LEE, Mass. — Isabella Hall and Nox Colello have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for Lee High School's class of 2026.
They will speak at the school's 149th graduation exercises on Saturday, June 6, at 1:30 p.m. at Tanglewood in Lenox.
Hall is the daughter of Shaun and Ella Hall of Lee. She is a recipient of the St. Anselm College Book Award and the Rensselaer (N.Y.) Polytechnic Institute Medal. During high school, she was a member of the school chorus and the Western Massachusetts Senior District Chorus, student government, the Social Justice Club, National Honor Society, the Fall Festival of Shakespeare and the spring musical, the Berkshire Theatre Group youth chorus and touring shows, and the soccer team.
Hall plans on attending Emerson College in Boston in the fall, majoring in business of creative enterprises.
Colello is the child of Christopher Colello of Pittsfield and Sara Armstrong of Pittsfield and was awarded the Certificate of Academic Excellence from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, the St. Lawrence University Book Award, and the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony Award, and is a John and Abigail Adams Scholar. In high school, they participated in band and chorus, as a member and president of the school's Gay Straight Alliance, the Social Justice Club, the Fall Festival of Shakespeare and the spring musical each year, the National Honor Society, and the Barrington Stage Playwright Mentor Project.
Colello plans on attending Berkshire Community College as a business major, and the School of Makeup Effects in New Jersey.
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