NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tyler Pettit and Ethan Rudin are the top students for the class of 2022 at McCann Technical School, said Principal Justin Kratz.
Pettit, son of Lynn and Patrick Pettit, is valedictorian of the class and is graduating from the Information Technology Program.
He is the recipient of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence, Harvard Book Award, and Western New England University Book Award and is first in his class with a 4.38 grade-point average. He is a member of SkillsUSA, National Honor Society, and works at the Williams College Network and Systems department through the McCann co-op program
Pettit will be attending Western New England University to major in pharmacy.
Rudin, son of Alice and Benjamin Rudin, is the salutatorian and is graduating from the Computer Assisted Drafting program.
He is a recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship and ranks second in his class with a 4.36 GPA. He is a member of National Honor Society and SkillsUSA, where he earned silver and
gold medals in the 2021 and 2022 SkillsUSA District Additive Manufacturing competition as well as a bronze medal at the state level in 2021. He has been awarded high honors every quarter since enrollment.
Rudin will be attending State University of New York at Buffalo to major in aerospace engineering.
Both seniors will graduate from McCann Technical School with high honors on Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m. at the school.
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Friday Front Porch Feature: A North County Gem
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Are you looking for an updated private home to spend your days in? Then this is the home for you.
Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 175 Oak Hill.
This 1998 home has three bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms and is 2,156 square feet with about an acre of land.
The house features a two-car garage that leads into an open concept design with wood and tiled floors. The living room features a wood pellet stove next to the tiled kitchen that leads out to a deck.
A sunroom will keep you cozy through any season, with automatic shade skylights that were installed just last year.
Recent updates to the home include a new asphalt shingle roof, vinyl siding, hot water heater, furnace, vinyl windows, and gutters.
It is on the market for $539,000; the listing is with Dante Cellana at Burnham and Gold Real Estate.
You can find out more about this house on its listing here.
*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.
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