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It’s a normal day at The Hockaday School. Surreptitiously, a student grabs a tampon from her backpack and shoves it up her sleeve, hoping to avoid a loud rustle from the wrapper.

To her horror, it slips through her sweatshirt and clangs against the ground. She shrinks with embarrassment, feeling her entire class’ eyes on her.

Luckily, this kind of menstruation problem is not a serious one.

One in five girls in the U.S completely miss school while on their period because they don’t have the proper products. Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products and goes hand in hand with menstrual equality, the right to access proper hygiene products and receive education about reproductive health.

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School drama teacher Emily Gray received a voice message inviting Hockaday to the American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF) in Edinburgh, Scotland.

“I listened to it , and I let out a very strange strangled squeak,” Gray said. “My children said ‘mama, what ’s wrong’ and I was like ‘nothing’s wrong, it ’s wonderful, oh my gosh oh my gosh.’”

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Dissertation Determination: Ms. Hamilton’s Gap Year ➝ ONE LAST TIME • Upper School English teacher Summer Hamilton conferences with senior Sawyer Bannister.

Hamilton will take one year off from teaching in order to complete her doctoral dissertation.

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As the 2018-2019 school year comes to a close, many students will say goodbye to some of their favorite teachers.

Many of these goodbyes will be bittersweet, but for students of Ms. Summer Hamilton, the goodbye is only temporary; next school year, for the first time in the history of the Hockaday English department, a teacher will take a leave of absence in order to write a dissertation.

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amilton will write her dissertation as the final step of completing her doctoral degree in the field of English Literature at Southern Methodist University. The subject of her dissertation is “the discourse of housing that continues to mold African American attitudes towards home buying,” according to Hamilton.

In Hamilton’s words, her dissertation aims to show how African Americans have relied on literature to both critique and withstand the psychic violence, violence against a person’s psyche, of an oppressive system.

“When reading through American literature, there will often be some sort of discussion of buying a house, or finding a home to live in. So, for example, in The Great Gatsby, the narrator Nick briefly mentions buying a home in West Egg. It’s very brief – just a paragraph … and he moves on,” Hamilton said.

“When I’m reading African American Literature, again, there is this story of getting a house, because that’s just a part of life. Except, when reading African American literature, that part is not a paragraph, it’s a whole chapter. Or it keeps coming back in many chapters. Or it’s not successful. Or it is successful, and so surprising that the story will be told by three different characters.”

After noticing this distinct difference in the discussion of housing, Hamilton continued her research.

“I started researching newspaper articles, conferences that were happening, a lot of nonfiction. How are homes being discussed? And I found a narrative.” Hamilton explained.

The narrative she discovered that has been put forward throughout history is that “if African Americans would live in ‘suitable’ homes, they would be entitled to the rights of citizenship that they had been denied in the past.” Essentially, the people in power historically put forward a narrative that the lack of rights given to African American citizens is due to their lack of proper housing.

Through this narrative, Hamilton explained that the idea of a house underwent

a transformation, going from an object to be bought to a myth that could not be attained.

“I noticed how authors were dealing with this. The truth of the matter is, African Americans would try to get that house and they would be blocked. Red lining, no mortgage available or sometimes they would get the house and it would be taken from them on some sort of “trumped up” charge,” Hamilton said. “So that’s where I say the ‘psychic violence’ comes in, because you’re told that if you take this path you will have these rights, and then you try to take this path, and you’re blocked from it. What does that do to someone? And so, I say that authors are recognizing the falsehood of this narrative, and they are writing about it to provide methods of survival.”

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Completing my dissertation and thus my degree reaches beyond a personal goal.

As a first-generation doctoral student, I want to serve as an encouragement and a source of pride for my family, including my son.”

Summer Hamilton Upper School English Teacher

Hamilton has learned that it is very important to stay active and not take long breaks. In her words, writing a dissertation “requires constant thinking. You’re creating a study that’s never been done, so you have to think all the time about it.”

Hamilton decided it would be necessary to take a gap year to write the 300-page paper during the 2019-2020 school year because dissertations must be completed within six years of the completion of qualifying examinations. Au-

gust 2020 marks the sixth year since Hamilton completed these examinations, so taking this year off is crucial in order to get a doctorate.

“Completing my dissertation and thus my degree reaches beyond a personal goal. As a first-generation doctoral student, I want to serve as an encouragement and a source of pride for my family, including my son,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton first approached the English department about taking her gap year this semester after Christmas break.

“Hockaday has been extremely accommodating of my request. I feel beyond grateful,” Hamilton said.

Because of the new nature of this kind of gap year, English Department Chair Janet Bilhartz commented on Hamilton’s intellectual leave.

“We have certainly had people have to take maternity leave or family illness, that kind of thing. But this kind of leave [has] never [occurred] in the years I’ve been at Hockaday,” Bilhartz said.

The two most important people in the process of finding a temporary replacement for Ms. Hamilton are Bilhartz and Assistant to the Head of School Blair Lowry. As the English Department Chair, Bilhartz takes the task of hiring someone to replace Hamilton for the year. According to Bilhartz, she is looking for a candidate who can teach well and fit into the department and the Hockaday community.

As Assistant Head of School, Lowry hires all faculty and academic staff. This process includes writing the job descriptions, reading the resumes and “Zoom”ing with candidates—a video interview application similar to Skype.

Once Lowry has selected finalists, she makes arrangements for one of the most important parts of the process: a day spent on campus, individually, with each finalist. “[The shadow day involves] teaching a class, having lunch with the English department, observing a couple of classes and meeting Mr. Murray,” Bilhartz said.

Bilhartz and Hamilton both agree that taking this year to research, write and learn will positively influence Hamilton’s teaching in the future.

“I think the students will be enriched by the knowledge that Ms. Hamilton will bring back with her,” Bilhartz said. “She’s already an excellent, committed and passionate teacher. The subject of her dissertation is a fascinating one, and I think that she will be so intellectually invigorated by this year.

She’ll bring that passion and excitement back to her classes.”

Hamilton agrees that her dissertation year will improve her empathy as both a writer and an essay grader.

“I am sure I’ll also be more empathetic to the writing process after spend a year of doing nothing but literary analysis!” Hamilton said.

While Hamilton is absent, however, her close students will miss her, as reflected by both Bilhartz and the student body.

Junior Sarah Beth Kelton, one of Hamilton’s students this year, comments on one of her favorite parts of English III. “We all call her our woke queen. Her class is super engaging. We’ve analyzed Cardi B and Beyoncé lyrics a few times, so there’s an element of pop culture that we bring into it that has been really interesting, so I hope [the rising juniors] don’t have to miss out on that,” Kelton said.

Luckily Hamilton has a senior advisory and they will graduate in May. “I feel really glad that I will not have to miss my advisory. The timing has worked out really well in that regard,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton plans to come visit her coworkers and former students for lunch during her absence. She will miss the Hockaday community, especially teaching.

“I will miss the feeling of being in the classroom. Teaching is my happy place,” she added.

The Hockaday community will greatly miss Hamilton during the coming 20192020 school year. Rest assured, the Hockaday community can know that this will not be a permanent goodbye and that she will come back more invigorated and excited than ever.

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Hockaday says goodbye to four legends.

THANK YOU• Ann Trenary, Lower School Teaching Assistant, helps a Primer student writing a letter. She shows her dedication to the students everyday in class. After 23 years at Hockaday, Trenary will be dearly missed.

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he four retiring members of the Hockaday community all share a love for their students, colleagues and their profession. Whether it be directing the Upper School Madrigals Choir or discussing the development of the United States’ economy in the notoriously-difficult Advanced Placement United States History Class (APUSH), these teachers have all left lasting imprints on the Hockaday family. Entering the next stage of their lives, all four have intriguing plans for the future while they carry on celebrated memories of their time spent here.

Ms. Martha Zavaleta After earning her degree in early education, Martha Zavaleta began teaching Pre-K in 1976 because she loved children. When Zavaleta’s daughter started attending Hockaday, her attraction to the school grew and she wanted to be in the same place as her daughter. For the past 21 years, Zavaleta has taught Pre-K at Hockaday.

This year marks her last.

“Getting to know the faculty and staff has been amazing and one of the most rewarding part of working in the Hockaday community,” Zavaleta said.

Zavaleta believes in encouraging young children to try to do as many tasks as possible for themselves. This helps develop self-confidence and pride.

“Children are so bright, and they need to feel that they are understood,” Zavaleta said.

Her plans for retirement include traveling, spending time with her grandchildren and working on her garden. She also plans to come back to Hockaday occasionally as a substitute teacher.

“I am so pleased that Mrs. Hussain, my teaching assistant, will be taking my place. I feel ready

for retirement,” Zavaleta said.

Mrs. Ann Trenary A member of the Hockaday community for 23 years and an educator for 32, Ann Trenary ends her Hockaday career in room seven as Teaching Assistant to Primer teacher, Tymesia Smaw.

The idea of teaching at Hockaday came as a result of her youngest child beginning first grade.

“It seemed like a good way to start working again while being able to spend time with my family,” Trenary says.

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Getting to know the faculty and staff has been amazing and one of the most rewarding part of working in the Hockaday community.”

Martha Zavaleta Pre-K Teacher

For Trenary, the most rewarding part of being a member of the Hockaday community was creating lasting friendships and working with talented teachers.

She wants more people to understand the time and preparation it takes behind the scenes for every little thing in the classroom.

“You have to really love children and have great patience to teach young children,” Trenary said.

In retirement, she plans to spend more time with her six grandchildren during retirement and is thinking about starting a garden.

“I would love to travel with my husband

during the fall, which is something I have been unable to do in a long time because of teaching,” Trenary said.

Although Trenary is most looking forward to a vacant agenda, Hockaday holds a special place in her heart.

“Hockaday is my home away from home,” Trenary said.

Mr. Steve Kramer After 45 years of traveling through time and history with his students, Mr. Kramer has decided to retire.

Kramer realized his desire to teach and coach during college, earning his graduate degree in teaching. He would move on to teach various classes, his favorites being AP U.S. History and any classes about marginalized people, such as African American Studies.

Kramer shared his thoughts about his favorite aspects of his time spent at Hockaday as a teacher and the Upper School History Department Chair.

“Getting to work with young women who are dedicated students and will respond to what they see as enthusiastic teaching and passion,” Kramer said.

Even though he has had a few opportunities to leave Hockaday over the years, Kramer always settled on staying at Hockaday.

“Hockaday girls are just good students, and you don’t find that everywhere,” Kramer said.

He has come to the decision to retire, not because he fell out of love with teaching, but because of the workload.

“There comes a time that the grading and work are a lot to deal with, and after 45 years in the classroom, I have decided it is time to relax and no longer teach,” Kramer said.

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Kramer wants people to understand that no matter where one teaches, it is a demanding profession. He believes that students and teachers need to meet one another’s expectations of each other.

“Most teachers that I know work on the weekends and weeknights, so it is a common misconception that teachers get a lot of time off,” Kramer said. “Students will not respond to a boring teacher which makes it a painful profession, but when you can get students interested, teaching becomes a really fun profession.”

It is evident that Kramer makes teaching fun for both him and his students; this year, his APUSH classes are making their own “Kra-push” (Kramer-APUSH) merchandise.

“There has never been a day that I haven’t enjoyed being in the classroom,” Kramer said.

His plans for retirement include continuing his research of a female African-American reformer at the turn of the 20 century, visiting Britain for history conferences and simply doing whatever he wants.

Ms. Bonnie Jean Coleman A member of the music industry for 58 years and one of the Hockaday community for 15 years, Bonnie Jean Coleman ends her career in the classroom, or in the rehearsal room.

Coleman has taught various classes at Hockaday including Upper School Choir, Seventh and Eighth grade Choir and Middle School Fine Arts Music — Upper School Choir being her favorite.

“I think the most rewarding thing about working at Hockaday has been the wonderful opportunity to get to know and work with such phenomenal young women, faculty and staff,” Coleman said.

Even after Coleman retires, she hopes to remain close to the Hockaday community through the friendships that she has made. She will miss the school and her job very much but describes her decision to retire as a bittersweet one.

“Teaching is one of the most rewarding and difficult careers you can choose,” Coleman said. “[The teachers here] are so committed to the academic, social and behavioral welfare of each student and are a support for their students in every way.”

Coleman wishes that people could know more about what happens every day in the classroom, realizing the time and effort teachers put into their jobs.

Her plans for retirement include spending time with her daughter, son-in-law and her grandchildren, participating in community service and getting involved in political organizations. Coleman loves to garden, read and cook; in fact, she hopes to start a supper club (similar to a book club but with food).

But her plans for retirement don’t stop there.

“I plan to have a voice (and some piano) studio in my home, where I will teach classical singing and do vocal coaching for musical auditions,” Coleman said.

In retirement, each faculty member will each take with them the lessons they have learned from the classroom, and the plans they hold for the future.

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May 18 is just around the corner. This year it is the 105 Commencement. Graduation practice has started, preparing both the underclassmen and the senior’s for their special day. The Commencement speaker is Cynthia Marshall, The Dallas Mavericks’ CEO.

May 20 is Form III Ring Day. As the 2018-2019 school year comes to a close, the junior class is preparing to be seniors. Ring Day practice begins May 16, preparing them for the Hockaday Senior ring. Karen Lin, Form III class president, will address her form, giving them guidance for their Senior year.

Underclassmen Recognition is on May 22. The freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will all gather in Nasher Haemisegger Theater. Members from the Junior class, along with students from other grades, will be given different awards for their accomplishments this year. Wearing dress uniforms, this is the last time the students will wear their uniforms before summer break.

The 2018-2019 school year is ending and that means that summer break is upon us. During their two and a half month time for sunshine, some students will participate in internships, catch up on sleep or go on trips. The countdown is on for summer break and the Upper School is ready.

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WRITING AWAY THEIR RIGHTS • Erywan Yusof, minister of foreign affairs in Brunei, signing the Department of State guestbook in Washington D.C. on June 13, 2018.

Yusof defended Brunei’s new controversial laws and penalties against the LGBTQ+, supporting the new legislature as in line with Brunei’s traditions and culture.

