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HistoryThe 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. Hockaday todayHockaday has occupied its campus in a residential area of northwest Dallas since 1961. The enrollment is approximately 1000 students from pre-K to 12, about 450 in the Upper School.    The student to faculty ratio is approximately 10:1. Hockaday students enjoy also a 100% acceptance rate to college.[citation needed]The school colors are green and white, and the current school uniform for Upper and Middle School consists of saddle-oxfords, white dress shirts or polo shirts, and a uniform green and white plaid skirt. Green blazers are added on "dress uniform days" for grades 5 11, while seniors gain the privilege of wearing white blazers. It is viewed as a rite of passage to earn one's white blazer, along with the senior ring, at the end of junior year.The school crest bears a unicorn, but the official mascot is the daisy. Students are frequently referred to as Hockadaisies. AcademicsThe minimum graduation requirement for upper school students is 16 course credits, although virtually all students exceed this criterion[citation needed] and pursue additional study in particular areas of interest. Students must complete four years of English, 3 years of math, 3    years of the same foreign language, 2 years of history, 3 years of science, and 2 years of fine arts, as well as a physical education requirement each year.The faculty consists of 118 full-time teachers and 13 part-time teachers, of whom 68 have a master's degree and nine hold doctoral degrees. The average tenure of the faculty is 11.5 years.[citation needed] The school has introduced a laptop program (all 6th through 12th grade students are issued laptop computers to use in and out of school for their assignments) as well as the addition of Smartboard technology to each classroom.The school follows a semester system with 80-minute classes that each meet three times in a six-day rotation. Exams for upper school students take place only once per school year, in mid-March immediately prior to Spring Break.The ranges of SAT scores for the middle 50% of the Class of 2008 were 590-740 (Critical Reading), 610-740 (Math) and 610-750 (Writing).[citation needed] BoardingHockaday's R   esidence Department boards 78 students from 10 states and 10 countries. Girls who board live in one of the School's two dormitoriesorgan and Trent. Hockaday Boarders take advantage of the educational offerings of Hockaday as well as extracurricular activities, including sports, clubs and organizations, and community service. The Host Family Program involves the School's faculty and parents as surrogate families to a resident, providing support in athletic activities and inviting them to join in family activities. Campus facilitiesThe academic classrooms for the Middle and Upper Schools are held in two adjoining and parallel two-story buildings near the center of campus recently renovated in 2005. They house Hockaday Middle and Upper School Foreign Language, History, English, and Math classes in addition to two student commons and break-out study rooms.The Crow Science Building has chemistry, physics, and biology labs as well as a greenhouse and Clements Lecture Hall.The Horc   how Fine Arts wing features a classroom for Hockaday art and music history courses; music and practice rooms; a black box theater and rehearsal space; a ceramics studio with kilns; photography labs; and an art studio. It is also home to Hoblitzelle Auditorium.Completed in 2002, the Liza Lee Academic Research Center, known as the ARC, is a facility that houses Hockaday libraries, technology hub, science exploration lab, audiovisual editing bays, and publications rooms.The Lower School Gym, known as the Small Gym, contains two basketball courts, Hockaday indoor pool, and a variety of equipment. Middle and Upper School physical education and wellness classes take place in the Penson Athletic Center.Adjoining the Penson Athletic Center, Hockaday's Wellness Center, completed in 2003, includes the 5,000-square-foot (460m2) Hill Family Fitness Center, a 1,800-square-foot (170m2) aerobics room with aerobic and resistance equipment, and athletic training facilities that are equipped    for the treatment of sports-related injuries.Hockaday athletic fields are located east of Penson Athletic Center. They include five playing fields, a softball diamond and an all-weather six-lane track. The tennis center includes a covered gallery and 10 tennis courts, some of which are lit.The Ashley H. Priddy Lower School building adjoins the Liza Lee Academic Research Center. The artwork of Lower School students lines the hallways; and a large common room is the stage for special events, such as Pioneer Day and the Medieval Festival. The Lower School building also houses an art room and several music rooms as well as a French caf.The Lower School Addition, which houses pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and primer classrooms, opened in the fall of 2001. Each room features hand-painted tiles created by the Lower