Letter: Thank You for Supporting 'Get BArT Smart'

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To the Editor:

On Saturday, April 6, Berkshire Arts & Technology (BART) Charter Public School hosted our annual "Get BART Smart" fundraiser — and raised $29,769 (net) for the school's college preparatory and extra-curricular programs! Over 110 people attended and participated in our signature team trivia game. A huge "thank you" to all who attended and made it a great evening!

This night would not have been possible without the support of over a hundred local organizations and businesses.

We are extremely thankful to our Salutation Sponsor, Adams Community Bank! Thank you for being the Head of the Class.

Our High Honor Roll sponsors: MountainOne Bank, Aladco Linen Services, Cord Master Engineering, Haddad Auto Group, and Nocher Realty all played an important part in the evening's success.


We also thank our Honor Roll sponsors: Adams Plumbing & Heating, DuFour, HR Knowledge, Interprint Inc., Scarafoni Associates, and Whitman's Crystal Clean.

The list above doesn't include 90-plus additional local businesses that generously donated goods and services to the event for auction items and prizes, or supported the event at the "Sponsor" level.

BART serves over 365 students in Grades 6-12 from all over Berkshire County. Businesses from all corners of the Berkshires helped support our students through their generous sponsorships and donations.

Finally, many thanks to the trustees, faculty, staff, volunteers and others who contributed their time, money, and effort to make this event happen. Their dedication to the BART community, most importantly our students, is truly inspiring.

Sincerely,

Catherine McKeen
Williamstown, Mass. 

McKeen is a member of the school's board of trustees. 

 

 

 

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Hoosac Valley Enters Lockdown After Online Threat; Threat Resolved

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CHESHIRE, Mass. — On Thursday morning, Hoosac Valley High School entered into a lockdown in response to an online threat.
 
A notification was released to parents stating that school staff was made aware of a "generalized threat via the Internet," and the middle and high schools were put into lockdown while state and local police were contacted. 
 
Superintendent Aaron Dean said the threat was not credible.
 
"Once the threat was determined not to be credible, we released the lockdown and returned to the normal schedule," Dean said in an email correspondence.
 
A statement released by the school noted that once the district determined where the threat originated and that all students were safe, the lockdown was lifted.
 
"Staff acted in an abundance of caution and all agencies worked swiftly to ensure the safety and order of the school," Dean added.
 
Dean said the school went into lockdown around 10:30 am for about 20 minutes before transitioning into hold in passing, or a soft lockdown.
 
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