HOCKADAY HERO

HOW A SENIOR’S ALTRUISM HELPED HER ENDURE SHELTER-INPLACE. NEXT UP? DARTMOUTH

SENIOR GINA MIELE was so passionate about attending The Hockaday School that she endured a one-hour commute from Forney. During that time, she found her true passions: tutoring at Tom C. Gooch Elementary, volunteering at United to Learn and serving Medical Imaging Ministries of the Americas to bring ultrasound technology to underserved areas around the world.

She has a sister, who attends Hockaday, and three brothers, two of whom attend Cistercian Preparatory School in Irving — a longer commute.

While traveling to and from school, the family listened to books on tape, including classics such as “Jane Eyre” and “Wuthering Heights.” She also studied and slept a lot in the car. “The silver lining about this situation with shelter-inplace and online learning is that we don’t have to spend so much time commuting in the car,” she says.

Miele plans to attend Dartmouth College.

Since freshman year at Hockaday, she tutored at Tom C. Gooch Elementary each Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. During her junior and senior years, she served as a co-head of the program. In addition, she was secretary of the Hope Supply Co. Teen Board, which works to provide homeless children with essential items and organizes fundraisers to raise money for the group. Last summer, she participated in the Opportunity Gap Immersion hosted by United to Learn and spent a week traveling around Dallas to learn about issues such as homelessness, food insecurity, the environment and education.

During the coronavirus pandemic, she helped lead a United to Learn reading program, which involved high school students creating videos of themselves reading books for Dallas ISD elementary schools. She read “The Giving Tree” and “Big Dog, Little Dog” in Spanish.

“Gina has the ability to make deep connections with the people she touches and inspires,” says Katherine Tagtmeier, chief programs officer of United to Learn. “She is a remarkable listener who is skilled at understanding sources of inequity and addressing them.”

Last summer, Miele worked with Medical Imaging Ministries of the Americas. A radiologist taught her thyroid, abdomen, OBGYN and kidney ultrasound protocols designed to be taught to non-medical personnel. She then traveled to Peru with the organization visiting clinics in the Andes Mountains and teaching ultrasound protocols.

“Gina is the embodiment of purpose and impact in action,” says Laura Day, founding director of the Institute for Social Impact at Hockaday. “She is committed to making the world a better place through her commitment to empathy.”

Tart Treat

LOVE SEVY’S? MAKE THE RESTAURANT’S THREE CITRUS PIE

NEIGHBORHOOD TREASURE SEVY’S GRILL opened May 8, 1997. The name “Sevy” was coined after professional golf legend Seve Ballesteros. Owner Jim “Sevy” Severson says the name of the restaurant is because of his love for golf and his last name being Severson. “Wearing spikeless golf shoes in the kitchen, having complimentary logo tees and building a four-hole putting green on the side patio all tie in to this passion,” he says. Here’s his recipe for a top tart.

RESTAURANT OF ORIGIN

Sevy’s Grill

8201 Preston Road, Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75225 (214) 265-7389 www.sevys.com

TIME TO PREPARE

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 45 minutes

Total time: 1 hour

COOKING TEMP

450 degrees for crust

350 degrees for pie

SERVING SIZE

4-5

TOOLS & UTENSILS

Medium mixing bowl

Pie plate

Whisk or electric mixer

DIFFICULTY

Ingredients

THREE CITRUS PIE CRUST:

• 1 ½ cup finely crushed graham cracker crumbs

• ½ cup granulated sugar

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Directions

THREE CITRUS PIE FILLING:

• 3 ounces orange juice

• 3 ounces lemon juice

• 3 ounces lime juice

• 6 egg yolks

• 2 14-ounce cans Eagle brand condensed milk (not evaporated)

THREE CITRUS PIE CRUST: Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place ingredients in medium bowl and mix well. Press into 10-inch pie plate and bake for 10 minutes. Let cool.

THREE CITRUS PIE FILLING: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place egg yolks in medium bowl and beat at low speed. Slowly pour in each juice — one at a time in a thin stream. Let set for five minutes, then gradually stir in condensed milk. Pour into cooled crust and bake 20 minutes. Remove and let cool completely, then chill. Garnish each slice with whipped cream and slice of citrus fruit.

Replace graham crackers with gluten free graham crackers to make this a gluten free recipe

VEGETARIAN

Medium ✓

DAIRY FREE

LOW CARB

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