MCLA to Hold Virtual Info Session on Degree Completion| 08:00AM / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA's Division of Graduate and Continuing Education (DGCE) will hold a virtual information session at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 15. The session will offer details about the College's bachelor's degree completion program, as well as its Network Security and Principles of Accounting certificates. Community members interested in advancing their educational credentials by attaining a bachelor's degree or an undergraduate certificate are encouraged to attend. This information session is free and open to the public, and representatives from each program will answer questions related to academics, the 0 Comments
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BCC Trains Our Heroes| 09:48AM / Monday, July 12, 2021 | |
 Heroes. Perhaps the word conjures a superhuman figure, like those portrayed in Hollywood films. But real-life heroes live and work among us every day. Educators, nurses, social workers, firefighters, police officers, respiratory care practitioners, and other essential workers in the Berkshires have been on the front lines of the pandemic since its inception. Many of these everyday heroes were trained in our backyard at Berkshire Community College (BCC). They relied on BCC as an affordable, flexible way to earn certificates or degrees in their fields, or as a stepping stone to transfer to a four-year college. The Fire Science program at BCC focuses on fire 0 Comments
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National ‘Achieving the Dream’ Program Taking Shape at BCC | 08:07AM / Monday, July 12, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national program that partners with more than 300 community colleges, including Berkshire Community College, aims to prepare students for college and make higher education more accessible. "In a time of hyper-competitive higher education, ATD works to break down barriers within and between colleges with the belief that access to higher education is a cultural good that will transform the country," said Adam Klepetar, BCC Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. As a rural college located near many major metropolitan areas, BCC is positioned to support economic advancement, 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Commits to Athletic Field ImprovementsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:23AM / Friday, July 09, 2021 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday voted to accept the low bid for a contract to make gender equity and accessibility improvements to the middle-high school playing fields after the bidder agreed to trim the project by $93,500. Last week, the school district opened two bids for work to bring the school's ball fields into compliance with the Americans with Disability Act and Title IX. But the School Committee balked at a bottom line that was 22 percent above the architect's estimate. Art Eddy of Traverse Landscape Architects and administrators of the school spent the last few days looking for ways to scale back the 0 Comments
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Bids Come Back High on ADA, Title IX Work at Mount GreylockBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:19AM / Friday, July 02, 2021 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Wednesday voted to ask bidders on an athletic field contract to "sharpen their pencils" and come back to the district with ideas for cost savings. This week, the district opened bids from two respondents to a request for proposals to bring the middle-high school's playing fields into compliance with Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities Act. In a development reminiscent of the School Committee's stalled efforts to complete a more ambitious athletic field project, both bids came in above estimate. In April, the committee discussed an estimated price tag of $1,087,026 0 Comments
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College Notes: June 2021| 03:40PM / Wednesday, June 30, 2021 | |
Cadet Holly Boudreau of Clarksburg, a Drury High School 2020 graduate, was selected to participate in the's Interpersonal Leadership Training program that requires cadets to take courses focusing on emotional intelligence, growth mindset, and innovation, and addresses moral and ethical dilemmas. She also participated in the Basic Freefall Parachuting Program that is designed to develop leadership traits. After the completion of five jumps, Boudreau earned the Air Force basic parachutist badge Jump Wings, which she can wear on her uniform for her Air Force career. She has finished her first year at the academy on the dean's list both semesters and on the 0 Comments
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BART Announces Upcoming Enrollment Deadline| 12:27PM / Tuesday, June 29, 2021 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. – Berkshire Arts and Technology (BART) Charter Public School is currently accepting applications for students in grades 6 through 10 for the 2021-2022 school year. The next enrollment deadline for the 2021-2022 school year for grades 6 through 10 is Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. The easiest way to apply is to click here or to type https://www.bartcharter.org/apps/form/Enrollment-Form into your web browser. More information on the school's enrollment and lottery process can be found at www.bartcharter.org. Interested families should contact the school at 413-743-7311 ext. 732 or enrollment@bartcharter.org. Please reach out to the Enrollment Team 0 Comments
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Resilient Nursing Graduates Honored in BCC Pinning CeremonyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:49PM / Saturday, June 26, 2021 | |
Graduate Natalie Weeks speaks of how the class went above and beyond during the pandemic. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Twenty-four graduates of Berkshire Community College's Practical Nursing Program were recognized Thursday evening at a traditional pinning ceremony in the Robert Boland Theatre. A sense of honor was in the air for the class that became nurses in the thick of a global pandemic while working on the front lines.
"This has been a very stressful year, probably the biggest understatement I could ever make, right? I think everyone here can agree," Dean of Nursing Lori Moon said to the students, whose faces she saw without masks for the first time at the
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Reid Students Working to Make School 'No Place for Hate'By Brittany Polito,
02:21AM / Monday, June 21, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Reid Middle School students are collaborating to better inclusion efforts and fight bullying. The school has received the "No Place for Hate" designation from the Anti-Defamation League and the student-lead team has made recommendations to Principal Michael Henault that will be incorporated in the next iteration of the school's improvement plan and turnaround efforts.
"This year has been a difficult year for kids in school and at home because of the pandemic, which is why we're doing this project was so important," student leader Lauren Asmah said. "We learned that by working together we can make changes I will help all
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Mount Greylock Schools Present Improvement Plans to School CommitteeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:10AM / Saturday, June 19, 2021 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lanesborough Elementary School is hoping to form community partnerships to help teach its pupils about sustainability. The kids already are leading the way. "About five weeks ago, we had a fourth-grade group start the Lanesborough Environmental Squad club," Principal Nolan Pratt said last week. "They're all about being environmentally friendly and seeing what we can do within the school. "That kind of inspired this goal within the School Council. We want to reach out to community partners … and do field trips to see places working on sustainability. I believe they're putting a solar field at Skyline [Country 0 Comments
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