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Hockamasks Help Refugees

December 10, 2020December 29, 2020 Kelsey Shoemaker 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Hockaday, Hockaday School, Hockaday Style, Hockamask Project, Jade Nguyen, PPE, Sew Masks Save Doctors, Support Refugees, Tia Hsieh, Vickery Trading Company

A couple of Hockaday School students responded to the pandemic by creating a nonprofit and giving it a four-word name that tells perhaps half its story.

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2021 National Merit Semifinalists: How Many Does Your School Have?

November 30, 2020November 20, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Episcopal Academy, Greenhill School, Hockaday School, Jesuit Dallas, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, NMSC, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, STEAM, Trinity Christian Academy, Ursuline Academy

The nonprofit National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), established in 1955, named approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

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Hockaday Student, Three Alumnae Serve Our Heroes

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Kate Clark 0 Comments Heroes, Hockaday School, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, VA, VA Medical Center, Veteran Affairs Hospitals

Four women, all younger than 20, all with connections to the Hockaday School, and all with family who served in the military, have created a nonprofit dedicated to caring for veterans and providing meals to doctors, nurses, and staff in Veteran Affairs (VA) hospitals.

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Hockaday Rock Star Reaches New Heights in Bouldering

August 6, 2020August 5, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments bouldering, Canyons Climbing Gym, Hockaday School, Olympic sport, preston hollow, Sarah Kate Ashton, Sports

National crown-winning senior Sarah Kate Ashton climbs around the world.

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Videos Help High School Mentors Stay Connected, Earn Service Hours

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Cate Goglia, Dallas ISD, education, Hockaday School, schools, United to Learn, Youtube

Through United to Learn, volunteer teen tutors help Dallas ISD elementary schoolers

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Hockaday Girls Win Robotics Championship

February 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments Anika Kapoor, Anoop Padmanabhan, Celine Ebert, FIRST Lego League Regional Championship Robotics Tournament, FIRST Robotics Competition, Hockaday, Hockaday School, Jayna Dave, Lego® League, Nina Dave, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, robotics, robotics competition, Saturn V Girls, Sydney Slay, The Hockaday School, the perot museum, USAA

Tasked with this season’s “Into Orbit” robotics competition challenge, the teams spent hours studying the vast expanse of space and coming up with innovative solutions using science and technology.

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Student Achievements: Four to Celebrate

January 17, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Academic Decathlon Meet, Blessing Bags, Charlene Brzesowsky, Chinese Bridge, ESD, Hockaday School, Homes for Hope, Hope Gift Drive, Moody Innovation Institute, North Texas Food Bank, Richard Luo, schools, St. Mark's School, Student Achievements, Ursuline Academy, Voice of Hope, World Science Scholar, Young Men's Service League

The Park Cities chapter of the Young Men’s Service League helped transform classroom spaces at Voice of Hope, a faith-based agency providing after school and