2026 Grand Colleen Jadyn Lois Christie


Jadyn is a South Hadley native and the daughter of Shannon and Messina Riley and Jeffrey Christie. She comes from a large family with nine brothers and three sisters and has strong Irish roots on her mother’s side, with ancestry from Counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.

Jadyn graduated from South Hadley High School in 2024 with a 3.98 GPA. During her junior and senior years, she completed dual enrollment at Our Lady of the Elms College, earning twelve college credits. She was a member of the National Honor Society and a two-time recipient of the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association Student Achievement Award, recognizing her significant contributions to her school community.

She is currently enrolled at Our Lady of the Elms College, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders, where she maintains a 3.804 GPA. Jadyn was accepted into the Honors Program as a first-year student and has earned Dean’s List recognition each semester. She was also selected to participate in the First Year Encounter program, which emphasizes community service, and serves as an ambassador with the Center for Student Success.

In addition to her studies, Jadyn works as a bookkeeper for Riley’s Rolling Grill in South Hadley and is a co-founder of Two Sisters Designs, a small business focused on handcrafted items.

She has demonstrated a strong commitment to service by organizing a holiday donation drive for children in DCF care, participating in a service trip to Chicago with the Elks National Foundation, and volunteering with the South Hadley Drug and Alcohol Coalition to promote substance abuse awareness.

In her free time, Jadyn enjoys traveling, crafting, and creating acts of kindness. She plans to pursue a doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology, become a pediatric speech-language pathologist, and eventually open her own practice.

Past Colleens

1955 Kathleen T. O’Sullivan
1956 Mary Monaghan
1957 Maureen Murphy
1958 Geraldine Lawler
1959 Anne Burke*
1960 Sheila McCormick*
1961 Susan V. Hobert*
1962 Francine Dillon
1963 Joan M. Riley
1964 Kathleen Kennedy*
1965 Mary Ellen McGinty*
1966 Margaret Shevlin
1967 Janet Kelly
1968 Una Petcen
1969 Deborah Kennedy
1970 Kathleen E. Welsh
1971 Anne Marie O’Brien*
1972 Nancy Rainville

1973 Sherry Lee McFadden
1974 Mary Ann Croke
1975 Martha M. Donohue
1976 Ann Marie Abel
1977 Patricia M. Dean
1978 Katherine M. Quirk
1979 Corinne Baker
1980 Patricia A. Long
1981 Ann P. Dean
1982 Patricia O’Connor
1983 Karen M. Barrett
1984 Alyssa V. Fitzpatrick
1985 Maureen Simonds
1986 Kerry Ann Moriarty
1987 Theresa M. Clark
1988 Ruth Ellen Allyn
1989 Anne Marie O’Connell
1990 Mary Deleva

1991 Christine T. Brill
1992 Candice McKenzie
1993 Heather Bresnahan
1994 Kara Elizabeth Shanahan*
1995 Marikate Moriarty
1996 Shaena A. Smalley
1997 Mary Kate Cartier
1998 Kimberly Lyn Willis
1999 Abby Gordon Woods
2000 Abbey Louise McLaughlin
2001 Elizabeth Ann Cartier
2002 Kathleen C. Joyce
2003 Mary Kate Moynihan
2004 Sheila Maureen Murphy
2005 Carolyn Patricia McLain
2006 Katy Beth Brunelle
2007 Kim Erin Elliott
2008 Ashley M. Reidy

2009 Ashley R. Tucker
2010 Rosalyn C. Chesky
2011 Meaghan Leahy
2012 Brianna M. Fitz
2013 Brieanna M. Gresh
2014 Sheila S. Fallon
2015 Allyson Craven
2016 Meghan N. Ryan
2017 Margaret Walsh
2018 Madelynne Kelleher
2019 Lauren Dulude
2020-2022 Moira C. McDermott
2023 Abby Ross Glasheen
2024 Elizabeth Katherine
2025 Moira Catherine Reardon

*Denotes Deceased