CHESHIRE, Mass. — Hoosac Valley High School has named the top students for the class of 2018.

 

Jenna M. Charron has earned the distinction of being named the valedictorian and Samantha L. Sherwood has been named salutatorian. Commencement exercises will be held Friday, June 1, at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.

 

Charron is the daughter of James and Melissa Charron of Adams. During her high school career at Hoosac Valley, her leadership roles included president of the Leo Club for six years, a member of the Student Council for four years, a member of the Yearbook for three years, and member of the Susan B. Anthony Chapter of the National Honor Society for two years. She is a recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. In her junior year, she received the Rensselaer (N.Y.) Polytechnic Institute Medal, the Williams College Book Award and several Presidential Awards for Academic Excellence. Charron also received the Berkshire Dance Theatre Co-Director Award. Her community service project includes volunteering at the St. John Paul II Charity Center. She also participates in dance, gymnastics, and track and field.   

 

She will attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the fall and will major in engineering. 

 

Sherwood is the daughter of Bridget Sumner of North Adams and Adam Sherwood of Drury. She is the recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. She was also the grand-prize winner in 2014 and a gold medal winner in years 2015 through 2018 at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Teen Invitational Art Show. Her musical and theatrical productions at Hoosac Valley include Benvolio in "Romeo & Juliet" in 2016, Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes" in 2017 and Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family" this year. 

 

She plans to attend Westfield State Universtiy in the fall and will major in art and animation.