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ver time, especially the last ten years, LGBTQ+ rights have increased thanks to the tireless work of activists.

Although there is much still to be accomplished, LGBT+ rights have been slowly increasing, despite occasional setbacks and still ever-present danger.

However, one country has recently taken a step back in terms of LGBT+ rights.

On April 3, 2019, Brunei introduced strict new laws based in Sharia law including stoning to death and amputation. Brunei, a small sultanate on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia with around 430,000 citizens, is a nation with Sunni Islam as its national religion. The new laws and penalties originate from a strict interpretation of Sharia law, which is an Islamic set of religious principles meant to be followed as law. Among the new laws and penalties, the penalty for gay sexual activity is stoning to death, while the penalty for lesbian sex is either 40 strikes from the cane or up to 10 years in jail, or both. While homosexuality has been illegal in Brunei for years, this new legislation could put citizens to death for gay activity.

Amidst controversy and denouncement by the United Nations and international rights groups, Erywan Yusof, the minister of foreign affairs in Brunei, defended the new laws by stating that they are meant as a deterrent and means to educate, as well as arguing that the new penal codes fit human rights standards internationally.

“Its aim is to educate, deter, rehabilitate and nurture rather than to punish,” Yusof wrote in a letter addressing United Nations rights officials. He also wrote that, “It seeks to strike the right balance between protecting the rights of the accused person and the rights of the victims and their families.” Yusof does not specify who are considered victims under Brunei’s new laws, also defending the laws by stating that they focus “more on prevention than punishment.”

Leaders of Brunei also defend the laws by arguing that the punishments follow both cultural and religious traditions in Brunei.

In response, Amnesty International, a non-governmental organization that focuses on human rights, said it was “callous and reckless” for Brunei to call these measures preventative.

Although Brunei announced the new penalties six years ago, international outrage delayed implementation until now. This delay did not stop outrage over the new laws as various government officials, public figures, and general citizens protest these laws.

Human rights’ groups, like Human Rights Watch, have vocally opposed the new laws’ implementation. Nirvana Khan, a junior at Hockaday, believes it is important for Americans to remain informed about these new laws.

“I think it was a reminder because sometimes in the United States we get complacent and assume that the world is as progressive as us when it comes to LGBT+ rights,” Khan said. “It’s a reminder that, in many parts of the world, people don’t have the same rights as they do in the United States and that activism

is still important.”

“Things are actually getting more dangerous for LGBT+ people around the world,” Khan said.

As Khan says, LGBT+ rights still have a long way to go around the world. Ten other countries besides Brunei also have Sharia laws implemented with potential death by stoning for homosexuality.

Beyond laws, conditions for LGBT+ people around the world are often dangerous and deadly, like with the gay purges ongoing in Chechnya where Chechen Republic authorities target people suspected of being on the LGBT+ spectrum and abduct, imprison or torture them.

Crimes against minorities also remain underreported. In a special report from the U.S. Department of Justice published in June 2017, around 54 percent of hate crimes targeting minorities were not reported to police between the years 2011 and 2015 alone. This affects news coverage of crime against the LGBT+ community, as well as anti-LGBT legislation coming into effect, much like Brunei’s new laws.

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“I think it was a reminder because sometimes in the United States we get complacent and assume that the world is as progressive as us when it comes to LGBT+ rights. It’s a reminder that, in many parts of the world, people don’t have the same rights as they do in the United States and that activism is still important.”

Nirvana Khan Junior

Hollie Teague, a teacher at the Hockaday School, believes that there has not been enough news coverage of Brunei’s new laws from mainstream news sources.

“As Americans, we are just not informed enough about what’s going on in other countries,” Teague said. “There’s also not enough coverage of minority populations, period.”

In fact, Khan first heard of the new laws in Brunei through social media, rather than official news sources. Many celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, George Clooney and Elton John, have vocally opposed the new anti-LGBT+ laws in Brunei and have called for a boycott of the Dorchester Collection of luxury hotels. This collection is owned by the Brunei Investment Agency. This is not the first boycott of the Dorchester Collection hotels, as boycotts hit these hotels in 2014 and again in 2016 due to Brunei’s government pushing controversial anti-LGBT+ agendas.

David Doyle, professor of Gender and Sexuality in the United States at Southern Methodist University, believes celebrities using their platform to raise awareness of this issue

is important, so long as they are conscientious about what they say.

“I think it’s good as long as [the celebrities] are being careful,” Doyle said.

“Without enough thought, or without enough understanding of the context of the country, they might create a backlash. I think putting sunlight on these laws is important, but it has to be done carefully.”

“In terms of rights and equality, things are sometimes moving backwards, not forwards, so we need to be aware of that and not too celebratory and satisfied,” Doyle said. This is part of why it is so important for United States citizens to be informed about the law and events similar to Brunei’s new laws around the world. Regarding this, Doyle brought up a

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quote that most likely comes from writer and philosopher George Santayana: “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.”

In reaction to the implementation of these new laws, many American citizens, most of whom do not frequent luxury hotels, have searched for ways they can protest Brunei’s new laws. Some, like Khan, Teague and Doyle, believe that staying informed and being vocal is a way to do so if one wants to protest and resist anti-LGBT events and legislature.

“We need to mobilize our own government to do something,” said Teague. “Writing Congress, petitioning, and letting our government know that, if they want to represent us and our values, this is the way to do it.”

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Moving in the Write Direction Hockaday starts planning an English Writing System which will be available next year.

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inor paper, medium paper, major paper: the majority of a Hockaday student’s English grade depends on the grades she receives on these assignments each quarter. With Hockaday’s emphasis on writing in the English classroom, students sometimes struggle to keep up with the large number of assignments. However, the Upper School is implementing a new tool to aid students in their quest for a B++: a writing center.

English Department Chair Janet Bilhartz has been working to start a writing center at Hockaday for 10 years. When the English Department began their research, they could only look at writing centers at the university levels because no high schools to their knowledge had writing centers. Now, some schools, like the Hawken School near Cleveland, Ohio, have provided a model for Hockaday’s writing center that is much more similar in school size and level. “[The Hawken School] is the one that I think Hockaday’s [writing center] would benefit from being modeled on because they are an independent school, like us, [and] a similar size to us,” Bilhartz said.

After conducting research into writing centers, Bilhartz met with Eugene McDermott Head of School Dr. Karen Warren Coleman about the writing center in May 2018, and Coleman was immediately on board. She gave Bilhartz approval to create a writing center for the 2019-2020 school year. This year Hockaday has hired a Writ-

ing Center Director, Lisa Fisher, who will develop the writing center next year.

Before getting her master’s degree in English from Seton Hall University, Fisher was a corporate lawyer. While studying at Seton Hall, she worked in the writing center, a common job for master’s candidates. Fisher stayed at the university after she received her degree, teaching English classes and working as a tutor in the writing center.

“She is the person that will be coming to us as our director. She will get it off the ground in August,” Bilhartz said.

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“Having student interns working in the writing center really creates relationships within the student body.”

Janet Bilhartz English Department Chair

According to Bilhartz, Fisher’s responsibilities next year include choosing a space for the writing center, advertising it to the Upper School, creating an online sign-up sheet and hopefully training her first writing interns in the spring semester.

Like the Hawken School, Hockaday wants to have writing interns— juniors and se-

(E)S(SAY)-O-S • As Hockaday Upper School students write their final essays of the year, they look forward to the new writing center opening fall 2019. The Hockaday writing center has been 10 years in the making, and Upper School English Chair Janet Bilhartz cannot wait for its debut.

niors chosen by their teachers— to help others in the writing center. Fisher will train and evaluate these students on how to properly advise students with their writing. Students who become writing center interns will have this designation shown on their transcript when they apply to college.

“Having student interns working in the writing center really creates relationships within the student body,” Bilhartz said.

In addition to having certain hours when the writing center is open, including one evening a week, Fisher and writing interns will visit certain classes and help them during their 80-minute blocks. According to Bilhartz, this is especially helpful for underclassmen. When freshmen are working on thesis statements for their first major paper of the year, teachers can provide more individualized instruction if they are working with a group of four students instead of 16. Upper School English teacher Dr. Claire Cothren, who worked at two writing centers while pursuing her graduate degree, cannot wait for her students to have the writing center as a resource. “[At the two she tutored in,] students who attended the centers found them to be great resources for assistance with writing at any stage of the process—from brainstorming and organizing ideas to revising and editing,” Cothren said.

Upper School students also await the arrival of the new writing center. Freshman Cristiana Miele believes the writing center will be a tremendous amount of help.

“I am very excited for [the writing cen-

ter] because it will really help me improve my writing skills,” Miele said.

Junior Mohana Ghosh attended The Loomis Chaffe School in Windsor, Connecticut her freshman year and took advantage of its writing center during her year there. However, Ghosh worries about how the help from the new writing center will coincide with the strict editing policies given in the Honor Code.

According to the Honor Code, students cannot take a pen to a peer’s paper and change specific words or phrases. They can only make general comments like “check your commas” or “I don’t understand the point you are trying to make here.” Writing interns will be trained to help students in this way and will be evaluated by Fisher on their ability to do so. Bilhartz believes that if students start editing instead of advising, the writer stops improving.

“If anybody gets her fingers on your paper, then you’re not learning. You cease to learn the minute someone else gets her fingers on your paper,” Bilhartz said. “When someone asks you questions, you’re thinking and so you’re learning even if the question is ‘Have you checked your commas?’”

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PLAN ON IT Form Activities May 20 105 Commencement May 18

Memorial Day May 27

US Dorms Close May 23

Underclassmen Recognition Assembly May 22

Form III Ring Day May 20

Summer Break

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BRIGHT BRAINSTORMING •Volunteer students working with Afetr8toEducate brainstorm ideas for the common spaces in DISD’s new youth homeless shelter.

There are currently approximately 4,337 homeless youth in the Dallas area, and the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) is now planning on a new way of approaching the issue.

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he number is a very rough estimate because of the nature of counting homeless youth. Laura Day, the Head of the Institute of Social Impact says that the statistic is an estimate because of the complications of researching these statistics.

“The number is pretty nebulous because how do you count a kid on a couch?” Laura Day said.

Despite the large margin of potential miscalculation, the approximated number has risen dramatically in recent years.

To combat this problem, the city of Dallas plans to open a shelter in the Fair Park area, specifically for homeless youth in DISD, with the expertise of a Dallas design firm. The city of Dallas agreed to give the unused building of the former Fannie Lou Hamer elementary school to the project .

The project was started by the nonprofit group After8toEducate, which pooled the opinions of homeless shelters such as Promise House on a board in order to address the growing issue of homeless youth in DISD. In order to have younger perspectives, the design firm will have volunteer students pitch them ideas for the design of two parts of the space. The group of volunteer students that will work with the design firm are a collaboration between Hockaday students Paige Anderson, Katherine Hancock, Kylee Hong, Maddie Fisher and Karen Lin among a few Thomas Jefferson high school students. One group is working on designing the inside of the sleeping pods, while the second group is designing a library and flex space.

“It ’s huge if you’re going to design a space for teenagers that teenagers are going to be designing the space.

I feel like kids should have so much more of a say in what would work as opposed to adults telling them what would work,” Day said.

The opportunity to work on the project was emailed out to all Hockaday art students, since the goal of the volunteers is to enhance the design of the space.

Anderson, a junior at Hockaday, was compelled by the email due to her interests in both design and community service.

“In zoo class we do a lot of design thinking like what we do in this project, and also it’s just a nice way to combine design and community service,” Anderson said. “So when Ms. Day emailed about it, it sounded like something I wanted to try.”

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I feel like kids should have so much more of a say in what would work as opposed to adults telling them what would work,”

Laura Day Director of Institute for Social Impact Having the two schools work together effectively acts as a way of having a stronger diversity of opinion and background in the student volunteer group of the designers.

“When you’re trying to solve a problem or design something, having as many voices and people in the room is important,” Day said.

Hockaday students working on the project are looking to make the shelter not only functional but also a place youth will want to be in.

“We’re really looking to create a space that’s welcoming for all where everyone would want to go to hang out and build friendships with other kids at the shelter,” Hong said, describing the library space her group is responsible for.

In addition, the students working on the design of the center are attempting to learn as much as they can about a homeless teenager’s experience through visiting homeless shelters in Dallas and through interviewing these teenagers.

“Understanding the user, understanding the person who will live in this

shelter, to try to design something that will be perfect for that person; you can never do that if you don’t know those people,” Day said.

On April 29, the Hockaday students visited Promise House and the actual site of construction in order to gain that understanding. Anderson found visualizing the area very helpful.

“It was really informative, and it was nice to know before we go into our final designs because we had only looked at blueprints of the space, so it was good to see what we were working with,” Anderson said, “we also saw what they had already made and what Promise House was already running, so then we had a basis for what our designs could go off of.”

Currently, Dallas has two main shelters specifically for children, Jonathan’s place and Promise House, but this new project will be the first to directly work with DISD with the goal of keeping homeless youth in school and giving them the resources to advance in middle and high school. Teachers and school counselors will be able to direct students towards the resources of the center.

“It ’s harder for [homeless students] to go to school and succeed in school when they don’t have basic accommodations, and that impacts their futures,” Hong said.

The center will also have more permanent housing for 18-to-21-yearolds, mainly those that have aged out of the foster system or lack housing. The housing will provide resources for this age group to obtain employment and eventually secure a place of their own to live, with a plan for the future.

“Kids age out of the system and have nowhere to go. It will be a really stable place for them,” Day said.

One issue the center faces is whether students will stay in their same high schools. Many studies have shown that staying in the same high school throughout the four years is crucial as it provides another support system of teachers and counselors that know a student.

However, the center is conveniently located next to a Dallas Area Rapid Transport (DART) station, so students could potentially still attend their former high school, with some determination to stay at the same one.

Day says that the center is planning on having some school buses take students to certain schools, but the issue is one that may have to be worked out throughout the planning.

