Honoring the Class of 2021

by Dalton Greene ’22

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 The Words 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 our senior slideshow. 

Literature majors

Lauren Adams-Plehal 

Betsy Barthelemy 

Malcolm Cooke 

Nicolle Donaire

Gabriel Fisch 

Ash Ma 

Tyler McFarland 

Sadia Mohammed

Teresa Padron 

Kelsey Stender-Moore

Nora Stewart 

Xochitl Quiroz 

Amy Vandervelde 

Lindsay Weber 

Creative writing majors 

Conor Broderick 

Zoelle Collins 

Asher de Forest 

Eric Fong 

Abby Lawrence 

Ben LeBlanc 

Albert Lee 

Becca Lewis 

Zarra Marlowe 

Noel Reiling 

Gianella Rojas 

William Ummel 

Katie Woodhouse 

All of us here in the English Department are wishing you success in whatever endeavors await you, and we’ll always be here for bagels and a smile if you’re able to come around in the future!