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Drury High School Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian for 2017
12:49PM / Thursday, June 08, 2017
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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 Company, acting as the lead in several musicals. She has also been a committed member of her community, volunteering at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish and participating in several community service learning projects. She has been inducted into both the Nu Sigma and Pro Merito honor societies and was the 2016 recipient of the Rochester Institute of Technology Book Award. 
 
Bernard will be attending Wililams College in the fall.
 
Christopher, of North Adams, has been an active member of the concert and marching bands and was a section leader for the clarinets. He has participated in Student Council, as a peer mentor and in two of Drury's musical productions. He has been inducted into both the Nu Sigma and Pro Merito honor societies, has taken several courses at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. 
 
A recipient of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Book Award in 2016, Christopher will be attending RPI in the fall.
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