Splash Into Summer Safely| 09:36AM / Monday, June 19, 2023 | |
 What better way to cool off during the long, hot days of summer than a refreshing dip in cool water? Even with the promise of fun that swimming in pools, streams, and lakes provide, it is not without risks. Every year in the U.S. nearly 900 children and adolescents die from unintentional drowning. Diving a little deeper into the grim reality we learn that more children between the ages of 1 to 4 die from drowning than any other cause. For children ages 5 to 14, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death. While most drownings in children 1 to 4 happen in swimming pools, babies and young children can drown in as little as 2 inches of water (think bathtubs, garden >> Read More |
Savoy Students Create Book Walk Based on 'Old Rock'By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Friday, June 16, 2023 | |
SAVOY, Mass. — Students at the Emma L. Miller Memorial Elementary School created a book walk based on the book "Old Rock" by children's author Deb Pilutti. "So it made them really think about the characters. You have 42 different kids drawing the same rock. But every page looks different in 42 different ways," Librarian Maggie Donahue, who led the project said. "It becomes this character, and I feel like the more they drew the characters, the more, they knew them." A book walk is an outdoor activity where the pages of a book are displayed along a path in a park or other outdoor space. Visitors can walk through the story, one >> Read More |
McCann Tech Graduates Lauded for Commitment, KindnessBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
10:00PM / Wednesday, June 07, 2023 | |
Principal Justin Kratz addresses the graduates. Look for more photos later. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Graduates from McCann Technical School were advised to thank the many people who helped them to their success and to recognize the strength and value within themselves. The diploma presentation was a noisy affair as family and friends cheered and stomped their feet on the bleachers in the Amsler Campus Center at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts as the 123 graduates applauded each every classmate on Wednesday night. Valedictorian Christopher Sunn said every single member of the class, and everyone in the gym, has measurable value defined by their >> Read More |
McCann Postsecondary Program Graduates 16By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
11:53AM / Wednesday, June 07, 2023 | |
School Committee Vice Chairman David Westall addresses the graduation. See more photos here. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The 16 postsecondary graduates at McCann Technical School were honored for their hard work and dedication to their given fields. "Congratulations to the class of 2023. We wish you the very best in all your endeavors," David Westall, vice chairman of the School Committee remarked Tuesday evening at the ceremony held in the school's gymnasium. He went on to say the 16 graduates understood the importance of having the proper skills needed to enter their various fields and noted that each graduate has shown dedication to learning these >> Read More |
MCLA Biology Professor Earns Award for Online Course Design| 10:52AM / Wednesday, June 07, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Dr. Anne Goodwin, Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Professor of Biology, has been awarded a 2023 Course of Distinction (COD) Award by the Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO) consortium. Professor Goodwin will be recognized at the 18th annual MCO Conference on eLearning on June 15. The Course of Distinction awards are given annually to recognize excellence in designing and delivering online and hybrid courses across multiple categories. Goodwin's course, Medical Terminology, is a requirement of the Radiologic Technology program and an elective available for MCLA students. It uses interactive self-guided quizzing >> Read More |
McCann Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian for 2023| 10:45AM / Tuesday, June 06, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Justin Kratz, principal of McCann Technical School, announces that Christopher Sunn and Molly Boyer have been named valedictorian and salutatorian respectively. Both students will graduate from McCann Technical School with high honors on Wednesday, June 7. Sunn, son of Bonnie Sunn, is a senior in the Computer Assisted Design program. He is the recipient of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence and a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, and is first in his class with a 4.428 GPA. He is a member of SkillsUSA, National Honor Society and the varsity cross country team and works at >> Read More |
Drury High Graduates Told to Face Fear and to Live DeeplyBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
09:36PM / Thursday, June 01, 2023 | |
Salutatorian Morgan Sarkis tells the class not to stand by while others board that plane, ride that roller coaster. See more photos here. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It wasn't just the Drury High class of 2023 getting some advice on Thursday night. Valedictorian Evan-Quin Goodermote included the family, friends and staff filling the auditorium seats in their call to live with determination. "Rather than deliver some big speech about the passing of the torch, the turning of the page and chapters of our lives, I want to talk about the difference between surviving and living," Goodermote said to the 61 graduates on the stage. "All my life >> Read More |
Preschool, Kindergarten Registrations Scheduled Around County| 12:00PM / Thursday, June 01, 2023 | |
 Berkshire County schools are scheduling and re-scheduling preschool and kindergarten registration dates and procedures for the 2021-22 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. has begun the process of registering Kindergarten and Pre-kindergarten students for the 2023-2024 school year. Dates for Kindergarten screening have >> Read More |
Drury High Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian for 2023| 10:04AM / Thursday, June 01, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School has named Evan-Quin May-Sims Goodermote and Morgan McLean Sarkis as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the class of 2023. The Drury High graduation takes place Thursday at 6 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Goodermote, child of Brett and Tania Goodermote of North Adams, has taken a challenging course load including Advanced Placement courses and two dual enrollment courses in conjunction with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. They were named to both the Nu Sigma and Pro Merito honor societies and received the Rensselaer Institute of Technology Book Award for Innovation and Creativity. In addition, >> Read More |
Grace Kelly Quartet to Perform at MCLA's Venable Theatre| 08:00AM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Saxophonist, singer, and songwriter Grace Kelly will perform at MCLA's Venable Theatre on June 15 at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online: mcla.edu/gracekelly. About Grace Kelly Kelly has rocked the jazz world with sold-out concerts, 14 acclaimed albums, and a resume that includes performing at the Hollywood Bowl as part of the house band for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" – all before reaching her mid-twenties. Kelly is the youngest member of the Board of Trustees of Berklee College of Music. Kelly's early career featured performances at Barack Obama's 2009 >> Read More |
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