at the heart of how we inspire girls to think critically, solve problems creatively, and lead with confidence.
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  • SMU Professor Presents to Lower School

    Candace Walkington, an Annette and Harold Simmons Centennial Chair, Professor, in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Southern Methodist University, presented to our Lower School faculty about teaching Hockaday's new math curriculum, and data around the four outcomes in Lower School: wonder, agency, collaboration, and resilience!
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  • Students Intern at Local Magazine

    This summer, 13 Hockaday students joined us in the Brighter office to learn editorial, design, and business skills. They learned firsthand what it is like to create a publication, creating their own "illuminate" guide, a young woman’s guide to cancer awareness, prevention, and early detection. 
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  • Students Raise Money For Flood Relief

    Upper School Student Council planned a Social Impact Bazaar fundraiser last week and donated proceeds to flood relief organizations in Texas. Social Impact clubs sold items ranging from baked goods to handmade crafts and clothing.
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  • Students Use Coding Skills For Good

    This summer, Lily Fagelman (Class of 2026) and Anusha Chowdhary (Class of 2027) worked together to create a database that will be used by social impact partner United to Learn! 
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  • Student Wins Oratory Category in Great Debate Tournament for the National Hispanic Institute

    Grecia Tarin (Class of 2028) placed first in the Oratory category at the national competition.
     
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  • NYC Career Cornerstones

    The second annual New York City Career Cornerstones Networking Event was held in May at the home of Julie Freeman ’89. 
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  • DECA Success

    Seven Hockaday students competed at DECA’s ICDC (an international business competition) in Orlando, FL, last week.
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  • Student Pitch Competition Winners

    Last week, the Biology, Impact, and the Zoo class, a Social Impact class taught by Brandi Finazzo and Laura Day, held the seventh annual BIZ Shark Tank Pitch Contest. 
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  • Hockaday Welcomes Allman Fellows

    This week, Hockaday welcomed the 2024–25 Allman Fellows, Dr. Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist and Science Communication Liaison at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, and Dr. Heïdi Sevestre, Glaciologist, Speaker, and Author, to campus.
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  • Taylor Hall '08 Visits Campus

    Taylor is the VP of Operations at Crossroads, a food distribution service that employs a collaborative approach to revolutionize the pantry distribution model through food equity research, client-centered services, and community partner engagement. 
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  • Alumnae Spotlight: Grace Embrey '17

    Grace Embrey '17 works as a Data and Performance Associate at Goldman Sachs.
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  • Alumnae Spotlight: Jialu Wang '13

    Jenny Chu (Class of 2027) and Jessica Boll (Class of 2026)
    Since graduating from Hockaday, Jialu (Lulu) Wang ’13 is now a senior research associate at ReCode Therapeutics, a California-based company with an office at BioLabs in Dallas dedicated to developing medicine for genetic diseases with no existing treatment options.
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  • Building BioLabs

    Sarah Moskowitz (Class of 2026) and Aanya Naini (Class of 2026)
    Hockaday students partner with biotechnology working space.
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  • Elena Zeballos '24 Attends First-Time Voters Summit

    In 2024, Close Up, the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University (DDL), Helena, the Generation Lab, and the Neely Center at the University of Southern California hosted America in One Room: The Youth Vote in Washington, D.C. 
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  • Students Hear from Entrepreneurs

    Students in Breaking the Glass Ceiling visited Hari Mari to hear from the founders about their journey in social entrepreneurship. 
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  • Refurbishing Technology

    Members of the Computer Science Club worked with our Tech department to learn how to refurbish gently used technology. 
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  • Senior Earns Girl Scout Gold Award

    Elle Myers (Class of 2025) was recognized for completing her Girl Scout Gold award project to earn the highest achievement within the Girl Scouts of the USA.
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  • Neuroscience Students Create "Pop Up" Brain Fair

    Form IV Neuroscience students partnered with Foster Elementary’s after-school program to teach elementary students about the brain.
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  • Finance Expert Visits Investment Club

    Debra Tagg, president of BFS Advisory Group and a member of Hockaday’s Investment Committee, spoke with members of the Upper School Investment Club this week about her industry. 
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  • Crocheting for Good

    Ava Hollins (Class of 2030) is a budding entrepreneur, with products that sell out in the Hockaday bookstore!
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The Hockaday School

11600 Welch Road
Dallas, TX 75229
(214) 363-6311
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.

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.