School girls themselves and child-height cooking and food preparation areas. The space is finished with a wall of windows that look out on Hockaday playground, the duc   k pond, and the new Wellness Center. TuitionThe tuition averages $21,220 - $21,850 for each Upper School day student (not including books). For resident students, costs are approximately $39,311 - $39,995. Financial aid is granted on the basis of demonstrated family need and the school's availability of funds. In 2008-2009, 169 students received financial aid. AthleticsAthletics are another aspect of student life at Hockaday. The school participates in 14 interscholastic sports as a member of SPC (Southern Preparatory Conference). In the 2007-2008 school year, Hockaday varsity athletic teams captured championships in field hockey, basketball, soccer, swimming/diving, golf and lacrosse. The remaining spring sports teams finished in the top five in SPC with lacrosse in 2nd place, tennis winning 3rd, and track and field in 4th, the team's highest finish ever. Eight Hockaday seniors signed letters of intent to play a sport at the collegiate level.From age four, girls participate    in daily PE classes, and even in high school, students must participate in either physical education class or athletics (varsity, junior varsity, or out-of-school with demonstrated level of intensity) during every quarter. Clubs and organizationsSome of the more popular clubs are Quizbowl, JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society), Fashion/Advertising/Design, Mosaico (the Spanish literary magazine), Crossword Puzzle Club, Environmental Awareness, Video Yearbook, and ROAR (a school spirit booster organization). If a particular club does not exist, students may enlist a faculty sponsor, recruit members, and create a chapter on campus.Middle School and Upper School schoolers are given the opportunity to contribute to various student-run publications. In Middle School students learn leadership and responsibility in addition to journalism skills as they write, edit and conduct interviews for Newsway, a student-run newspaper that is published several times a year. Currently, Ne   wsway is an option on elective choices. It is not required for Middle Schoolers to attend this elective, but those who choose it may. The Middle Schoolers also put out Banner, a literary magazine which teaches them skills in editing and drawing, layout and design, cooperation, and public speaking. In Upper School, students have the opportunity to experience the atmosphere and process of a professional newspaper while working on The Fourcast. The Vibrato literary magazine showcases the works of upper school students. It was recently inducted into the NSPA (National Scholastic Press Association) Hall of Fame for earning 10 All-American ratings in an 11-year stretch. The school yearbook, "Cornerstones," is produced entirely by students and as such, students are responsible for the design, layout, copy, and photographic content.Beginning in the fifth grade there are areas for extracurricular leadership by serving as a club officer or participating in an elected council. Middle s   choolers may participate in student government, community service board, or the honor council; the opportunities expand in Upper School to include athletic board, fine arts board, technology board, form council (grades 9-12 are referred to as forms I-IV), academic council and house council (boarding department governing system) as well.The school has a community service program, which operates in conjunction with St. Mark's, and which requires every upper school student to perform at least 15 hours of service every year, although many students far exceed this quota. H-Club, the school's hosts and tour guide society, is a popular program. Another notable organization is Hockaday's debate team, which ranks in the top five nationally for secondary schools. Notable alumnaeBarbara and Jenna Bush (attended until their father's election as Governor of Texas)Dixie Carter '82. Businesswoman; president of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.Victoria Clark '78. Tony award-winning singer.Far   rah Forke '86. Actress.Nasreen Pervin Huq. Prominent women's activist and campaigner for women's rights and social justice.Lisa Loeb '86. Singer-songwriter.Dawn Prestwich '78. Television producer and screenwriter for FX series The Riches, among other projects.Patricia Richardson '68. Actress.Lyda Ann Thomas '54. Mayor of Galveston, Texas. References^ Associated Press (2000-04-04). "Bush used private school option". /stories/040400/gen_private.shtml. Retrieved 2006-08-22.^ "Cheryl Hall: Ex-Hockaday girl wrangles wrestlers". Dallas Morning News. 2005-09-27. /sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/all/stories/092805dnbusHall.113f6aee.html. Retrieved 2006-08-22.^ The Hockaday School (2005-06-20). "Hockaday Alumna Wins Tony Award". Alumnae News. /alumna/home/detail.asp?newsid=178802. Retrieved 2006-08-22.^ NNDB. "Patricia Richardson". /people/577/000044445/. Retrieved 2006-08-22. 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