Class of 2022 Hockaday Alumna and Scholastic All-American Athlete, Madeline Sumrow, helped to bring the Vassar College Women’s Rugby Team to victory, winning the 2024 National Collegiate Rugby Division II Championship on December 8 in Houston, Texas!
Congratulations to Varsity Volleyball coach Allison Camp on being named to the 2024 class of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Thirty Under 30 High School honorees!
Hockaday Varsity Volleyball won its third SPC title in four years this weekend after defeating Houston St. John’s 25-19, 25-16, 25-23 in the Southwest Preparatory Conference’s Class 4A championship match.
As part of our ongoing efforts focused on Innovation and Collaboration and our continuing partnership with Southern Methodist University, we are excited to introduce the Hockaday Research Fellows Program.
At the Alumnae Fall Cocktail Party on Wednesday, October 30, Immediate Past President Alumnae Association and Event Chair Abby Hoak Morton '05 presented the Ela Hockaday Distinguished Alumna Award.
Upper School students along with Eugene McDermott Head of School Dr. Laura Leathers and Upper School faculty members Karen Sanchez and Candace Townsley headed to Pegasus Park to meet OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar.
Dallas ISD District 2 Trustee Sarah Weinberg visited Upper School government, a Social Impact class, to engage students in a discussion about the vital role of school board governance, the interplay between local, state, and federal government in shaping education policy, and practical ways for students to get involved in addressing educational issues within the Dallas community.
Hockaday recently welcomed Winslow Huth, Data Scientist at AT&T, to campus to speak to students about emerging technologies and her experience in data science.
In partnership with Close Up, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civic education organization that informs, inspires, and empowers young people to become active citizens, Hockaday hosted more than 90 students at the ISAS and Close Up Student Facilitation Training on Friday, September 20.
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.
Hockaday’s Upper School held a Dress Swap last week in preparation for upcoming dances and mixers! Around 90 dresses were donated by students, and their peers could come and “shop” for a free new dress.
Lisa Dwinal, Middle School faculty member, is one of 26 educators from across the country, and the only teacher from Texas, to be accepted into the 2024 Peace Teachers program at the United States Institute of Peace.
Teal Cohen '17 (second from left) won the Women’s 4X with her crew at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland in May, and will row at the 2024 Paris Olympics!
Hockaday Rowing qualified six boats in five events for USRowing's Youth National Championships in May. All five boats advanced to the "A" Final at the four-day Youth Nats Regatta in Florida in June, where the top eight boats race for a National Championship.
Jaden Thomas ’24 was named the 2023-24 Gatorade Texas Girls Soccer Player of the Year! Thomas is the first Gatorade Texas Girls Soccer Player of the Year to be chosen from The Hockaday School.
Congratulations to Dithyae Devesh (Class of 2025) who was one of 29 students nationally to win the Princeton Prize in Race Relations, which recognizes and rewards high school students who, through their volunteer activities, have undertaken significant efforts to advance racial equity and understanding in their schools or communities.
In April, the School received a gift from the Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation to endow a sixth distinguished teacher position, The Ackerman Family Distinguished Teacher.
Each year, the Alumnae Association presents the Hockaday Medal Award to one alumna who embodies Hockaday’s ideals, demonstrates loyalty to and support of the School, and exemplifies Hockaday’s Four Cornerstones of Courtesy, Character, Scholarship, and Athletics.
Hockaday is proud to announce that Lower School Science Teacher Amy Banks will serve as The Barney Young Distinguished Teacher, effective July 1, 2024.
Eleven members of the Class of 2024 will continue their athletic careers in college, adding to the 76 collegiate student-athletes who have graduated from Hockaday in the past seven years.
Congratulations to Alyssa Anderson (Class of 2024), who was awarded the Congressional Award Gold Medal – the U.S. Congress’ highest honor for youth – and invited to an event in the award winners’ honor in Washington, DC!
This past weekend, Hockaday’s Cross Country, Field Hockey and Volleyball Teams ended their seasons on high notes, and represented Hockaday with grace, spirit and pride.
The Field Hockey team placed fifth in SPC.
Cross Country finished the season as SPC Runner Up behind top-ten finishes from Margaret Thompson and Jordan Lacsamana.
The Volleyball Team beat Episcopal High School 3-0 to win the SPC Championship!
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.