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Hampshire Regional High School students lead social distance-friendly virtual graduation with speeches, tassel turning

Posted on Saturday, June 6th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Heather Adams, Masslive
Date: 6/5/2020
Link: Complete Article

On Friday, Anne Curran, salutatorian and class president of Hampshire Regional High School, asked graduates to please rise during the high school’s graduation. Through a virtual event, viewers can see five students, Curran, April Warner, Aine McDonald, Aiden Braastad and Emma Civello dressed in caps and gowns all stand — 6 feet apart and wearing… [Read More]

‘Prepared for anything,’ Franklin Tech seniors bid school farewell

Posted on Saturday, June 6th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Recorder
Date: 6/5/2020
Link: Complete Article

MONTAGUE — The graduating class of Franklin County Technical School processed onto the field on Friday and found their places in front of the stage — just as they would have during any other year. Only this year, students processed onto the field from the comfort of their air-conditioned vehicles and remained inside them until… [Read More]

Gill Elementary hires new principal

Posted on Thursday, June 4th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Recorder
Date: 6/3/2020
Link: Complete Article

GILL — Lisa Desjarlais has been hired as the new principal of Gill Elementary School. She will start July 1. Desjarlais replaces Connor Driscoll, who has been principal for five years. Earlier this spring, Driscoll accepted a job as principal of Hatfield Elementary School, citing that it is similar to Gill Elementary but closer to his home…. [Read More]

New superintendent named for Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont Regional School Districts

Posted on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Nancy Asiamah, WWLP.com
Date: 6/2/2020
Link: Complete Article

BUCKLAND, Mass. (WWLP) – Committees of the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional School Districts on Tuesday selected a new superintendent during a virtual joint meeting. In a unanimous vote, the districts selected Sheryl Stanton to serve as the next superintendent of schools. Stanton was among two other candidates who interviewed for the position. The committee… [Read More]

Individualized ceremonies to be edited into video of Mohawk Trail Regional School’s graduation

Posted on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 6/1/2020
Link: Complete Article

BUCKLAND — While it might be traditional for a speaker to thank everyone who attends a graduation ceremony, in a socially distant commencement on Sunday, Mohawk Trail Regional School Salutatorian Zane Kitchen Lipski thanked those who had stayed home. “Ask not what your country can do for you,” Kitchen Lipski said, citing former President John… [Read More]

Diego Sharon named new principal of Amherst Regional Middle School

Posted on Monday, June 1st, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 5/28/2020
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST — Diego Sharon, dean of students at Amherst Regional Middle School, will begin his tenure as the school’s new principal on July 1. On Thursday, Superintendent Michael Morris named Sharon to the position, following a national search and positive feedback from the school community. Sharon, one of three finalists to become the first permanent… [Read More]

Greenfield High School honors 2020 graduates with fairgrounds ceremony

Posted on Sunday, May 31st, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/31/2020
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — Crossing a stage at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Saturday wasn’t quite the “final exit” Greenfield High School seniors had imagined for themselves when the school year started. “I don’t think any of us could have possibly imagined graduation in the middle of a horse track, yet here we are,” said Class President… [Read More]

‘History found you’: Mahar graduates 88 in virtual ceremony, subsequent parade

Posted on Saturday, May 30th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/30/2020
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE — Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s Class of 2020 was one of firsts. Its members were the first to take algebra in middle school and sign language in high school. And on May 26, they became the first class of Senators to graduate during a pandemic. A virtual ceremony was recorded inside and outside… [Read More]

Williamstown Elementary, Mount Greylock Principals Named

Posted on Friday, May 29th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Stephen Dravis, iberkshires.com
Date: 5/29/2020
Link: Complete Article

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Faced with two strong contenders or a single principal position, the Mount Greylock Regional School District hired them both. Superintendent Kimberley Grady on Thursday afternoon announced she has named Jake Schutz to be the principal at Mount Greylock Regional School and Kristen Thompson to the corner office at Williamstown Elementary. Schutz is… [Read More]