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Social Impact Chemistry has been busy in the lab this week experimenting to determine various metals’ specific heat capacities.

Upper School students engaged in a deliberation yesterday with their advisories on the question, “How should the Hockaday Upper School regulate the use of cell phones by students during the school day?” 

Middle School Student Council is working together to solve an issue at school – how to help students leave the dining hall less messy after lunch! 

Upper School students along with Eugene McDermott Head of School Dr. Laura Leathers and Upper School faculty members Karen Sanchez and Candace Townsley headed to Pegasus Park to meet OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar.

If you ask a Fourth Grader what her favorite class is, you’ll often hear “CCI!” 

Upper School Environmental Chemistry, a Social Impact class, took a field trip to West Dallas today to learn about some of the issues facing residents.

Second Grade students finalized their Entrepreneurship unit and started a business that creates and sells reusable grocery bags!

Upper School's Spanish in the Community headed to Marcus Elementary in Dallas today to work with students. 

Upper School students modeled their civil discourse training at an assembly in October.

Third Grade was thrilled to have Jess Wilson, Integrative Health Coach and Whole Food Plant-Based/Vegan Personal Chef, speak with the science and social impact class today! 

Cathleen Crews ’00, Abby Hoak-Morton ’05, Fallyn Gray Jones ’00, and Merritt Denton Russ ’01 joined the Daisy 2 Daisy panel for Upper School students this week.

Dallas ISD District 2 Trustee Sarah Weinberg visited Upper School government, a Social Impact class, to engage students in a discussion about the vital role of school board governance, the interplay between local, state, and federal government in shaping education policy, and practical ways for students to get involved in addressing educational issues within the Dallas community.

Eighth Grade students have been growing microgreens in science class as part of their investigation of Earth’s biosphere and ecosystems.

Hockaday Forensics students had an incredible visit from the FBI Evidence Response Team (ERT) and a retired Federal Prosecutor! 

The annual Student Research Program Poster Symposium was held yesterday in Ownby Lobby.

Upper School’s Biology, Impact, and the Zoo class worked on prototypes this week to solve a problem.

Upper School Statistics, a Social Impact-designated class, visited an animal shelter this week in preparation for their data project with Dallas Animal Services.

Hockaday students and faculty traveled to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Crested Butte for a week-long immersion program this summer.

In partnership with Close Up, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civic education organization that informs, inspires, and empowers young people to become active citizens, Hockaday hosted more than 90 students at the ISAS and Close Up Student Facilitation Training on Friday, September 20.

Hockaday recently welcomed Winslow Huth, Data Scientist at AT&T, to campus to speak to students about emerging technologies and her experience in data science.

Upper School students in Intro to Python are putting their coding skills to use!

Upper School students visited Marsh Middle School recently to work with students.

After reading the book “Building Thinking Classrooms” last year, Middle School teacher Jenni Stout changed her approach to teaching math to better engage the girls in her classes.

Last year, Hockaday developed a new partnership with the Data Science Department at Southern Methodist University (SMU).

When Ruhi M. (Class of 2027) and Marilyn P. (Class of 2027) participated in Middle School Robotics, they worked on a Social Impact project at Marcus Recreation Center.

Congratulations to Anika Gopal (Class of 2026), who was named the winner of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge in Texas’s 24th District!

Hockaday’s Upper School held a Dress Swap last week in preparation for upcoming dances and mixers! Around 90 dresses were donated by students, and their peers could come and “shop” for a free new dress.

Kindergarten and Primer girls have been practicing the steps of the Engineering Design Process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve) as they work to engineer a solution for Penny, a dog in need of shade.

Continuing Hockaday’s partnership with the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Innovators Academy, students met with Reilly Brooks to talk through social entrepreneurship and how they can make their ideas come to life.