Hockaday School Explained

The Hockaday School
Motto:Virtus Scientia
Motto Translation:Virtue through knowledge
Colors: Green, white
Streetaddress:11600 Welch Road
Zipcode:75229
Country:United States
Coordinates:32.9074°N -96.8272°W
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Type:Private, independent, day school
Established:1913
Founder:Ela Hockaday
Head:Laura Leathers[1]
Head Name:Headmistress

The Hockaday School is an independent, secular, college preparatory day school for girls Pre-K through 12 located in Dallas, Texas, United States. The Hockaday School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest.

History

The school was founded in 1913 by Ela Hockaday in response to a group of Dallas businessmen's demand to pioneer an academic institution for their daughters, one equal to that of their sons’ educational experiences. She added a junior college in 1931 which operated until 1951.[2] The first class consisted of only ten students. Sarah Trent was one of the first teachers at the school and was influential in its development. As of the 1940 census, Ela Hockaday was living at the school that was located in the block between 5601 Bonita and 2407 Greenville Avenue in Dallas.[3]

The school announced in 2021 that it would phase out the boarding option by 2025. [4]

Tuition

The tuition averages $36,705[5] for upper school day students (not including books). For resident students, costs are approximately $62,828 - $64,191. Financial aid is granted on the basis of demonstrated family need and the school's availability of funds. In the 2019–2020 school year, 13% of the Hockaday student body received financial aid.[6]

Athletics

Hockaday competes in the Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) in 11 sports: basketball, cross-country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

In addition, they compete in crew (rowing) and fencing.[7]

Publications

Hockaday's mass communication publications are student-run and designed. They produce the newspaper, Fourcast, once a month and the literary magazine, Vibrato, once a year.

Vibrato has won national awards, including the Gold Crown Award (CSPA), Pacemaker Award (NSPA), and Best in Show (NSPA), through Columbia Scholastic Press Association and National Scholastic Press Association.[8] [9]

Notable alumnae

Since 2010, five Hockaday graduates have gone to graduate school at Oxford as Rhodes Scholars, an award that goes to only 32 students per year. Two Hockaday alumnae earned this scholarship in 2022, becoming the first two Rhodes Scholars from the same high school graduating class. These 5 alumnae are: Libby Longino Cohen ’06, Laura Roberts ’12, Mary Clare Beytagh ’14, Elizabeth Guo '18, and Mary Orsak '18 [10] [11]

Individual alumnae

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Hockaday School Names Dr. Laura Leathers as New Head of School . December 2022 .
  2. Web site: Ela Hockaday. Texas State Historical Association . Handbook of Texas Online. 2012-03-06.
  3. 1940 U.S. Census, ED: 255-38 Page 28-9
  4. Web site: Boarding Decision .
  5. Web site: The Hockaday School – A Girls' College-Prep Day & Boarding School in Dallas . 2024-02-09 . www.hockaday.org.
  6. Web site: The Hockaday School 2019-2020 Profile.
  7. Web site: Hockaday Athletics. www.hockaday.org. 2019-10-08.
  8. Web site: NSPA - 2018 Magazine Pacemaker Winners .
  9. Web site: Columbia Scholastic Press Association | This Site Slogan will be replaced with body text from node 311 .
  10. Web site: Rhodes Scholars .
  11. Web site: Hockaday Dominates Rhodes Scholarships . 23 November 2021 .
  12. Web site: Quest for the Presidency: Bush used private school option 04/04/00. 2009-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20090805010842/http://quest.cjonline.com/stories/040400/gen_private.shtml. 2019-10-08. 2009-08-05.
  13. News: Dallas Morning News. Cheryl Hall: Ex-Hockaday girl wrangles wrestlers. 2005-09-27. 2006-08-22.
  14. News: Alumnae News. The Hockaday School. Hockaday Alumna Wins Tony Award. 2005-06-20. 2006-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070526041542/http://www.hockaday.org/alumna/home/detail.asp?newsid=178802 . 2007-05-26.
  15. Web site: Rita Clements, former first lady of Texas, dies at 86. Tribune. The Texas. Livingston. Abby. 2018-01-07. The Texas Tribune. en. 2019-10-08.
  16. Web site: Deborah Coonts. 2016-09-10. Book Series in Order. 2019-10-08.
  17. Web site: Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold About Farenthold. 2019-10-08.
  18. News: Bush used private school option. Associated Press. 2000-04-04. 2006-08-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090805010842/http://quest.cjonline.com/stories/040400/gen_private.shtml. 2009-08-05.
  19. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/29602061/ They're Engaged!
  20. Web site: NNDB. NNDB. Patricia Richardson. 2006-08-22.
  21. Hockaday Magazine Winter 2011 p.44
  22. Web site: Pamela Willeford. Ballotpedia. en. 2019-10-08.

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