Reunion 2024

Reconnect with each other and with MHS today

Commencement

Celebrating the Class of 2024!

Sitting Down on the Job

Cora ’24 and the "Triair"

Moving Toward Dr. King’s Beloved Community

Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Going the Extra Mile — and Adding a few Dad Jokes

The year’s first Pietas award presented to Dr. Doll

Respecting the Past, Building for the Future

Alum Profile — Stuart Zuckerman ’84

Having Fun and Trying New Things

Department themes add joy and connection

The Power of this Place

Changemakers gathered to experience the power of BOLD and be part of an historic $75 million achievement

Sounds of the Season

Talented MHS vocalists sent students and adults off to the Winter Break in a festive mood, courtesy of the annual Winter Concert.

Into the Ocean

Diving deep into hands-on Science

Additions to the MHS Community

Miss Hall’s welcomes new faculty and staff

An Amazing Community

2022-23 Annual Report of Donors

Intentional, Aspirational, and Relational

Kicking off the School Year!

Experience the Miss Hall’s Magic

Fall Family Weekend October 13 & 14

MHS Names New Deans

Kristen Milano and Sarah Virden join the School's Leadership Team

Miss Hall's History is Women’s History

Hallmark Women’s History Students examine MHS through an archival lens

Commencement 2023

Celebrating the Class of 2023!

Senior Awards Ceremony

Honoring the Class of 2023

Students Excel on National Language Exams

41 Miss Hall’s students earn honors

Sowing the Miss Hall’s Magic

9th grade Horizons program paves the way for bold and creative contributors to the common good

Reunion 125

ALL alums were part of the magic as we celebrated 125 years of Miss Hall’s School, May 19-21, 2023!

The Horizons Plant Sale is Here!

Mark your calendars for SUNDAY, May 21

The Company We Keep

Commencement speakers through the years

Winter Arts Festival

Triple-digit creativity heats up Miss Hall’s

2023 Scholastic Art Awards

Miss Hall’s Students honored in centennial statewide competition

Making Her Mark

Viv ’23 leaves a lasting impression

Dr. King’s Beloved Community

Honoring the life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

AI in the Classroom

Grappling with Artificial Intelligence

Honoring Outstanding Students

Scholarships awarded for the 2023-24 year

Sounds of the Season

Winter concert showcases talented vocalists

Lost & Found

Gallery & Arts Administration students curate show about the creative process

Harvest Luncheon fills appetites and hearts

Gratitude on the menu at MHS

Fall Play a Hit!

The Misanthrope receives rave reviews

BLUE GOLD — BE BOLD

A record-breaking, one-day challenge to empower girls and women

Tuesday Talks!

Miss Hall's faculty present Bold conversations that bring together alumnae, families, students over the course of our 125th year

Be Bold Campaign Nears the Finish Line

$75 million initiative in support of girls’ and women’s leadership marks the 125th anniversary of Miss Hall’s School

Emerald Power, New Director of Horizons

Envisioning bold possibilities for a one-of-a-kind program

James K. Ervin Tennis Complex

Support Miss Hall’s athletics, promote girls’ wellbeing, and honor a dedicated teacher and friend to so many

College Prep 2.0

Hallmark Courses offer 21st century skills for college and beyond

125 Years!

A mission more relevant than ever

An Invitation to Experience Athletics at Miss Hall’s

Join us 3 to 5 p.m., July 27th

Passion Project — Steeped in Tradition

Bringing a bit of home to MHS

Passion Project — Research in Action

Environmental Research and Action Team takes action

Passion Project — Contribuyendo al bien común

Serving the greater good

Passion Project — Bias in Healthcare

Delving deep into women's health and global issues

Passion Project — Diversity in Publishing

Rebecca ’22 and broadening representation in literature

Passion Project — Global Women's Voices

Podcast spotlights student perspectives

Passion Project — Hatching More Great Ideas

Students step up to take the reins

Come One, Come All Reunion

Alumnae from ALL classes come together May 13–15, 2022 for one heck of a celebration

The Horizons Plant Sale Returns!

This year's sale takes place from 9 to 3, Saturday, May 21

Sophomore Horizons — Springboard to Success

10th-Grade Horizons experience sets the path for future passions

Finding Your Voice

A conversation with former Trustee Josie Sentner ’62

Spotlighting Student Artists

Outstanding art recognized in annual competition

Hackathon Returns!

Coding for the Common Good

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Honoring our student athletes

She's Got Game

Director of Athletics and Auxiliary Programming Telia Marks-McCall

124 Years of History

Old photos resurface and take us back in time

Delivering Hope

Taking initiative for the common good

Whole Student Approach Gets Stronger

New Counselor Abby Ryan Ruble ’92

Caring for the Whole Student

Health and Wellness Center Comes to Life

Welcome Lynn Zuckerman

Alum returns to help advance Miss Hall’s into the future

Sounds of the Season

A Winter Tradition Returns!

