Miss Hall's Students Named Pickett Scholars
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School senior Diamond Best of Danvers, Mass., and junior Izabella Nunes of Glen Gardner, N.J., have been named by the Lenox School Alumni Association as recipients of this year's Mansfield Pickett Scholarships.
The awards are named in memory of Mansfield E. (Peter) Pickett, who was a longtime teacher both at the former Lenox School and at Miss Hall's School. The scholarships are awarded annually to two students who exhibit outstanding performance in academics and extracurricular activities. This is the 14th year the association has honored Miss Hall's students.
Paul Denzel and Robert J. Sansone, representatives of the Lenox School Alumni Association, recently presented the awards to Diamond and Izabella, who is also known as Izzy. Both students are active members of the MHS community.
Diamond, the daughter of Tracy Best, is a proctor and member of the school's Athletic Association, serving as co-head during junior year, when she was also a member of the Student Council. A three-sport varsity athlete, Diamond has excelled in soccer, basketball and lacrosse during her four years at Miss Hall's, captaining the soccer and lacrosse teams and being named a league all-star for the 2015 and 2016 soccer seasons.
Diamond will attend Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass., where she will play women's soccer.
Izzy, the daughter of Elisangela and Antonio Santos, is an Admission Ambassador and Junior Class Representative to the Diversity Coalition, which represents three student clubs essential to the School’s commitment to promoting diversity awareness in the community. Izzy is also co-Head of the Droppin' Mics spoken word club and a member of the school's International Student Alliance. She participates in Model U.N., plays on the varsity tennis team, and serves on the staff of SoL, the school's literary magazine.
Pickett, who died in 1996, was beloved by students and faculty alike. The father of Tabitha Pickett Vahle, MHS Class of 1978, and grandfather of Wendy Panchy, MHS Class of 1985, Mr. Pickett taught Latin and English at Miss Hall's from 1973 — when the Lenox School closed — to 1992. He also served as MHS Director of Development from 1973 to 1975.
The Lenox School Alumni Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the spirit and camaraderie of Lenox School, which was an independent, all-boy secondary school founded in 1926. The school operated on the grounds of what is today the home of Shakespeare & Company.
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