HADLEY The Hopkins Academy softball team punched a ticket to its first-ever Western Mass. final in style on Friday afternoon, run-ruling No. 6 Lenox in the Class D semifinals. The Golden Hawks cruised to a 14-2 win in five innings backed by strong.
Just two days after her teammate Izzy Palmisano became the first player in Hopkins Academy softball history to record 100 career hits, Taylor Barry became the second. The senior drilled a single between third and shortstop for her 100th hit on.
‘What we went through’: Hatfield students share stories of pandemic for historical record
Meguey Baker, the collections assistant at the Hatfield Historical Museum, talks to the sixth graders from Hatfield Elementary School about a project they donated to the museum sharing some of their artwork and stories during the pandemic. The project will become a part of the museum’s collection. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Meguey Baker, the collections assistant at the Hatfield Historical Museum, takes sixth graders from Hatfield Elementary School on a tour of the museum. The students shared their work documenting their experiences during the pandemic, which will become a part of the museum’s collection. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Published: 5/6/2021 12:44:17 PM
On the porch at Jane Yolen’s Hatfield home Monday afternoon, several elementary school students presented the children’s book author with an oversized card signed by the entire school, a large paper flower made in art class and cut flowers, an appreciation for her annual review of their writing submissions.
For Yolen, the long-running contest, in which she evaluates the students’ works of fiction and nonfiction, storybooks and poems, is about finding writing that moves her or makes her laugh, and perhaps identifying someone who will become a professional writer.
“It’s actually fun every year to see what you all do,” Yolen said to those who dropped by, lamenting that she couldn’t find a way to do the contest in 2020 due to the pandemic. “It’s wonderful for me to look at your work. It’s just a joyful time.”
Published: 5/4/2021 6:56:53 PM
HATFIELD On the porch at Jane Yolen’s Hatfield home Monday afternoon, several elementary school students presented the children’s book author with an oversized card signed by the entire school, a large paper flower made in art class and cut flowers, an appreciation for her annual review of their writing submissions.
For Yolen, the long-running contest, in which she evaluates the students’ works of fiction and nonfiction, storybooks and poems, is about finding writing that moves her or makes her laugh, and perhaps identifying someone who will become a professional writer.
“It’s actually fun every year to see what you all do,” Yolen said to those who dropped by, lamenting that she couldn’t find a way to do the contest in 2020 due to the pandemic. “It’s wonderful for me to look at your work. It’s just a joyful time.”