The Horizons Plant Sale is Here!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 24

Centering Student Wellness

New partnerships and expanded offerings

Twelfth Night a Hit!

Winter Musical earns rave reviews

Remembering Dan Lee

Former Head of School Passes at Age 75

Spotlighting Exceptional Talent

Students perform in district concert

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Where do we go from here: chaos or community?

Bridging the Gap

Learning by Doing in Hallmark Mechanical Engineering

Shaping a Thriving and Collaborative Artistic Community

Ellie Kreischer at Haystack Mountain

Learning by Doing

Advanced academics and remarkable moments of practice

Dedicated and Supportive

The year's first Pietas Award presented to Jenni Jordan

Be Curious and Verify

Catching up with returning Trustee Caroline Amory ’76

Three Cheers for Scapino!

Fall play a hit!

Miss Hall’s Today + Tomorrow

On the Road with Learning Courage and Beyond

Fall Family Weekend

Experience the Miss Hall’s Magic Oct. 18 & 19

New Additions to MHS

Faculty and staff bring a world of expertise

Old Tradition, New Twist

Class of 2025 launches blazer library

Embracing Complexity

Dr. Chris Himes at the intersection of history and innovation

Going Deep with Marine Biology

Interdisciplinary exploration on the Connecticut coast

Taking Center Stage

Naomi ’24 debuts two plays

Resilience and Good Writing

MHS student earns honor

Students Excel on National Language Exams

Forty-four Miss Hall’s students earn honors

Immense Commitment to Learning + Growth

The year’s second Pietas award presented to Alison Quiñones Johnson

Commencement 2024

Celebrating the Class of 2024!

Alumnae Awards and Honors

2025 Alumnae Award nominations now open

Picture Perfect

Idia ’26 at New York Fashion Week

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

Pitch Perfect

There are so many ways to be a musician and artist... and the ensemble is a great venue to be a part of a larger whole

125-Year Time Capsule

Historic cache connects past, present, and future

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.

28 countries: 1 community

Greetings and performances from around the world

2023-24 Civitas Award Winners

Honoring outstanding members of the Miss Hall’s community

MHS Presents Sense and Sensibility

Theater Ensemble wowed audiences Nov. 10 & 11

Dr. Chris Himes, EarthShips, & Fiber-dying in New Mexico

Leonhardt Teaching Chair and Paternotte Travel Grant Recipient brings learning from the Southwest to MHS December 7

MHS Names New Deans

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

An Eye for Photography

Two MHS students recognized in national contest

Be Bold Tour

MHS hits the road to connect with alums, families, and friends about the future of empowering girls and women

Senior Awards Ceremony

Honoring the Class of 2023

Honoring Outstanding Students

Celebrating two decades of Pickett Scholars

Balloon arch master, dodgeball star, and endless positivity

May award is presented to Nolan Oxley

2022-23 Civitas Award Winners

Civitas Awards are presented by Student Council to outstanding members of the Miss Hall’s community

Students Excel on National Language Exams

41 Miss Hall’s students earn honors

Recognizing Outstanding Writing

MHS student earns county’s top honor

Fellowship, Growth, Gratitude — and Fun

Former Trustees catch up via ZOOM

Rave Reviews for Winter Musical

Once Upon a Mattress a hit with audiences!

Between the Semesters

2 days of experiential workshops build deeper connections between students

Welcome, Aaron Gordon

New Director of Finance and Operations joins MHS Feb. 7

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.

Investing in Outstanding Students

Scholarships awarded for 2022-23 school year

Sounds of the Season

Winter concert showcases talented vocalists

Fall Athletics and Theater Honors

Recognizing Outstanding Contributions

Tiny Paintings for Friends

Thankful for these people and this place

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

Welcome, New Faculty!

Talented teachers join MHS community

125 and Counting!

Running boldly into a new year

Commitment to Community

125 years and counting

125 Years!

A mission more relevant than ever

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

Students excel on national language exams

41 MHS students recognized

Passion Project — Diversity in Publishing

Rebecca ’22 and broadening representation in literature

Passion Project — Global Women's Voices

Podcast spotlights student perspectives

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

Black History Month at MHS

Celebrating Our Prosperous Black Culture

Spotlighting Student Artists

Outstanding art recognized in annual competition

Hackathon Returns!

Coding for the Common Good

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

How Do We Know That?

History Department Chair Michael Alexander Questions Accepted Truths

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

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

Remembering Paul Van Sickle

Mr. Van Sickle wore many hats during his 32 years at MHS

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

Newcomers from 17 Countries Sign On!

Welcome, artists and athletes, actors and activists

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

Reflection. Connection. Renewal. Possibility. Home.*

Miss Hall’s adults collaborate, reset, and look ahead together

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

Recharging through art-making

Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Expressive Arts Chair awarded Residency at Red Lion Inn

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

Meditation Garden Springs to Life

Seniors design tranquil space on campus

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

Oh, Monarchs, Where Art Thou?