Currently, the center already has a drop-in center with resources for teens such as counseling, food, an indus trial kitchen to teach skills, the resources to ob tain a GED and general community resources.

The ultimate goal of the center is to provide the opportunity for homeless youth to succeed in school and to have stable housing after the 30 to 90 day stay period.

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Hockaday drama students head to Edinburgh for American High School Theatre Festival.

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• Hockaday drama students rehearse during class. They will be waiting to hear if any are one of the lucky students to go to Scotland.

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owever, during that time, the drama department was busy working on the musical, so Gray did not tell anyone besides Performing Arts Chair Beth Wortley, Assistant Head of School Blair Lowry and Eugene McDermott Head of School Dr. Karen Warren Coleman until after the musical productions ended in February.

“I couldn’t tell anyone else because it would take focus away from what we were working on,” Gray said. “So that was absolutely crippling. I hate waiting; I really, really wanted to tell everyone. Later when we decided to let everybody know in an email, everyone immediately got excited about it.”

Each year, the AHSTF Board of Advisors reviews all applications and chooses the top high schools by analyzing each drama program and its achievements. Hundreds of schools apply annually to take part in the festival, but only 15 are chosen to attend. The chosen schools select a group of students of 10-14 actors and one to four student technicians to attend the festival.

The festival began in 1944 when a group of high school and college drama professionals

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the Royal Mile, a succession of streets forming the heart of Edinburgh. During the festival, the Royal Mile will be full of street performers and arts of all kinds. The Royal Mile connects with the Edinburgh Castle, which students will visit.

The company will also be able to witness the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, military and cultural acts with the British Army which take place every year on the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade.

The American High School Theatre Festival is part of the larger Fringe Festival in which professional actors from all around the world come to perform. The whole city of Edinburgh will be transformed into a center of dramas and performances.

The Hockaday students will see both the student theatre shows and the professional performances in Edinburgh.

All of the groups at the festival promote their own shows in the streets by handing out fliers and launching publicity stunts. The publicized shows will be performed all throughout the city, on larger public stages and in the corners of small shops, although the majority of the festival is in the middle of the city.

Although Hockaday has never been invited to the festival before, Gray has talked about it to other teachers. She had the opportunity to participate in the festival as a young actor in college and then again as a young professional actor.

“This is one of the most unique and amazing learning experiences I ever had, and I would like our students to have that opportunity too,” Gray said.

Gray plans on working with the students extensively to test their dramatic ability and potential to work with other actors. Part of the criteria for the selected group includes being a mindful ambassador of the school. Gray commented that she wants girls who will represent the talent Hockaday holds in the arts as well as the school itself.

Several Hockaday drama performers are not only excited for the opportunity to travel but also for the chance to bond with all their theater friends. Freshman Madeline Sumrow is auditioning and is looking forward to the possibility of getting in.

“It would be a fun experience and culturally enriching,” Sumrow said.

In the case of tech crew, Gray will choose one to four technicians to support the cast.

They will likely not be part of design or build, but rather be experienced in the sound, light, props and costume department.

Sophomore Joy Hu, who is in charge of rigging and sound for tech crew, is looking forward to the chance to go to a new place and perform new things in a different environment.

“Because you’re traveling, it restricts how much you can bring and what you can do, so it’ll be interesting to work around that,” Hu said.

Furthermore, Gray is considering bringing a student-written piece to take to the festival.

“I would love to take a student’s original piece because that would really show the things that we can do and all of Hockaday’s talent and potential,” Gray said.

After the festival is over, the students will fly back to London and then back to the states.

“It’s going to be a full-on busy, busy two weeks,” Gray said.

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With its delicate brush strokes and ink soaking into the paper, calligraphy turns basic prose into beautiful art. Its roots tracing back to Ancient China, calligraphy is one of the world’s oldest forms of communication and is still widely used today. Calligraphy began as intricate, decorative writing carved into turtle shells and animal bones, known as the oracle bone script. This form incorporated aspects of Chinese writing, then developed into the earliest form of cursive script. Sophomores Louisa Benedict, Isabel Malakoff and Nancy Dedman, practice this old art form and share it with their peers.

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realized the need for an international festival.

They thought that having an international showcase could allow experienced high school drama students to showcase their talent as well as gain valuable experience.

Current freshmen and sophomores auditioned on May sixth and seventh by memorizing monologues and running scenes together. They will be selected based on their auditions, a letter they wrote explaining their desire to attend the program and discussions among the fine arts staff. Once selected, the 10-12 person company will begin workshopping together in preparation for their trip.

In August of 2020, the students will begin the trip by flying to London for a one-to-three-day stay.

In London, they will visit the Shakespeare Globe Theatre and attend other tourist day trips, including different West End Shows. The whole trip will last for two weeks.

Following their stay in London, students will continue on to Edinburgh by train where the festival will take place. They will stay in the University of Edinburgh dorm rooms.

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Louisa Benedict

Louisa Benedict has created works in calligraphy since seventh grade. She began by trying to copy pretty fonts and lettering from Pinterest. Later on in eighth grade, she made between 20-30 name tags for her classmates. Now, she practices calligraphy a lot during her day in between homework and as a pastime. Calligraphy is not only a hobby. Calligraphy can be used as a source of income, typically in design-related jobs, such as in wedding companies to make invitations and in marketing to create ads and banners. Benedict has considered the idea of expanding her calligraphy into a job by creating an Etsy shop and selling her pieces, but she has not actually pursued the idea any further. Benedict recommends learning calligraphy by watching videos on Youtube, purchasing tutorial books or taking a class to learn the basic calligraphy skills.

“Once you pick up on the basics, you can add your own artistic elements and unique twists to the work,” Benedict said.

Nancy Dedman After learning how to write cursive script in school, Nancy Dedman continued drawing with different fonts, eventually creating calligraphy. Art, being one of her favorite hobbies, is a major component in Dedman’s life.

Dedman does not sell her work, as calligraphy is strictly a pastime for her. She enjoys doodling on random pieces of paper or using it to embellish writing on assignments and projects. Dedman also frequently helps her peers with projects, writing assignments, homecoming posters or anything else related to writing.

Just as she learned herself, Dedman suggests that beginners start by practicing different types of fonts. She recommends that once you learn how to make basic fonts, you can start blending styles to create your own style.

“There are no rules to calligraphy!” Dedman said.

Isabel Malakoff Malakoff became interested in the art of calligraphy in seventh grade.

Malakoff practices every day, whether it is just in between classes with a pencil or at home using paint. Malakoff creates the paint herself by mixing color pigments and water.

“My favorite thing about calligraphy is practicing something and watching myself get better every time,” Malakoff said.

The art of calligraphy also brings a sense of calm and balance to Malakoff. She enjoys writing quotes that mean something to her from sources like books, movies and people. She hangs her inspirational work on the walls of her bedroom, so she can look up at the whimsical words and phrases that motivate her daily.

Malakoff has embellished place cards and envelopes for people in the past.

“I’ve always thought of my calligraphy as a hobby and a stress reliever, but I’ve been contacted by people to do it for work and pay,” Malakoff said.

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Reviews & Reflections

DON’T GO HUSTLING TO THE HUSTLE their heroic nature with a damsel-in-distress type vulnerability. “The Hustle” first appears to have somewhat of a feminist agenda, criticizing the patriarchal hierarchy in society. However, the two con-artists ironically call each other horribly sexist and objectifying terms.

Also, the two women fight for the attention of one man, Thomas Westerburg, and eventually get manipulated by him, completely deviating from their original purposes of female solidarity. I may be missing the irony here, but after considering the feminist purpose of this movie, it felt inappropriate.

Interestingly, Wilson revealed that she had to defend this movie to receive a PG-13 rating from an R in an interview with Yahoo.

She found it quite sexist that while the original movie, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” was rated PG but the reboot was rated R, restricting younger audiences from watching it. Although this is a valid claim and I personally believe an R rating may be harsh, she contradicts her complaints of sexism with a movie full of stereotypes.

Also, Wilson’s character’s most pronounced trait was obesity; she repeatedly made obnoxious “fat jokes” that were heavily based on stereotypes that only left a frown on my face. Poorly delivered jokes—or not delivered at all due to such terrible execution done by Wilson—and her irritating way of

speech only made me cringe inside. Instead of finding humor in something actually funny, Wilson’s comedy relies solely on her only notable distinction, her weight.

When I first researched “The Hustle” so that I could be an educated viewer, many sources stated that this was a comedy. However, I seldom laughed during the 94 minutes of run time; it was simply not funny. The execution and utilization of such stereotypes to be comedic were simply beyond my belief.

Besides, the entire plot of the movie was unrealistic: if an annoying stranger suddenly sat in front of you, French fine dining in hand, and started rambling on about her tragic life story, would you be moved and gladly offer her money? No. While the two con-artists revealed that they exploit men with seduction and vulnerability, this degree of vulnerability seems forced and absurd.

Finally, the plot simply lacked substance.

The film spends about 40 minutes for the buildup to the actual plot, dragging out the storyline. Movies are a way for one to escape reality and indirectly experience fictional drama and comedy. They are NOT created for viewers to spend $11 on a ticket to watch bland, offensive characters. I do acknowledge the director’s intention to emphasize the only plot twist in the film, but in reality, the climax was at most mediocre.

Personally, I left the theater dumbfounded by everything about “The Hustle.” Unfortunately, due to the word count limit on this story, I have to wrap this up. Throwing money into the fire pit or off a cliff would be a better way to spend your hard earned cash than going to watch this abomination. I would never seriously endorse breaking the law, but this movie is not worth your money — just pirate it if you must watch it. “The Hustle” might have attempted to be a lighthearted comedy, but after forced jokes, obnoxious slapsticks and stereotypes, nothing could save this dreadful film, not even Anne Hathaway.

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1 Standing in front of Studio Movie Grill, I was torn between watching “Avengers: Endgame” and “The Hustle.” A die-hard Marvel fan, I wanted to enjoy the end of the renowned Marvel Saga; however, being the good Fourcast staff member that I am, I walked into “The Hustle,” as I was assigned to.

The theater that greeted me with a flamboyant poster shimmering with gold, reflected just the opposite of the glory that this film deserves.

“The Hustle,” a remake of the movie “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (1988) and “Bedtime Story” (1964) but with female leads, presents a comedy with two stars, Anne Hathaway as Josephine Chesterfield and Rebel Wilson as Penny Rust. They played con-artists competing to deceive a naive millionaire. However, this rivalry meets an unexpected end.

First, I want to address the best part of this movie: the architecture of Chesterfield’s house. I adored the modern and minimalistic style villa,with its clean white facades contrasting harmoniously against the vivid colors of the Southern French ocean and the fresh green turf in her yard.

The rest of the movie, however, was a major disappointment. At the beginning of the movie, Rust states her motives behind being a con artist: to exploit men in a patriarchal society as an act of revenge. Additionally, Chesterfield seduces men by appealing to

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A NEW COWBOY IN TOWN A Review of Mac DeMarco’s “Here Comes the Cowboy”

4 I’ve lived in Texas my whole life— the perceived cowboy capital of the world— so images of horses clopping down our highways or visiting the stockyards are commonly portrayed in the media when talking about our state.

But it seems like all of a sudden I’m seeing cowboys everywhere, from Kacey Musgraves’ seemingly sudden stardom to Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.”

On May 10, Mac DeMarco joined the rodeo when he released his fourth studio album, “Here Comes the Cowboy.”

To many, the album may seem to be just another pseudo-country collection of guitar chords, but for fans of DeMarco the title could be worrying: is this a departure from the self-proclaimed “jizz jazz” the artist’s known for?

However, fans have no need to worry— “Here Comes the Cowboy” is definitely similar to DeMarco’s older albums, although he leaves behind the mix of multiple instruments or crazy sound effects and keeps his acoustic guitar close instead, paired with a few birds tweeting or intermittent drum beats.

In my opinion, this approach suits DeMarco. Because of the simplicity of the songs, I feel like I’m meandering through a field, relaxing on a lazy day while listening my way through the album. I’ve always associated DeMarco with a calming feeling, but “Here Comes the Cowboy” is living proof that if he was half-asleep on his older albums, he’s fully dozing by now.

“Here Comes the Cowboy” opens with

a track of the same name, a banjo-filled, husky repetition of those same four words 10 times over. The song may seem catchy and enticing in the first few seconds, but after three minutes I was already concerned for the rest of the album.

However, DeMarco reignited my hope with “Nobody,” the second track and the first single he released when announcing the album. “Nobody” is the first true evidence of the bare-boned approach DeMarco took on the album, and he succeeded.

Lyrics like “I’m the preacher / a done decision / another creature / whose lost its vision” offer the vulnerability DeMarco is known for, allowing his listeners to feel like they’re reading his diary on a particularly off day.

He continues this vulnerability on “Finally Alone,” “Little Dogs March” and “Preoccupied,” the next three songs on the record.

In “Finally Alone,” DeMarco truly narrates a story— a kind of songwriting I’m particularly fond of— so I might be a bit biased when I say this is one of my favorite songs on the album. Still, I think any listener would agree that DeMarco’s vocals shine on this track, his voice reaching new heights not yet heard this far into the album.

“Little Dogs March” and “Preoccupied” take a negative turn lyrically, as DeMarco transfers into a much more aggressive tone. This definitely interests me more than the repetition of “Here Comes the Cowboy,” although I still find myself making leaps to connect the words

together to form a complete picture.

DeMarco takes a father step backward on “Choo Choo,” my least favorite track on the album and hardly more than the repetition of train sounds and “choo choo / take a ride with me.” This song definitely lowers my high impression of the album as DeMarco’s lyrical talents take a break.

Buried deep into the track list, “K” wins the title of another one of my favorite songs on the album, a slow ballad to DeMarco’s girlfriend Kiera McNally.

The hopeless romantic in me vicariously swoons to the love song that’s unlike any other track on the album.

The next two songs, “Hey Cowgirl” and “On the Square” hardly seem sensational to me, but they do tie in the title of the album, which I would have otherwise forgotten about.

I step back into DeMarco’s diary on “All of Our Yesterdays” and “Skyless Moon,” which dig deep into his consciousness in an entertaining way that lighter songs in the album were unable to do.

