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Interviews ongoing over alleged inappropriate contact at Rensselaer schools
13Investigates continues to follow the incident allegedly involving physical contact between a female student and a male employee at Rensselaer High School. NewsChannel 13’s Tessa Bentulan has kept in close contact with Rensselaer Police. They are conducting interviews and hope to have the investigation complete soon, they said. Rensselaer...
Pittsfield Public Schools Hold Unified Game Day
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Public School children united on Friday morning to take part in the district's third annual Unified Game Day. The event brought together not just the district's special needs children and mainstreaming students but also their families, administrators, and staff, all participating in a daylong Special Olympics event at Clapp Park.
St. Stan's Students Get Crash Course in Accident Reconstruction
ADAMS, Mass. — State Troopers Kyle Cahoon and Sean Curley, members of the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section (CARS) Unit, met with St. Stanislaus Kostka middle school students to provide an in-depth look into the process and science behind accident reconstruction. On Friday, May 17, the troopers showed students...
Berkshire Music School Annual Gala
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On June 1, 2024 the Berkshire Music School, in partnership with Ventfort Hall, welcomes Brandon Patrick George, flute, for Berkshire Music School's Annual Gala to raise funds for BMS' Community Engagement programs, including pay-what-you-wish group classes, need-based private lesson scholarships, and outreach assemblies and workshops in public schools.
Chatham Baseball Secures Back-to-Back Class C Championship Titles
Troy, NY (WRGB) — Chatham, fresh off a state championship last year, is on a quest to secure a second consecutive title. Their journey began with the Class C title game against the Hoosick Panthers at Joseph L. Bruno Field. As reigning Class C champions, Chatham demonstrated their prowess...
BCC Faculty Member Wins Fulbright Scholarship
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) Writing Across the Curriculum Coordinator Liesl Schwabe recently received a Fulbright-Nehru Award for Professional and Academic Excellence, part of the U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholar program. Schwabe will spend the 2024-25 academic year in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India, along with her...
PHS Proteus Theatre Hosts Annual Talent Showcase
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School's Proteus Theatre will hold its Annual Talent Showcase on May 31 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by students Stephanie Martin, Aaliyah Johnson, and Kayla Hunter, the event will feature performances by PHS students. The showcase will take place in the PHS Theatre, with tickets...
Dalton Student Awarded Mass Society of CPAS Scholarship
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs) announced that Julianna Diver of Dalton was awarded the Emerging Scholar Award by the MassCPAs Educational Foundation's 2024 Scholarship Program. Diver, a student at Wahconah Regional High School, was one of 51 students selected to receive a scholarship. The...
BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Flying Cloud Institute—igniting creativity through innovative programming
With an ambitious strategic plan and 40 years of successful programming under its belt, Flying Cloud Institute (FCI) continues to inspire young people and educators and ignite creativity while increasing access to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) learning through school residencies, after-school MakerSpaces, S•M•Art Labs and Girls Science Clubs, and summer, winter, and spring break programs. Founded in 1984 by Jane and Larry Burke and David Schwartz, the unique “Science Meets Art” approach has developed into STEAM programming that serves roughly 2,500 youth and educators in five school districts across Berkshire County and Region One in Connecticut annually. (Click here for an in-depth exploration of Flying Cloud’s history.)
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