Superintendent James Brosnan tells the graduates to acknowledge those who helped them along the way. See more photos here.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann Postsecondary program graduated 21 students Monday night.
School Committee Chairman Gary Rivers addressed the graduates and told them they have already proven themselves.
"You are battle-tested and battle-approved. You have stayed the course and successfully navigated the twists and turns that you have faced this year," he said. "It doesn't surprise me in the least that you are probably all sitting here this evening with a job ready to go as soon as you leave McCann."
He told the graduates to value their life experiences.
"Remember experience is knowledge but knowledge is not experience, and I know you all have life experiences that will make you successful in your work or whatever path you follow," he concluded.
Superintendent James Brosnan welcomed the graduates and their families in his address and asked the graduates to acknowledge those who have helped them along the way.
"The class of 2024, it is my honor to welcome you," he said. " …We are here to celebrate the class of 2024, and the hard work, and also the family and friends who supported you."
He asked the graduates to give a round of applause to friends and family in attendance.
Surgical Technology Graduates
Tessa Claire Zoito, North Adams: Associates in Surgical Technology
Dental Assisting Graduates
Ashley Marie Massey, Adams
Liliana Eve Pisano, North Adams
Blake Eric Smith, Lanesborough
Hayden E Therrien, North Adams
Katelyn Noelle Wojtaszek, Adams
Medical Assisting Graduates
Laura Beth Corsi, North Adams
Cameron Violet Lutz, North Adams
April Marie Ureste, Pittsfield
Cosmetology Graduates
Alyssa Nicole Baisley, Pittsfield
Michaela Jade Berry, Pittsfield
Malina Joy Foss, Pittsfield
Brianna Rose Goodrich, Pittsfield
Kaitlyn Hillebrand, Pittsfield
Maddison Houghtaling, North Adams
Emma Lynne Lear, North Adams
Jordan Elizabeth McDonald, North Adams
Tessa Neveah Thibert, Clarksburg
Jess Wiles, Adams
Ashlyn Wood, Dalton (absent from ceremony)
Nayeli Castaneda, Pittsfield
Skills USA Awards
State Competition, Dental Assisting
Gold: Blake Smith - Attending National Compition in Atlanta in June
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Berkshires Dips Below Measles Herd Immunity
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Three of the Western Massachusetts counties, including the Berkshires, have fallen below the 95 percent vaccination level for measles, mumps, and rubella to ensure herd immunity.
The Washington Post's Vaccination Report Card for the nation found Massachusetts as a whole was at 97 percent; the Berkshires has dipped to 91.8 percent in the years following the pandemic.
Hampden County is at 93.8 percent and Franklin at 91.5 percent; Southern Vermont is even lower with Bennington County at 90 percent and Windham at 91. The two other low counties were Suffolk at 94.1 and Nantucket at 91 percent.
The MMR vaccinations are given at about a year old and again around age 5. The percentages are based on reported vaccination levels by elementary schools, a majority of which did not have that information available.
Brayton Elementary in North Adams and Craneville in Dalton reported the highest levels at 99 percent and 98 percent, respectively. Hoosac Valley Elementary in Adams, Lee Elementary and Muddy Brook Elementary in Great Barrington were all at 97 percent.
Pittsfield schools had the lowest reported data: Morningside Community was 94 percent, Stearns 88, Egremont 84 and Williams 80 percent.
The two closest Vermont elementary schools — Pownal and Stamford — were also below herd immunity levels at 90 percent each.
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