Val & Sal for 2013 Selected at Monument Mountain
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Monument Mountain Regional High School has named the valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 2013.
Nicole Keefner, daughter of Benjamin and Teresa Keefner, has earned the distinction of valedictorian and Mikayla Morley, daughter of Scott and Hesty Morley, has earned salutatorian.
These students will receive scholastic medallions and certificates awarded by the Berkshire Hills Regional School District at commencement exercises on Sunday June 2, at 1:30 p.m. at Tanglewood.
Keefner, a member of the National Honor Society, is the recipient of many scholarships and awards including the DAR Good Citizen's Award, the Kiwanis Club of Sheffield's Educational Achievement Award, the Housatonic School Community Award, the Berkshire Crafts Fair's School Center Inc. Scholarship, and the Senior Science Award.
She is an Adams Scholarship and Koplik Award winner and winner of the 2012 Bausch and Lomb Award. Keefner has been recognized for her academic achievement and her co-curricular contributions to the school choral program, spring musicals and the volleyball team.
In addition to her involvement with and contributions to the school community, she has volunteered with the elderly during the holidays and the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, was the captain of the Spartan volleyball team and a member of Monument's a cappella choir, The Spartones.
Keefner plans to study wildlife ecology and zoology at the University of Maine.
Morley is a National Honor Society member and the recipient of the Spirit of Monument Mountain Scholarship. She is an Adams Scholarship and Koplik Award winner, and has achieved the President's Educational Award.
Morley was recognized with the New College Math and Science Award and the Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Humanities and Social Science Award in the spring of her junior year.
Her achievements include being a senior student of dance with Berkshire Pulse and volunteer with Jacob's Pillow. Morley has volunteered with Project Sprout, Berkshire Botanical Gardens and school's Give to Give program, including coordinating fundraisers and forums with the elementary and middle schools.
Morley has been accepted and plans to enroll at Bennington College in Vermont to study environmental science.
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