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Herberg Students Display Skills Learned Through 21st Century ProgramBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Thursday, December 22, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Herberg Middle School students on Wednesday performed and demonstrated the skills they learned for parents and families. Eighth-grader Elijah "Quinn" Bridges said the students had put sweat and tears into making their performances as good as possible for this culmination of the fall quarter of the 21st Century program. "It's amazing. They always amaze me. I think they're great kids and they do great work and then they go above and beyond whatever I can think they can accomplish," 21st Century District Coordinator David Kubicki said. Students have the option to choose from theater, hiking, manga, 1 Comment
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1Berkshire Accepting Applications for 2023-2024 Youth Leadership Program| 11:59AM / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire's Youth Leadership Program (YLP) announced the launch of the application process for the YLP class of 2023-2024. The 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program, open to all current sophomores in the Berkshires, selects a cohort of up to 30 motivated students from all backgrounds for this ten-month experience that will help them to explore the regional economy and develop their leadership skills. Once selected, students will begin the program with a 2.5-day, 2-night retreat in June 2023. At the retreat, students will meet for the first time, begin to build deep connections, and learn about and advance their individual leadership 0 Comments
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Berkshire Community College Announces New Staff, Promotion| 08:00AM / Sunday, December 18, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces the addition of two new staff members and a promotion. Cody Johnson joins BCC as Special Programs Coordinator, Digital Technologies Coach. Johnson was hired through the Supporting Urgent Community College Equity through Student Services (SUCCESS) program. Originally from Stamford, Vt., he graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences. Johnson most recently worked for Mad Macs, first in Williamstown and then in Pittsfield, and also currently works as a freelancer developing virtual reality 1 Comment
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Pittsfield School Building Needs Panel Looks to RestructuringBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:00PM / Friday, December 16, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Curtis wants to extend the districtwide restructuring study's request for quotes (RFQ) timeline after garnering no response. He reported this at the second reconvened meeting of the School Building Needs Commission last week. There was not a quorum and the panel was unable to vote on a new RFQ but members were given an update on the process.
"We did cancel the last meeting because we had every anticipation of providing an update on the number of proposals that were submitted based on the RFQ that I overviewed in our last meeting," Curtis said.
"Unfortunately, we did not have any proposals submitted so we began
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McCann Receives Skills Capital Grant For HVAC Training Program | 11:08AM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical High School received a $3,110,000 grant to construct a 5,580 square-foot HVAC building to provide training to an estimated 100 students each year. Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Education Secretary James Peyser, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, and Labor Secretary Rosalin Acosta visited Essex North Shore Technical High School today to announce the awards. "We created the Skills Capital Grants to ensure young people and adults in every region of the Commonwealth could learn and gain skills on the most up-to-date technologies and equipment so they would be well-prepared for 1 Comment
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Berkshire Music School: Holiday Fun With Dan, Julia, and Jim | 08:21AM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Music School announced Music @ The Taft presents Holiday Fun with Dan, Julia & Jim on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 11am. The BMS faculty members will kick-off the holiday season with a musical party for the whole family. Concert music will include holiday favorites with sing-alongs geared towards young music lovers. The performance is organized by BMS's youth class faculty member Dan Pena-Ariel, who will perform on the piano, saxophone, koto, ocarina, and sing. Julia Rousse Shippee and Jim Wojtaszek accompany Dan on the guitar. Shippee joined BMS in 2022 with a background in early childhood 0 Comments
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BCC to Offer Flu and COVID Vaccines | 08:04AM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. —?Berkshire Community College (BCC)?welcomes Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) and Community Health Programs (CHP) to campus on?Friday, Dec. 16 from 1:30-3 pm?for free vaccination clinics. BCC is located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. CHP's mobile health unit, the?"Big Orange Bus,"?will administer Pfizer and Moderna bivalent boosters, COVID vaccines for those age six months and older, and flu vaccines. To schedule an appointment, call (413) 528-0457. Walk-ins are also welcome. Vaccines are given free of charge; bring insurance cards. 1 Comment
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Pittsfield Council Queries Superintendent on Fumes Evacuation IncidentBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:41AM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The emergency dismissal of the city's two high schools last month because of floor refinishing fumes was because of a miscommunication, said superintendent of schools. On Tuesday, city councilors expressed displeasure with how the school district handled it, quizzing Superintendent Joseph Curtis on the matter. "My phone rang zero times about tax rate, multiple times about the gym floors," Councilor at Large Earl Persip III said. And Councilor at Large Karen Kalinowksy said the excuses "sounds like a blame game and no one took ownership." Pittsfield and Taconic High were evacuated before noon on Nov. 18 15 Comments
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McCann Senior Christopher Sunn Wins Superintendents AwardBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
01:21PM / Sunday, December 11, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School student Christopher Sunn has received a certificate of academic excellence from the Mass Association of School Superintendents. Sunn, a senior in the school's Computer Aided Design program, is a straight-A student with a 4.4 GPA. When he graduates, Sunn plans to attend UMass Amherst, where he will study engineering. Superintendent James Brosnan presented Sunn and his family with the award at the school committee meeting on Thursday. "It's our most enjoyable and most exciting evening at our December meeting, where we are able to recognize McCann student that has been selected to receive the Massachusetts
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The BArT Theatre Department Presents 'Something's Afoot'| 08:30AM / Thursday, December 08, 2022 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology (BArT) Charter Public School's Theatre Department is presenting "Something's Afoot," a murder mystery, and musical comedy on Dec. 9 and 10, at 7:00 pm and Dec. 11, at 2:00 pm at the School, 1 Commercial Street. Tickets are on sale at https://somethingsafoot.brownpapertickets.com/ or may be purchased at the door. They are $10 for adults and $5 for students. According to a press release: "Ten people are stranded in an isolated English country house during a raging thunderstorm. Suddenly, one by one they're picked off by cleverly fiendish devices. As the bodies pile up in the 0 Comments
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