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Hockaday Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Students and faculty celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a special assembly last week. This year’s theme was “A Beloved Community.”
Inspired by Dr. King’s vision, a Beloved Community is a society where everyone is cared for, inequality is eliminated, and conflicts are resolved with empathy and understanding.
The celebration was led by Chloe A. (Class of 2033), Callie B. (Class of 2029), and Makeda F. (Class of 2027) and featured Middle School and Upper School dancers, choreographed by Christie Sullivan ’95; music from the Middle School Orchestra, a faculty and staff choir led by Sabrina Kessee, and a “Beloved Community” video directed by Anu A. (Class of 2025) and Gabby G.(Class of 2025). Cortney B. (Class of 2026) delivered a beautiful reflection on her painting of Dr. King speaking at the March on Washington; her grandmother, who was in attendance at Hockaday’s celebration, attended the March when she was just 17.
Keynote speaker LaDondra Wilson, VP, Social Responsibility & Executive Director Community Foundation of the Dallas Wings, spoke on what a beloved community means to her and how students can learn from each other’s differences to make deeper connections.
Finally, Hockaday highlighted two alumnae who are assisting with creating a beloved community – Maggie Parker ’07, founder and managing partner of Innovan Neighborhoods, and Anne Woods Patterson ’67, an American diplomat and career Foreign Service Officer.
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.