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Resale shop is open December 5, 3:00-4:30 PM and December 12, 7:30-9:00 AM.

Please join us Thursday, October 12, 8:15 – 9:30 am in Clements Lecture Hall for the HPA Kickoff Speaker Event. Dr. Damour is a 2017 Hartman Fellow and author of The New York Times bestselling book, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions of Adulthood. She will address parents on the topic of adolescent developmental stages and provide insight into building and maintaining healthy relationships with our daughters. Click here to register for this event. Read More for additional information about Dr. Lisa Damour. 

Many parents played a role in a creating a warm welcome to the school year. Thank you for volunteering at Back to School Day, organizing fall sports and activities, welcoming our boarders, planning parent coffees, hosting kickoff parties, and so much more! Read More

Some incredible experiences are coming your way in our online Special Occasions sale where there’s something for everyone! For those looking for home and lifestyle design ideas, join us for our “Inspired Living” luncheon. You’ll learn how small decorative updates can make a huge impact. If you’re interested in a round of “Top Golf,” then bring the family for an afternoon of lighthearted competition! For parents only, we’ll have some Fiesta Fun this fall! And for kids only, there’s Rotunda Rocks, Nukem, and Zumba! Special Occasions begins October 17. Please contact Special Occasions Chair, Heather Hays if you have any questions.

The HPA Volunteer Site is OPEN as of May 1, 2017 for parents to volunteer for the 2017-2018 school year!  Many of your daughters' favorite activities would not be possible without the assistance of parent volunteers.  There are a number of ways to get involved, depending on your interests and availability. Please visit The Volunteer Site to see what opportunities would be a good fit for your family. Read More

The 2017-18 Board of Directors has been announced. Click here to view the full roster.  Thank you to all of the parents who nominated and self-nominated!

Fun Day Online Ordering is now available! View the Information and Order Form for information about admission, food and fabulous luau t-shirts. All orders received before August 29 will receive a free Fun Day drawstring bag! Fun Day is the annual Hockaday and St. Mark’s join carnival for PK – 6th Grades and their families. This year it takes place on Friday, September 8 from 4-7 p.m. at St. Mark’s. We need parent volunteers also! Sign up today on the Volunteer Site. Have questions? Contact Mayda Gonzalez Armendariz or Bennett Cunningham for more information.

The Hockaday School will be hosting the ISAS (Independent Schools Association of the Southwest) Fine Arts Festival from April 12-14, 2018 on campus. For 50 years, the ISAS Fine Arts Festival has been a celebration of the visual and performing arts, bringing together thousands of upper school students who will share their talents and be inspired for their futures.  Please note that Hockaday will have a student holiday with no classes in Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools from April 11-14, 2018.  Classes will resume Monday, April 16, 2018. Read More

 

Rising 5th and 6th Graders, Fun Day Online Ordering is now available! View the Information and Order Form for information about admission, food and fabulous luau t-shirts. All orders received before August 29 will receive a free Fun Day drawstring bag! Fun Day is the annual Hockaday and St. Mark’s join carnival for PK – 6th Grades and their families. This year it takes place on Friday, September 8 from 4-7 p.m. at St. Mark’s. We need parent volunteers also! Sign up today on the Volunteer Site. Have questions? Contact Mayda Gonzalez Armendariz or Bennett Cunningham for more information.

Selected string players (MSO-Julia Luo, Danica Ly, Hanna Zhang; USO-Charlene Brzesowsky, Jenny Choi, Antonia Dinulescu, Lin Lin Lee, Elli Lee, Anoushka Singhania, Daniela Vallejo, Sidney Wang) from the Hockaday Orchestra Program organized by Yung-Fang Hu Ludford, have been invited to play side by side with The New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving for 2017 SOLUNA International Music & Arts Festival on May 28 at Dallas City Performance Hall at 3:00 p.m. Read More

Incoming Form I, II, III and IV parents will receive an invitation in August for the 2017-18 Junior Patrons’ Guild's (JPG) 36th season.  As subscribers to Junior Patrons’ Guild, Hockaday students will attend a variety of exciting cultural and fine arts events with Upper School students from St. Mark’s School of Texas and Cistercian Preparatory School.  JPG is the only formally organized social and cultural program involving these three schools, and provides an opportunity for students to socialize while seeing some of the best that Dallas arts organizations have to offer.  Read More

 

Charms are here! This is a friendly reminder that your daughters’ charms are available for pickup in the bookstore if you placed an order. Thank you again for your participation!  

Hockaday Fine Arts is excited to announce the 2018 US Musical The Drowsy Chaperone, by playwrights Bob Martin and Don McKellar, lyrricists Greg Morrison and  Lisa Lambert, and composers Greg Morrison and Lisa Lambert.

Performances will be in the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Theater.

Public Performance dates: Friday February 9th  at 7pm, Saturday February 10th at 7pm, and Sunday February 11th 2pm. Auditions will be held in mid October. Information and details will be available at the beginning of the new school year.

This hilarious musical comedy set in 1920s America, will delight and entertain audiences. It will provide many opportunities for actors, singers, dancers, costumers, designers, artists and technicians to work in this most collaborative art form. The experience of being a part of the US musical is unlike any other and is often a highlight of the upper school experience. 

