Drury High School Offering Credit Recovery and SAT Prep Course

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — During the month of July, Drury High School is offering an online credit recovery program and an online SAT Prep course. Both programs still have openings available and are open to any area high school student, grades nine through 12.

Students that did not earn a passing grade in English, Math, Science, Social Studies or Spanish can recover this credit by working through an online module. Students wishing to prepare for the SAT can also participate in this program by completing the SAT Prep enrichment course, which focuses on math, critical reading and critical writing.

These course are open to any area students, grades nine through 12. The cost for Drury High School Students is $100 per session. The cost for out-of-district students is $125 per session. Students are allowed to take a maximum of two sessions.

The program runs from July 13-July 31. Session 1 runs from 8 to 10 a.m. Session 2 runs from 10 a.m. to noon. Session 3 runs from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

For further information or enrollment, contact Sara Luczynski by email at sluczynski@napsk12.org or by telephone at 413-662-3240.

Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Thursday, April 25, 2024

Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.

 

More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing  Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.

 

Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.

 

One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly. 

 

"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."

 

Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.

 

Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC.