School Announcements
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Hockaday Fund Parent Honor Roll
Thank you to each of the current parents who have made a gift to the 2025-2026 Hockaday Fund! Click here to view the Parent Donor Honor Roll as of November 6, 2025.The Hockaday Fund is the School’s top fundraising priority, and its purpose is to raise unrestricted dollars that are allocated immediately to the areas of greatest need for the school year. Parent participation in the Hockaday Fund helps support many of the resources and experiences that make the Hockaday education unique. If you have not yet made your gift and would like to contribute, please visit www.hockaday.org/makeagift. We hope to add your name to our Parent Donor Honor Roll!The Classes of 2038 and 2039 will receive a free dress day for reaching 100% parent participation. It is not too late for your daughter’s grade to receive a free dress day! Please be sure to make your gift by November 14! For questions, please contact Crystal Cornwall, Parent Annual Giving Coordinator, at 214-360-6577. -
The Social Impact Bazaar
The Social Impact Bazaar will be held on Metzger Plaza on November 21 from 12:30 to 1:15 pm.Please join us for holiday shopping with our student-run businesses! Parents are invited to attend. -
Tuition and Affordability
To ensure that Hockaday is affordable for all enrolled students, we offer a robust Tuition Assistance Program that meets the needs of a wide range of financial circumstances. All requirements to apply for tuition assistance for the 2026-2027 school year must be completed by December 1, 2025. All information concerning financial aid is held in the strictest of confidence. Please click here for more details on how to apply. -
Fall SPC
SPC teams, including Volleyball, Cross Country, and Field Hockey, will compete in the Fall SPC Championships in Houston from November 6–9. It will be an exciting tournament, and we hope you will support our student-athletes!
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Dr. Lisa Damour – Tuesday, December 2, 2025
St. Mark's has invited all Hockaday parents to an event featuring Dr. Lisa Damour, who will be presenting to parents on Tuesday, December 2 from 7:45-8:45 am in Decherd Hall on the St. Mark's campus. Her talk is titled, “The Emotional Lives of Children and Teenagers.” Click Here for more details.
Hockaday Parents' Association News
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A note from HPA President Laurie Sudbury
Hockaday Parents,Can you believe we’re already a quarter of the way through the school year? While our girls have been busy learning and exploring, our parents have been just as busy volunteering and connecting!Seventh Grade Lock-In: A time-honored Hockaday tradition, the Seventh Grade Lock-In took place on September 5, in the LLARC and went off without a hitch—thanks to our amazing Lock-In Chairs, Molly Hardy and McKinley Wier.Fun Day: Chairs Abby Hoak-Morton ’05 (Hockaday), Erin Leu (Hockaday), and Erica Radman (St. Mark’s) hosted a fabulous Fun Day Carnival on September 26. This year’s event featured several exciting updates, including limiting attendance to Lower School students and families, providing t-shirts for all Lower School students and faculty, engaging 5th and 6th graders as volunteers, and introducing a reusable logo. In total, 575 student packages were sold! The event was a resounding success, strengthening the partnership between Hockaday and St. Mark’s while bringing joy and connection to our Lower School community.HPA General Meeting: The meeting was held on October 28, 2025. Following updates from the Eugene McDermott Head of School, Dr. Laura Leathers, and HPA President, Laurie Sudbury, attendees heard from Hockaday Hype Women—Kaitlyn Adams ‘26, Cata Littrell ‘26, Mischa Rutledge ‘26, and Anaiya Saxena ‘26—along with the Upper School Podcasters—Anya Bohil ‘28, Lily Roberts ‘26, and Sophie Zhan ‘26. We heard how these young women spark connections across the Hockaday community and we saw their work come to life in a special recorded interview with our newly appointed Director of Athletics, Melissa Coyne.Hockaday Celebration – LIMITLESS Events: Thank you to Chair Robin Gelinas Berkley ’93 and her team for reimagining this year’s Benefit by introducing LIMITLESS Events—a series of parent-child events and parent-only gatherings; along with the Heart of Hockaday Silent Auction, Sewell Car Raffle, and Big Board. Click here for tickets and details.Uniform Resale: A huge thank you to Laura Navarro, Uniform Resale Chair, and her Chair Elects Sarah Reidy ‘98, Emily Polito, and Jean Larsen for successfully transitioning the boutique from Tarry House to its new home on the third floor of Upper Trent. The space is bright and welcoming, with clothing beautifully displayed—and even includes a restroom and washers/dryers for convenience. We appreciate your hard work getting everything up and running so efficiently!Upcoming Events include: The International Festival on November 14, 3–5 pm, hosted by Cultural Connections Co-Chairs Kary Ionescu and Richa Aparajita. Also, the Middle School Holiday Bazaar on December 19, led by Paula Miltenberger ‘87. Thank you all for your efforts in organizing these incredible events!Every day, countless volunteers lend a hand with Lunch Bunch, 4th Grade Carpool, Teacher Appreciation, Bookstore, Athletics, Charms, and more. The HPA truly could not accomplish all we do without your time, energy, and enthusiasm. Thank you!Volunteer opportunities are updated regularly—please check the Volunteer Here tile on the Resource Board and get connected! -
Uniform Resale Boutique
The Uniform Resale Boutique is an annual project of the Hockaday Parents’ Association, and this year’s proceeds will support the Ela Hockaday Fund for Faculty Excellence. The boutique depends on your donations of gently used uniforms. Clean out your closets and let us sell your outgrown uniforms! We accept all gently used Hockaday uniform items, from blazers and jumpers to plaid skirts and white blouses. Please donate year-round in the donation bins outside of the resale boutique under the stairs in Tarry House and at each grade-level carpool drop-off.Our next resale date will be Friday, November 14 from 7:30 - 9:00 am. Please note that the Resale Boutique is now located on the Third Floor of Upper Trent. Enter through Hoak Portico and proceed up the ramp.Here are the 2025-2026 Uniform Resale Boutique dates and hours of operation.Please click here to volunteer. We would love to have you join us!