Dear Parents,

 

On behalf of the Hockaday Parents’ Association, please join me in thanking Katharine Friguletto and the entire 2016-17 HPA Board for their hard work and service this year! The year has been marked by unwavering dedication and strong support of our community. Congratulations on a fantastic year!

One of my first privileges as HPA President for 2017-18 is to announce the incoming 2017-2018 HPA Board. I am so grateful for everyone’s enthusiasm and generous commitment to Hockaday! The Board is already making plans and looking forward to the year ahead. Read More

Class Pages are updated for May! To access, please log-in to the Parent Resource Board and check out your class’ specific Class Page. Check back on the first of every month for updates!  Also, the online calendar is always up to date with the latest all-school, all-division, class and HPA events.

Dear Parents,

 

Thank you for your incredible show of support for the Ela Hockaday Fund for Faculty Excellence at the 2017 EXPLORE Benefit. From the fabulous party to the special performance in honor of Liza to Underwriting, Live Auction, Silent Auction, Raffle, Special Occasions and Baskets, the Benefit was a huge success! This would not have been possible without the creative genius, generous heart and pure grit of Benefit Chair, Kim Bannister, and her wonderful committee. THANK YOU to the parent community who participated so enthusiastically in support of our fabulous teachers and our community! Read More

There is still time to purchase raffle tickets. Please email Malia Mitchell to purchase Raffle Tickets by March 24.

Dear Hockaday Parents:

 

In three short weeks, we will all come together for everyone’s favorite all-community event of the year, HPA EXPLORE 2017 Benefit. Plans have been underway all year and I assure you that it will be a special evening honoring Liza Lee and celebrating our wonderful community! I look forward to seeing you there. Seating is limited so please buy your tickets soon! More details and ticket purchase available here. Read more

Please join us on March 7, 2017 at 8:15 a.m. in the Clements Lecture Hall inside the Margaret Doggett Crow Science Building for a Speaker Series event from Shelley Cave, Director of The William B. Dean Academic Learning Support Program and Stephanie Worcester, Learning Specialist, Middle School. This event is recommended for all parents, and will highlight the different ways we all learn. Mrs. Cave and Mrs. Worcester will discuss a variety of learning styles and their impact on your child’s day-to-day academic experiences. Study skills, time management, organization, and social/emotional reactions specific to various learning styles will also be discussed.

Common Ground Speaker Series is a collaborative effort among Dallas-area private schools, designed to inform, engage and connect our communities. Common Ground hosts an annual speaker and offers event tickets free to member schools. The 2017 Common Ground Speaker Series is pleased to present award-winning medical doctor, researcher, and lecturer on human motivation, Dr. Shimi Kang. Dr. Kang offers the keys people of all ages need to succeed in the workplace, the classroom, and at home. With over fifteen years of clinical experience and extensive research in the science that lies behind motivation and wellness, Dr. Kang shows people how to cultivate the key 21st century skills needed to flourish both professionally and personally.

On January 28, The Hockaday School and St. Mark’s School of Texas set a unifying example by bridging languages and cultures together, celebrating the festive Chinese New Year with marvelous performances and activities.  As the invited media, The Asian Media was welcomed by joyful and creative performances followed by traditional Chinese activities and treats.  As the advocates of cultural transmission through arts and academics, we were impressed by the devotions and efforts that both schools have contributed to celebrate the Chinese culture.  We hope one day all schools will adopt this tradition and further broaden the cultural bridge for us all!

View Photos from the Celebration Here.

Dear Hockaday Parents,

 

I would like to thank Jill Magnuson and Kristi Hall, the 2016-17 Joint Meeting Chairs, for hosting a wonderful and thought provoking group of panelists for a discussion on “Putting the “A” in STEAM.”  Dr. Dhruba Deb, David Hudgins, Ed Long and Dr. Stuart Ravnik, moderated by the masterful Lee Cullum shared their insight on the inextricable and vital link between science, technology and the arts.  Special thanks also to Charlotte Hoskins, Dave Carden and Stephen Hill for help with the slideshow and technology in the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Theater.  Following the panel, slates for the 2017-2018 Parents’ Associations Executive Committees were approved.  Thanks to the wonderful parents who will serve the HPA in executive leadership positions next year. Read more

Hockaday Theater presents the Upper School Musical, Beauty and the Beast, in The Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Theater. To purchase tickets for the three performances (listed below) click here. To see the cast and crew hard at work preparing for the event, click here.
Friday, February 3 - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 4 - 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 5 - 2:00 p.m.

All Hockaday parents are part of the Hockaday Parents' Association so come EXPLORE areas of interest and be involved in the 2017 Benefit as well as in making a difference for The Ela Hockaday Fund for Faculty Excellence. How can you play your part? Read more

With the opening of the new Hockaday science and arts centers and the upcoming St. Mark’s science center, a distinguished panel will feature an enlightened discussion with some of the greatest influencers of arts and sciences in our city and beyond. Reserve your spot on Thursday, January 19 at 8:15 a.m. at the Hockaday School to hear from panelists Dhruba Deb, Ph.D., oncology scientist and artist; David Hudgins, award-winning screenwriter and TV producer; Nancy A. Nasher, NorthPark Center owner and art collector; Stuart Ravnik, Ph.D. – Biomedical scientist, UT Southwestern associate dean and science education innovator; and, moderator and veteran journalist Lee Cullum. Click here for security, location and parking information.