Holiday Party 2025

On December 9th, the Gallagher Lab, Boucher Lab, and Madsen Lab came together to celebrate the end of the semester with a fun-filled potluck and minute-to-win-it style games! We enjoyed a variety of delicious foods, shared laughs, and competed in light-hearted, themed challenges. This event was a great way to unwind, connect across labs, and celebrate everyone’s hard work this semester.

We split into four teams:

Reindeer: Pedro, Rabin, Nya, Nalinda, Leilani, Lyssa
Santas: Dylan, Alexes, Brandon, Sydney, Michael, Maddie
Elves: Ken, Holly, Stewart, Brett, Disni
Snowmen: Elyssia, Anika, Lindsay, Alex, Anne

Team Reindeer: Lyssa, Rabin, Nya, Pedro (not pictured: Leilani, Nalinda)

Team Santas: Brandon, Dylan, Alexes, Sydney (not pictured: Michael, Maddie)

Team Elves: Disni, Holly, Ken, Stewart (not pictured: Brett)

Team Snowmen: Alex, Elyssia, Lindsay, Anika (not pictured:

To ensure fairness, each team nominated participants for each game without knowing the rules beforehand to ensure plenty of chaos and entertainment. Although we weren’t able to finish all of the games, it was a great night. Ultimately, team Elves earned the most points and thus, bragging rights until next year.