The album closes with “Baby Bye Bye,” a song that lasts a whopping 7.5 minutes. The track repeats those same three words for the first three minutes, a tactic that could bring me sleep if I were tired enough. But strangely, the song then transfers into what sounds like people at the airport and ends with DeMarco whooping “yeehaw mama,” proving that pieces of the rock-and-roll lifestyle he was once known for have stuck around.

As a whole, “Here Comes the Cowboy” is the perfect album for an afternoon spent doing homework in a coffee shop or a morning laying in bed, although I might have to skip through a few of the repetitive songs (I’m looking at you, “Choo Choo”). To me, DeMarco seems to have found his place in the music world with “Here Comes the Cowboy.” Denying my worries that he would abandon his jazzy sounds, DeMarco fully applied his mastery of chill music in this album. Without the redundancy of few songs, the album is a success to me and definitely something I’ll be adding to my music library.

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One of the many establishments lined up along the Boardwalk at Granite Park in Frisco, The Biscuit Bar, a casual restaurant, overlooks a small lake and features many lounge areas and patios.

When we arrived at around one p.m. on a Sunday, the Boardwalk was already bustling with people. As I looked around at the different restaurants filled with people, I was attracted to the Biscuit Bar’s bright yellow and white color scheme. It was already packed, as people had filled the large outdoor space, and more were standing in the line extending out the door.

As I waited in line, I could see employees making biscuits, kneading out the dough and filling out trays with them. Three full carts of golden, fluffy-looking biscuits sat against their white tiled wall, and bags of flour lined the shelves.

A large menu hung on the wall, comprising 21 different options, from a Hot Chocolate Biscuit to a Buffalo Blue Chicken Biscuit. Salads, customizable tater tots, and desserts wrapped up the many choices.

I ordered the Monte Cristo —a French toast biscuit filled with ham, smoked turkey, jack cheese and strawberry jam— although it was not my first choice. Before coming to the restaurant, I set my eye on the Steak and Egg on a Biscuit, but they were unfortunately out of steak by the time we arrived.

We also ordered a classic Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit, a Grilled Chicken Biscuit and a Hot Chocolate Biscuit.

Surprisingly, our food arrived within ten minutes, despite the hustle and bustle of eaters filing in and out the door.

The Monte Cristo was delicious; the fluffy, golden biscuit complemented the ham and turkey extremely well and the melted cheese paired perfectly with the meats. I was especially satisfied with the warm and soft, yet crunchy-on-the-outside biscuit itself.

The strawberry jam intrigued me the most. Usually, I would never put strawberry jam next to cheese and meat, but the jam they used fit so well with all the other parts of the sandwich. It gave a burst of unexpected sweetness to complement the saltiness of the meat and cheese.

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I will say that there was a downside to this biscuit: it was very hard to eat and messy. As soon as I picked it up, my hands were already sticky with strawberry jam. After a few minutes, the bottom of the biscuit became a bit soggy, which was fine because it ended up tasting like a pancake.

Next, the Bacon Egg and Grilled Chicken Biscuits were very delicious; all the ingredients meshed together well. The Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit was very creamy because of the egg and cheese, while the crunchy bacon added flavor to the whole dish. The Grilled Chicken’s vegetables and chicken worked well together because the chicken was tender and various veggies complemented it well.

Finally, we finished off the meal with the Hot Chocolate Biscuit – their signature golden biscuit topped with chocolate gravy and toasted marshmallow fluff. It looked very appealing and tasted amazing when the biscuit combined with chocolate and marshmallow, almost melting in my mouth.

However, I do have to admit that although I felt extremely full afterward, an hour later, I was already hungry. It was more like a snack to me than an actual lunch, so if you plan on making a trip here, try to order enough to leave you satisfied until your next meal.

The Biscuit Bar is located in Plano, around Legacy West, so it took me about thirty minutes to get there from where I live. But Dallasites, don’t fret— a new location is opening at Highland Park, near SMU this year!

The Biscuit Bar offers a fun and casual environment while serving delicious food. If you’re looking for a good place to hang out with friends or just enjoy an afternoon snack, make sure to come here. Their signature biscuits and menu lived up to the hype, and I know that I will be back for more.

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From the FOURCAST Kitchen Staff Writer Julia Luo’s Three Ingredient Biscuit Recipe

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Ingredients:

Directions:

1. Self rising flour, 1 cup 2. Butter, 1/4 cup 3. Milk, 3 tablespoons

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour and butter. Using a pastry cutter, a fork or 2 knives, cut in butter until a coarse meal develops and butter is evenly distributed.

3. Add milk and stir until a soft dough forms. If the dough is sticky, add more flour 1 tablespoon at a time.

4. Turn the dough out on to a lightly floured surface and knead for 20 seconds, adding flour if the dough becomes sticky.

5. Roll out to 1/2-inch thick and cut out biscuits with a biscuit cutter. Press together uncut dough and continue rolling and cutting biscuits.

6. Bake until lightly golden brown on top and fragrant, about 10 to 12 minutes.

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EASY-TO-MAKE GRAD GIFTS During the month of May, graduation party season is in full swing. It is important to bring a meaningful gift, but the prices rack up! Fourcast found a few cute gifts for the grads that are diy-able!

WORLD MAP

SUPPLIES: world map (one without too many colors) and some non-smear permanent markers.

STEPS: Take a map and have friends and family write messages for the graduate.

POLAROID ALBUM

SUPPLIES: a Polaroid, an album (lots of inexpensive ones on Amazon) and plenty of extra film.

STEPS: Take some photos with the Polaroid. Insert picture in the album.

College Scandal Continuation In mid-March it was revealed that over 50 people, including actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, were charged with bribery and involvement in a cheating scheme to ensure their children’s admittance into top colleges. In light of this scandal, YouTube influencer, Olivia Jade Giannulli will not be returning to the University of Southern California and has reportedly been dropped from several collaborations, including her partnership with Sephora, the large makeup and beauty company. Her mother, Loughlin, who was released on a bail of one million dollars, has also parted ways with Crown Media, Hallmark’s parent company.

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SUPPLIES: any children’s book and a few non-smudge permanent markers.

STEPS: Take a children’s book (a good one is “Oh The Places You’ll Go! by Dr .

Seuss.) Have each person choose their favorite page and leave a note there.

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Kardashian in Kourt Kim Kardashian, reality television star and social media mogul, is said to have begun a four- year apprenticeship with a law firm in San Francisco with the goal of becoming a lawyer. Recently, Kardashian has publicly been involved with federal court cases and has been working with lawyers and activists on criminal justice reform. Kardashian’s publicized plans have sparked mixed reactions across the media about the legitimacy of her upcoming bar exam in 2022. California is one of four states in the United States that allows someone an alternate method to take the bar exam other than attending law school. Instead, these states allow people to become law readers, who learn the law by working in an office. Kardashian is currently participating in the California Law Office or Judge’s Chamber Program, and after a year, she will ultimately qualify for continued law studies through the “baby bar.”

Swift’s String of Clues Throughout April, Taylor Swift dropped cryptic clues on social media, teasing the release of an upcoming single. On April 26, Swift dropped her single “ME!” which features Panic At the Disco! singer, Brendon Urie, along with an accompanying music video. Leading up to her single’s release, Swift posted several hints across all platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and flooded her feed with butterflies, pastels and rainbows, hinting to the theme of her recent music. This string of clues led fans to build conspiracies surrounding the announcement of her new music and her supposed upcoming album. Earlier this year, in an interview, the 29-year-old artist told Perez Hilton how she plans on dropping her seventh album before she turns 30.

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CITY SLICKER Benevolent Bites Dallas has always been a city known for its delicious food and

unique restaurants. Looking for a new place to eat that will put a smile on your face? Check out these charitable restaurants that are equally delicious as they are kind to their communities. If you are in the Lower Greenville area, grab a bite to eat at La La Land Kind Cafe, a coffee shop that employs foster kids who are aging out of the system. Looking for a sweet treat on a hot day? Howdy Homemade Ice Cream and Hugs Cafe, restaurants that employ individuals with special needs, are the perfect places to wander into. If you find yourself in Fort Worth, Taste Community Project’s “give and take” concept gives customers the choice of paying what they can afford, a typical price or extra in an opportunity to help those in need while enjoying delicious food. The Fourcast has narrowed the list down; here are our five favorite stops!

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Sunshine In a Cup La La Land Kind Cafe 5626 Bell Ave Dallas, Texas 75206

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Comfort Food Hugs Cafe 224 E Virginia St. McKinney, Texas 75069

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Appetizing Affordability Taste Community Project 1200 S Main St Fort Worth, Texas 76104

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Within the past decade , technology has enhanced the lives of billions of people around the world, leading to novel

innovations and trends. One of these popular modern lifestyle crazes has been ridesharing. While rideshare companies and the taxi industry have been competing in the same market, there are several differences between the two. Unlike taxis, ridesharing is based in a private vehicle, and users pay for the ride via mobile app or website. While taxis have been around since the 19th century, it was not until 2009 when one of the most well-known rideshare companies, Uber, was founded. As the number of people use rideshare services increases, it has become easier for users to live without a car, travel and stay safe when driving at night or intoxicated. However, as the rideshare industry expands, so do the dangers associated with it.

WHEELS OF MISFORTUNE Story by Kelsey Chen and Erin Parolisi Illustration by Kylee Hong

DANGER DRIVER It was 2 a.m. on April 1 when Samantha Josephson, a 21-year-old student at the University of South Carolina, called herself an Uber after being separated from her friends. Although it is unclear whether Josephson was intoxicated, she and her friends had been seen earlier that night at a bar in Columbia, South Carolina.

Instead of entering the vehicle that she had called for on Uber, Josephson entered a black Chevy Impala sedan driven by Nathaniel David Rowland, a 24-year-old man from South Carolina, assuming that he was her Uber driver. Fourteen hours later, Josephson’s body was found dead in a field approximately 90 miles from Columbia.

Despite the fact that Uber had no control over Josephson’s entrance into the wrong car, her kidnapping and murder brought attention to the lack of safety precautions rideshare companies take when selecting drivers and designing other in-app features. However, Uber recently released their safety tips on their app and online to assist riders in taking preventative measures.

Although Josephson’s murder was one of the first cases that brought heavy attention to the dangers of ridesharing, it is not the first incident to occur in a rideshare car. For years, there have been cases reported of drunk rideshare drivers, alleged sexual assaults and alleged kidnappings. All of these cases led to the larger issue of rideshare companies’ inadequate background checks for their drivers.

Honor Wood, a sophomore at Hockaday, is just one of the many people who have felt uncomfortable in a rideshare car because of the driver.

“It’s just, you don’t know [the driver], and they haven’t really been vetted for by any other company besides Lyft or Uber, and you don’t really know if you can trust them,” Wood said. “How are you supposed to know that they aren’t going to not take you [where] you need to go, and they might kidnap you.”

Wood vocalized her concern for the lack of requirements for drivers who work for rideshare companies. Uber and Lyft are disputably the two most critiqued rideshare companies for their insufficient background and safety checks on drivers. Although they are making changes and spending more money on their security processes, Uber and Lyft continue to struggle with ensuring that all employed drivers are safe and reliable.

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Although every rideshare company claims to take the best safety precautions, larger companies often face the most backlash for their inadequate safety features.

The most well-known rideshare company, Uber, was launched in 2009, and since then has admitted three million drivers globally, making it the largest rideshare company in the world. With so many drivers hired daily, Uber must strike a balance between the speed and the quality of their background checks. These checks include a review of the vehicle record and a criminal background check for the driver. However, the details of each background check can vary from state to state because of the local laws regarding rideshare drivers. Additionally, the human resources department of Uber is not required to meet with potential drivers in person before hiring them, so there are concerns about the remoteness of the background checks.

Lyft, Uber’s biggest competitor, has faced similar backlash for deficiencies in background checks. Both rideshare companies have similar driver requirements and background checks when hiring drivers. Like Uber, Lyft has also faced many incidents involving drivers harassing passengers.

Some of the major differences between the two rideshare companies are the vehicle options and the expense of a trip. Compared to Lyft, Uber has a much wider selection of vehicles, with everything from a standard sedan to a larger luxury vehicle. This gives customers more options when selecting what type of car they would like to travel with, which benefits people who work at businesses and larger families, who may prefer certain types of vehicles. On the other hand, Lyft gives hefty discounts and reduced prices to users who cannot spend as much on transportation, thereby providing an affordable means of transportation for certain demographics, like college students.

Recently, Dallas entrepreneurs have created local rideshare companies such as Bubbl and Alto that are advertised as safer and more luxurious than mainstream companies Uber and Lyft.

In 2016, Paul Adams and a team of other co-founders launched Bubbl, marketing it as the “safest ride in town”. Since the Park Cities neighborhood in Dallas is often referred to as a “bubble”, Adams and his team created a rideshare company that would be safe for people not just in the Park Cities, but in all of Dallas. With retired or off-duty police officers as drivers, Bubbl appealed to families for being the safest rideshare company for children as well as senior citizens. However, the safety Bubbl provides comes at a cost, as the average Bubbl ride costs more than a typical Uber or Lyft ride.

With similar safety guidelines, Alto, a new car service in Dallas actually co-founded by Alex Harbardier ‘04, took ridesharing to another level with subscription services. The base membership for Alto is $12.95 per month, which gives riders a large discount on rides compared to other competing companies and limousine services, according to the company’s website. Switching from Uber, Wood decided to subscribe to Alto after discovering the company’s safety precautions and quality of the rides.

“They use a company car, and it is a really nice car, and it’s brand new,” Wood said. “They have license plates that say Alto One [or] Alto Two. All the cars have a different number, and they have the logo of the company on the side of the car so you don’t have to worry about getting into the wrong car.”

Additionally, Alto has different amenities in their cars such as water bottles, umbrellas and phone chargers.

“Alto is way nicer,” Wood commented.

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THE HOCKADAY EXPERIENCE Along with Wood, many Hockaday students often use rideshare apps. Freshman Poppy Badini* rides regularly with Uber because she cannot drive yet.

