Lee High Names Top Students for 2015

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LEE, Mass. — Michael W. Demos and Sara L. Benjamin have been named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of Lee Middle and High School's class of 2015.   

Commencement ceremonies will take place on Saturday, June 6, at 1 p.m. at the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood in Lenox.

Demos is the son of Christopher and Heather Demos of Lee. He was a member of the National Honor Society and has served on the District Attorney's Youth Advisory Board.


He received the Cornell University Award in his junior year. He plans to attend the University of Massachusetts at Amherst this fall.

Benjamin is the daughter of Lynn Sciacca of Lee.  She was a member of National Honor Society, Quiz Team, and Helping Hands.  

She received the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award and the Elmira Key Award in her junior year. She plans to attend UMass at Amherst in the fall.


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Community Hero of the Month: Officer Joshua Tracy

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
LEE, Mass.—Lee Police Department patrolman Joshua Tracy has been selected for the February Community Hero of the Month. 
 
The Community Hero of the Month series runs for the next 9 months in partnership with Haddad Auto. Nominated community members and organizations have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact on their community. 
 
Tracy has been an officer in the Berkshires for seven years, working for multiple departments including North Adams, Pittsfield, and as of approximately 5 months ago, Lee. 
 
Prior to being an officer, Tracy served 12 years in the Army National Guard. He became an officer when he left the service because it not only allowed him to help others, which he knew he enjoyed, but allowed him to utilize his military training. 
 
When on a call, Tracy knows he is likely walking into someone's worst day, which is why he strives to be a dependable person for the people out in the community, he said. 
 
"I think the thing that I think about the most of making an impact is showing up on these calls that we go on and de-escalating and calming the situation down," Tracy said. 
 
"You know, most of the time when we show up, it's because someone's having one of their worst days or just a really bad day."
 
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