by Jessica Epperson ’96, Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives

THE HOCKADAY SCHOOL ANNOUNCES NEXT STEPS IN THE ATHLETICS AND WELLNESS PROJECT

Jessica Epperson ’96

Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives

The Hockaday School is thrilled to share updates related to Hockaday’s Athletics and Wellness Project, following our last update in the fall. We are excited to announce that, on March 9, 2022, the Board of Trustees approved moving forward with the next phases of the Athletics and Wellness Project. Construction on these phases is scheduled to begin in Summer 2022, and we anticipate completing construction by Fall 2023.

These exciting phases will make a significant, positive impact on Athletics and Wellness Programs for all of Hockaday’s girls from Pre-Kindergarten through Senior year and will include a new competition track with a turf field, two new reconfigured competition and practice fields oriented in a North-South configuration, a new and improved softball diamond, a cross country path that will circumnavigate the campus, spectatorfriendly event access, and easy-access parking to enhance the full experience for students, parents, and families. The design also includes several outdoor classroom areas and the new Cornerstone Plaza at the intersection of the fields area, which will serve as an important gathering space for our community, with a new concessions pavilion, as well as a pavilion with a team meeting room and other team facilities and storage. We are happy to report that we have already secured almost 90% of our comprehensive fundraising goal. This transformational project has been supported by many early donors, as well as by the incredibly successful Hockaday Parents’ Association Benefit that took place in April. This project would not be possible without the generous support of our donors and community, and we are most grateful. Now that the next phases are moving forward and as we approach the start of construction in Summer 2022, we are looking to our greater Hockaday community to help raise the remaining funds needed to turn this vision into reality.

We hope you will consider a gift to this exciting Athletics and Wellness Project, so that we can continue to build on the exemplary student experience. The new and reimagined facilities and spaces offer many special naming opportunities, including fields, benches, and walkway pavers. Please contact Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives, Jessica Epperson ’96, at jepperson@hockaday.org or 214.360.6579 to learn more and to discuss opportunities to support this exciting initiative. To make a gift in support of the Project, please visit www.hockaday.org/ makeagift and choose “Unrestricted Gift: Facilities” under the gift details section.