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BArT School 2018-2019 Bus Routes| 01:40PM / Monday, August 13, 2018 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School begins the school year on Monday, Aug. 20. School days have been restructured to begin at 8:20 a.m. and end at 3:40 p.m. 0 Comments
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Jazz Camp to Be Hosted at Hoosac Valley By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
02:23AM / Monday, August 13, 2018 | |
CHESHIRE, Mass. — Hoosac Valley and the Adams Anthony Center are hosting a free Berkshire Jazz Day Camp this week. Berkshire County music students will get a week of face time with five professional New York City musicians that will culminate in a live performance at the Bounti-Fare. "I have always wanted to bring as much music and my experience as an artist back to the area," North Adams native and jazz trumpeter Richard Boulger said. "I always wanted to do that for years and years … and I always thought an opportunity like this would be great for the kids." Boulger will bring with him a team of professional New York City 0 Comments
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Local Students Graduate From College-Sponsored Summer AcademyBy Matt McGrory, iBerkshires Intern
02:24AM / Tuesday, August 07, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — More than a dozen high school seniors and recent graduates earned college credits this summer through the MCLA/BCC Summer Academy program. Friends and family gathered for the graduation luncheon this past Friday in the Conte Federal Building to celebrate the students’ achievement over the monthlong program. The Summer Academy program, first instituted in 2016, has been designed to give motivated young adults a headstart into college by providing them with two free college courses; Statistics 101 and English 101, both of which award three college credits upon completion. These credits can be transferred to any state-accredited 0 Comments
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Miss Hall's School Announces Head's List, Honor Roll| 01:18PM / Friday, July 27, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School has announced 42 local students were among the 131 girls schoolwide named to the Head's List and Honor Roll for the first semester, which ended May 24.
For Head's List recognition, students must have taken five major, full-credit courses and must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 92, with no single grade below B-plus.
For Honor Roll recognition, students must have taken five major, full-credit courses and must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 86, with no single grade below B-minus. Head's List Lillian (Lilly) Climo, Great Barrington; Shae Daley, Pittsfield; Gabrielle Hinkley, Dalton; Emily Hunter, West
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BCC's Nursing Program Placed on Warning StatusBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
05:58PM / Friday, July 20, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The nursing program at Berkshire Community College has been placed on warning. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing cited the college on a number of issues, which college officials have characterized as "housekeeping," and dropped the state accreditation to "approval with warning." College officials have now created a blueprint to address the cited issues and are hoping to be back into the board's good graces as early as January. "These are not student facing issues, it is not about our curriculum. These are procedure and policy issues that we need to address. We have begun preparing our 0 Comments
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Berkshire Community College Breaks Ground for Turf Field ProjectBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:30PM / Friday, July 20, 2018 | |
The project is already underway and is expected to be completed in six weeks. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Friday night lights will shine a bit brighter in the county. Berkshire Community College celebrated the groundbreaking of a new turf field sports complex on its campus. In just six weeks, the county will have a top-notch sports facilities for youth football, soccer, lacrosse, and more for both day and night play. "This is a community asset, not a Berkshire Community College asset. This field is about bringing together families, athletes, future athletes, and kids just trying out sports to come up here and play on this field and feel this is their field. 1 Comment
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Demo Underway at Mount Greylock; School on Track for September OpeningBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:35PM / Thursday, July 19, 2018 | |
While demolition goes on outside, work continues on the interior as the $65 million school is being readied to open for classes in September. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The "cold corridor" is a memory, and soon the rest of the former academic spaces at Mount Greylock Regional School will follow in its wake. Demolition is well underway at the Cold Spring Road campus, where Holyoke's American Environmental has taken the lead on tearing down the two classroom wings that have been replaced by a three-story addition as part of the school district's $64 million building project. On Thursday, Superintendent Kimberley Grady and Turner Construction's 0 Comments
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Elementary School Science Camp Held at Williams CollegeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:53AM / Monday, July 16, 2018 | |
The professors keep things light and entertaining. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — It was storytime this past week at Williams College. But the rising fifth- and sixth-graders at the college's Summer Science Lab were not being told stories. They were challenged to make up stories. As part of the weeklong day camp, campers were assigned each night to think about a phenomenon observed in class and develop a "story" that might explain it. On Thursday morning, the observation involved the mixing of a yellow liquid and a blue liquid to make a green one. After talking with the three dozen youngsters sitting at lab tables in the college's 0 Comments
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BCC Pinning Ceremony Recognizes Practical Nurse Graduates| 02:07PM / Friday, July 13, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Twenty-two graduates of the Practical Nurse certificate program at Berkshire Community College were recognized June 14 during a pinning ceremony in the Robert Boland Theatre of the college's Koussevitzky Arts Center.
Nurse Catherine Stechmann, staff development coordinator at Hillcrest Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility and clinical instructor, addressed the students.
The ceremony is a time-honored nursing school tradition, dating back before the turn of the 20th century. Traditionally, nursing students have conducted an honors or pinning ceremony to mark the passage of student nurse role to practice role. It is an emotional
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College Notes: July 2018| 04:16PM / Thursday, July 12, 2018 | |
Tiffany-Rae Robinson of Dalton was selected as orientation group leader (OGL) for the 2018 Summer Orientation and Registration (SOAR) program at SOAR helps set the stage for academic readiness and successful community integration to Western New England University and leaders help new students transition by providing entering students and parents with information and structure for effective adjustment to the university environment. OGLs are students who have consistently modeled solid citizenship and active participation in the Western New England Community. They are selected for their strong communication skills, their leadership qualities, and their ability to build 0 Comments
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