“There have been stories that go out about Uber and bad things that have happened, but I’ve never had a situation like that,” Badini said. “Sometimes you feel a little uncomfortable because you’re in the car with a stranger, but I haven’t had any problems with it, and I think it’s pretty handy to have in an app.”

Wood agreed with Badini, noting the advantage of convenience that comes with rideshare apps “I think [rideshare apps are] really good because sometimes you don’t want to drive everywhere yourself, especially late at night,” Wood said.

To ensure that the car picking her up is legitimate, Badini always checks to see if her Uber driver has her name and the address she is going to.

“When I’m in the car, I also check around me and make sure I can pull up the locks, just in case,” Badini said. “I use Uber a lot, and I’ve never had any trouble with them, but I can definitely see how people can be targeted. It could be so easy for random cars to go out to Deep Ellum, and if anyone’s looking for an Uber, like at a concert, people just get in.”

Additionally, some Hockaday students use Bubbl because school policy limits students to using Bubbl as a rideshare option, as Uber and Lyft do not allow minors to ride without an adult.

According to Gary Stollar, Interim Director of Residence Life, boarders must pay for Bubbl themselves with their own account. This can pose a problem because of Bubbl’s relatively high rates and the fact that they do not operate after 8 p.m.

“While many of our boarders would prefer to use Uber and Lyft, we can’t knowingly allow any of our girls to break a legal stipulation that Uber and Lyft have set,” Stollar said.

He would like the two rideshare companies to change their policies to let minors ride, even if there were restrictions imposed, such as lowering the age limit to 16 or only allowing minors to ride during daylight hours.

“Our boarders see other students or people under 18 years old all across the United States use Uber and Lyft,” Stollar said. “This is unfortunate because Uber and Lyft aren’t enforcing their own rules, and this puts us in the unenviable situation of denying these services to our boarders.”

In fact, Badini noted that few drivers ever ask about her age. The ones who have asked her, however, have always been female.

“I’ve had multiple [female Uber drivers] who have said, ‘you shouldn’t be using Uber this young. You don’t know what could happen,’” Badini commented.

Despite the potential dangers of rideshare services, sources such as Medium.com, a news website, and Uber itself argue that these companies offer a safer alternative to driving in other instances, most notably that of intoxicated driving.

On average, 29 people die each day in car accidents involving alcohol, and two out of three people in the United States will be involved in a drunk-driving crash in their lifetime, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

A survey of high school students showed that 45.1 percent of students use rideshare apps most before or after parties, making transportation to and from parties the most popular use of rideshare services.

“I do think a lot [high school and college students] end up driving under the influence after leaving a party,” Carla Taylor* said. “They do that because they have their car there, and a lot of people just think that they aren’t that drunk and they can just drive home.”

As a partner with MADD, Uber claims to offer a solution to this problem: according to their website, “more than 75 percent of people say that since Uber launched in their city, their friends are less likely to drive after drinking.”

In fact, Uber reports that in the first six months of operating in Salem, Oregon, over 59 percent of Uber trips on late weekend nights (from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday) started within 500 feet of an alcohol-serving business. In other words, “thousands of Salem residents immediately began using Uber as a way to travel during peak nightlife hours from venues where alcohol is consumed,” according to Uber.

While Uber markets itself as a safe alternative to drunk driving, studies on ridesharing and impaired driving have varied results. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania studied drunk driving in four U.S. cities in which Uber launched, ceased, then resumed operations—Las Vegas, Portland, Reno and San Antonio. Because crashes involving intoxicated drivers decreased in Portland and San Antonio but not Las Vegas or Reno, the researchers concluded that the results depended on the conditions within the city rather than rideshare services themselves.

“Driving drunk is terrible, and you shouldn’t do that,” Taylor said. “[By using Uber], you don’t have to drive.”

Monica Shane* also recognized that ridesharing helps avoid the risks of intoxicated driving if there is alcohol present at a party.

“My mom is not a big fan of Uber because of past stories that she’s heard about it, but she also is very against drunk driving, so I never really know what to do,” Shane said. “Out of anything, I would rather stay the night somewhere instead of running the risk of [using Uber] or drunk driving somewhere.”

STAYING SAFE Modern technology always has its benefits and drawbacks.

Ridesharing, like every piece of technology, is a double-edged sword.

It can be a useful means of transportation, sometimes being safer and more reliable than public transportation. However, users can only reap the benefits if both the driver and the rider use the system correctly.

Because riders do not personally know their driver, they place a great amount of trust in a stranger to not abuse the system. When riding, be sure to take safety precautions, such as checking the license plate, sitting in the backseat and getting picked up at a safe location.

Lastly, trust your gut. Following your best instincts and watching for red flags can go a long way. *The Fourcast has changed students’ names to protect their privacy.

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• Anika Bandarpalle works with Laura Day and the company Be Girl to spread awareness about reusable period underwear.

It’s a normal day at The Hockaday School. Surreptitiously, a student grabs a tampon from her backpack and shoves it up her sleeve, hoping to avoid a loud rustle from the wrapper. To her horror, it slips through her sweatshirt and clangs against the ground. She shrinks with embarrassment, feeling her entire class’ eyes on her.

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ockaday juniors Anika Bandarpalle and Riyana Daulat are fighting menstrual inequality.

Bandarpalle has been working with Laura Day, Director of The William B. Dean Service Learning Program, and the company Be Girl to create her club: Period Pals.

Daulat is working to put an end to the tampon tax in Texas. Recently, she traveled to Austin to state her case in front of the Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax writing committee of the House of Representatives.

Anika Bandarpalle Banderpalle seeks to spread awareness throughout Hockaday about period poverty itself, where it stems from, ways students can help and the effects of period products on the environment. She hopes to accomplish this in her club Period Pals which will be created next year.

“There aren’t a lot of organizations where it’s clear what kind of outside help people need, whether it’s financial donations or supplies,” Bandarpalle said. “A big part of the club will be raising awareness about the issue and bringing the conversation to the Hockaday community on a bigger scale, but also teaming up with organizations who are coming up with a solution for this and asking what we could do for help.”

Bandarpalle works with Day and the company Be Girl to achieve her goals.

Founded in 2014 by Diana Sierra, Be Girl works to end the lack of safe menstrual health management globally and eradicate the cultural stigmas surrounding menstruation. It also concentrates on the waste produced by disposable pads, tampons and applicators. Be Girl hopes to introduce and normalize more eco-friendly alternatives for period products.

Chief Operating Officer of Be Girl, Audrey Anderson, also believes in Be Girl’s mission and works to improve the lives of girls everywhere.

“Be Girl works to realize a world where being a girl does not stand in the way of health, opportunities and success,” Anderson said.

Anderson describes Be Girl’s purpose with three main points: product, education

and stigma. The PeriodPanty is a two-in-one alternative that combines underwear with absorbable protection. Be Girl has also created SmartCycle, a low-tech version of a period app that helps girls know when their period is coming and understand more about it. Finally, Be Girl uses inspiring taglines such as #NothingStopsYouPeriod to change the status quo about menstruation.

Overall, Anderson and her coworkers at Be Girl want to see a change in the way menstrual health is portrayed and understood, not only in developing countries, but everywhere.

“We want to redefine the way that menstrual health is addressed. We believe it is possible to create a period product that is not just functional but beautiful, one that girls would even be proud to own,” Anderson said. “This is critical, because this is how we fight against stigma and taboos, by building girls’ confidence and pride. Because when a girl loves her body and feels proud of who she is, nothing can stop her.”

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Bandarpalle has been working closely with Anderson, not just to help those in underdeveloped countries, but those right around the block.

On April 4, Bandarpalle delivered a Hockatalk titled, Red Alert: Menstrual Inequality Around the World. In her talk, she educated Hockaday students about the environmental impact of disposable period products and the cultural stigmas around menstruation and how detrimental they are to women’s health and safety.

“In some parts of Nepal, it’s a cultural tradition that when women are on their period to be banished to little huts, made out of brick and mud,” Bandarpalle said. “It’s awful because it takes away their dignity and also women are dying in these huts due to weather exposure, animal attacks or the biggest cause of death, asphyxiation from smoke inhalation. People don’t realize that this is taking women’s lives.”

Soon, Bandarpalle will speak to the Hockaday administration about providing Hockaday students with free period products in the Hockaday bathrooms and address the issue of menstrual inequality in health classes, hoping to add discussions of periods to Hockaday’s inclusive atmosphere.

“I think it’s important that Hockaday is up-to-date with period products, because it’s not something that a lot of Hockaday students think about,” Bandarpalle said. “Most of us have the privilege to be able to afford period products, but you never know who can’t. So, even if it’s just one person, I think it would make a huge difference if we had period products for free at school.”

Day and Bandarpalle both emphasize that menstrual inequality is present everywhere.

Day even works with women who struggled or struggles first hand with the issue. “[Menstrual inequality] happens down the street. Recently I learned about a woman who couldn’t go to a job interview because she didn’t have access to sanitary products,” Day said. “Awareness is key and people actually understanding this as an issue; as well, as women I think it’s important for us to understand. It’s a global problem, but also it’s a down-the-street problem.”

Bandarpalle wants to bring awareness to the issue of menstruation and its environmental impact to Hockaday and then spread her message across the world.

“I would really encourage people to educate themselves and do their own research, for the environmental aspect. Something I talked about in my Hockatalks was organic tampons.

They are more expensive, but they are better for the environment because there aren’t those chemicals leaching into landfills. So, if you can afford it, there are really good environmentally-friendly alternatives,” Bandarpalle said.

Riyana Daulat Similarly, Daulat is focusing on the tampon tax by trying to repeal it in Texas and spread awareness at Hockaday.

Working with the Texan women’s empowerment organization Deeds Not Words, Daulat left immediately after school April 30 and traveled to Austin to read her testimony concerning the tampon tax in Texas.

The next morning, she registered in the Capitol building and then walked to the Ways and Means Committee room.

Daulat read her testimony, focusing on the unfairness of the tax on tampons, in front of 11 representatives: nine men and two women.

“Right now, the state does not consider tampons and pads to be medically necessary, so it charges a tax on it,” Daulat said. “Things like chapstick, bandaids, sunscreen and even nicotine gums are exempt from sales tax because they say they are medically necessary.”

She continued to drive her point home by explaining that women use 12,000 to 16,000 tampons and pads throughout their entire lifetime.

“So how can something that’s used so much by so many people be charged with sales tax? It’s something that we need, it’s not like it’s a luxury,” Daulat said. She also stated that many impoverished women have to wear tampons for a dangerously long time or cannot afford them at all. The excess use of one tampon can cause Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) and other deadly bacterial infections. Although only women need to use tampons, male-oriented products, such as Viagra and condoms are also deemed medically necessary and are therefore not taxed in Texas. “This is not a partisan issue because everybody has wives, mothers or daughters who are all facing the same problem,” Daulat said.

Representative Donna Howard of Texas, who filed the bill, made closing remarks at the hearing saying that the bill will not likely pass through the House and Senate by the end of this current political session May 27. She did, however, assure Daulat that if it doesn’t pass, she will refile the bill.

While she waits to hear the verdict, Daulat hopes to gain more signatures on her online change.org petition, which readers can access by scanning the attached QR code. Through her petition, Daulat hopes to raise awareness in the Hockaday community and spur others to speak out for the cause.

To get involved, anyone could do research of their own, join politically active organizations, or simply speak up.

“By speaking out about the issue - be it in public platforms, through social media or simply with each other - students can affect change,” Anderson said.

Sign Daulat’s petition by scanning this QR code.

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pper School Spanish teacher Mariana Mariel, College Counselor Micah Lyles and Upper School History teacher Lucio Benedetto are three members of the Hockaday staff who participate in the arts while they are not working on campus.

Mariel has been acting intermittently for 16 years. Although working in theater was her mother’s passion, Mariel soon started taking workshops and classes and started her own acting career. She was part of the Argentinian club, a social club that is involved in theater.

“About five or six of us that were really involved got together and formed an independent community theater,” Mariel said. “We started our own theater company and only did plays in Spanish.”

Acting is very energizing, according to Mariel, but she always needed to get past the fear of being on stage.

“Fighting through those feelings to accomplish something is extremely rewarding,”Mariel said.

Mariel’s favorite part of performing is giving life to a character. Unfolding different layers of a character before the audience and communicating those emotions is key. Acting is all about telling a story through the character’s emotions, she reflected.

“Since the theater that I participate in tends to be in a small space, the relationship and engagement with the audience is very important,” Mariel said. “It has taught me how crucial human relationships are.”

Juggling teaching and acting is very challenging for Mariel, but acting became a key component of her life. For the years she was not acting, a piece of her life was missing. Mariel plans to continue her acting career after she retires from teaching, although that is in the far future because she has only been teaching at Hockaday for nine years.

“I have always talked about opening my own space,” Mariel said. “I think everyone has talent, and if you have a space where you can go and explore that talent, I think it would be very nice.”

Similarly, Lyles works as an assistant director. He and Marianne Galloway, Lyles’ directing partner, are working on “Self-Injurious Behavior,” a play running off Broadway.

He became involved in theater when he was working as a high school English teacher. There, he volunteered to direct the one-act play.

“I just volunteered and fell in love with it,” Lyles said.

He founded a local theater with Galloway and they collaborate on one production a year. Theater is an activity that sustains Lyles as a person. Reading a script that speaks to him urges him to get involved in that project.

“I am always a person that reads from the perspective of the characters,” Lyles said.

Balancing working at Hockaday and assistant directing plays is a tough challenge for Lyles, so he limits himself to one show per year and makes sure that it is a project he wants to be a part of.

Lyles’ main job is looking at the relationships within the characters in the show to create a cohesive environment.

“It is an environment of people who just enjoy each other,” Lyles said. “Creating that environment within a show is really rewarding.”

After he retires from Hockaday, he plans to pursue theater full-time. He wants to teach Middle School theater to help the students understand who they are through the characters they are portraying.

“I think theater is something I will be involved in forever,” Lyles said.

