Get Free Help Completing FAFSA Application| 03:13PM / Wednesday, June 05, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Adams Community Bank, in partnership with the financial aid departments of Berkshire Community College, MCLA, and Williams College, offers free sessions to help area students complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). College-bound students of all ages and/or their caregivers can register to meet in person with a financial aid expert to receive assistance with completing the 2024-2025 FAFSA form or ask questions about the financial aid process for college. Sessions will be held on: Monday, June 10, 5:30-6:30 pm, BIC Works at Mass MoCA, North Adams Wednesday, June 12, 5:30-6:30 pm, Family YMCA, Pittsfield Branch Thursday, June >> Read More |
Drury Biannual End-of-semester Showcase | 08:00AM / Wednesday, June 05, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On behalf of the Drury Portrait of a Graduate Student Team and Drury staff, North Adams Public Schools families and community members are invited to attend Drury High School’s biannual End of Semester Showcase and Expo taking place on June 7 from 10:55 am-12:55 pm at the school. The showcase will offer audiences an understanding of what Drury students have learned during their second semester courses and the types of academic content they have explored. End-of-semester work from numerous classes will be presented and displayed by Drury students. This will include traditional academic and elective courses, AP, Early College, and Project-Based >> Read More |
North Adams Public Schools, nbCC Walk to School Day| 04:01PM / Monday, June 03, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools will celebrate "Walk to School Day," with students, parents, teachers, administrators and local "celebrities," on Wednesday, June 5. According to a press release, "Walk to School" events work to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, alleviating traffic congestion, concern for the environment and building connections between families, schools and the broader community. There will be opportunities to walk with "walking school buses." There will also be "park and walk" >> Read More |
Valedictorian, Salutatorian Named for McCann Class of 2024| 11:50AM / Saturday, June 01, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School Principal Justin Kratz announces Amy Lynn Harrington as valedictorian and Svea-Marie Meaghan Lawson as salutatorian for the graduating class of 2024. Both students will graduate from McCann with high honors on Wednesday, June 5, at 7 p.m. in the Amsler Campus Center at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Harrington, daughter of Leigh Ugdah, is a senior in the Information Technology program. She is the recipient of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence, a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, numerous undergraduate awards and is first in her class with a 4.42 >> Read More |
Clarksburg Officials Keep PreK Program FreeBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Town and school officials came together on Monday in hopes of compromising over a tight budget. Instead, they ended up agreeing to dip into their reserves to ensure that prekindergarten program will continue free for town residents. The Select Board had been pushing for the school budget to come in at a 2 percent increase. The School Committee on Monday was prepared to vote a budget up by $128,454, or 4.53 percent. After an hour and a half of discussion, the school budget had gone up $1,000 to $2,967,609.58 and town officials agreed to commit $72,000 in free cash they'd wanted to set aside for the school >> Read More |
Preschool, Kindergarten Registrations Scheduled Around County| 08:00AM / Thursday, May 16, 2024 | |
 Berkshire County schools are scheduling and re-scheduling preschool and kindergarten registration dates and procedures for the 2024-2025 school year. Schools can send their information to info@iberkshires.com to be included on this list. All students, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness, have equal access to the general education program and the full range of any occupational, vocational programs offered by public school districts. Kindergarten registration and preschool screening is now open and available online. To register for Kindergarten, please click here or stop by
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McCann Honor Roll | 08:00AM / Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School third quarter honor roll. Grade 12 Arnold, Emma Astorino, Shaun Auger, Kelson Barrett, Ty Boisvert, Hannah Buda, Austin Codogni, Mia George, Emily Graves, Carter Harrington, Amy Hildabrand, Gisella King, Sara Lachman, Ariel Lawson, Svea-Marie Layden, Collin Mazza III, Walter Nicol, Ashlee Norcross, Rileigh Parkman, Michael Puntin, Eric Reed, Brayden Roy, Joseph Rozon, Noah Scott, Keeghen Selby, Anthony Shafer, Athena Shafer, Zoey Vallieres, Rebecca Walden, Connor Grade 11 Boyer, Alexander Cormier, Tristan Davis, Evan Dean, Christian Dozier, Aleathia Driscoll, Logan Fortini, Evan Gregoire-Thomas, >> Read More |
MCLA Class of 2024 Told 'This Is Your Time'By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:22PM / Saturday, May 11, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts awarded 175 degree and certificates at the college's 125th commencement ceremonies on Saturday. Keynote speaker Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, said past graduations have occurred during periods of peace with little fanfare. But not so for the class of 2024. "Your class has come of an age and a moment of great conflict in our nation and for the world," she said. "A rare inflection in points in history where the size and scope of the challenges before us require that we remake our world to its renewed promise. That we align our deepest >> Read More |
Scholarship Offered to BArT Graduates| 10:35AM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Graduates of Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School (BArT) who have completed their first year of college are invited to apply for the Julia Bowen Bridge to College Scholarship. The scholarship fund was established in 2017 to honor Julia Bowen, BArT's founding executive director. Through her service to the school, Bowen demonstrated her commitment to supporting all students' successful path to and through college. In this spirit, the scholarship was created by and is managed by the BArT Foundation to provide financial assistance to select BArT alumni through their college career. A scholarship of up to $1,250 will be awarded to a >> Read More |
MCLA to Host Graduate Programs Info Session at BIC| 08:00AM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host information sessions for its graduate programs: Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Education (MEd) on Tuesday, May 14 at 5 p.m. at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield. A virtual session will be held on May 30 at noon. Prospective students are invited to meet with faculty, students, and staff to learn more about how to continue their education in two of MCLA's programs designed to support the rising workforce needs in the Berkshires and beyond. According to a press release: The MBA program is committed to redefining the educational >> Read More |
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