McCann Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian of 2013
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Justin Kratz, principal of McCann Technical School, has announced that Marinna Burzimati, daughter of Frank Burzimati and Ann Kozik, is valedictorian and Michael Gancarz, son of Michael and Laurie Gancarz, as salutatorian for the graduating class of 2013.
Burzimati is a senior in the Culinary Arts Program. She is a recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship and the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Award for Academic Excellence. She is an active member and chapter historian of SkillsUSA and has earned numerous undergraduate awards and is a member of the National Honor Society and McCann Book Club.
She has participated in many volunteer activities including Meals on Wheels, SkillsUSA Adopt a Family, and assisting with the McCann Tech Book Fair. Burizimati will attend MCLA in the fall, majoring in psychology.
Gancarz, a senior in the Machine Technology Program, is a recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship and numerous undergraduate awards. He is an active member of SkillsUSA earning gold and silver medals at the school and district competitions in automated manufacturing technology. He is also a member of the National Honor Society, and has been an officer in SkillsUSA for the past two years.
He will be attending Westfield State University in the fall, majoring in criminal justice.
Both students will graduate from McCann Technical School with high honors at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, during exercises in the Amsler Campus Center, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
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