Although he is not involved with theater, Upper School History Teacher Benedetto stays involved with the arts through music. He has played the guitar since high school. Although he plays just for fun, it is an activity he participates in on a regular basis, performing for his friends and family.

When he was younger, Benedetto was interested in Bob Dylan and traditional old fashioned blues, so he started playing acoustic guitar.

“I pick up the guitar and it is relaxing and challenging,” Benedetto said. “When you get focused and get a song right, it is a cool release.”

Even though guitar is his main instrument, Benedetto is also teaching himself to learn the banjo. He wants to learn how to play old mountain music. He sees playing the guitar as a long term activity and something he is going to continue long after his years at Hockaday.

Being in the spotlight, behind the curtain or playing an instrument provides these three community members a way to relieve stress and transport themselves to another place. As expressed by all three faculty members, art is a creative outlet where a person can be rewarded with lifetime experiences and talent.

“It’s very energizing,” Mariel said. “I absolutely love it.”

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A Day in the Life of

Steve Kramer History Department Chair Steve Kramer, one the school’s most beloved educators, is retiring after 39 years of teaching at Hockaday. He teaches AP United States History to Form III students and AP European History to seniors. He has spent the last 15 years as the History Department Chair.

In this issue, the Fourcast follows Kramer’s daily schedule during his last days at Hockaday.

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ARRIVAL AT HOCKADAY | With his extra time before school starts, Kramer prepares for his classes that day by thinking about how to best present the lesson to his students. Usually he finalizes ideas for his lessons the night before.

He organizes assignments, writes information on the whiteboard, comes up with questions and prepares readings for his upcoming classes.

w 4:30 P.M. HEADING HOME OR WORKING OUT | Kramer usually departs from school between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. unless he is working out. This workout includes walks or getting on the treadmill. At home, he exercises on a mini trampoline, does yard work or goes for longer walks. On Saturday mornings, Kramer plays basketball with a group of men, which he finds very enjoyable.

9:00 A.M. TEACHING | Depending on whether it is an even or odd day, Kramer teaches A period AP United States History or E period AP European History. He executes the lesson that he had planned, usually having lectures, asking his students questions or having an in-class writing assignment for them.

3:00 P.M. DOWN TIME | Kramer often reads for pleasure if he has any spare time. This includes reading novels as well as history books, where he often finds that he can use information out of the book for class. Since these are his last days at Hockaday, Kramer is cleaning out his room by allowing students to claim their favorite items with sticky notes. He is also offering some of his old and various types of textbooks to other teachers.

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MORE TEACHING | Kramer has his B period AP United States History during this time on odd days. With AP exams coming up, his classes will spend time reviewing a day or two before the test. Since the Hockaday final exams are in March, students have already thoroughly reviewed about two-thirds of the material. Although the class prepares all year, he discusses with them the form of the test and what to expect.

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GETTING AHEAD | With the rest of the afternoon off, Kramer grades tests, quizzes, papers or other assignments and prepares for the classes he has the next day. He reads and responds to emails or sometimes studies readings that he is considering assigning students for homework. This time can also be used to meet with students or to get work done for the history department.

12:00 P.M. LUNCHTIME | Kramer takes a break from his morning of teaching and enjoys lunch.

He stays on campus and eats with the Upper School teachers.

1:00 P.M. DEPARTMENT WORK | After lunch, Kramer either meets with students or does work for the history department. Since the department is running well, he has fewer meetings. He reviews how teachers are teaching and coordinates with the history teachers throughout the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. If the history department does have a meeting, they discuss various topics regarding how they want the department to be run.

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Hockaday alumnae serve as college brand app ambassadors.

APP AMBASSADOR • Grace Olsen ‘18, attended the Instagram Kindness Prom last spring as an Instagram youth ambassador. She and her colleagues at the event danced the night away while focusing on the importance of promoting kindness through social media.

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hile scrolling through her seemingly-endless collection of the same spring break, prom or graduation party pictures on social media, a sponsored or business-related post is seldom spotted on a typical Hockadaisy’s Instagram or Facebook feed.

For followers and friends of alumnae Jenny Zhu ‘17, Catherine Jiang ‘16 and Grace Olsen ‘18, however, they might see an Instagram story, poll or post about businesses quite regularly.

At their respective schools, Zhu, Jiang and Olsen are college app ambassadors for Bumble, Masse and Instagram.

Typical college app ambassadors promote a company’s merchandise, mission, upcoming events or new app features to their friends around campus or online. A typical Lululemon brand ambassador, for example, could be seen showing off all their newest releases and promoting a fit lifestyle. Ambassadors are usually nominated or contacted directly by a company.

So, when Zhu received an Instagram DM from Bumble Honey, Bumble’s ambassador program, last fall saying that she had been nominated to represent Bumble, she quickly applied and started working as a Bumble College Ambassa-

dor at Columbia University.

Zhu was intrigued to join Bumble’s team after researching their mission, which according to the Bumble website, aims to empower women in the dating scene, business world and when building friendships.

“I thought that, as someone who is really interested in business, marketing and economics, finding a startup company which women founded and led is really interesting,” Zhu said. “For me, Bumble was great because I think that the fact that the founder is taking the initiative to champion women within the dating and business field empowers women to take control of their narrative. The brand itself also represents something very fun and very young.”

As an ambassador, Zhu teams up with the four other Bumble ambassadors at Columbia to post marketing material on their social media, give out merchandise to students on campus and host Bumble-themed social events to spread the word about the app.

Similarly, Olsen promotes the app Instagram on her own account, showcasing new features to her friends and followers. After painting a mural in Deep Ellum with her friend and fellow Alumna Maye McPhail ‘18, they were both

approached about joining Instagram’s Youth Collective Movement, which is now the Ambassador Program.

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As an ambassador, Olsen does marketing research to see how her followers react to certain features, with the hope of maximizing user activity and to improve the app itself.

“We measure our specific followers’ response to different new features and look at feedback to see how to make Instagram better or user-friendly. A lot of it is posting things and seeing the response to make the app the very best,” Olsen said. “For example, when the IGTV feature was released, we posted a lot on that to measure our followers’ reactions.”

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Through meeting a group of other ambassadors, working on campaigns to promote positivity on the internet and increasing her knowledge regarding the app itself, Olsen has gained a huge appreciation for all the good Instagram does since she’s been an ambassador.

“I wasn’t super into social media prior to working with them, but through the group it connected me with, I saw how effectively Instagram brings people together under really good causes,” Olsen said. “We worked on a kind comments campaign to endorse kindness over Instagram.

That [campaign] was so validating [and something] that our generation needs. Social media is a big presence, and it’s not going away, and being able to turn that into a positive outlet for young people is so important.”

Getting to make a positive change with a group of similarly-motivated friends proves to be a major upside of having an app ambassadorship.

Jiang, although she does less social marketing for her company, Masse, works closely with other ambassadors across the country.

Masse, a startup which aims to allow its users to rely on their network for product recommendations, is a newly created app that has recently been selected for “App of the Day” on the App Store. It is a quasi-social networking app and shopping resource all in one, according to Jiang.

“It’s basically a way for people to share the products they love with their closest network. If you want a product but don’t know what to buy, it is a platform for you to ask your network. You can share things you love, but also ask questions about which shoes, makeup and jewelry, and someone will answer,” Jiang said.

Because of its relatively new nature, Masse has a different role for its ambassadors than most developed companies. According to Jiang, they have feedback, developmental and management roles at Masse.

“There are around 10 college ambassadors around the country and we work on growth marking and product development. Last quarter, we ran a marketing campaign to get as many users from our college as possible to join the app,” Jiang said.

Jiang was drawn to Masse, having received an application to be an ambassador sent to members of the Business Entrepreneurship Club at Stanford University, after researching its mission and founders.

“The founders are super strong and successful, and I believed in the people who created the product. But more importantly, I have faith in the product itself. I really support their cause,” Jiang said.

Through working with their respective apps, Zhu, Olsen and Jiang have delved into the social networking and business realms, not only adding valuable work experiences to their resumes, but also making friends and having fun. As app ambassadors, they all strongly support joining trustworthy companies with important missions.

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BOARDER LINE At the end of every school year, the boarders and the boarding department gather together to vote for their next House Council representatives. It is important to have a group of council members who can communicate with the Student Council and administration. The president of the House Council is on Student Council and shares thoughts, ideas and concerns with the rest of the council. Through this process of election, Hockaday boarders will have representatives to speak up for them.

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In early April, the Residence Department held the House Council elections. House Council is the student council that exists within the Hockaday boarding department.

“House Council is important because it links the boarding department to the whole Upper School student council,” sophomore Elaine Wang said.

The positions of House Council include president, vice president, secretary, new student representative, community service representative, honor council representative and cultural appreciation representative.

The honor council representative and the cultural appreciation representative are new positions that were added for the 2019-2020 school year.

Wang was elected as 2019-2020 secretary. Her job will include taking attendance for every House Council meeting as well as taking notes on the meeting’s discussions.

Wang, along with the rest of the 2019-2020 House Council, looks forward to the coming year. The House Council installation took place Thursday, April 25.

“It is always nice to know there is someone who will always represent your voice and speak up for you,” Wang said.

Six Flags and Fun

On April 19, the Residence Department

sent a group of girls to Six Flags Over Texas. Freshmen Natalie Yan and Sherri Hong said they were able to play games, eat delicious food and go on exciting rides. Yan’s favorite food was a corndog and her favorite ride was Superman. The girls hope to go to Six Flags Over Texas again soon.

In her dorm room, sophomore Zaria Aquart keeps

a series of knick-knacks, including a collection of shot glasses. Each shot glass is from a place she has traveled to. Aquart began collecting the shot glasses shortly before coming to Hockaday. She now has close to 10 in her dorm room. The shot glasses remind her of memories she holds dear to her heart. “Each [shot glass] was with a specific person so each one holds a different memory,” Aquart said. Aquart’s favorite shot glass is from Jamaica, her home country.

It helps remind Aquart of her friends and family from home.

She hopes to add a shot glass from Turkey, her roommate Derin Kalkanoglu’s home country, to her collection.

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I love the team atmosphere; I love the people on the team, and I just love the feeling of swimming.”

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HOK Masters Athletics ➝ Story by Kate Clark • News Editor HOK and HOcKaday• At an Open House on May 6th and 7th, Director of Athletics, Deb Surgi, speaks with an HOK architect regarding the upcoming Athletic Master Plan. The Open House allowed the Hockaday community to express their ideas, feedback and dreams for the future of Hockaday Athletics.

Which animals are best at sports? A score-pion. What do you call a monkey that wins back-to-back titles? A chimpion. What can you serve but never eat? A ball. What can you serve but never eat? A ball. What kind of swimming stroke can you use on toast? A BUTTER-fly!

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lthough these jokes are hilarious, athletics is no joke at Hockaday.

Because athletics is one of Hockaday’s four founding Cornerstones, the school is committed to integrating athletics across the student experience and making athletics a center of enjoyment, connection and inclusivity for everyone in the community. In order to further the School’s dedication to sports and wellness, Hockaday has announced that an Athletics Master Plan is on track to be completed in the fall of 2019.

Eugene McDermott Head of School Dr. Karen Warren Coleman and Director of Athletics Deb Surgi are leading the direction of the Athletics Master Planning process, and several members of the Administration, Leadership Team, faculty, and staff are working to support this important initiative.

“Our Athletic Master Plan affords us the opportunity to transform our culture as well as our physical campus,” Surgi said. “[We hope to create] an athletic culture which promotes not only the means to championships but offer[s] unique and innovative opportunities that foster a healthy lifestyle.”

HOK, a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm, which significant experience in sports and recreation planning and design, was recently chosen by a careful selection committee. “[The architects] were selected based on their profound appreciation for our institutional values, the Four Cornerstones and our ambitions for the quality of the student experience,” Coleman announced.

Surgi also believes that HOK is perfectly suited to lead the Athletics Master Planning effort.

“This is about shaping the campus for decades to come,” Surgi said.

Right now, the Master Plan is in step one of a six-month process: the discovery stage.

They are evaluating and gathering information from the physical campus and gathering tons of feedback from the community. Over the summer, they will be working to design and develop preliminary ideas.

In the fall, HOK will present their plan to

the community, gather feedback and perhaps make additional refinements. In parallel, HOK will be working on design renderings, site plans, phasing plan, cost estimate.

The architects have been very involved with the Hockaday community, hosting numerous inclusive meetings with campus constituents, and recently hosted two Open Hous-

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es hosted on both May 6 and 7. They have received ideas and input from all parts of the school and extended community.

Lynn Carlton, the regional leader of planning for HOK’s Kansas City and Columbus practices, is a the site developer and main planner for Hockaday’s project.

“The master plan will document everyone’s ideas,” Carlton said.

Mia Weathersby, a rising Hockaday senior and volleyball captain for the 2019 season, attended one of the several meeting with the architects on April 15.

“They encouraged everyone to speak up.

We went around and talked about what we hoped to see change,” Weathersby said. “They got a lot of input from a variety of people who otherwise would not have said anything.”

During the Open Houses, HOK architects swarmed Great Hall, readily available to answer questions, share information and simply talk about the plans. It was an interactive environment where they encouraged everyone to

write a sticky note about what they wanted to see change or add stickers besides the facility that is most important to them.

This Open House format reached a wide variety of people — not only did students fill the room but also alumni, trusties, coaches, faculty and teachers.

Everyone that attended the meetings and the Open Houses were able to share their ideas and dreams for the new Athletics Plan.

Surgi hopes that the future athletic facility and overall campus environment can be a place where every person feels comfortable to refuel and have a great experience. She envisions a welcoming space for students and the community.

“That is when spirit and community are created,” Surgi explains.

Coordinator of Athletic Operations, Laboris Bean, explains that HOK even went as far as asking sport-specific questions.

“The architects said, ‘We realize that you are the Head Coach of Track and Field, [so] what is your ideal track’?” Bean explained.

HOK is doing a great job on honing in on every detail of athletics and wellness, and they are representing the sometimes forgotten cornerstone.

