2000s

List of 7 frequently asked questions.

• ISAS Fine Arts Festival

  The Independent Schools Association of the Southwest holds an annual Fine Arts Festival for schools belonging to the organization. In spring 2004 Hockaday hosted the event which included hundreds of students in grades 9-12. This program celebrates the talents and performances of each student, rather than a ranking- or completion-based approach.

• Liza Lee Retires

  The effect of Ms. Liza Lee as a headmistress was one of respect and mutual admiration. It was a bitter-sweet time in Hockaday history when Ms. Liza Lee retired.

• Gloria Steinem Visit

  No stranger to Hockaday, Gloria Steinem returns as a Hartman Fellow. Though her first visit was met with trepidation by parents and even some faculty her visit to the school garnered a respected remembrance and an embrace and honoring of her accomplishments years later.

• September 11, 2001

  "I will never forget where I was, the reactions from friends, the tears, the horror. Teachers crying, students crying and shock! It didn’t seem real until I pulled out pictures from my trip to New York and watched the news to see what once stood and now what remains. The stories I remember the most are the ones of people who where the most fortunate. My friend’s brother who was late to work at the World Trade Center and saw the first plane hit. My friend’s dad whose meeting was postponed. I can’t begin to describe what the school was like. Mothers called and pulled their daughters out of school. Upperclassmen went to their cars. Through this experience I do not let a day go by without telling my family I love them. Every disagreement is settled the same day, for I am not promised tomorrow. Each day is truly a blessing...” Margarett Coleman '01.

• Hurricane Katrina

  Hockaday hosted 28 girls affected by Hurricane Katrina. The devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina were felt nationwide. In true Hockaday fashion, the School opened its doors to help girls from New Orleans.

• Hill Family Fitness Center

  This was a much-anticipated addition that brought new equipment and an updated fitness center to be utilized by both students and faculty.

• Celebrating Title IX

  Miss Hockaday ensured that athletics would always be a major part of the school when she made it one of the four cornerstones. On February 6, 2002 Hockaday celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Title IX.