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,