Meredith ’21 and the quest to preserve the iconic pollinator

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

Signing on, officially!

39 new names added to the Book of the School

56 Alumnae in-the-Making

En Route to Graduation, MHS Seniors join Alumnae Association

Hatching Great Ideas

Horizons Juniors launch online marketplace

Spotlighting scientists, educators, activists…. and moms

ISA Women’s History Month event showcases women worldwide

A few minutes with ... Courtney Hatch Blauvelt

An interview with our Director of College Counseling

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

The key to happiness

Emily Lombardi ’22 shares inspiration behind award-winning photo

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

Spotlighting MHS artists

Students recognized for outstanding work

Your fortune is arriving

Celebrating the Year of the Ox

Getting out of the headspace of “can’t”

This year’s play is a virtual production, with video segments shared with the community and posted on the MHS website

Actually, Iconic: Richard Estes

A film screening and conversation with director Olympia Stone about legendary painter Richard Estes

Remembering Madge Buerger

Mrs. Buerger dedicated 42 years to MHS, 23 years as Director of Athletics, and she coached nearly every sport at the School.

TEDxYouth@MHS

A “Boundless” and inspiring event for youth, by youth, conceived and organized by two ambitious MHS seniors interested in spotlighting young women’s voices

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.

Using her voice

Chelsie ’21 tackles a major summer project

Reconnection for ALL

Eight decades of Miss Hall’s classes join "Back-to-School" Zooms, September 23-26, 2021

Speaking Your Truth: a special event for alumnae

As part of our Second Tuesdays series, Joan Brooks Baker ’62 talked with MHS alums and friends about finding role models in feisty women and following one’s true path

Adapting our schedule

New flexibility prioritizes learning and connection, no matter where students may be

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

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.

How does Grace Notes happen in the world of Zoom?

Grace Notes, the School’s a cappella singing group, keeps producing great music — even though world's apart!

Exploring the legacy of tea

On December 8, MHS friends and family joined Yiyan Zhou ’91 and Julius Wu to decompress and learn about the art and rituals of tea

Ring Ceremony — Reimagined!

This year's Ring Ceremony was held outdoors and socially distanced on a beautiful day in the Berkshires.

Earth Science Students Dig Deep

Exploring the online classroom, from the Mariana Trench to the Sahara Desert

Creating Professional Development (on a budget affected by COVID)

Preparing for a school year like no other, MHS faculty looked to each other for professional development and support.

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

New Documentary has MHS Ties

Filmmaker Aaron Kalischer-Coggins produces a new documentary on the Housatonic River

Students begin arriving on campus

Students will be arriving over the next few weeks as they prepare to start term two. Here are a few photos from the first days of arrivals.

Our community reflects on RBG

Miss Hall’s students and adults recently gathered to share reflections on former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.

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

Ms. P-T Published (Again!)

Ms. P-T’s work has previously appeared in publications such as Tupelo Quarterly, Hunger Mountain, The Collagist, and more.

The MHS Step Team — A Step Ahead

Our student-led step team brings partnership, energy, and joy

Remembering Essie Harris Wade ’68

Our first Black Student Council President had a way of bringing people together at a time of sharp divisions and conflicts

Latest issue of literary journal goes live!

Girls Right the World features work by young, female-identified writers and artists from around the globe

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.

Creative Passions

One Thursday morning in a cozy studio in nearby West Stockbridge, Jingtong ’20 uses a hammer and metal block to flatten and shape a piece of wire into a hoop about the size of a quarter.

Marina Yoshimura ’14 is a human rights advocate

The master of her own path, she did grassroots work with homeless asylum seekers at a Tokyo-based nonprofit.

French as a window to the world

An adventurous traveler lands in the Berkshires — and falls in love with MHS

Vanessa Stair '06 is helping change the field of Global Health

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Three cheers for Bring It On!

Waheeda Shariff Samji ’91 began building her own school in 2011

Aiming to make a more direct impact, Waheeda Shariff Samji ’91, founded The Latham School, a community of learners in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Grace Notes spreads joy, office to office

Our a cappella group visited offices around campus today to spread some spontaneous joy

Setting the stage for discussion

Rebecca Cook-Dubin, our Leonhardt Family Teaching Chair, excels at building a place for conversation

Gritty drama “Gut Girls” plays to rave reviews

The MHS fall play explored the lives of women in 20th-century London who worked in the gutting sheds and slaughterhouses

Portraits of molecular biologists from a summer Internship at the Yale Lab

Sketches by Lanna Knoll ’20 for Independent Projects in Art

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

The Flood

A poem by Queen Tran ’18

A World of My Own

“Books are a path; they take me on a journey through a wide variety of environments that possess many different elements that can lead me to unknown places.”

What does it take to become a leader?

For more than two years, Miss Hall’s students interviewed women in leadership positions around the country, then produced a one-hour documentary to tell their story