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Limitless
Start the day off by enjoying breakfast with your UPPER SCHOOL Daisy! Join us on Thursday, November 20 from 7:45-8:50 am for LIMITLESS pancakes, fruit, juice, and coffee in the Hockaday cafeteria. Siblings welcome! Purchase tickets here.The LIMITLESS Committee is heading into Hockaday to capture your girls in action! Pre-purchase photos today, and our committee will find your daughter(s) on the playground, on the athletic fields, in the art studio and more to capture her in her Hockaday element. These 5x7" photos will be professionally printed and sent home with your daughter in early April 2026. The deadline for ordering is January 15, 2026. -
Cultural Connections
Get Ready to Travel the World—No Passport Required!The countdown is on—our beloved International Festival is just one week away! Join us on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 3:00–5:00 pm at the Margaret Doggett Crow ‘37 Amphitheater for an afternoon of celebration featuring country tables, performances, fashion, karaoke, arts & music!Please park at the Lower School entrance, as the Middle School lot is expected to be full. Pre-K to 6th grade Daisies should be picked up at their normal dismissal time and must attend the Festival accompanied by a parent. Grab your kids and come celebrate with us—right after school!Congratulations to the Middle School Winners of Our International Festival Poster Contest!We’re thrilled to announce this year’s winner: Geneviève Ionescu ’32! This year, Middle School students competed to design the official poster for our 2025 International Festival. Olivia Zhang ’30 earned second place, and her artwork will be featured on the boarding pass. A big thank-you to all 16 participants—your creativity will be on display in Biggs Dining Hall over the next few weeks.Meet Our International Festival Emcees!A big thank-you to Sophia Mirza ‘28 and Amanda Greene ‘28, for serving as our International Festival emcees. Your energy, talent, and leadership helped create a warm and joyful atmosphere for all. We’re so grateful for your contributions to this special event!
HPA Dates
Lower School News
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Spring Semester Happy Happenings and Daisy Afternoons Classes
Happy Happenings - Spring Semester- Registration for the spring semester of Happy Happenings will open on Monday, December 1.
- We have a limited number of spaces available in Happy Happenings, and they will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration for Happy Happenings will remain open until all available spaces have been filled.
- Pre-registration for second semester is required for all students, including those who have attended first semester.
- Spring semester Happy Happenings will begin on Tuesday, January 6 and end on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
- Reminder: we are unable to accommodate drop-ins at Happy Happenings.
Daisy Afternoons After-School Classes – Spring Semester- We will offer classes on Monday-Thursday.
- Each class has a limit of 12 students to be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Registration for the after-school classes will open on Monday, December 1 and close on Monday, January 5, 2026.
- Pre-registration for spring semester classes is required.
- Spring semester after-school classes will begin on Monday, January 12 and run through the week of May 11, 2026.
