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Centennial Campaign Donors Make The Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Center for the Arts a Reality

Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors, The Hockaday School has opened The Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Center for the Arts. The incredible Center features the state-of-the-art Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Theater with The Ed Long Stage given by The Eugene McDermott Foundation and Hoffman Lobby given by Marguerite Steed Hoffman. Read more

Outside of the Center, our community is treated to the Margaret Doggett Crow Amphitheater given by Kathy and Harlan Crow, surrounded by the Margaret Doggett Crow ’37 Ginkgo Grove given by Lucy Crow Billingsley ’71, Lucy Billingsley Burns ’98, and Anne Sumner Billingsley ’05.
 
Inside the Center all of the Fine Arts disciplines have new spaces: The Kelli and Gerald J. Ford Orchestra Hall, The Ann Graves Choir Hall, The Lacerte Family Black Box Theater, The Horchow Family Scene Shop, The Dondero Painting Studio, The Madison Kaminski ’14 Dressing Room, The Judy Austin Neuhoff Middle School Music Room, the Middle School Drama Room given by Dawn and Toby Grove, Lutz Tech Street given by Dana and Thomas Lutz, and a gorgeous new Ceramics Studio.
 
On the crossway from the Upper School to the new Center, the Ann Bower ’67 Gallery will show off our students’ visual arts projects throughout the year.
 
Please watch DaisyNews in future weeks for a Sneak Peek of these fabulous spaces. And, plan to join us at The Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Center for the Arts Community Open House on Sunday, October 16, 2016 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. PLEASE REGISTER NOW!

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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.