Hockaday Debate Students Featured on KERA Hockaday’s Director of Debate and Forensics, Dr. Chuck Walts, and debate students Kaleigh Beacham (Class of 2018), Sahar Massoudian (Class of 2017), and Emma Deshpande (Class of 2017) were featured on KERA discussing their passion for debate and their aspirations to continue the growth and success of the program. Search “Hockaday Debate” on keranews.org to listen to the full story.
Emma Siegel Earns Entrepreneurial Internship From establishing her own jewelry company, Emma Siegel (Class of 2017) has risen in success and in her business prowess. She earned an internship at the www.akolaproject.org and learns small business and entrepreneurial skills. Akola Project is a clothing and jewelry company employing women in developing parts of Africa. Emma is also the Vice Chair of Hockaday’s Community Service Board.
Members of the Class of 2017 are honored at Columbia CSPA Awards: Front row: Amanda Yang, Carolina Campbell, Jenny Zhu, Cameron Blotcky, Teal Cohen, and Ashna Kumar. Back row: Ellea Lamb, Heidi Kim, Amanda Kim, Mary Claire Wilson, Sonya Xu, Catherine Rowlett, Malini Naidu, and Shannon Anderson.
Hockaday Publications Recognized at CSPA Conference
Sloane Castleman ’16, Berkley Wood ’16, and Claire Noble ’16 volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
Hockaday publications won Crown Awards at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Conference at Columbia University in New York City for their 2014–2015 work. Crown Awards are the highest recognition for overall excellence given by CSPA to a student print or digital medium. Cornerstones and The Fourcast won a Silver Crown, and Vibrato won a Gold Crown. All honorees are members of the Class of 2017. For Vibrato, honorees include: Shannon Anderson, Teal Cohen, Ellea Lamb, and Amanda Yang.
For The Fourcast, honorees include Jenny Zhu, Mary Claire Wilson, Amanda Kim, Heidi Kim, Sonya Xu, and Ashna Kumar. Finally, for Cornerstones, honorees include Malini Naidu, Cameron Blotcky, Carolina Campbell, and Catherine Rowlett.
Hockaday Celebrates 10th Habitat for Humanity House Dedication Hockaday celebrated its 10th Habitat for Humanity House Dedication. Homeowner Marta worked countless hours alongside students and volunteers
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