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Greylock School Teacher Presented Kelly AwardBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:51PM / Tuesday, June 20, 2017 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The everyone gathered in the auditorium at Greylock School on Wednesday afternoon, primarily for school-led play about the Statue of Liberty.
But as everyone got settled, Superintendent Barbara Malkas informed them that she had a "very, very important announcement."
It was that Michele Rondeau was this year's winner of the Marion B. Kelly Award.
"It is presented to teachers in recognition of their dedicated, skillful teaching and understanding of children and the exemplification of the ideal teacher," Malkas explained before a surprised Rondeau, seated in the back, was singled out.
Kelly had been an educator in the North Adams
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BArT Announces Third Trimester Honor Roll| 01:39PM / Monday, June 19, 2017 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School has announced the students who made honor roll for the third trimester of the 2016-2017 school year. Students who earned 80 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "Honors." Students who earned 90 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "High Honors."
Academic courses at BArT are aligned with the Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks for the appropriate grade level and include all standards deemed necessary for a complete, college-preparatory, middle and high school education.
Dion Bianco, Ivan Chen, Zy'Aira Cooper, Felee Davis,
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BCC Pinning Ceremony Recognizes Practical Nurse Graduates| 11:48AM / Monday, June 19, 2017 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Seventeen graduates of the practical nurse certificate program at Berkshire Community College were recognized June 15 during a pinning ceremony in the Robert Boland Theatre of the college's Koussevitzky Arts Center.
Chelise Rondeau
Salina Kiplagat
Megan Mahoney
Yormary Shogren
Angela Colson, Brittany Moore-Lusigan, Lindsay Ostellino
Samantha Andrews
Gregory Martin, Pamela Matson, Railea Rivera, Lesline Rostick
Stephanie Fredsall
Anna Owuor
Shauna Hoffman
Valentina Gavel
Natalya Sevostyanova
Lindsay Ostellino
Gregory Martin
Natalya Sevostyanova
Graduates of the 10-month program are eligible to sit for the Licensed Practical Nurse
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MountainOne Provides Funding for Scholarships for MCLA Camps| 03:29PM / Friday, June 16, 2017 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —MountainOne has granted $8,000 to Northern Berkshire United Way and the Williamstown Community Chest in support of a new collaboration to provide Northern Berkshire youth ages 9-17 with experiential, summer learning based programs on the MCLA campus.
NBUW and WCC will work closely with area youth agencies to refer young people into the summer programs and coordinate transportation when needed.
"We are pleased to support this innovative and collaborative community program developed by high-quality organizations in support of opportunities for our local youth," Kelli Kozak, AVP Community Engagement officer at MountainOne, said.
Scholarships or
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McCann Postgraduates Ready for Workforce By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:22AM / Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | |
The graduates flip their tassels over to show they've graduated. See more photos here. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It was the second time that Jennifer Boucher of Adams had earned a diploma from McCann Technical School's postgraduate program. And she held it tight as she danced her way out of the gym to the strains of "Uptown Funk" on Monday, ready for a life-changing career. Boucher had first earned a cosmetology diploma from McCann and has been working as a hair stylist for years. On Monday night, she was pinned and presented a diploma in dental assisting. "I am 45 years old and decided in this past year that I needed to make a 0 Comments
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Child Care of Berkshires Plans $1.75M Renovation of Haskins SchoolBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:14AM / Saturday, June 10, 2017 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The historic Sarah T. Haskins School is about to get a $1.75 million facelift and modernization to better serve Child Care of the Berkshires and its programs. The bulk of the funding, a $1 million grant from the state Department of Early Education and Children's Investment Fund was announced on Thursday afternoon with balloons and bubbles at the child-care center. "I have to tell you we have chasing this grant for three years but the process started a long lont time ago," longtime President and CEO Anne Nemetz-Carlson said on the front lawn of the State Street school while children blew bubbles. "Rewards are so 5 Comments
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Malkas Honored by Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition| 01:39PM / Friday, June 09, 2017 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition will honor Superintendent of North Adams Schools Barbara Malkas at its 25th annual, statewide Against the Tide Swim, Kayak, Walk, Run and/or Aquathon fundraising event on June 17.
Proceeds benefit MBCC, which is the state's leading breast cancer organization that seeks to understand the causes of breast cancer in order to find ways to prevent the disease.
"Dr. Malkas is dedicated educator," MBCC's Executive Director Cheryl Osimo said. "We are grateful for her guidance as MBCC expands our award-winning 'Let's Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposure' program into high schools. We are
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Southern Vermont College Graduates Five Berkshire County Students| 01:25PM / Friday, June 09, 2017 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southern Vermont College its 90th commencement ceremony on May 13.
The college conferred bachelor's degrees to 82 graduates, one associate's degree, three Computed Tomography certificates, and two College Steps certificates.
Among those students, five Berkshire County students received degrees.
earned a bachelor of science in Business Administration.
earned a bachelor of science in Radiologic Sciences.
earned a bachelor of science in Radiologic Sciences.
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Drury High Graduates, Scholarships & Awards 2017| 08:30PM / Thursday, June 08, 2017 | |
 Drury High Graduates 2017 Oscar Leonel Araica-Castillo Kaelea Corrine Forrest Aubrey Lee O'Dell Jenaya Denise Barton Taylor Forest Sherman Fortini Omar Antonio Ochoa Arianna Nicole Battaini Kendra Lee Gallagher Teven Michael Powell David Jay Beebe Jr. Tahira Lakeisha Gardner Brooks Allan Robinson Alexandra Jane Flynn Bernard Allison Paige Girard Tyler William Rockenfield Hayden Nathan Bird Mitchell Ryan Girard Aubrey Rose Rumbolt Andrea Claire Blaisdell Taylor CheyanneGiron Elissa Lori 0 Comments
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Drury High School Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian for 2017| 12:49PM / Thursday, June 08, 2017 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alexandra Jane Flynn Bernard and Chase Emery Christopher have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the Drury High School class of 2017. Both students will speak at Drury's graduation exercises on Thursday, June 8, at 7 p.m. at the high school. Bernard is the daughter of Thomas and Jennifer Bernard of North Adams. She has served as a Student Ambassador, a member of Student Council and Service Learning Action Council, and with concert and marching band. She was elected as Drury's representative for the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program. She has been a vital member of the Drury Stage 0 Comments
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