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Allie Burdick, Christopher Cornell, Emma Desormeaux, Sarah Fortini, Katelyn Haggerty and Zoe Oakes graduated from Gabriel Abbott Memorial School.

Gabriel Abbott Memorial School Graduates Six Students

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FLORIDA, Mass. — Gabriel Abbott Memorial School graduated six eighth-grade students on Monday, June 12.

"Pomp and Circumstance" played by the Abbott Ensemble welcomed the students followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner."  Tim Rougeau, the eighth-grade teacher, welcomed all to the ceremony and gave a speech recapping some favorite moments from the year.

After the "class will" was read by Sarah Fortini and the class gifts were read by Katelyn Haggerty, Emma Desormeaux honored Rougeau with a yearbook dedication. A slideshow of pictures, put together by Rougeau and Jenn Segala, capturing their time at Abbott, was shown, eliciting more than a few tears and laughs.

Karen Cooper then presented Fortini with the Charles Bruce Cooper Memorial Award and Jennifer Bean presented Allie Burdick with the PTA Award. Principal Heidi Dugal presented Fortini with the Kellie Boyce Award and the Principal’s Citizenship Award, Desormeaux with the Clement Dugal Award, Christopher Cornell and Zoe Oakes with the President's Achievement Awards, Christopher Cornell with the Good Attendance Award, and finally, Allie Burdick with the President's Excellence Award.  

Judy Oleson, School Committee chairwoman, then awarded diplomas to the Class of 2017: Allie Burdick, Christopher Cornell, Emma Desormeaux, Sarah Fortini, Katelyn Haggerty and Zoe Oakes.

 


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Central Berkshire School Officials OK $35M Budget

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved a $35 million budget for fiscal 2025 during its meeting on Thursday.
 
Much of the proposed spending plan is similar to what was predicted in the initial and tentative budget presentations, however, the district did work with the Finance subcommittee to further offset the assessments to the towns, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said. 
 
"What you're going see in this budget is a lower average assessment to the towns than what you saw in the other in the tentative budget that was approved," she said. 
 
The fiscal 2025 budget is $35,428,892, a 5.56 percent or $1,867,649, over this year's $33,561,243.
 
"This is using our operating funds, revolving revenue or grant revenue. So what made up the budget for the tentative budget is pretty much the same," Director of Finance and Operations Gregory Boino said.
 
"We're just moving around funds … so, we're using more of the FY25 rural aid funds instead of operating funds next year."
 
Increases the district has in the FY25 operating budget are from active employee health insurance, retiree health insurance, special education out-of-district tuition, temporary bond principal and interest payment, pupil transportation, Berkshire County Retirement contributions, and the federal payroll tax. 
 
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