Hockaday High School - Cornerstones Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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The Hockaday Uniform Through the Ages The first uniform was a white middy blouse with a green tie and bloomers. The 1940's brought about a change in the uniform. The girls now wore a white shirt and either a wool or cotton green skirt. Currently there are different uniforms for various grades. Lower School students wear a white shirt and a green jumper. Middle School students and Up- per School underclassmen wear a plaid or green skirt, a white blouse and a green blazer. When a Hockaday student becomes a senior, they are allowed the coveted honor of the white blazer with their uniform.

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The Hockaday Ring The Hockaday Ring was first seen in 1918. It was designed by Miss Hockaday and Tiffany’s. The Ring was originally awarded to girls on Ring Day who had achieved high merit in citizenship and character. In the mid ‘50’s this tradition was changed. It was then awarded to all Forth Form girls and 10% of the Third Form. It was assumed that all Forth Formers had achieved these high standards and deserved the Ring. The 10% of the Third Form were chosen by the faculty as an honor. Now the Ring is worn only by the girls in the Forth Form. It is awarded during a ceremony in May of the Junior year. The Hockaday Ring Ne | shi a AA ie ae The one day in May that all Juniors come to School — Ring Day (1965)

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P eS NE OF OY ME OR RAK we. aA. Be ‘ gyn is aso Fo The Graduating Class of 1982 Graduation A Hockaday graduation is a spec- tacular event. Even as far back as 1915 the girls wore white dresses and garden hats and carried baskets of flowers. In the early years the girls could choose their dress and hat. Now the dress is chosen by the class and the hats are the same style but different colors decorated with flowers by each girl. In 1915, the first graduation, there was only one graduate. Miss Hockaday decided to have Mildred Liebman sit outside under a pergola on the Haskell campus. When the school was moved to Greenville a pergola was built on the new campus. Following this tradition, Hockaday built in 1982 a pergola for the Welch Road campus. The graduating class of 1982 was the first class to continue this tradition of graduation under a pergola. Even in 1939 the graduates walked under a gladiola arch.