The Four Cornerstones, founded by Ela Hockaday in 1913, were very progressive for that time. Miss Hockaday named athletics as one of her cornerstones, which was a very progressive move given that in the early 20 century; it was unusual to promote athletics among young women.

“A strong moral character, thoughtful nature, intellectual curiosity and adherence to athletic pursuits create the well-rounded Hockaday girl,” Miss Hockaday stated.

As explained in her words, athletics, recreation and wellness are necessary to be a well-rounded woman.

Agreeing with Hockaday, Melinda Nuñez, Health & Physical Education Teacher and Health 101 Coordinator, believes that the athletics cornerstone stretches beyond the school.

“I feel so strongly that the Athletics Cornerstone really is a cornerstone of everyone’s lives,” Nuñez said.

She explains the importance of athletics and wellness, stating that movement, recreation and sports are preparing students beyond college.

“We are preparing [students] for their life.

I think that this Athletics Master Plan is truly trying to reflect the athletic cornerstone as a whole, not just the competition side,” Nuñez said.

Surgi said to the school at the first pep rally that “there is an athlete inside everyone.”

The hope is that this Athletics Master Plan will lead to something that can reveal the athlete in everyone.

What is future holds is still uncertain.

Graduating senior Isabella Shadle, has high hopes for the future of Hockaday Athletics.

“With these new facilities, I believe that Hockaday athletics have the ability to transform into a very successful program, encouraging every student to be a part of athletics in some way, whether it be on a team, or in the gym or enjoying the new facilities,” Shadle said.

HOK is hoping to jump start the process as soon as possible, starting with simple projects such as signage or way finding.

“We are hoping that there are “low hanging fruit” as we call them, the easy things, that can be done— some will be more long term,” Carlton said.

With HOK’s dedication and commitment to the community’s input and their desire to hear the comments within Hockaday, the Athletics Master Plan is sure to consider everyone’s hopes.

Coach Surgi encourages anyone with a potential idea, question or comment to email her directly at DSurgi@hockaday.org.

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Hockaday Student Athletes Challenge Themselves in Club Sports Outside of School.

CLUBBING IT • Leena Mehendale, Hockaday varsity soccer player and club athlete, plays with her club team, Sting. Mehendale juggles school work with four and half hours of club soccer a week, and with 10 hours of Hockaday sports. Other Hockaday Athletes, such as Estelle Fisher and Fiona Chen, also balance their school work and various club sports.

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t Hockaday, many students participate in club sports, which takes a great amount of time away from their schoolwork and free time. Some athletes who play both school and club sports have voiced their opinion in making the last period at the end of each day the designated time for school practices, as many other public schools in the Dallas area do. However, Hockaday developed its own way of accommodating the lives of the busy competitors.

Many of the athletes use Hockaday’s Alternate Athletics Program to aid them in completing all of their school requirements and find time to relax.

Hockaday Alternate Athletics is a resource that allows athletes who participate in club sports at a high level to be exempt from physical education classes and to be given a study hall instead. For Middle School athletes, the required number of hours of physical activity is 12 hours, while Upper School students are only required to complete 10.

Coach Jennifer Johnson, Assistant Director of Athletics, is in charge of managing the 50-60 applications every year.

Upon receiving the forms, Johnson must contact every athlete’s coach and confirm their participation in physical education for the required number of hours. Usually, approving all of the forms takes Coach Johnson between two and three weeks, due to the varying response times of the coaches.

Some athletes find Alternate Athletics as valuable time to do their homework and study, while o thers find the exemp tion from physical education as a break from physical activity.

Leena Mehendale, freshman soccer player, practices for four and a half hours every week for her club soccer team, Sting.

She also practices for 10 hours every week with her various Hockaday sports teams. On nights where she has club practice, Mehendale does not end her training until 9 p.m.

Although Alternate Athletics may help with managing the school work of a student athlete, sleep is a crucial aspect for any teenager, especially for those who participate in regular physical activity.

Research suggests that teenagers should be sleeping for nine to nine and a half hours every night. However, the average teen in America receives approximately seven hours of sleep each night.

Mehendale acknowledges this fact, “Even though it may feel like there’s always more to do, sleep is very important,” Mehendale said.

One Hockaday athlete who has taken full advantage of the Alternate Athletics program to provide her more study, sleep, and free time, is freshman gymnast, Fiona Chen, who has been practicing gymnastics for over ten years.

“I enjoy gymnastics because I have a lot of friends who I have gotten really close with, as well as the coaches; we’ve been through a lot,” Chen said.

While she loves gymnastics, Chen sometimes has difficulty juggling her schoolwork, social life and sport, as any busy student athlete would. Because she participates in 23 to 24 hours of gymnastics each week, Fiona must leave school early, to make it possible for her to arrive at her gym by 4 p.m. when practice starts. In order to accommodate her schedule, she has D Period free.

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Lena Mehendale Varsity Soccer Player

Chen is not the only athlete at Hockaday to have a special schedule. Sophomore swimmer, Estelle Fisher, also uses this accommodation because she swims in the long distance competitions, which usually take place in the morning hours of swim meets.

Throughout the year, Fisher also has a very busy schedule. Typically throughout the school year, her competitive swim team, the Dallas Mustangs, practices around 15 hours a week. However, when it is time for school sports, combining both of her practices, Fisher usually practices 20 hours per week. In the summer, her schedule picks up, and she practices five hours every day.

Fisher finds doing as much work as possible at school the best way to manage her time. Due to the possible change of pool locations for her practices, her commute time often varies, and she can never definitively know where she will be training on any given day.

Fisher has a goal of swimming in college, making her practice time crucial. She also values her time to complete school work, which she credits Alternate Athletics for helping her with.

“If I didn’t have [physical education] exemption, I do not know how I would get any homework done,” Fisher said.

While the dedicated athletes have had difficulties managing their busy lives, they still love their sport and are dedicated to being their best. Tolerating the intense schedule is worth the outcome.

“I love the team atmosphere; I love the people on the team, and I just love the feeling of swimming”, Fisher said.

Athletics is one of the founding cornerstones at Hockaday, and has continuously appeared in current life on campus. In order to keep Hockaday’s students interested in pursuing sports, Alternate Athletics provides a cushion of support for their time.

Without this program, many student athletes may struggle in their pursuit of time, to balance their life inside and outside of school.

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A key factor in staying motivated mentally and physically during the summer is to stay active. Going on a jog around your neighborhood to kick-start your day will leave you feeling accomplished, and alleviate any stress and anxiety you may have during your days off of school. Staying active doesn’t just mean working out, going on a bike ride with friends or walking your pet from time to time will allow you to spend time outside enjoying the sunny weather as well. Don’t forget to make the most of your school free months.

New restaurants and stores are always popping up around Dallas, with all of your free time during the summer, go visit them! You might find a photo-worthy place that you can go visit with friends or family and take some candids. You can also stop by a pop-up store or exhibit in downtown to explore the city. Visiting new places will open your eyes to fresh experiences.

There are so many local places and events to volunteer during the summer. Giving back to your community, through volunteering with organizations in Dallas, will not only help others but leave you with a sense of accomplishment and self-reflection. Volunteering in shelters or through Hockaday-based organizations is an easy way to stay motivated throughout the summer while providing others with help, leaving you with happiness and awareness for your community.

Spending time with those closest to you will allow you to stay motivated during the summer while making memories with one another. Surround yourself with people who you genuinely enjoy spending time with and with friends that will support you. Your friends will help you stay motivated, whether it means keeping you on track with your goals, introducing you to new activities or opportunities or just spending quality time with one another.

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PHOTO BY STEWART COHEN CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS, CAN’T LOSE • Sporting red ribbons to honor late St. John’s coach, the varsity lacrosse team took third in SPC over St. Johns on Saturday, May 4th. On May 11th in the Texas Girls

High School Lacrosse League (THSGLL) State Championships, the team lost in a tough semi- finals match against Kinkaid, 12-10.

The Fight to the Finish After a long journey of obstacles and setbacks, Hockaday Varsity Lacrosse goes into the THSGLL State Championship determined to defend their title.

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he Hockaday varsity lacrosse team was hungry for victory this season. In 2018, Hockaday varsity lacrosse won the Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) Championship by beating the Episcopal School of Dallas (ESD), and became State Champions against The Kinkaid School in the Texas Girls High School Lacrosse League Division I final. This year, Hockaday’s varsity lacrosse team has chased to continue that legacy.

Hockaday defeated Flower Mound 14-6 in the North District (SPC) Semi-Finals on April 27, which guaranteed them a spot in the State Tournament. They lost the North District title against ESD, who is considered a school rival.

Despite those losses,the athletes prepared for future victories, putting in hours of work behind the scenes. Hockaday’s varsity lacrosse trained for weeks with practices, fitness and cryotherapy to equip them with what they needed to retain their state champion title again.

Throughout the season, in-practice fitness run by Varsity Head Coach Molly Ford was deemed “The Hunger Games” by the players, and it consisted of a scrimmage-like games to test the stamina of all positions, especially midfield players.

Freshman Victoria Hart, who plays on the junior varsity team, feels that the exercise is very effective.

“The midfield players on the two teams switch, so they definitely do the most running. It’s a pretty draining exercise,” Hart explained.

These training sessions increased the endurance levels of the athletes and help

to prepare their bodies for their grueling schedule of games ahead of them.

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The team chemistry makes the sport so fun and I am just so proud of how far we have come and how fun we have made the journey.”

Shea Castleman Varsity Lacrosse Player

With strenuous practices and limited turnaround time between games, many players began turning to cryotherapy to help their bodies recover more efficiently.

The process, which usually took around three minutes, involves getting into a bodysized chamber up to their neck and having liquid nitrogen sprayed into the air to bring skin temperature down to below -200 degrees Fahrenheit. This practice is said to decrease blood flow, inflammation and pain; it also flushes lactic acid out of the body, a chemical which creates muscle fatigue and reduces efficient muscle function.

Some disagree that the process is helpful, arguing that it is dangerous and can damage skin tissue and nerves.

However, Ford strongly agreed that the cold therapy reduced recovery time for the girls during the season and that it helps their muscles retain full function.

“A lot of the girls really love cryother-

apy because it helps them recover in a way that they feel ice baths can’t,” Ford said.

She has told her players to focus on fueling their bodies with the right foods, and she feels that the tradition of having a pregame meal together before games ensured that the girls ate healthy foods.

The team left for SPC in Houston Thursday, May 3. When predicting the team’s SPC results, Ford reflected on the team’s biggest opponents.

“I think Kinkaid will be a pretty tough matchup second round,” Ford said. “And then, you know, whoever we see, whether it’s St. John’s, Greenhill or ESD, it will definitely be tough competition.”

The varsity lacrosse team came home from SPC in third after defeating Episcopal 19-9 in the opening rounds but losing to Kinkaid 23-13 in the Championship Semifinals. Hockaday’s win against St. John’s was what secured them their third place title, with Kinkaid emerging in first and ESD in second.

Hockaday senior and lacrosse player Shea Castleman believed that the third place result at SPC won’t define the team’s performance at State.

“I think that the team has come a very long way from the beginning of the season and honestly, our loss this weekend made us grow so much more in the past couple of practices and games. We have much more fight in us to show everyone,” Castleman said.

However, Castleman thinks that it is also the camaraderie of the team that makes playing together truly enjoyable. As she looks back before graduation, her team gives her a sense of pride for all the hard work they have put in over the years.

“The team chemistry makes the sport so fun and I am just so proud of how far we have come and how fun we have made the journey,” Castleman said.

Ford similarly thought that the team’s chemistry, bonds to each other and their status as returning state champions gave Hockaday an advantage.

“We’ve been there, we know the mentality and we know how to get the win accomplished,” Ford said. “This is kind of our first weekend of dipping our toe in playoffs, so it will be exciting to see how the girls will react.”

Coach John Wiener, who is finishing his first year as Hockaday’s Lacrosse Varsity Assistant Coach, had the utmost confidence that Hockaday’s lacrosse team could do anything they set their minds to.

“If we play to our full potential, I really don’t think anyone can stop us,” Wiener stated.

Coming in as the third seed, Hockaday competed in the State Tournament during the weekend of May 11. After playing against Flower Mound North, Hockaday played Kinkaid at Coppell Middle School North. In a harrowing game, Hockaday fought hard but eventually lost by a mere two goals. As the final results of the tournament, ESD emerged as the State Champions, with Kinkaid in second.

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FOUR WARD Varsity Lacrosse Placed Third in SPC

Varsity Crew at the 2019 Stotesbury Cup Regatta May 17

Varsity Golf Placed Fourth in SPC

Varsity Fencing Finished Their Season May Third

Varsity Tennis Placed Second in SPC

Track and Field Placed Sixth in SPC

Varsity Softball Placed Ninth in SPC

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Exposing the “College Gap” Story by Kate Woodhouse • Managing Editor “You are going to go to college,” English Department Chair Janet Bilhartz said to my freshman year English class as she informed us of our First Quarter grades. While this seemed like an insignificant comment at the time, I have come to realize the implications of what my teacher said. At Hockaday, college admission is guaranteed.

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ecause of Hockaday’s top tier teachers, administrators, college counselors and reputation, I do not have to worry about if I will go to college but rather where I will go to college.

However, this is not the case for much of the United States population. Low-income and rural communities face numerous challenges to gain admission into colleges.

My relationship with higher education began almost immediately after I was born; some of my baby pictures even show me in a Baylor University onesie. Because both of my parents went to college, I am already at an advantage. While Dallas is not a traditional college town, many schools like Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas permeate into Dallas culture.

Even though the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) has implemented initiatives to inform their students about college in elementary school, it is not the same thing as having a familial tie to a college. Rural students may have to travel many hours in order to arrive on a college campus, decreasing their likelihood of ever seeing a college. This exposure deficit only increases as children grow older. High school is a completely new ball game. As college quickly approaches, the “college gap” increasingly affects rural and low income students in three main ways: educational quality, admissions testing and college counseling.

