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BArT Announces First Quarter Honor Roll| 03:52PM / Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology (BArT) Charter Public School has announced the students who made honor roll for the first quarter of the 2019-20 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 Six Kobby Asare, Cole Leggett, Nicholas
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Miss Hall's School to Present 'Gut Girls'| 01:04PM / Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Take a step back in time to late-Victorian England and the "gutting" sheds of a South London cattle market, where the lives of the women working there are about to be turned upside down.
The Miss Hall's School Theater Ensemble will present "Gut Girls," a gritty drama about working women at the turn of the 20th century. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15; 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16; and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17. All shows will take place in the Woods Theater of the Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Arts Center on the Miss Hall's School campus.
Call 413-395-7023 to reserve tickets. General admission is $10, and reservations are
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BCC Hires New Faculty and Staff, Reorganizes Staff Positions| 03:23PM / Thursday, October 31, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College has hired new faculty and staff on campus – as well as new titles for other current staff.
Maryann Carnes has been hired as an assistant professor of nursing. Carnes recently retired from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, where she worked as the risk manager and subsequently as the diabetes educator and the program manager of care coordination and telehealth. She also has previously worked as an adjunct nursing instructor at BCC and has an associate degree in nursing from BCC, a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Elms College, and a master of science degree in nursing from the University of Phoenix.
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MCLA Alumni Association Announces 2019 Awards| 12:51PM / Thursday, October 31, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Alumni Association held its annual award ceremony on Oct. 5 to recognize the achievements of alumni and supporters of the college.
More than 60 alumni and friends of the college gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2019 alumni honorees, and remarks were given by MCLA President James F. Birge, MCLA Board of Trustees Chair Denise Marshall '81, and Alumni Association Board of Directors President Dan Summers II '07.
This year's award recipients are Chelsey Burke '11 (Young Alumna Award); Susan Gold (Outstanding Service to the College Award); Larry Gould '71 (Outstanding Educator Award); Todd
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Berkshire Workforce Board Hires Second Career Readiness Coordinator| 01:38PM / Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Responsible for overseeing employment and training services in the region, the MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board recently hired a South County career readiness coordinator; a position that is funded by the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
Ruthann Eagen will be responsible for assisting the Berkshire Workforce Board youth director with coordinating strategies to further enhance career readiness systems and programming within the public school systems in Southern Berkshire County. She will also assist with the development of a South County College and Career Advisory Team and individual school district teams with the goal for every student to graduate
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Lee Middle and High School Teacher Wins $10,000 Kapteyn Prize| 04:04PM / Thursday, October 24, 2019 | |
 LEE, Mass. — Jane McEvoy, an English teacher at Lee Middle and High School has been awarded the 11th annual James C. Kapteyn Prize for excellence in teaching. She will receive a $10,000 award for study or travel to enrich her teaching, and the school will receive a $2,000 grant in her name.
McEvoy joined the faculty at Lee High in 2010. She primarily teaches junior-year English classes, including a college-level advanced writing course, and serves as the chairperson of the English Department. She founded the school's Social Justice Club to encourage compassionate conversations about topics such as equality, diversity and politics. The club has become the district's largest
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Lee Middle and High School Announces New National Honor Society Members| 03:52PM / Thursday, October 24, 2019 | |
 LEE, Mass. — Lee Middle and High School conducted its annual induction ceremony for new members to the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society on Thursday, Oct. 17.
After a rigorous selection process, in which prospective members are vetted by a faculty council based on criteria of scholarship, leadership, service and character, the following new members were inducted: Makenna L. Albee, Anna-Belle R. Beckwith, Erin M. Brisebois, Megan E. Consolati, Madailein R. Demler, Colin P. Durken, Lauren E. Durken, Amber C. MacDowell, Annie L. Maloney, Cindy Ni, James P. Purcell, Garrett A. Roche, Lena M. Simone, Daniel P. Snow, Asa F. Stone, Amarie S. Victor. 0 Comments
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Junior Achievement Recognizes Founder Murray CraneBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:57AM / Wednesday, August 21, 2019 | |
Douglas Crane says JA is one of his great-great-grandfather's 'most enduring and most impactful actions.' DALTON, Mass. — A century ago, Sen. Winthrop Murray Crane joined with two other prominent business leaders to create an organization that would help prepare young people for careers in an industrialized society. Junior Achievement, now an international organization, has touched the lives of more than 100 million young people since it founding. On Friday, Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts recognized Crane's role in its success by presenting a Founders Award to one of his descendants, Douglas Crane, at the Crane Museum of 0 Comments
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Berkshire Business Interns Recognized for Summer EffortsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:43AM / Sunday, August 11, 2019 | |
Lever's Jeffrey Thomas gives a T-shirt to intern Jade Schnauber because she's kind of a big deal. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — They say that doing is the best way to learn. So for 10 weeks, 44 college students have had a chance experience how their education can be applied to real-world settings. The Berkshire Business Interns, winnowed from more than 500 applications this past spring, worked in 20 different organizations, businesses and municipalities throughout the county this summer. About two-thirds hail from the Berkshires. For Steven Luciano of Boston, who is studying international business at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, it was a chance 0 Comments
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Scientific Evidence Unclear on Risk of Artificial Turf FieldsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:58AM / Thursday, August 01, 2019 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — From excessive heat to scrapes to cancer, the latest generation of artificial turf has been accused of being a safety risk that is unacceptable for use on athletic fields like the one being contemplated at Mount Greylock Regional School. Even proponents of the turf will concede the first two points, admitting that "turf burn" abrasions are a real and that synthetic surfaces do get hotter than natural grass. But reports of higher cancer incidences among athletes with long-term exposure to synthetic surfaces are highly anecdotal and do not stand up to scientific scrutiny, proponents say. And the health benefits of a 0 Comments
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