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MassDevelopment Issues $30 Million Bond for Sheffield's Berkshire School| 12:21PM / Wednesday, July 20, 2022 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. – MassDevelopment has issued a $30 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of The Berkshire School, Inc. to be used for a new 17,000-square-foot addition and other improvements. The school will use bond proceeds to build the addition onto the existing 31,000-square-foot student center, replace the building’s roof, windows, and mechanical, electrical, and fire protection systems, and fund furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the building. When complete, the student center will house a kitchen, dining commons, music center, gathering space, snack bar, club space, Student Life offices, post office, bookstore, radio station, and more. Construction is expected to begin
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BART Announces Junior Book Awards| 11:28AM / Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | |
ADAMS, Mass — Berkshire Arts and Technology (BArT) Charter Public School presented Junior Book Awards during a ceremony on Friday, June 17 at an all-school assembly. The recipients follow: The Saint Anselm College Book Award goes to a junior who exercises a capacity for academic achievement and qualities in the areas of civic engagement and social responsibility. This award goes to Josiah Hylton. The RIT Award is given to a junior or juniors who demonstrate high academic promise. The awardee will receive a waived application fee and a $32,000 scholarship ($8,000 annually) if they are accepted for admission to an RIT BS/BFA program, and enroll full-time in the fall 0 Comments
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Du Bois Middle Schoolers: 'No More Silence, End Gun Violence'By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
11:59AM / Sunday, June 12, 2022 | |
This was the second rally at the school and was sanctioned by school authorities. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Seventh- and eighth-grade students at W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School should be awaiting final grades for the school year and planning for summer. Instead, they have spent the last couple of weeks organizing to take a stand against gun violence. Two weeks ago, the students walked out of the school in response to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers. On Friday, they stood outside of the school with signs reading "Abolish the NRA," "Protect kids NOT guns," and "Our futures are more important than
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Southern Berkshire Schools Awarded Grant for Students to Attend Curiosity Camp| 12:39PM / Saturday, June 11, 2022 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Southern Berkshire Regional School District has been awarded a grant amounting in $15,000 for Early College Supports by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The Early College Support grant will allow for five students to attend a two week summer program at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Curiosity Camp is an academic program for students in grades 9, 10, and 11. The grant will cover tuition, room, board, and off campus excursions. "We are so thankful that we are able to offer this incredible opportunity to our students this year," said Superintendent Beth Regulbuto. "Curiosity Camp is perfect 0 Comments
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Monument Students Reminded to 'Maintain Balance'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
05:14PM / Sunday, June 05, 2022 | |
The class of bid farewell to Monument Mountain on Sunday. See more photos here. LENOX, Mass. — Maya Isabelle Velasco put a lot of effort into earning the grades that earned her the title of valedictorian at Monument Mountain Regional High School. Perhaps, she reflected on Sunday, at times a little too hard. "I sacrificed balance in my life to get the best grades," Velasco said during her valedictory address in Tanglewood's Koussevitzky Music Shed. "I prioritized school over everything: relationships, sports, sleep, my health. I should've stopped working on that paper to go to my friend's birthday party or finished some assignments another 0 Comments
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Lee High Class of 2022 Lovingly Referred to as 'Looney Tunes'By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:30PM / Saturday, June 04, 2022 | |
Lee high graduated 57 seniors on Saturday. See more photos here. LENOX, Mass. — Lee High valedictorian Emma Puleri was at a loss for words while writing her commencement speech and consulted her peers. They suggested that she rap her remarks, walk up to the podium and say nothing, and pass the microphone to several other students. This led Puleri to the conclusion that the class of 2022 is the Looney Tunes.
"Each one of us is different and unique. We all are total goofballs in our own way, yet we still accept each other for who we are as individuals," she said during Saturday's graduation under the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood.
"And I think that this
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Mount Everett Grads Reminded to 'Stay Gold'By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
03:30PM / Saturday, June 04, 2022 | |
LENOX, Mass. — Mount Everett Valedictorian Nadia Makuc instructed her classmates to be a person that their younger selves would be proud of at the high school's commencement. "As we grow to be productive members of our communities, let us stay young in spirit. Stay fun, stay humble, stay silly. We have the rest of our lives for the world to challenge us, but in the meantime drink the Dr. Pepper, sign your name with a smiley face, wear the Pokémon converse – don't be afraid to keep piglet in your backpack," she said during the sunny morning ceremony at Tanglewood Saturday. "Make your inner first-grade self happy. More 0 Comments
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Lee High School Scholarships & Awards 2022| 12:53PM / Saturday, June 04, 2022 | |
 LEE, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the Lee High School class of 2022. Madison LaRock, Caroline Maloney, Emma Puleri, Emma Puntin, Emilie Resca, Evan Trombley Carina Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Dylan Ely, Ariana Hall, Joshua Hartman, Brianna Kelly, Matthew Kinney, Mason Mihlek, Kyle Morandi Donnalee D’Ambrosi Aiden Blackedge Hawley Brandon Bartkus, Paige Plankey Wilder Dunaj Emma Puntin, Carina Brown Timothy Besaw Cameron Tyer Emma Puleri, Hannah Briggs Emma Puntin, Emma Puleri Wilder Dunaj Madison 0 Comments
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Monument Mountain Regional Names Val & Sal for 2022| 10:09AM / Saturday, June 04, 2022 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Maya Velasco and Bailey Carlson have been named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of Monument Mountain Regional High School's class of 2022. Graduation will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, at Tanglewood in Lenox. Velasco is the daughter of Zhivago and Marcie Skowron Velasco of Lee. She is a member of National Honor Society, PATHways Community Service Organization, Project Sprout and the Varsity Basketball and Lacrosse teams. She is the recipient of the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Bausch and Lomb Science Award, the National School Development Council of Academic Growth and Leadership, the 0 Comments
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Mount Everett's Top Students Announced| 04:58PM / Friday, June 03, 2022 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mount Everett Regional School is proud to announce that Nadia Makuc has been named valedictorian and Grace Makuc has been named salutatorian of the class of 2022. They will graduate at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, during ceremonies at Tanglewood in Lenox. Nadia Makuc has completed a rigorous course of study during her years at Mount Everett that included five Advanced Placement courses, 12 honors courses, and four early college courses. She has demonstrated leadership with her involvement in the following groups: Interact Club, National Honor Society, Model United Nations, Competitive Vex Robotics, and Student Council. She has received many accolades, 0 Comments
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