Students in urban and suburban schools in high income areas receive a better education than those not afforded these opportunities. Hockaday and its peer institutions across the country can easily hire the most qualified teachers with appealing features such as the Child Development Center. They can also keep class sizes to a minimum. In fact, I have never been in a class of more than 20 students while at Hockaday, and my Spanish class now only has eight students.

With enormous budgets for small classes, teachers can integrate technology and opportunities outside the classroom to stimulate learning.

However, rural and inner city schools cannot attract the same quality of teachers, as these institutions seem less appealing to top tier educators. Class sizes can soar as schools struggle to pay these teachers or do not have enough classrooms to fit another class, causing less personalized lessons for students.

Lack of facilities is one of the most common ways that the Texas Education Agency cites for class sizes being too big and is one of the exceptions that schools can claim to in-

crease class sizes past the maximum amount.

Currently, Texas does not impose a class size limit past fourth grade but does impose a maximum student-to-teacher ratio of 20:1.

While this ratio may indicate the approximate number of students in a class, some teachers, like special education and gifted and talented teachers, either teach much smaller classes or teach students in a pull-out program. This increases the size of the typical classroom in Texas.

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As college quickly approaches, the “college gap” increasingly affects rural and low income students in three main ways: educational quality, admissions testing and college counseling.

Kate Woodhouse Managing Editor Since schools already struggle to pay their teachers and administrators, they have little money left in the budget for student enrichment opportunities. The subpar facilities in some schools also inhibit learning.

Instead of paying attention in class, some students can be distracted when “the building leaks[s], the building is cold and damp[ and] parts of the building have classrooms with unbearable heat because the temperature cannot be regulated,” a student at South Oak Cliff High School said to Texas Monthly in 2015.

These students might also learn less information about college admissions tests, like the SAT and ACT, in the classroom, and therefore might not score as high. Many low income students also face other challenges to succeed on these tests. While both tests have fee waivers, these are not the only costs for the tests. Both the SAT and the ACT allow a calculator for at least part of the math section. Even though the tests advertise that all problems can be completed without a calculator, not having one puts students at a disadvantage over students that do. The cheapest Texas Instruments graphing calculators cost about $100, so some families cannot afford to buy one for their children.

Having money can also help students score better on the test. At Hockaday, some families shell out thousands of dollars to hire a private SAT or ACT tutor. Others attend classes at test prep companies like KD College Prep or the Princeton Review. Although

Khan Academy has free SAT study resources, these are less personalized as the practice questions have to cater to the entire high school population and not towards one specific person.

Other students face difficulties reaching test centers in order to take the tests. Some rural high schools do not offer the SAT or ACT at every possible test date because it would not be profitable for the companies. If students wish to take the test on a date not offered in their community, they could have to drive hours to take the test in an unfamiliar environment, which also puts them at a disadvantage.

With these disadvantages potentially lowering their scores, these students have a bigger disadvantage getting into college.

DISD high schools had a student to counselor ratio of 447:1 in the 2014-2015 school year, according to a Dallas Morning News article, and are only required to have one counselor per 500 students in middle and high school. Many public schools throughout the country have similar ratios.

These counselors’ primary job is guidance counseling, not college counseling, so they lack the time and knowledge that Hockaday college counselors have to help students in the college process.

If students attend a school like Hockaday, their counselors can help them plan out their testing schedule or guide them in the application process after they receive their test scores back. While I think of my bi-monthly meetings with my college counselor Mr. Lyles as commonplace, they are actually a rarity in public schools and rural communities. Most, if not all colleges, require counselors to fill out forms about applicants, so college counselors have an impact on if an applicant is admitted or not.

As I go deeper and deeper into the college process, I am appalled by the lack of equality during the college process. It not only unfairly caters to the ‘Olivia Jades’ of the world but also disadvantages low income and rural applicants. I am the first to admit that I have been so fortunate to attend Hockaday and recognize the opportunities I have compared to other applicants from other schools. The “college gap” exists, and we need to do something about it.

MIND THE GAP • Students more financially secure are at a distinct advantage over those who do not have the same resources in the application process. Manging Editor Kate Woodhouse goes in depth about how financial status can effect college admissions.

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The Band is Back

We Love It, We Love it Not

The Jonas Brothers were pop icons of the 2000s. Recently they made a surprise comeback bringing the band back together and releasing new singles such as “Sucker”. Our staff debates whether the new Jonas Brothers can live up to the old Jonas brothers, or if we were better off having the brothers split up.

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We all remember “Camp Rock,” arguing with our Lower School besties about which Jonas Brother was the cutest (I don’t think it was ever Kevin though) and jamming out to the Jonas Brothers’ timeless jams— at least I know I do. I remember crushing on Joe Jonas and wearing a JoBros t-shirt when I went to their concert as a little fifth-grader.

So, when the completely shocking news of their comeback erupted across their respective social media platforms, I almost fainted from excitement. My childhood dreams were coming true: the band that brought me so much joy was finally getting back together.

After the debut posts on their new joint Instagram account, I waited patiently for the new song and music video, both titled “Sucker” to be released on Feb. 28. Despite my boatloads of homework on Thursday, Feb. 27, I could not focus and stayed up, anxiously awaiting the big reveal at midnight. When the clock struck midnight, I excitedly pressed the play button on Youtube to be greeted by the Bros. Seeing them back together again, I was far from disappointed. The Jonas Brothers delivered what they had promised.

As I sat on the live stream of the video, my childhood nostalgia came in waves; I was flooded with a sea of all the happy times I had shared with the Brothers. I looked through all the comments and found that many people shared my feelings of being taken back to when life was simpler and the Jonas Brothers had never broken up. Already, the 2019-era Jonas Brothers are uniting a community of fans and making them feel happy.

That same happiness was easily tangible across the Hockaday community. At lunch on that Friday, when their new single blasted throughout the cafeteria, seemingly the entire Upper School was dancing and overjoyed. As the Jonas Brothers got back together, the emotional well-being of the student body raised in the spirit of excitement for bringing back our childhood, when times were more carefree. We were—and still are— pulled into the wave of the Jonas Brothers fandom once again, and boy, is it “Cool!”

The new Jonas Brothers provide an opportunity for all of us to revel in the happiness of bringing our childhood back. Instead of waiting until the “Year 3000” for the Jonas Brothers to come back, we have them back in our lives in the year 2019.

While we got a sampling of each of the brothers through their respective solo careers, it was not the same until they got back together again. The comeback also marks Kevin Jonas’ comeback to music. Although he is notorious for being the unnoticed Jonas Brother, any JoBro is better than no JoBro. All of us fans are “Burnin’ Up” in anticipation for the Brother’s concert tour that is sure to follow the new album release. The music videos released so far have given fans our Jonas Brothers fix and give us more insight into their current adult lives.

The “Sucker” video, which featured the Jonas Brothers’ significant others, was a grand spectacle that was very far off from their old Disney-type image. Although it indicated that they are going down a different path than their old one, it was every bit as enjoyable as their music videos “The First Time.” Despite a growing opposition to their new music style, fans should keep their cool and hold on to take a minute to listen to them.

Their comeback features a fresh new beat that doesn’t quite sound like their “Lovebug” days, but it provides the promise of new memories to pair with nostalgic ones. Although the music is a different vibe, I think it goes to show that as their fans grew up, the Brothers did too.

Bringing a new, more mature sound to the stage, their comeback is gaining traction and is worth listening to.

The JoBros being back together brings me back to my childhood, and their new beat is fresh enough to give us all that Jonas Brothers fix that we missed.

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The year is 2013. The new Jonas Brothers music video just came out and you’ve been thinking about it all day. You lock yourself away in your room, jam your ear buds into your iPod touch and prepare for the best three minutes of your life.

Re-living elements of your childhood is always nostalgic. An old TV show, food, smell or setting can transport you back to a time when life was carefree and unproblematic. That is exactly what the Jonas Brothers’ catchy choruses always do.

I vividly remember dancing around my room to their song “Burnin’ Up”. Wearing the highest heels in my closet, which were barely two inches tall, and a red dress, I shouted the lyrics loud and proud like they were my thirdgrade national anthem.

The Jonas Brothers gave me and many others irreplaceable moments like that, moments with distinctive qualities that cannot be replicated seven years later.

Although their revamped singles “Sucker” and “Cool” still contain the same upbeat melodies and swagger as their old music, it does not feel as special. They lacks the element of reminiscence. Without the memories from Lower School attached to the tune, these songs are now meaningless.

The general messages of the songs also differ immensely between old and new.

The affectionate feeling of their song “Lovebug” represents the brothers’ caring natures perfectly, showing that even famous boy band members fall head over heels in love.

In complete contrast, their newest single “Cool” gives off a very cocky mood to the listener. There is a strong feeling of boastfulness and arrogance throughout the song that does not feel fitting.

The boy next door, perfect boyfriend stereotype will forever be pinned to the trio, which is why their attempt at a brand-new image feels wrong. How could the Jonas Brothers not sing about music being in their soul or catching their own lovebugs?

When I think of the Jonas Brothers, these three paramount elements come to mind: “Camp Rock”, shaggy hair and lyrics that make every 10-year-old girl want a boyfriend.

“Camp Rock” ended in 2010, Nick Jonas cut his hair and now all three of them are married. The obsessed third grader inside of me just let out the biggest sigh of disappointment.

A very special place in my heart will forever be reserved for the Jonas Brothers and the many things their songs taught me: it’s okay to dance alone in your room, the air guitar is not as easy as it appears and yes, shaggy hair does make every Disney Channel star cuter.

In the end, Nick, Joe and Kevin will always be influential, but the irreplaceable qualities of their old music undoubtedly surpass any new projects the group produces.

by Lea Whitley•Staff Writer

Vacation...or STAYCATION Whether you’re on a beach in Mexico or you’re enjoying a spa day at home, vacation (staycation) is something that everyone looks forward to.

LAST day of school Even though students have to part with friends that they might not see for the next 3 months, Summer break is a celebrated and awaited hiatus from school.

COMMENCEMENT Graduation is always a bittersweet occasion; saying bye to senior friends as they move onto the next anticipated stage of their lives.

With historic music playing and the Hockaday choir singing, seniors relish in their last moments as a student at Hockaday. .

Spring Athletic Season Ending....

Although athletes are exhausted and typically dread early morning practices, the end of a season is a melancholy event. The conclusion of spring season marks the end of an era among teams.

Mosquitoes If it’s humid or dry, sunny or cloudy, it is almost a guarantee that the vampire-like bugs, mosquitoes, will be found in Dallas.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Eliana Goodman

MANAGING EDITOR Kate Woodhouse

CHAINED TO OUR SOCIALS • Addiction to technology, especially social media, is a serious problem that plagues today’s teens. Apps such as Snapchat and Instagram, widely popular platforms, dominate large quantities of time in teen’s lives, and are integrated into daily routines.

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ocial media platforms can present unparalleled business and social networking opportunities, but the effects these sites have on young adults and children are more dangerous than they seem.

We’ve all been there: you just posted a photo on Instagram and cannot help but constantly refresh your page checking for likes.

Hayley* just posted a photo. Does she have 200 likes within the hour? Are enough people commenting? Should she delete it?

Social media, namely Instagram and Snapchat, have shaped the mindsets of those growing up in the technological age and have thus defined the generation of those born within the last two decades. Technology has seeped into almost every aspect of our lives, becoming harder and harder to escape. We are the iGen. The arrival of the smartphone has radically changed teens’ lives, from the nature of social interactions to mental health. While these platforms have not been around long enough

for experts to study their long-term effects, what studies have shown is that the hours spent scrolling lead to increased isolation, depression, anxiety, addiction and escapism.

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The arrival of the smartphone has radically changed teens’ lives, from the nature of social interactions to mental health.

Katherine Grace Estess Staff Writer Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Facebook a “public health risk” after claiming she had cut herself off from all social media platforms. Likewise, in a new bill that has moved to Parliament, the United Kingdom

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is moving to ban children from liking posts on Facebook and barring companies from employing “nudge techniques” that keep their young users returning to a site, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Social media platforms strategically use “reward loops” such as likes on Instagram or Snapchat streaks that encourage users to keep returning to a platform in order to earn their version of validation. Slowly, their brain views these things as rewards, thus triggering dopamine releases in the brain’s pleasure center, according to a study by the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard. As the brain becomes accustomed to these rushes, users are more likely to want to return to social media platforms and even become dependent on these “rewards.” Especially in developing minds of young users, it is increasingly terrifying how companies use these networks to not only influence but to rewire users’ brains.

While it’s true that a sense of community can be felt on social media, as well as a widespread potential business network, especially for members of iGen, mental health is often negatively impacted by the culture of comparison. Body image issues are created through the representation of society’s ideal body type online and exacerbated by things like celebrities who promote fad diets or weight loss products that appear to give them their seemingly perfect figures. Young minds are particularly vulnerable to the dangers that arise when the media only classifies “skinny” bodies as beautiful.

Influencers and models on Instagram are present in almost every user’s feed. It is harmful for young girls and boys—who might even have an account as young as 10 years old— to implicitly learn that their own bodies or feeds are not worthy of the same kind of attention and praise. A study by the University of Pittsburgh showed that there is a strong correlation between time spent on social media platforms and negative body image.

This research concluded that young adults had two point two times more risk of reporting eating disorders if they spent more than three hours a day on social media.

My parents did not allow me to have an Instagram until eighth grade, and I spent the first years of middle school begging for an account, desperate to feel included in the circle that seemed to be the high point of everyone’s social life. Now, after two years of having an account, I am saddened to admit that I wish my dad had never given in to my pleas. My explore page is infected with girls only a few years older than I am posing on yachts with champagne in bikinis; I almost feel as though I am part of a cult, raised to believe I am to imitate what I see in my feed, in hopes of mattering. But by what standards?

The way social media lurks beyond our screens and into the way we see the world and ourselves is perilous. Most members of the iGen are seemingly inseparable from their screens, as iPhones have become like attachments to their hands. The dangers of social media rise slowly but steadily which begs the question, when it’s time to let our children into this digital world, where will we be? *denote made up names for a stylistic choice

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See where the stars align for the Class of 2019 as they transport to the future.

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