Miss Hall's School Graduates 48

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's graduated 48 students, including fifteen students from Berkshire County and nearby communities, Sunday, June 5, during Miss Hall's School's (MHS) 124th Commencement.
 
This year's in-person ceremony, the first in three years, took place under a large tent behind the Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Arts Center on the School's campus and was shared worldwide via Facebook Live.
 
Hosted by Miss Hall's Head of School Julia Heaton, the ceremony included remarks from Senior Class President Keely O'Gorman, of Lee; School President Cailyn Tetteh, of Rosenberg, Texas; School Vice President Truc Hoang, of Hanoi Vietnam, and Board of Trustees President Nancy Gustafson Ault, Miss Hall's Class of 1973.
 
This year's Commencement Address was delivered by Belinda Enoma, a New York-based data privacy and cybersecurity leader, a global empowerment speaker, and a parent of MHS Class of 2022 graduate Osayuki Enoma.
 
Among this year's graduates are the following local students: Emma Adelson, of Lee; Kathryn Barrett, of Sandisfield; Aurora Benson, of Pittsfield; Maggie Bullock, of North Bennington, Vt.; Symaira Elliott, of Pittsfield; Remi Engel, of Housatonic; Montgomery Erickson, of Bennington, Vt.; Sundara Hesse, of Ghent, N.Y.; Olivia Kick-Nalepa, of Dalton; Ruby McDonald, of Valatie, N.Y.; Hava Methe, of Lee; Keely O'Gorman, of Lee; Abigail Putnam, of East Otis; Samantha Taxter, of West Stockbridge; and Sienna Trask, of West Stockbridge.
 
The following awards were also bestowed on members of the Class of 2022:
 
Joseph F. Buerger Memorial School Spirit Cup: Emily Lombardi, of Litchfield, Conn.
Margaret Witherspoon Award: Cailyn Tetteh, of Rosenberg, Texas
Christine Fuller Holland '33 Service Prize: Truc Hoang, of Hanoi, Vietnam
Faculty Commendation Award: Samantha Dean, of Barre, Vt.
 
Meus Honor Stat Keys Awarded for MHS Core Competencies: 
Vision: Keely O'Gorman, of Lee
Voice: Emma Adelson, of Lee
Interpersonal Efficacy: Sophia Sandoval, of Methuen, Mass.
Gumption: Maggie Bullock, of North Bennington, Vt.
 
Sylvia "Rusty" Shethar Everdell '38 Prize: Emily Lombardi, of Litchfield, Conn.
Paul C. Cabot, Jr. History Prize: Ruby McDonald, of Valatie, N.Y.
Senior Prize in Engineering and Tech Innovation: Tuong Nguyen Dinh Cat, of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Iive Rouse Science Award: Liuyi Zheng, of Nanjing, China
James K. Ervin Mathematics Prize: Thuyen Pham, of Bien Hoa City, Vietnam
Horizons Prize: Emma Adelson, of Lee
English for Speakers of Other Langauges Award: An Ho, of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Mansfield E. Pickett Latin Prize: Symaira Elliott, of Pittsfield
Spanish Prize: Cailyn Tetteh, of Rosenberg, Texas
Monique Jalbert French Prize: Remi Engel, of Housatonic
Virginia Breene Wickwire '67 Reading Prize: Emily Gerstein, of New York, N.Y.
Doris E. Pitman English Prize: Rebecca Dontje, of Cranston, R.I.
Photography Award: Ziyu Zhou, of Shenyang, China 
Susanna McCreath Music Prize: An Ho, of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Angela Kalischer Theater Prize: Keely O'Gorman, of Lee
Ceramics Award: Kathryn Barrett, of Sandisfield
Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Studio Art Prize: Osayuki Enoma, of Chester, N.Y.
 
 
 
 

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Dalton Board Signs Off on Land Sale Over Residents' Objections

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Residents demanded the right to speak but the agenda did not include public comment. Amy Musante holds a sign saying the town now as '$20,000 less for a police station.'
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board signed the sale on the last of what had been known as the Bardin property Monday even as a handful of residents demanded the right to speak against the action. 
 
The quitclaim deed transfers the nine acres to Thomas and Esther Balardini, who purchased the two other parcels in Dalton. They were the third-highest bidders at $31,500. Despite this, the board awarded them the land in an effort to keep the property intact.
 
"It's going to be an ongoing battle but one I think that has to be fought [because of] the disregard for the taxpayers," said Dicken Crane, the high bidder at $51,510.
 
"If it was personal I would let it go, but this affects everyone and backing down is not in my nature." 
 
Crane had appealed to the board to accept his bid during two previous meetings. He and others opposed to accepting the lower bid say it cost the town $20,000. After the meeting, Crane said he will be filing a lawsuit and has a citizen's petition for the next town meeting with over 100 signatures. 
 
Three members of the board — Chair Robert Bishop Jr., John Boyle, and Marc Strout — attended the 10-minute meeting. Members Anthony Pagliarulo and Daniel Esko previously expressed their disapproval of the sale to the Balardinis. 
 
Pagliarulo voted against the sale but did sign the purchase-and-sale agreement earlier this month. His reasoning was the explanation by the town attorney during an executive session that, unlike procurement, where the board is required to accept the lowest bid for services, it does have some discretion when it comes to accepting bids in this instance.
 
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