  the hockaday school is an independent, secular, college preparatory day and boarding school for girls located in dallas, texas, usa. the boarding school is for girls in grades 8&ndash;12 and the day school is from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. ==history== the school was founded in 1913 by ela hockaday in response to parental demand for a preparatory day school for girls. she added a junior college in 1931 which operated until 1951. while the school is noted for its students' continuing on to universities, earlier in its history it sent many girls to smith college. the first class consisted of only ten students. sarah trent was one of the first teachers at the school and was influential in its development. hockaday founded her school on four cornerstones that were to form the basis of the students' educations: character, courtesy, scholarship, and athletics. today, the founder's day award is the most noteworthy award a graduating senior can receive; the honor is given to young women who best exemplify these four cornerstones. in a two-year period until 2011, the hockaday school received an 18 percent increase in applications for admission from prospective students within the plano independent school district. increased concerns with demographic changes, state budget cuts, and larger school populations in the plano isd schools resulted in increased interest in private schools like hockaday from parents living within plano isd.meyers, jessica. "[http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news
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