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Activists Press Neal to Support Green New DealBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:25AM / Thursday, February 14, 2019 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two dozen protesters Wednesday demonstrated outside the Pittsfield office of U.S. Rep. Richard Neal to encourage him to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Green New Deal. Three of the activists — all students at Mount Greylock Regional School in Williamstown — went inside to make their case to a member of Neal's staff. "A 2013 report predicts that by 2100, the climate here will be like that in South Carolina," junior Maddy Art said. "And also, my grandpa works in [Williams College's] Hopkins Forest. He's a forest biologist, and he's been researching the biodiversity for decades. He uses data that goes back 6 Comments
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Three Students Receive VFW Scholarships By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
01:26AM / Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 448 recognized three Berkshire County high school students who composed essays on the importance of voting. Dozens attended the award ceremony Monday held at the American Legion building banquet hall where a combined $2,950 in scholarships were given out to Hannah Berkel, Kailey Sultaire, and Kathrine Wilson. "We are very proud of you and we placed high-qualifying standards on the recipients of these awards because we believe the winners will have high visibility in the community and will serve as role models," Arnold Perras, commander of VFW Post 448 said. "All of you are a credit to your school and 2 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Sends 'Multipurpose' Building Out to BidBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:41AM / Thursday, February 07, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee is moving forward with a plan to build a 6,400-square-foot multipurpose building to the south of the middle-high school. At a special afternoon meeting of the committee last week, the panel authorized architect Perkins Eastman to release bid documents with a stated budget of $2.1 million for the building, which would house the district's central administration, storage space for Mount Greylock's groundskeepers, space for the school's athletics program and, potentially, a public restroom to service the playing fields. With soft costs included, the final project could end up costing the district closer 2 Comments
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McCann Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll| 12:34PM / Monday, February 04, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School has announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2018-19 school year. High honors Beany, Jeremy; Blake, Hope; Brown, Lauren; Cote, Robert; Daniels, Millard; Daub, John; Devito, Cortney; Dolle, James; Furlon, Krista; Glidden, Nicholas; Goodell, Morgan; Goyette, Megan; Guiden, James; Knapp, Evan; Lesure, Elisha; Marino, Emma; Parks, Samuel; Rondeau, Caleb; Santelli, Jonathan; Tetlow, Aubrey; Vanuni, Kalley; Vigiard, Joseph; Wojcik, Abigail.
Baran, Ryan; Blevins, Macie; Canales, Dana; Caron, Cortney; Carpenter, Emma; Carpenter, John; Charron, Jessica; Daigneault, Casey; Daigneault, Mya; DeBlois, Morgan; Ellis, Natalie 2020,
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BArT Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll| 02:36PM / Wednesday, January 30, 2019 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School has announced the students who made honor roll for the second quarter of the 2018-19 school year.
Students who earned 80 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "Honors." Students who earned 90 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "High Honors."
Academic courses at BArT are aligned with the Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks for the appropriate grade level and include all standards deemed necessary for a complete, college-preparatory, middle and high school education. Grade 6 Persephone Clark, Tucker Danylin, Sascha
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Tenth Annual 'Claiming Williams Day' Emphasizes Equity and Inclusion on Campus| 03:09PM / Monday, January 28, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College will hold its annual "Claiming Williams Day" on Thursday, Jan. 31, with events throughout the day that encourage discussions about inclusivity and inequality. Marking 10 years since the first Claiming Williams Day, this year's events highlight historical and contemporary efforts by changemakers to make Williams inclusive and accountable to its various communities, especially underrepresented and underserved groups. While most of the events are open only to the Williams College community, three events are open to the public: a film screening of "TransMilitary" followed by a discussion with filmmaker Fiona Dawkins will be
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Norman Rockwell Museum Presents 33rd Annual Berkshire County High School Art Show| 02:53PM / Monday, January 28, 2019 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — In celebration of Norman Rockwell's 125th birthday, Norman Rockwell Museum will present the 33rd annual Berkshire County High School Art Show, with a special exhibition opening to be held on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the young artists and at 2:30 p.m. hear a lecture from acclaimed illustrator Gregory Manchess, whose work is also currently on view at the museum.
In the tradition of Norman Rockwell, who began his professional career as a teenager, the High School Art Show celebrates the creative talent found in Berkshire County's local high schools. Original works in all media — from painting and
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MCLA Opens 125th Year With New Strategies, InitiativesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:31PM / Wednesday, January 23, 2019 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Some legislators are calling it the "year of education" but for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, it's not about one year but about 125 years of education.
The college will celebrate its quasquicentennial in 2019 with a series of events, exhibitations, signage and celebrations. President Jamie Birge announced the anniversary along with other college news as the spring semester kickoff breakfast held in the Centennial Room on Tuesday morning.
Established in 1894 as the North Adams Normal School to train teachers, the college has gone through a number of names and some significant academic and physical changes over the past 125 years. It
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Mt. Greylock Students Inducted Into National Honor Society| 12:52PM / Friday, January 18, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mt. Greylock Regional High School Chapter of the National Honor Society will hold a candlelight induction ceremony and reception on Friday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m.
This ceremony honors students who have demonstrated high achievement at school and in the community in the areas of scholarship, character, leadership and service. Families and friends are welcome to attend the ceremony.
The newly inducted students are: Gabriella Alvarez, Madeline Art, Miriam Bakija, Brody Baumgartner, Julia Butler, Taylor Callahan, Catherine Cangelosi, Sonya Carrizales, Nima Darafshi, Khushi Devre, Julia Donati, Sarah Egan, Toby Ellingwood, Brandon Fahlenkamp, Toby Foehl, Lucas
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College Notes: January & February 2019| 04:53PM / Monday, January 14, 2019 | |
 Sports management majors Rachael Donahue of Pittsfield and Jacqueline Lemaire of North Adams were among 10 students from thewho spent part of their winter session in Australia. They are the first cohort to participate in the college's "J-Term" program of academic study and cultural experiences. The students arrived in Sydney in time to take in the New Year's celebrations, including the spectacular fireworks atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and returned to Springfield for the start of the spring semester on Jan. 14. The two-week course, "International Business in Asia Pacific," was delivered through Global Academic Ventures, a Sydney-based academic 0 Comments
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