Mount Tom Academy

Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning

Posted on Thursday, February 21st, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: February 1, 2019
Link: Complete Article

Barbara Cheney, Lead Teacher at Mount Tom Academy, smiles as she thinks about last June’s graduation ceremonies for Mount Tom students, where seven seniors received certificates from Mount Tom to accompany diplomas from their sending schools. Prior to the ceremony, graduating students presented their capstone projects, and the memory of these presentations sparked conversation about… [Read More]

They ‘get back up’: Mount Tom Academy graduates 7 students

Posted on Thursday, May 31st, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: M.J. Tidwell, Hampshire Gazette
Date: 5/30/2018
Link: Complete Article

HOLYOKE — At Holyoke Community College on Wednesday, a group of seven high school students gathered to mark a milestone that usually happens before stepping foot on a college campus: graduation. The students from Mount Tom Academy walked with cap and gown to receive their diplomas in the Kittredge Center at HCC and watched with… [Read More]

Mount Tom alternative learning program graduates 10 area high schoolers

Posted on Saturday, May 27th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Caitlin Ashworth, The Gazette
Date: 5/2/2017
Link: Complete Article

HOLYOKE — A few years ago, Julia Levesque didn’t think she would graduate high school. But on Friday, she was dressed in a black cap and gown along with nine other students who completed their high school studies through an alternative learning program. “Be somebody nobody thought you could be,” her cap read in gold… [Read More]

“Getting to Know Me” Brings Students the Power to Succeed

Posted on Friday, February 10th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 2/8/2017

Julia stops and smiles as she talks about her work with children as a counselor at a local summer camp. Julia recently completed her first year at Mount Tom Academy, transitioning to the program after a period of struggle. CES runs this alternative learning program for high school students from area schools who have not… [Read More]

Mount Tom Academy alternative learning explored in Gazette article

Posted on Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Amanda Drane, The Gazette
Date: June 29, 2016
Link: Complete Article

The Mount Tom Academy, offering an alternative route to graduation for high school students, and run by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), was recently the focus of an in-depth article in the Gazette. Mount Tom partners with districts and students graduate from their sending schools. Mount Tom is located at Holyoke Community College. Mount… [Read More]

‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students

Posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Stephanie McFeeters, The Gazette
Date: 12/16/2015
Link: Complete Article

Julia Levesque was trying to give the snowman arms, typing as she looked at the image on her screen to make sure the limbs were positioned correctly. But something went wrong and the illustration’s torso shifted off to the side. She started again — this time labeling each line of numbers and symbols so she… [Read More]

Barbara Cheney – CES Profile

Posted on Monday, August 10th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services

HOLYOKE, MA – To Barbara Cheney, Lead Teacher at Mount Tom Academy and CES Licensure program instructor, everything she has done in her professional life has prepared her for her current role. Located at Holyoke Community College (HCC), the alternative high school is designed to serve students who have been unsuccessful in traditional high school… [Read More]

Mount Tom Academy Senior Awards and Dedication Ceremony

Posted on Friday, June 12th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: June 12, 2015

HOLYOKE, MA – Students, faculty and guests of Mount Tom Academy gathered on May 28th at Mount Tom Academy’s Holyoke Community College campus to honor graduating seniors from South Hadley High School, Easthampton High School, Agawam High School, East Longmeadow High School, and Hampshire Regional High School at the Senior Awards Ceremony. Graduating Seniors return… [Read More]