McCann Technical High School Announces Third Quarter Honor Roll| 08:13AM / Monday, May 05, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical High School is proud to announce the Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year Achieving High Honors for the Year of Graduation 2025 are: Lillian Bean, Alexander Boyer, Hayden Digennaro, Logan Driscoll, Antonio Elias, Evan Fortini, Zachary Gelinas, Brodie Hayden, Evan Hilton, Tobey Hopkins, Grace Hunt, Griffen Lancia, Brockton Lasher, Nathan Luczynski, Samuel Mcgrath, Paige Meyette, Meghan Mongeon, Camryn Moran, Nora Moser, Kevin Poette, Emily Raschdorf, Sophie Reid, Liam Roberts, Lukas Rylander, Brady Sagendorph, John Stack, Ava Stefanik, Evan Tatro, Joshua Touponce, Dylan Turner, and Sadie Walden. Additionally, >> Read More |
McCann Graduates First Adult Manufacturing Technology ClassBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:55AM / Saturday, May 03, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — One by one the eight graduates of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program were called up on Thursday to receive a folio containing all the certifications they had earned since February. The free 200-hour course was funded through state Career Technical Initiative implementation grants. McCann Technical School was awarded funding last year for advanced manufacturing, welding and automotive technology courses. The manufacturing is the first one in adult education program. "I wanted to better myself," said Jason Lane. "I didn't have any opportunity to go to school with career and schedule and cost, and this >> Read More |
Clarksburg School Officials Cut Fiscal 2026 Budget by $90KBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:35PM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — School officials have shaved $90,000 out their $3 million budget for fiscal 2026. The reductions bring the total budget to $3,093,756, a 4.26 percent, or $126,346, increase over this year. The cuts include a reduction in hours in the school for the dean of students, cutting the tuition to Drury High by a third, imposing tuition for 4-year-olds in prekindergarten and trimming supplies and training. Town officials had pushed for the school to cut back from an anticipated 7 percent increase. That's frustrated school officials who point out the operating budget is only going up by 0.67 percent but covering nearly $200,000 for >> Read More |
North Adams Public Schools Announce Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities for Drury High Graduates| 08:10AM / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools is offering three postgraduate scholarship funds for college students who graduated from Drury High School and are currently enrolled in a four-year college. The application deadline for all scholarships is June 1st. Applicants require a Google account to apply online and submit their transcript electronically. The available scholarships are: The Charles & Olivina Perron Memorial Scholarship: Open to any college student attending a four-year college. The Mortimer P. Howard Memorial Scholarship: Open to college students entering their junior or senior year of college. The H.H. Gadsby Memorial Scholarship: Open to any college >> Read More |
MCLA to Hold Annual Undergraduate Research Conference| 10:07AM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host its 23rd annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) on April 24. The conference is intended to acknowledge students' academic work. This year's keynote speaker is MCLA alumnus Bentley S. Munsell '15, a registered nurse and nursing leader who advocates for social justice and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) in healthcare. Munsell, who identifies as a queer, transgender man, has been involved in advocating for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in healthcare since 2016. He co-founded the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) DEIB committee, where he has directed outreach and implemented
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Region 1 Science Fair Showcases Middle School Students' ProjectsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:32PM / Saturday, April 19, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Middle school students from around Region 1 displayed their science projects at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Wednesday. More than 50 projects showcased a wide range of topics students were interested to test and learn from, including how energy drinks affect your heart rate, wind energy efficiency, water filtering, and more. Hoosac Valley Middle School eighth-grader Dylan Clark-Slattery showed how music may affect a person's heart rate. He said he wanted to test this solution after his grandfather survived a heart attack. Ashlen Delecroix, Aurora Stevens and Iyanah Russel, also from Hoosac Valley, did their project on how pill >> Read More |
MCLA Announces 2025 Commencement Speaker, Honorees| 12:02PM / Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Award-winning author and Rice University professor Kiese Laymon will be the speaker at the 126th commencement exercises at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. This year's commencement will be held Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m., in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. In addition, MCLA will confer honorary doctorates to Laymon, NAACP Berkshire County Branch President Dennis L. Powell, North Adams Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Barbara Malkas, and state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier. "I am excited to have professor Kiese Laymon as the commencement speaker for this year's ceremony," said MCLA President James >> Read More |
MCLA Green Living Seminar to Feature Pollinator Habitat Presentation| 11:05AM / Monday, April 14, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Green Living Seminar Series and the MCLA Environmental Studies Department will present Amy Meltzer of the Massachusetts Pollinator Network on April 16. Meltzer's presentation, titled "Rewilding for Pollinators: Providing Habitat for Pollinators, Birds, and Other Essential Wildlife," will focus on creating habitats for pollinators and other wildlife. Meltzer will discuss the biodiversity crisis and the ecological relationships between native plants, insects, birds, and fungi. Her presentation will cover how ecological landscape practices can support these species, mitigate climate change, and >> Read More |
Clarksburg School Officials Told to Provide Options for Cutting BudgetBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:56PM / Tuesday, April 08, 2025 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — School officials say the fiscal 2026 budget is up by less than one percent — if they didn't have to carry nearly $200,000 for retirements and FICA. "I think for most towns, the town budget usually carries insurance and FICA, at least for retirees," said Assistant Superintendent Tara Barnes. "That's typically what happens in other towns, they don't carry the retirees' insurance or FICA on the school side of the budget." She pointed out at last week's joint meeting of the School Committee, Select Board and Finance Committee that no other town department's budget is charged for these. Rather, they are a >> Read More |
Drury Students Bring Musical 'Zombie Prom' To Life| 10:57AM / Tuesday, April 08, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Drury Stage Company will present the musical "Zombie Prom" at the Drury Performing Arts Center (DPAC) with three performances. The production is led by students in various roles, including acting, technical work, costuming, set building, and stage management. Community members, school, and district personnel are providing mentorship and guidance. According to a press release, "Zombie Prom" is a zany and heartfelt musical set in a 1950s high school where teen love and radioactive mishaps collide. "This fast-paced show is musically challenging," said Leslie Appleget, District Arts and Communications Coordinator, also >> Read More |
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