{"id":904,"date":"2011-04-20T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T20:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/?p=904"},"modified":"2011-04-20T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T20:40:00","slug":"did-you-go-to-holy-cross-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2011\/04\/20\/did-you-go-to-holy-cross-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Did you go to Holy Cross?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2009\/10\/LynnVerrecchia.BLOG2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-440\" title=\"LynnVerrecchia.BLOG2\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2009\/10\/LynnVerrecchia.BLOG2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>I\u2019m often asked to talk about the things that make Holy Cross unique  or special.\u00a0 Though there are many things that I think make my alma  mater both unique and special, I always find myself giving the same  answer.\u00a0 I may choose different anecdotes to express my idea, but my  message is always one of an enduring loyalty and excitement from  students and alumni.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend my husband and I tackled the task of yard work.\u00a0 He wore  a Holy Cross t-shirt while he worked, as he often does.\u00a0 From my  weed-pulling post around the side of the house, I suddenly heard an  excited, \u201cDid you go to Holy Cross?\u201d\u00a0 Two recent graduates were passing  by, and they couldn\u2019t help but stop to say hello.\u00a0 We chatted briefly,  and they continued on their way.\u00a0 Our interaction was brief, but  meaningful.\u00a0 I sensed they walked away feeling the same way we did as we  watched them go-nostalgic and proud just to be an \u201cHC person\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Many colleges can provide a good four year experience, and any lucky  student will count their college years among the best of their life.\u00a0  This is true of many Holy Cross graduates I\u2019ve met.\u00a0 The difference is  that the fondness people have for this place endures far beyond those  four years.\u00a0 For some, it\u2019s homecoming, or a 10th, 25 or perhaps 50th  reunion that makes them nostalgic for that place they once called home.\u00a0  Many others require little more than the sight of those familiar purple  letters on a t-shirt on a Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s pretty special.<\/p>\n<p>Lynn Verrecchia<br \/>\nAssociate Director of Admissions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m often asked to talk about the things that make Holy Cross unique or special.\u00a0 Though there are many things that I think make my alma mater both unique and special, I always find myself giving the same answer.\u00a0 I may choose different anecdotes to express my idea, but my message is always one of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2011\/04\/20\/did-you-go-to-holy-cross-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8220;Did you go to Holy Cross?&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":615,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,21],"tags":[212],"class_list":["post-904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-admissions-staff","category-lynn-verrecchia","tag-why-holy-cross"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/615"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}