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November began with Founders Day and ended with snow. In between: field hockey, Gracious Dinner, HackHolyoke, Rachel Maddow and lots more.

When it all began
Staff and students, including Sarah Day ’22, left, and Meaghan Ging ’22, celebrated Founder’s Day by commemorating ŷ��AV founder Mary Lyon with ice cream, hot chocolate and gratitude for her vision.

Henrietta Lacks in dance
The ŷ��AV Faculty Dance Concert showcased “One,” about the legacy of Henrietta Lacks. In rehearsal (from left): Sara LaPadula (’21, UMass Amherst), Leah McLeod ’22, Evelyn Kirby ’21, Hannah Berry ’22, Miranda Lawson ’22, Maya Mizrahi (’21, Amherst College), Victoria Winter (’22, UMass Amherst), and Olivia Lowe ’21.

The Weissman Center turns 20
Harriet Weissman ’58 and Paul Weissman were honored at the two-day celebration of the Weissman Center for Leadership’s 20th anniversary. San Juan Mayor Carmen Cruz gave the keynote speech.

Sharing tips on
Writing 50,000 words in one intense month? Author and blogger Eleanor Rasor ’23 shared her tips, insight and experience. Rasor’s first book, “,” was published in August 2019.

Teach the teachers well
There’s a natural link between the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools and the Master’s in Teacher Leadership program at ŷ��AV, says Gwen Bass of Professional and Graduate Programs.

Alumnae reading
The Alumnae Quarterly posted by alumnae and faculty. And the Alumnae Association recently launched the ŷ��AV Alumnae Online Book Club‚ which inspired nearly 900 alums to sign up and read the inaugural book, “There There” by Tommy Orange, this year’s Common Read.

The cherished tradition in the Dining Commons featured a turkey dinner with all the fixings.

Inside peek
Darby Dyar, Kennedy-Schelkunoff Professor of Astronomy and Chair of Astronomy, for an inside look.

Rachel Maddow’s visit
The MSNBC host stopped at ŷ��AV to discuss her latest book with professor of politics Kavita Khory ’84.

“She Kills Monsters”
Dungeons & Dragons came to the Rooke Theatre, along with stage combat, in the play directed by Noah Tuleja, assistant professor of theatre arts.

The goalie’s view
Morgan Turner ’20 suited up for her final season with the ŷ��AV field hockey team and wrote a about it.

Fimbel Lab in the news
Western Mass News visited the Fimbel Maker & Innovation Lab to discuss taking holiday centerpieces to the next level.

“Much love for Pearsons!!!”
See Pearsons — the residence hall that won the fall 2019 War of the Watts — ⁠.

HackHolyoke 2019
From code to hardware, HackHolyoke is for every hacker, regardless of skill or experience. Pictured: Kiki Wang ’21 (left) and Wenyun Wang ’20 working on their game about the periodic table of elements. Photo by Reese Hirota ’22.

Memories of snows past
Alums shared their memories of . And then, just as Thanksgiving break was ending ...