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BCC to Offer Free College Courses for High School Students| 04:21PM / Monday, June 07, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced it will be offering free college courses to Berkshire County high school juniors and seniors this summer and fall. The available courses includes acting, dance, music, math, conservation and ecology, computer programming, cooking and baking, accounting, history, philosophy, and many more. "The Early College program allows students to challenge themselves by experiencing the rigor of a college course. As a bonus, they experience what it is like to be in a college classroom at no cost to their families," said Elizabeth Lapierre, BCC Coordinator of Enrollment Services. To view 0 Comments
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MCLA-IAH Closes out Symposium and Launches Regional Campaign | 08:02AM / Monday, June 07, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — From Tuesday, June 1 to Thursday, June 17, 2021, the MCLA Institute for the Arts and Humanities (MCLA-IAH) will host its annual Summer Symposium, a series of four events on the theme of accountability. The series will close on June 17 from 2-4 p.m. EST with an experiential poetry workshop offered by The Mastheads, led by architect Tessa Kelly and poet Sarah Trudgeon. The workshop will launch INSCAPES, a yearlong regional campaign designed to highlight the creativity of all residents across the Berkshires through public poetry prompts and text-based art installations. Following the workshop, any Berkshire resident can engage 0 Comments
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'Change' the Theme at the 2021 Lee High GraduationBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
11:57PM / Saturday, June 05, 2021 | |
See more graduation photos here. LEE, Mass. — A class that's had to adapt to live this past year is finally breaking free of a virus that's turned their world upside down. So, asked Asa Stone, salutatorian of the Lee High School class of 2021, what's next? "We can never be certain of the answer but we can have hope that we will learn and we will grow, we will come out of the other side stronger," she told her 59 classmates, friends and family gathered on the high school's field on a hot Saturday afternoon. The last day for the seniors at the school felt a lot like that fateful March 13, 2020, she said, "the day that 0 Comments
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Monument Mountain Graduates Recognized for Resiliency During PandemicBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
09:35PM / Saturday, June 05, 2021 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Monument Mountain Regional High School graduated 113 seniors on Saturday from its football field surrounded by mountains and greenery. The class of 2021 reportedly had a reputation of being "difficult" upon entering high school but quickly broke free from that label and proved the administration wrong.
They especially defied their bad reputation when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Though the students' home and school lives were completely altered by the virus, they persevered through the school year with success.
"Your class stands out in your ability to be resilient to push ahead and continue to grow," Berkshire Hills
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Mount Everett Regional Awards & Scholarships 2021| 07:24PM / Saturday, June 05, 2021 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the graduates of the class of 2021 at Mount Everett Regional School. Isabelle Bizalion, Cecelia Caldwell Isabelle Bizalion Emma Nardi Lillee Getchell Isabella Kemp Isabelle Bizalion B Isabelle Bizalion Elizabeth Sarnacki Jacob TenBroeck Alek Zdziarski Cecelia Caldwell, Amelia Kemp, Elizabeth Sarnacki, Madison Tinker Elizabeth Sarnacki Makayla Candelari Madison Tinker Not this year Kai LaRose Kathleen Dillon, Madison Tinker Makayla Candelari Morgan 0 Comments
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Grit, Perseverance Pulled Mount Everett Graduates Through Pandemic YearBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:55PM / Saturday, June 05, 2021 | |
See more photos of the graduation here. SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The 48 graduates at Mount Everett Regional School were urged to find their truth and not to race too quickly into the future. And that grit and perseverance will get them through. Be a little more tortoise and not the hare, salutatorian Madison Tinker cautioned the classmates she'd known since kindergarten. Instead of chasing an unknown future, as she had, take time to appreciate the present. "Every year was just a countdown to the final year, then the final months, down to my very last days here. I turned high school into a waiting game," she said. "Rather than enjoying the 0 Comments
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Monument Mountain Announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian for 2021| 01:54PM / Saturday, June 05, 2021 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Karina Mahida has earned the distinction of valedictorian for the Monument Mountain Regional High School class of 2021 and Abigail Zeik has earned the distinction of salutatorian. These students will receive scholastic medallions and certificates awarded by the Berkshire Hills Regional School District at commencement exercises on Saturday, June 5, at 1:30 p.m. at Monument Mountain Regional High School. The following profiles of the class speakers were provided by the high school. Mahida, daughter of Jignesh and Rita Mahida of Great Barrington, is a member of the National Honor Society, the recipient of the Chang Chavkin Scholarship, the
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Mount Everett's Top Students for 2021 Announced.| 01:53PM / Friday, June 04, 2021 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mount Everett Regional School has named Cecelia Caldwell as valedictorian and Madison Tinker as salutatorian of the class of 2021. Their profiles are as submitted by Principal Jesse Carpenter. This year's graduation will occur at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, at the high school. Caldwell is the daughter of Gail Belmuth and Scott Caldwell. She is a passionate learner with a love for exploration, and is confident, curious, and full of promise. The future holds many exciting possibilities for Caldwell, as she is reliable, committed and has her eye on impacting the world. We have no doubts she will succeed in that endeavor. She has a natural and 0 Comments
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BCC Welcomes Welcomes Director of Student Financial Services| 04:34PM / Thursday, June 03, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the hire of Kelly Osorio as Director of Student Financial Services. Working in higher education for the past 12 years, Osorio began her financial aid career at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York and was most recently Director of Financial Aid at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. Osorio earned a bachelor of science degree physical education, with a teaching certification from the State University of New York, College at Brockport, and a master of science degree in educational psychology from the College of Saint Rose. According to a press release, 0 Comments
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Lee High Names Top Students for Class of 2021| 01:39PM / Wednesday, June 02, 2021 | |
 LEE, Mass. — Asa F. Stone and Cindy Ni have been named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of Lee High School's class of 2021. Graduation ceremonies will take place at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the John J. Consolati Field at the school. Stone is the daughter of Pamela Morehouse and David Stone of Lee. She is a member of the National Honor Society, band, and student government, and served as the student representative to the Lee School Committee. Stone also was a member of the co-op swim team hosted at Monument Mountain Regional High School. She is a recipient of the Rensselaer Institute of Technology Medal and the George Eastman Young 0 Comments
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