Pittsfield High School Honor Roll| 04:00PM / Friday, December 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Of the 723 students enrolled, 342 students, or 47 percent, achieved high honors, and 58 students, or 8 percent, earned honors. High Honors requires a grade point average of 92 percent and above. Honors require a grade point average of between 88 percent and 91.9 percent. Grade 12 Mia S. Adair Bibiana A. Addai Natalie M. Arnhold Brandon A. Balcazar Chacon Juan E. Bedard Torres Braden J. Bienvenue Ashton P. Bock Riley J. Bordeau Emma L. Boynton Ethan T. Breitmaier Patrick J. Brennan Nicholas R. Brindle Charles W. >> Read More |
BCC Foundation Lends Financial Assistance to Paraprofessional Program | 11:07AM / Friday, December 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In January 2022, Berkshire Community College (BCC) partnered with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) to form the Associates to Bachelors Pathway to Licensure for Paraprofessionals, known as the P2T Cohort. The goal: to provide an efficient pathway to teacher licensure. Now, the P2T Cohort is getting additional support from the Berkshire Community College Foundation, which has pledged $16,000 in support of professional mentorship expenses related to the program. "The Massachusetts Early Education and Care (EEC) Career Pathways Grant has been using a mentor model for several years and has had great success >> Read More |
School Pickup Times Causing Safety Issues on Dalton StreetBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Tuesday, December 05, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Traffic Commission is concerned that Craneville Elementary School's pickup times are causing safety issues on Park Avenue. The congestion on the road is only prevalent in the afternoon when parents are parking on the street when picking their children up. Although pickup time is at 3 p.m. parents have been known to show up to the school as early as 1:15 to 1:30, Police Chief Deanna Strout told the commission at its recent meeting. "The school administration is wonderful, but I don't know what the solution is because we can't force them to make their kids take the bus. And the issue is we have a very large number of >> Read More |
Berkshire Athenaeum College Meet and Greet Event| 04:00PM / Monday, December 04, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Join the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, for a College Meet and Greet with Essay Writing Tips on Dec. 9, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Representatives from Williams College and Berkshire Community College will be on site to share information and answer questions. Learn what each school has to offer and how to start applying. Michael Byrns, Admission Counselor at Williams College, will provide some insight on how to write a successful college essay and how to think about the storytelling components of the college application. Light refreshments and a presentation from Berkshire Community College (BCC) will start at >> Read More |
Boys and Girls Club Homework Help Program | 10:04AM / Sunday, December 03, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Boys and Girls Club of the Berkshires will introduce Power Hour a homework help program. This academic success program is specifically designed to assist Boys & Girls Club Members in grades 3rd to 12th with their academic studies, providing them with homework help, tutoring and fostering self-directed learning. Power Hour offers Boys and Girls Club Members a dedicated time and space to complete their homework assignments and receive academic support in a structured and supportive environment. The program is available from 3:00pm to 5:30pm, Monday through Thursday, allowing students to make the most of their after-school >> Read More |
Pittsfield OKs 3-Year Contract for CurtisBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:44PM / Thursday, November 30, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee has approved a three-year contract from 2024 to 2027 with Superintendent Joseph Curtis that does not raise his $185,000 salary in the first year.
Curtis reportedly requested that he not receive higher compensation in this agreement. He was ill at the time of the meeting and not able to attend.
"I would just like to note that I believe Mr. Curtis deserves a higher salary even though he has made it very clear that he does not want a higher salary with this contract," committee member Sara Hathaway said. "But I hope there will be a point in the near future that we can help to bring his compensation closer to the salary
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BCC Community Conversation: 'Examining the Legacy of Jonathan Edwards'| 08:00AM / Friday, November 24, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a community conversation and panel discussion, "Examining the Legacy of Jonathan Edwards," on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 6-8:30 pm. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Connector on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. Register for the conversation by visiting www.berkshirecc.edu/Edwards-RSVP. Listen to a presentation researched and presented by a task force comprising BCC staff, faculty and students about Jonathan Edward's life and legacy, and engage in community conversations examining the question: How does >> Read More |
BCC Celebrates Free Tuition Program for Nursing StudentsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:28AM / Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | |
State Reps. John Barrett III and Tricia Farley-Bouvier and state Sen. Paul Mark join with President Ellen Kennedy for the announcement. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Health-care students without a prior degree are getting a boost from the state through the Community College Nursing Scholarship Program.
This news was celebrated in Berkshire Community College's SIM lab on Monday with legislators, students, and staff. College President Ellen Kennedy explained that the new program allows students to attend nursing and pre-nursing programs for free.
"We are really fortunate to be able to offer this program and change the whole ecosystem of Berkshire County when it comes to
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BCC Continues MassReconnect Information Sessions | 08:00AM / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) continues its series of special community college information sessions for anyone either over the age of 25 without a college degree or for those pursuing a nursing degree. In both cases, thanks to the Commonwealth's MassReconnect and nursing scholarship programs, attending college at BCC can be completely free. Free information sessions will be held: Saturday, December 9: 10 am, Berkshire Community College, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield Tuesday, December 12: 5 pm, virtual Thursday, December 14: 5 pm, Brien Center, 124 American Legion Drive, North Adams To >> Read More |
BCC to Participate in Space Flight Experiment | 02:00PM / Monday, November 20, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) has been selected by the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP)'s Mission 18 to participate in a microgravity research experiment headed to the International Space Station (ISS). The BCC experiment, which is currently under development, will be announced closer to launch date. The target date for the selection of the Mission 18 flight experiments is Dec. 15, 2023, while the launch is planned for spring or summer 2024. The SSEP Mission 18 program is supported through a grant from the Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium (MASGC) and the BCC Foundation, a non-profit corporation established to >> Read More |
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