PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School announced that recent graduates Grey Carmel, of Pittsfield, and Annais Vallejo, of Boston, 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 at the former Lenox School and at Miss Hall's School. The scholarships are presented annually to two students who exhibit outstanding performance in academics and extracurricular activities. 

 

This is the twentieth year the association has honored Miss Hall's students.

 

Lenox School Alumni Association representatives Robert J. Sansone and Paul Denzel presented the scholarships to Grey and Annais, both of whom are active members of the Miss Hall's community.

 

Grey, the child of 1992 Miss Hall's graduate Rebecca Carmel and the late Greg Carmel, has performed with the MHS Theater Ensemble and worked on the Technical Theater crew, serving as Stage Manager for the productions of Men On Boats, Mary Poppins, and The Misanthrope. Through the Miss Hall's Horizons program, they interned this year with the Berkshire Center for Justice in Great Barrington, and Grey also volunteers with the Berkshire Humane Society in Pittsfield. They will attend Nichols College, majoring in Criminal Psychology.

 

Annais, the daughter of Grisell Rosado and Rafael Vallejo, is an MHS Big and a Proctor, was captain of the JV volleyball team, co-Leader of the Criminology Club, and was a member of Spectrum and the Latinx Affinity Group. Her Horizons internship this year was at the Sonsini Animal Shelter in Pittsfield, and last year, she was a member of the MHS Environmental Research Action Group. During her free time, Annais can usually be found creating art in the studio or spending time with her friends. She will attend Brandeis University as an Environmental Studies major.

 

Mr. 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 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.