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Betsy D’Agostino selected as new assistant principal of Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School
Great Barrington — A search committee of 12 teachers, parents, students, and staff unanimously recommended Betsy D’Agostino as Muddy Brook’s assistant principal. D’Agostino worked in the North Adams school district as a fourth grade teacher at Greylock Elementary School teaching ELA and social studies for the past seven years creating safe, rigorous, and supportive environments for her students. D’Agostino served on the Social and Emotional Leadership team, the Instructional Leadership team, and PBIS team, as well as serving as a PLC team facilitator for the school. She also served on the district’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice team, where she was responsible for leading and training all three elementary schools for the district.
A look back through Chatham baseball’s unprecedented state championship three-peat
Section II has a rich baseball history. No section in New York State has won more NYSPHSAA championships - 33 all-time. If you take that into account, it puts into perspective just how incredible it was that last weekend, the Chatham baseball team accomplished what no area team has done before by winning a third straight state title.
Local Bowlers Compete at National High School Championships
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Pittsfield High's Matt Dupuis placed 64th out of 388 boys competing at last weekend's U.S. High School Bowling National Championshps. Dupuis Monday rolled games of 194, 166 and 185, missing the cut to qualify to the second stage of the day's "survivor rounds" competition. At the end...
Students Through Saturday Register Free for Pittsfield July 4 5K
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Students in grades kindergarten through 12 can register free for the BHS July 4th 5K through Saturday, June 15. The 5-kilometer road race takes place on the parade route of Pittsfield's Independence Day parade at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 4. Berkshire Health Systems is offering prize...
Averill Park students recommend Golden Knights for new mascot
Averill Park students pick Golden Knights as new name. Students at Averill Park Central School District have recommended Golden Knights as the district’s new mascot. Districts throughout the state have been phasing out Native-themed mascots. A student-led committee has been working to select a new nickname. Golden Knights received 54% of the vote among the two finalists compared with 46% for Lakers.
Miss Hall's School Graduates 46
PITTSFIELD — Forty-six students, including 22 students from Berkshire County and nearby communities, graduated on Sunday, June 2, during Miss Hall's School's 126th Commencement. The ceremony took place under a large tent behind the Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Arts Center on the School's Holmes Road campus and was shared worldwide...
Lee committees brainstorm ways to decrease school budget hikes year over year
Lee — Meeting jointly on June 10, the town Finance and School committee members began to tackle a plan for future education budgets that aims to bring long-term success to the district and its students. “Honestly, where we’re coming from, is if we can have some discussion about a...
Pittsfield Council Passes $216M Budget, Cuts Schools
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council closed budget season just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, approving a $216 million spending plan for fiscal year 2025. This includes a cut to the School Department. Councilors approved a $215,955,210 spending plan that is a 5 percent increase from this year and...
Andre Lynch works to support marginalized students in higher education
MassLive recently asked readers to identify people they consider Black leaders in Massachusetts, working to make a difference in politics, education, business, the arts or another area of interest. Profiles of these leaders will be published leading up to the Juneteenth holiday on June 19. These are people our readers...
Just the start? Heavy on quality underclassmen, EB baseball has bright future
WORCESTER — Prior to Tuesday, the East Bridgewater High baseball team last appeared as one of the final four teams standing in 2016. Jeff Ghiloni was a first-year coach and that team was predominantly staffed with juniors in the prime of their high school careers. It was a much...
Lenox Memorial Middle School Presents 'Honk! Jr'
LENOX, Mass. — Lenox Memorial Middle School students will perform a musical adaptation of "The Ugly Duckling" at the Duffin Theater on Friday, June 14 at 6 pm and Saturday, June 15 at 1 pm. "Honk! Jr." is a heartwarming celebration of being brave, bold & different that is...
Lee Elementary School Holds Entrepreneur Fair
LEE, Mass. — Hundreds of students gathered last week in the Lee Elementary School cafeteria for its first-ever entrepreneur fair. Over the last two months, the school's fifth graders have been introduced to financial literacy and developed their own businesses based on their interests. The students kicked off this...
East Greenbush seniors prank principal by sneaking into house with breakfast
The principal of Columbia High School in East Greenbush had quite the surprise on Wednesday morning. Dozens of his students decided to join him for breakfast. The school has an annual tradition, where seniors prank Principal Michael Harkin. This year, about 45 seniors showed up at Harkin’s house at 5...
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