Civitas Award Presented to Truc ’22

Civitas Awards are presented to outstanding members of the MHS community.

Reimagining Thanksgiving

A new approach to a favorite tradition

A Few Minutes with... Nolan Oxley

Horizons Media Intern Samantha Taxter ’22 interviews MHS Associate Director of Admissions

Investing in Outstanding Students

Scholarships awarded for 2021-22 school year

Live Theater Returns to MHS!

Men On Boats receives rave reviews

Make Your Mark

A 20-year Miss Hall’s tradition, stamping the Book of the School, is now open to all alums

Make A Difference Week

Our October week of uplifting giving was a resounding success!

In-Person Open House

Prospective students and families experience the magic of Miss Hall’s

Ringing in the Class of 2022

Lifetime connections and the beloved MHS Ring

Together Again!

124th school year underway

Collective Effervescence on a Good, Good Day

Head of School Julia Heaton shares thoughts for the year ahead, and the joy of beginning again

Courage, Curiosity, and the Journey to MHS

Former Trustee Amy Church Wood ’89 and Trustee Becca Hajjar ’89 catch up via Zoom

Welcome, New Faculty & Staff!

A wealth of talent brings new possibilities to MHS

A Very Timely Read

The MHS Summer Book Club

Investing in Inclusion

Tremendous new gifts support ongoing work at Miss Hall’s to improve access and inclusion

Taking the long view

Sarah Virden on overhauling the schedule during a global pandemic

New Horizons

Student-led projects showcase flexibility and impact

Modeling Vision, Voice, Interpersonal Efficacy & Gumption

MHS Core Competencies Personified

Rising Seniors in the spotlight

Next year’s seniors (and one rising junior!) recognized with academic honors

Sending forth the Class of 2021

Seniors recognized at virtual awards ceremony

Researching Alzheimer's in Women

Dorit ’21 combines research and passion for music

2021 Reunion connects friends and breaks records

This year’s double reunion had more than 400 alumnae sign up, raised more than $1 million, and introduced distinctive new master classes

Celebrating our global community

ISA Culture Fair went virtual

Quarantine inspiration

Vivian ’21 launched a fashion project

Traditions Updated

MHS rings and blazers carry ongoing meaning

Forging Her Own Path through the Pandemic

Former School President, Ayla Wallace ’20, reflects on her senior year, the lessons she learned, and life after MHS.

Senior recital a sure sign of spring

Three exceptional performers took to the virtual stage

Opening pathways for girls in science

Expanding Opportunities for Student Scientists

Hatching Great Ideas

Horizons Juniors launch online marketplace

Students showcase personal passion projects

Students’ presentations for Hallmark Humanities were personal, deeply researched, and fascinating

Performances ’round the world

ISA virtual event spotlights talents and cultures of MHS students

Second Tuesday: Trailblazing in Sport and Life

Renee Powell is the first woman to compete in a men’s golf tournament and the second African-American woman ever to play on the LPGA Tour

Second Tuesday: Mirror of Design

Discovering ourselves in the spaces around us — a special conversation with designers Alice Butler Burnham ’65 and Lieve Saether ’90

Community meets school needs during “Month of Love”

Miss Hall’s friends and family contributed more than $100,000 to meet tangible needs related to COVID-19

The key to happiness

Emily Lombardi ’22 shares inspiration behind award-winning photo

Remembering Sarah McFarland

A seasoned world traveler and consummate reader, she was, as her obituary noted, “the kind of teacher every high school should have.”

2 days (and nights!) of coding and empowerment

First-ever MHS Hackathon goes live

Jumping in with both feet

Hyun Jung Jung ’13 collaborating boldly and creatively

Faculty contributing boldly and creatively

Congratulations to faculty recognized for their work in the broader Berkshires community and beyond

In pursuit of Dr. King’s beloved community

A day of action at MHS

Black Representation

Stunning portraits by Kidist Mekonen Fesseha ’22

MHS Families Connect Around the World

A series of webinars are keeping parents and guardians connected throughout the school year.

Adapting Horizons

How our one-of-a-kind Horizons program was reimagined for the unusual 2020-21 school year.

Insisting on the common good

Head of School Julia Heaton responds to the attack on the U.S. Capitol

Turning the tables on admissions

Samara Kangethe ’22 flips the normal admissions script and interviews Ali Haas, our Associate Director of Admissions

Greetings from around the world

A few students from our International Student Alliance offer up New Years greetings in various languages

Winter Break sendoff from two Heads of School

Harkening back to words from Mira Hall during the 1918 Spanish Flu, 11th Head of School Julia Heaton bids our community a safe and healthy break

Happy holidays from the Grace Notes

Our a cappella group Grace Notes is sending holiday greetings through song

Taking center stage on Open Mic Night

Pitching in for sustainable housing

Devastating flooding in Vietnam prompts ambitious fundraising by ten MHS students around the globe

Archery lessons take off in term two

When athletics re-started in the fall of 2020, a new activity joined the roster: archery!

