BCC Faculty Members Win HIM Team Excellence Award | 12:23PM / Sunday, June 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Laurie Vilord and Marsha Estabrook-Adams, two Berkshire Community College (BCC) adjunct faculty members in the Business & Computer Information Systems department, have been awarded a the Health Information Management (HIM) Team Excellence Award from the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association (MaHIMA). Vilord and Estabrook-Adams, along with Advisory Board President Ann Marie Perry, will be officially recognized at the MaHIMA Annual Conference on Monday, June 17, 2024 at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. HIM Team Excellence Awards recognize outstanding efforts by a department or team in meeting the challenges >> Read More |
Curtis Says $200K Cut Won't Mean Staff ReductionsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:05PM / Thursday, June 13, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Superintendent Joseph Curtis insists that the district's $200,000 budget cut will not reduce additional positions. "We all feel strongly, and I'm sure that the [School Committee] does as well, that we will not reduce any additional staff members as a result of that $200,000 reduction," he said on Wednesday. The day before, a $216 million city budget was passed that included a last-minute reduction to the schools. During Tuesday's City Council meeting, an uprising of staff members worried that it would cut additional positions was attributed to misinformation. Curtis reported that the district would be >> Read More |
Miss Hall's School Graduates 46Staff Reports ,
11:35AM / Wednesday, June 12, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD — Forty-six students, including 22 students from Berkshire County and nearby communities, graduated on Sunday, June 2, during Miss Hall's School's 126th Commencement. The ceremony took place under a large tent behind the Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Arts Center on the School's Holmes Road campus and was shared worldwide via Hudl. Hosted by Miss Hall's Head of School Julia Heaton, the ceremony included remarks from Senior Class President Naomi Hopkins, of Rabun County, Georgia; School President Iva Knezevic, of Belgrade, Serbia; School Vice President Hanna Heaton Wellenstein, of Pittsfield; and Miss Hall's School Board of Trustees President >> Read More |
Lee Elementary School Holds Entrepreneur FairBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:35PM / Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | |
Fifth-grade students created potential businesses based on their interests. The entrepreneur fair is an outgrowth of author Ty Allan Jackson's 'Danny Dollar' series that teaches children financial literacy. LEE, Mass. — Hundreds of students gathered last week in the Lee Elementary School cafeteria for its first-ever entrepreneur fair. Over the last two months, the school's fifth graders have been introduced to financial literacy and developed their own businesses based on their interests. The students kicked off this endeavor toward the end of April, Financial Literacy Month, with the reading of Ty Allan Jackson's first >> Read More |
Berkshire Schools Recognized at Safe Rules to Schools Event| 10:38AM / Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Silvio O. Conte Community School was recognized by MassDOT's Safe Routes to School program.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), through its Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, held its annual awards ceremony to recognize the program's partner schools, community champions, stakeholders, and crossing guards who have made contributions within their communities by strengthening, promoting, and improving safety for students walking, biking and rolling to school.
Silvio O. Conte Community School was one of the 273 school partners, community champions, and crossing guards recognized. The school was named an Exemplary >> Read More |
Lenox Memorial High School Scholarships & Awards for 2024| 11:25PM / Sunday, June 09, 2024 | |
LENOX, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the Lenox Memorial High School class of 2024. Valedictorian: Genevieve Collins Alice Culver Robert Alderton, Charlotte Fleury-Belman, Nicholas Moore, Hannah Alsdorf, Jackson Frederick, Aliza Munch, Benjamin Ames, Jack Goodman, Reagan Soares-Paradise, Argen Baver, Zoey Hsu, Christopher Sohl, Hutchison Bray, Nicole Illingworth, Graham Thompson, Ian Bridges, Finn Jolly, Katherine Thompson, Sean Cestone, Luca Jordan, Holland Tuck, Genevieve Collins, Finian Lenehan, Marlene Valero Calderon, Lillian Colvin, Juan Manrique, Connor Westlake, John Cooney, Cormac Mathews, Yavuz Yildiz, Alice >> Read More |
Lenox Class of 2024 'a Really Good Bunch of Kids'By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
08:43PM / Sunday, June 09, 2024 | |
Valedictorian Genevieve Collins tells her classmates that they have had a bountiful harvest in what they had experienced at Lenox Memorial. See more photos here. LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Memorial High School class of 2024 will be remembered as "a really good bunch of kids." Superintendent William Collins said they earned the label early on — it's followed them from kindergarten through high school. "There was something special about the chemistry and history of individuals comprising the class of 2024," he told the family and friends in the Shed at Tanglewood for graduation ceremonies. I need not remind you that this is a >> Read More |
PHS Graduates: You Always Have a Home Under The DomeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:33PM / Sunday, June 09, 2024 | |
LENOX, Mass. — Pittsfield High School graduates were reminded that they will always have a home under the dome.
Under an arch of purple and white balloons, 184 seniors concluded their high school experience at Tanglewood on Sunday. It was the first time in five years that graduation had been held at the Lenox institute. The 2024 class includes more than 50 high honors students, nearly 30 honors students, Advanced Placement capstone degree and certificate recipients, and Seals of Biliteracy in four different languages. "Just remember you always have a home under the dome," Principal Maggie Harrington-Esko said.
Class speakers Brooke Tripicco and Frankielys Payano
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Pittsfield High School Awards & Scholarships 2024| 06:21PM / Sunday, June 09, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following scholarships and awards were presented to the Pittsfield High School graduating class of 2024. Gavin Gaulden Cameron Harrington Charlotte Goodnow, Frankielys Payano Katarena Castagna : Roshan Warriar, Kamryn Renata; : Nick Brindle Ava Telladira : Abigail Malumphy; : Jada Siv;Ellen Muller Jake Duquette Brayden Gutzmer, Isabella MacDonald Jada Siv Nick Brindle Nyla Cuyler Rachelle Harrison Hailey Rumlow Cameron Harrington, Jake Duquette, Ben Jacob Grace >> Read More |
Taconic High School Scholarships & Awards for 2024| 06:00PM / Sunday, June 09, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following scholarships and awards were presented to the Taconic High School graduating class of 2024.Awards Bhumi H. Patel Anna A. Potochevska Hunter T. Christman, Cameron M. LaFrerriere, Logan M. Daniels, Rylee A. Pratt Giovanna M. Avanzato, Ashtin L. Magner, Noah A. Cannon, Jarmal A. Sistrunk Jonah A. Haagenson, Marcus J. Ferdyn, Cristofer J. Ramos, Isaiah R. Baker, Lachian P. Manley, Hunter E. Reynolds, Mitchell A. McCann Miguel E. Alvarado, Aidan S. Lind, Luke L. Murphy, Ryan A. Burchard, Brandon T. Luckey, Oscar Reyes-Columna, Connor J. Daniels, Kyle A. Mason, Michael S. Ringer Destiny A. Buffoni, >> Read More |
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