Morningside School Pupils to Display Work at Spice Dragon

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Morningside Pupils work on their projects.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — IS183, Art School of the Berkshires, announced that the Program Ending Art Exhibit and Completion Ceremony for Morningside Community School's fall semester of Learning Through Arts will be held at Spice Dragon on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 4 p.m.
 
Seventy-three kindergarten to fifth grade pupils created a showcase of 2D and 3D artwork related to their studies in the LTA program, an after-school curriculum-based integrative learning program, at Morningside.
 
Displays:
  • Kindergarten: Paper-mache puppets
  • First grade: Pyramids
  • Second grade: Nature journals
  • Third grade: Story books
  • Fourth, Fifth grades: Sculptural tollbooths exploring visual representation of the classic young reader novel, "The Phantom Tollbooth"
 
The public is invited to join the school at the Spice Dragon's upstairs ballroom, located at the second floor of 297 North St.
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BCC Wins Grant for New Automatic External Defibrillator

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) is the recipient of a $2,326 grant, funded by the Healey-Driscoll Administration, for the purchase of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) device. 
 
The grant specifically covers a device for use inside one of BCC's security vehicles for easy access when traversing the campus.  
 
In total, the Commonwealth awarded more than $165,000 in grant funding to 58 municipalities,
13 public colleges and universities, and nine nonprofits to purchase AEDs for emergency response vehicles. The program is designed to increase access to lifesaving equipment during medical emergencies, when every second matters.  
 
An AED is a medical device used to support people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, which is the abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or may not have been diagnosed with heart disease. An AED analyzes the patient's heart rhythm and, if necessary, delivers an electrical shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.  
 
"Immediate access to AEDs is vital to someone facing a medical crisis. By expanding availability statewide, we're equipping first responders with the necessary tools to provide lifesaving emergency care for patients," said Governor Maura Healey. "This essential equipment will enhance the medical response for cardiac patients across Massachusetts and improve outcomes during an emergency event."  
 
The funds were awarded through a competitive application process conducted by the Office of Grants and Research (OGR), a state agency that is part of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS).  
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