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Lee Elementary Student Wins 'My Ideal School' Award
By Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:16PM / Tuesday, June 24, 2025

M&T Bank, a co-sponsor of the contest, had the winning drawings framed and the children's names engraved.  LEE, Mass. — A pupil at Lee Elementary School was a winner in the My Ideal School contest.   Harlee Towne was the first student from Lee Elementary to win and the only Berkshire County student this year.   The Massachusetts School Building Authority held a ceremony for its 16th annual contest, selecting 10 regional winners in first grade for their essays and drawings about their ideal school.   "The My Ideal School contest invites first graders from across Massachusetts to use their creativity and share their ideas," said State

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Lee Graduates Wished Well in 'Stranger, More Confusing' World
By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:09PM / Saturday, June 07, 2025

LENOX Mass. — Lee High School's class of 2025 was commended for their achievements in a "stranger, more confusing" world.

Fifty-one graduates crossed the stage at Tanglewood on Saturday as rain poured over the Koussevitzky Music Shed. Salutatorian Sophia Puntin said, "We've really been through a rollercoaster over the years, especially in middle and high school."

"Starting our post-elementary school career with a 'two-week break' in 7th grade for a small virus called COVID-19 was certainly an interesting beginning. I remember the exact moment we were told that we were going to take a short break from school because a 'small

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Lee Middle and High School Scholarships and Awards 2025
03:34PM / Saturday, June 07, 2025
LEE, Mass. — The following scholarships and awards for the Lee High School class of 2025 were presented at Class Night on Thursday, June 5.    Vanessa Bartini, Annie Herman, Alex Hoctor, Carter Marks, Delaney Reed, Lillian Reynolds, Mia Puleri   Carter Marks;Kelly Molino;Justus Chichester;Sophia Puntin   Vanessa Bartini, Hailey Hadsell, Kelly Molino, Tess Olender, Mia Puleri, Juliana Schuerer, Omari Smith   Mya Andre   Chloe Armstrong, Mya Andre   Emily Miller   Vanessa Bartini   Mia Puleri   Valerie Molino, Sophia Puntin, Juliana Schuerer, Mia Puleri, Karalynn Hopkins, Delaney Reed, Ben Kelly, Vanessa Bartini, Mya Andre, Kayden

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Mount Everett Regional School Scholarships & Awards 2025
03:15PM / Saturday, June 07, 2025
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The Mount Everett Regional School class of 2025 was presented the following scholarships and awards.   Sage Marchione   Sydnee Hewins   Ella Gennari   Catherine Makuc   Makayla Carpenter   Leslye Bautista-Cruz   Gabriel Fahey   Logan English, Jacob Kreis, Leah Ruane, Evelyn Vollmer   Stella Lennex, Diego Cruz   Kelly Krom, Evelyn Vollmer   Susan Krom   Tyler Nourse   Sean Warren   : Sydnee Hewins   Dominic Germain, Sean Warren; Makayla Carpenter, Sage Marchione; Tyler Nourse; Stella Lennex   Logan English   Sage Marchione   Leslye Bautista-Cruz   Sydnee Hewins,

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'Small, Tiny' Mount Everett Community Celebrates 2025 Grads
By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:05PM / Saturday, June 07, 2025

LENOX, Mass. — Generations of Mount Everett Regional School alum gathered Saturday to celebrate their latest members: The class of 2025.

It was noted that despite the clouds, there was a lot of sunshine on the Tanglewood stage as 37 students received diplomas. Principal Jesse Carpenter, the father of a graduate, has spent 31 of his 51 years on earth at the Sheffield school.

"Mount Everett is a small, tiny community that cares about each other. The teachers and staff truly care about the students and each other, the students care about each other, and the students care about all the adults in the building. Eagle Nation is a real thing. Many of us graduate and stay in

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Mount Everett's Top Students Announced for 2025
02:44PM / Friday, June 06, 2025
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mount Everett Regional School has announced that Catherine Makuc has been named valedictorian, and Sage Marchione has been named salutatorian of the class of 2025.   Makuc and Marchione will graduate on Saturday, June 7, with ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. at Tanglewood in Lenox.    The following information was provided by the school district:   Makuc is a distinguished senior who has challenged herself academically during her years at Mount Everett and throughout her time in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District. She has completed her high school career with an impressive array of courses that includes eleven Honors classes, two AP

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Lee Middle and High School Announces Graduation Speakers
03:12PM / Thursday, June 05, 2025
LEE, Mass. — Kelly Molino and Sophia Puntin have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for Lee High School's class of 2025.   Both will speak at the 148th graduation exercises of Lee High School at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at Tanglewood.   Molino is the daughter of Karen and Nicholas Molino of Lee. She is a member of the National Honor Society, the Class of 2025 Steering Committee, the robotics and quiz teams, and the tennis and swim teams. She has participated in spring musicals and the Fall Festival of Shakespeare during her time at Lee High.    She is a past recipient of the Bausch & Lomb Science Award, the Harvard Prize

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Monument Mountain Class of 2025 Urged to Give Back to Community
By Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
07:35PM / Sunday, June 01, 2025

LENOX, Mass. — The 126 graduates of Monument Mountain Regional High School were reminded of beginnings and endings, the perseverance they will need in the years ahead and the knowledge that they have been given a strong education to build on.    And what it means to be a Spartan.    The Great Barrington school's 58th graduation ceremony took place in the Shed at Tanglewood on Sunday afternoon, finishing up in time for yet another weekend rain to come down, sending graduates and family members off to their vehicles with umbrellas held high.    It was the end — the end of four years of high school but the beginning of something

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Monument Mountain Regional High Scholarships & Awards 2025
03:16PM / Sunday, June 01, 2025
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the Monument Mountain Regional High School class of 2025 at an assembly on May 29.    Samantha Ullrich, Jade Abderhalden   Lulu Bowman, Alexei Price   Lucas Faggioni, Annabel Holmes, Gregory Kay, Ava Ross, Parker Smith, Grace Soule, Samantha Ullrich, Dominic Velasco   Olivia Goewey   Ania O'Leary   Robert Baer   Lily Haskins:Vaughan   Ana Aloisi, Olivia Simms, Olivia Ostrander   Savanna Mercer   Samuel St. Peter, Jade Abderhalden, Gregory Kay, Liam O'Gara, Grace Soule   Kachina Lucido   Iris Firth   Scarlett Ritcher,

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Monument Mountain Names Co-Valedictorians, Salutatorian for 2025
02:35PM / Saturday, May 31, 2025
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Monument Mountain Regional School will have co-valedictorians this year — Max Wood and Tessa Baldwin — speaking at graduation. Liam O'Gara was named salutatorian for the class of 2025.    Graduation will take place on Sunday, June 1, at 1:30 p.m. at Tanglewood in Lenox.    Baldwin has lived in Richmond for her whole life. She attended Richmond Consolidated School from kindergarten to Grade 8 and then Monument Mountain for four years. In her free time, she enjoys playing pickup sports, reading, making art, and traveling with friends and family. She plans to attend Columbia University in the fall.   Wood lives in Great

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