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Fourth Grade Musical
Fourth grade parents are cordially invited to attend the fourth-grade musical performance ofNo Strings Attached on Thursday, November 20 at 2:00 pm in the Nasher-Haemisegger Theater.The performance will be professionally videotaped, and parents will have the opportunity to purchase the MP4 video files. Order forms were sent home this week and are due back in the Lower School Office no later than November 20. -
Parents of Kindergarten Students
Please mark your calendar and plan to join us in Hoffman Commons on Tuesday, November 18 from 8:30 – 9:30 am (following Rotunda Rocks) for an informational meeting regarding primer and first grade placement for the 2026-2027 School Year. After hearing from Ms. Goldsmith, several teachers, and parents whose daughters have attended primer, you’ll have an opportunity to ask questions about the process of determining your child’s class placement for next year. -
Fourth Grade Book Sale Update
During this year’s Fourth Grade Book Sale, the Class of 2034 raised $1,024! That is 4,097 transactions of book and raffle ticket sales at a quarter each! All the books that were left following the sale will be donated to the organization Catch Up & Read. Catch Up & Read’s mission is to equip children in underserved communities to read on grade level by the end of 3rd grade so they can graduate from high school and break the generational cycle of poverty.A very special thank you to Mimi Slater, our parent chair, who coordinated and organized all the parent volunteers, provided all our baggies and labels, and contributed each of the beautiful grade-level themed book baskets. Additional thanks to the fourth-grade families who donated books and volunteered and to the fourth-grade teachers who helped make this such a special and successful event. Congratulations to the winners of the raffle gift baskets and the free dress day!PK/K/PR basket – Haasya Doddapaneni PR1st/2nd grade basket – Avanthika Meyyappan 2S3rd/4th grade basket – Agnes Gao 3O4th grade basket – Siran Pradhan 4HFree Dress Day – Amara Desai 4E -
Gordon’s Gems and Guidance
Read MoreHelping Anxious Kids Grow Stronger: Why Being “Nice, Patient, and Reassuring” Can Sometimes Make Things WorseIf you're the parent of a child struggling with anxiety, you’re not alone . . . and neither is your child. Anxiety is the most common mental health issue in children. It can look like a fear of sleeping alone, refusal to go to school, constant worry about loved ones, or meltdowns over new or uncertain situations. As a parent, your instinct is to soothe, protect, and reassure. You want to be kind. You want to help. You want your child to feel better. But here’s the hard truth: sometimes, what feels like kindness can accidentally make things worse.
Lower School Dates
Middle School News
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Eighth Grade Afternoon Social Impact Field Trip on Wednesday, November 12
On Wednesday, November 12, eighth graders will visit McShan Elementary school where attending guest illustrator AG Ford will teach our students and the McShan students about illustration techniques and how to plan a graphic novel. Students will depart Hockaday at 1:00 pm for McShan Elementary and return to campus at 2:30 pm. Students received an information sheet to bring home. -
Middle School Athletics
Afternoon carpool will be a bit heavier until winter sports begin. Winter Sports tryouts (basketball, cross-training, soccer, and swimming) will be from Monday, 11/10 to Wednesday, 11/12. -
Sixth Grade Williamsburg Trip
Sixth Grade departs for Williamsburg on Monday morning, November 17. Sixth grade parents, medications with consent forms are due to the Health Center on Tuesday, November 11. -
Daisies in the Middle
Read MoreWelcome to Daisies in the Middle, a space created especially for parents and guardians of middle school students here at Hockaday.
Procrastination
This month’s article explores the topic of procrastination—the act of delaying a task despite being aware of potential negative consequences. Is procrastination inherently bad? Like many behaviors, the answer depends on context. For some, a little pressure can enhance focus and productivity. However, for many students, procrastination can stem from underlying patterns such as all-or-nothing thinking, perfectionism, or ineffective time management. -
Middle School Cold Weather Uniform Guidelines
As the weather is turning colder, please refer to these additional uniform guidelines for Middle School students.Tights, Leggings, and SocksSocks:- plain dark green, white
- no patterns
- Hockaday insignia
Tights:- plain dark green, black, or white
- must be worn under the Hockaday skirt
- no patterns or decoration
- students must wear socks over their tights
Leggings:- full-length, fitted, black leggings
- must be worn under the Hockaday skirt
- no patterns or insignia
- socks must cover the hem of the leggings
- Sweatpants: Middle School students are NOT allowed to wear sweatpants under the uniform skirt at any time.
Turtlenecks- Optional: Long-sleeve white knit turtleneck shirt (with or without Hockaday logo)
Sweaters and SweatshirtsSweatshirts:- Hockaday sweatshirt (white, dark green, grey, or black)
- solid white, dark green, grey, or black sweatshirt with no patterns or insignia
- must be worn with Hockaday uniform shirts
- may not be worn under Hockaday blazers
Sweaters:- Uniform Company dark green pullover or cardigan sweater (may be worn under the Hockaday blazer)
- Hockaday insignia green, white, grey, or black sweaters from the Bookstore
- all sweaters and sweatshirts should be the proper size
- must be worn over a white polo shirt or white oxford shirt
Jackets, Coats, and Fleeces- Any jacket, coat, or fleece may only be worn outdoors during recess, walking to PE, or at carpool.
- Students should store coats in their lockers at all other times.
- We strongly recommend wearing a jacket to school during cold weather and bringing a hat/gloves for recess.
- Students may wear Hockaday insignia or plain white, dark green, or black fleeces (no patterns or insignia other than Hockaday)
P.E. Uniforms- On cold weather days, students may also wear green or grey Hockaday sweatshirts and sweatpants.
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Upper School News
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Junior Patrons' Guild 2025-26
Student subscribers get ready for an incomparable night as Jazz at Lincoln Center, led by legendary trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, takes the stage at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Wednesday, November 12. This dynamic performance showcases the rich history and vibrant energy of jazz through incredible live music. This is a rare chance to witness one of jazz’s greatest voices. Remind students to be on the lookout for the Evite a week prior to the event. RSVP is necessary.
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The Hockaday School
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.
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.