Community goes big during Giving Tuesday

Our community stepped up during this year’s Giving Tuesday challenge, raising more than $70,000 to support student wellbeing.

Reimagining Convocation

This year's theme, "Same storm, different boats, heading to shore together."

New efforts support our students’ wellbeing

In this time of adversity and uncertainty, Miss Hall’s has increased wraparound student support

Civitas Award presented to Jiho ’21

Civitas Awards are presented to outstanding members of the MHS community.

Un peu moins imparfaite, un peu plus piégée

A new poem by Jiho Shin ’21

Gallery Class hosts pop-up show

Keren Skeete ’21 explains how she and her classmates put together this fall’s blockbuster art show

Votes for Women

On Nov. 10, we hosted a special film screening and discussion with filmmaker Martha Wheelock ’59 about the 87-year history of women’s right to vote

Students finish first week of on-campus classes

Students’ first week of in-person classes was joyous — and packed to the gills

Students Speak to the Power of Girls

Our students share thoughts in the run-up to this year’s International Day of the Girl

Equestrian Opportunities Abound

Riding at three-season sport at MHS

School Reimagined: A Conversation with Julia Heaton

MHS Alumnae Council President Mary Atwood ’83 and thirty alums sat down with the Head of School as students return to campus in this unprecedented year.

A Winter Tradition

Alpine Racing a draw for experienced and new skiers alike

Alumnae summer series edifies and connects

A virtual classroom gave alumnae the chance to stay connected — and learn from their peers

Remembering Jean Erdman ’34

Innovator in dance, choreography, and theater who taught her MHS classmates the hula

Miss Hall’s emergency preparedness receives national press

The article, “Plan, Practice, Pivot,” highlights how the IRT helps Miss Hall’s navigate incidents ranging from the global coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to weather-related emergencies.

Starting the new school year — together

Head of School Julia Heaton offers some thoughts on what it’s like to start school at this moment in history and how we can move forward together

Proctors at MHS

Proctors are a critical part of the MHS Personal Team — from Day One!

“Bigs” host bingo luncheon

Miss Hall’s Big/Little’s program connects incoming students with upperclasswomen who help ensure a smooth transition to life in a new school. You have a friend before you're even on campus!

Community Action Fund Provides Relief

As COVID shut down travel during the spring of 2020, many of our students struggled to find ways home. Two classmates acted quickly to support them and help MHS community members in need.

Diana Edensword Conway ’83: a civic activist changing the world at the local level

Work in international non-proliferation beckoned, and her career as an activist was underway.

Miss Hall’s partners with Berkshire Innovation Center

Miss Hall’s students now have access to one of the Berkshires’ great new technology labs

H.E.A.T. — the Hall’s Environmental Action Team

Members of H.E.A.T. dedicate their time to supporting climate action on the local, state, and national levels.

Are you a Blue or a Gold?

Everyone at MHS is assigned a team color, blue or gold. It’s an MHS tradition that dates back to the late 1920s and a way to generate some friendly competition within and between classes.

Jennifer Rodgers ’92 is working in critical care on the front lines of COVID-19

She is a 23-year veteran nurse at Berkshire Medical Center in the fast-paced ICU, where no day is ever the same.

Happy Birthday, Mira Hall!

In honor of our founder’s 157th birthday on April 21, Head of School Julia Heaton asked participants to reflect on what they miss most not being on campus

Teaching community from home

Students led cultural workshops from their homes this spring, helping others in the Miss Hall’s community learn about music, writing, and traditions from around the world

Sarah Hitchcock Yerkes ’36 turns the world to art

Centenarian designer-turned-landscape-architect-turned-sculptor-turned-poet Sarah Hitchcock Yerkes ’36 embodies the best of Miss Hall’s.

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New Hallmark Latin course meets students where they are

Our new Hallmark Latin course is infused with a spirit of exploration — along with a healthy dose of student choice

Miss Hall’s joins International Thespian Society

Nine students from the Miss Hall’s Thespian Troupe spent bolstered their dramatic chops at “ThesFest”

Come Home 2019

Inspiring Alumnae and Student Connections

Miss Hall’s names dean of equity and inclusion

Paula Lima Jones joins our leadership team as the school’s first dean of equity and inclusion

A field’s mettle

A new NCAA-compliant field shoots Miss Hall’s forward in athletics

Giving art a face

Amanda ’21 speaks about her artistic process in creating a stunning series of monotype portraits

Making waves

Erica Morales-Armstrong ’20 earns recognition for her evocative photograph

Meeting Hilma af Klint in her homeland

Studio Art Teacher Ellie Spangler writes about her mentor and muse, Hilma af Klint