{"id":3558,"date":"2021-05-10T01:24:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T01:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-the-words\/?page_id=3558"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:29:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:29:37","slug":"honoring-the-class-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/honoring-the-class-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring the Class of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Dalton Greene &#8217;22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each spring, the English Department sends off our graduating seniors with warm wishes and hearty congratulations on their many accomplishments here at Macalester. But this year, we at <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Words<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> felt that our seniors deserved some special recognition. The class of 2021 has weathered the most unusual senior year in recent memory, working on their capstone projects on an accelerated schedule and in a remote setting, all in the midst of a global pandemic. No one could have foreseen the challenges they would face, but our seniors met them with such tenacity and good humor. To honor all of their hard work, we want to acknowledge each of our graduating seniors, listed below with the deepest admiration and featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kudoboard.com\/boards\/WyQXEMqA\">our senior slideshow<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Literature majors<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lauren Adams-Plehal&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Betsy Barthelemy&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malcolm Cooke&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicolle Donaire<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gabriel Fisch&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ash Ma&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tyler McFarland&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sadia Mohammed<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teresa Padron&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kelsey Stender-Moore<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nora Stewart&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xochitl Quiroz&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amy Vandervelde&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lindsay Weber&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Creative writing majors&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conor Broderick&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoelle Collins&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asher de Forest&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eric Fong&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abby Lawrence&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ben LeBlanc&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Albert Lee&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Becca Lewis&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zarra Marlowe&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Noel Reiling&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gianella Rojas&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">William Ummel&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katie Woodhouse&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All of us here in the English Department are wishing you success in whatever endeavors await you, and we&#8217;ll always be here for bagels and a smile if you\u2019re able to come around in the future!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2020\/02\/engl.jpg\" alt=\"English Department Faculty Sign\" class=\"wp-image-2430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2020\/02\/engl.jpg 960w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2020\/02\/engl-300x103.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2020\/02\/engl-768x264.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Dalton Greene &#8217;22 Each spring, the English Department sends off our graduating seniors with warm wishes and hearty congratulations on their many accomplishments here at Macalester. 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