Leaders in Miss Hall’s transformative Be Bold Campaign came to campus on December 8, 2023, for a joyful celebration of our collective boldness: $75.7 Million raised from 2,250 family and friends, blowing by a goal that few had thought possible.

Gathering in Linn Hall, the STEM facility built to take girl-centered teaching and learning to a new level, attendees had the opportunity to reflect on the past, present, and future of Miss Hall’s School.

Providing $41 million in tuition support, establishing 2 new, student-focused leadership positions, and building state-of-the-art facilities, the magnitude of the achievement cannot be overstated. This campaign has allowed Miss Hall’s to pioneer a whole new way of teaching and learning.

In her remarks, Board President Nancy Gustafson Ault ’73 thanked those who made it happen. “Whether you are in the room tonight or here in spirit, you have been with us. You believe. Every one of you has made this moment possible. You have showed us that you believe in Miss Hall’s and have faith in our future. The power of your actions is felt deeply by us, and it quite literally sustains us.”

“The Be Bold campaign has empowered us,” said Head of School Julia Heaton. “We have achieved an audacious goal for MHS and elevated women’s philanthropy. We have made the commitment to make a transformative Miss Hall’s education available to more students, building a truly inclusive, global community. We have stoked the ‘Miss Hall’s magic’ — that special alchemy of intentionality, aspiration, relationships, and our shared purpose — to the common good."

In a finish line surprise, a flash mob of students popped up outside Linn Hall to thank the leaders who make life-changing opportunities happen at MHS.

“The reason we are all gathered here today, and the reason we are inspired to Be Bold: our students,” Julia concluded. “Our students are the Why behind everything we do here at Miss Hall’s. We continuously innovate, rise to challenges, and seek new opportunities so that our students can become the thinkers, creators, global citizens, and courageous leaders that the world so desperately needs. We dedicate ourselves to this mission, and to this place, so that 100 years from now, Miss Hall’s graduates will be empowered philanthropists, community organizers, activists, Nobel Peace Prize winners, Supreme Court Justices, Secretaries-General of the United Nations, inventors, artists, healers, teachers… all making the unimaginable possible.”

Guests were invited to bring meaningful artifacts to fill a formidable time capsule sealed in the cornerstone of Linn Hall.
Contributed items include:

- Tennis ball from the inauguration of the James K. Ervin Tennis Complex
- Knitted hat from the 2017 Women’s March
- Patches awarded to Blue and Gold athletes in the 1950s-’70s
- Lyrics from the Class of 1965 senior song, found in the pocket of a well-loved Miss Hall’s blazer
- Favorite photos of MHS friends and family
- Letters to student and adult leaders in 2148, 125 years from now.

Those who were unable to attend in person are invited to send artifacts to Director of Development Cathy Ingram, cingram@misshalls.org, 413-395-7061 at

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