Monument Mountain Scholarships & Awards for 2026

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were awarded to the Monument Mountain Regional High School class of 2026 on Thursday, June 4.

Joseph & Dolores Aberdale Memorial Scholarship: Caroline Becker Adams Community Bank Scholarships: Juan Cambi, Harmony Estrada
Murphy Leary American Legion Post 298 Scholarships: Estelle Baden, Kathryn Barquinero, Caroline Becker, Edward Castille, Lotus Cohen, Mabel Cooney, Reese Duchesne, Griffin Touponce
Robert Annelli Family Scholarships: Cole Kennedy, Logan Pease Austen Riggs/Erikson Institute Evelyn Stefansson Nef Scholarship: Eleanor Konrad
Jeffrey Baer Memorial Scholarships: Donimic Calautti, Griffin Touponce, Tyler Campbell
Michelle Banach Memorial Scholarship: Sadie Suters
William Bannon Memorial Scholarship: Luna Reynolds
Edward Barrett Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Harvey Ehrbar
Becket Scholarship: Lily Davis
Berkshire Hills Education Association Future Educator Scholarships: Remi Perreault, Brooke Decker
The Shannon McAllister Brownson 'Good Life' Scholarships: Mason Buffoni, Tyler Campbell, Oliver Curtis
Caligari Family Scholarship: Kestrel Duke
Chang Chavkin Scholarships: Gianna Beacco, Ember Raifstanger, Jonah Salzmann
CIAO Soccer Hall of Fame Scholarships: Owen Heck, Mabel Cooney
Rosalie Conte Scholarships: Ember Raifstanger, Estelle Baden, Kestrel Duke, Liam Smith, Sadie Honig-Briggs, Luka Kononenko, Francesca Stanmeyer
Community Television of the Southern Berkshires Scholarship: Ember Raifstanger
Creative Building Solutions Scholarship: Francis Bilotta
Margaret Dempsey Memorial Scholarships: David Parker , Sadie Suters
James DiGrigoli & Craig Finkle Memorial Scholarships: Andrea Paul, Mason Buffoni, Owen Heck, Tyler Campbell
Daniel Duke Memorial Scholarships: Owen Heck, Oliver Curtis Randy French Memorial Scholarship: Cole Kennedy
Friends of Veterans Scholarship: Lotus Cohen
Allison J. Graham Memorial Scholarships: Dominic Calautti, Remi Perreault
Great Barrington Chapter of Rotary International Scholarships: Estelle Baden, Caroline Becker, Berdy Cheramy, Brooke Decker, Amelia Desilets, Kestrel Duke, Mya Dupont, Autumn Higa, Sadie Honig-Briggs, Jeel Patel, Remi Perreault, Ember Raifstanger , Liam Smith, Francesca Stanmeyer
Great Barrington Fish & Game Scholarship: Isabella Havens
Great Barrington Police Association Scholarships: Ember Raifstanger, Cole Kennedy, Caroline Becker
Great Barrington Turkey Trot Road Race Scholarships: Amelia Desilets, Everett Pacheco
Greylock Federal Credit Union Community Enrichment Scholarship: Luka Kononenko
C. Stanley Hollenbeck Memorial Scholarship: Lexi Carpenter
Hope Fire Company Scholarships in Memory of Francis Larkin, Ike Mullany & Rod Mead Oliver Curtis: Steven Woodard Housatonic Hose Company Francis Barry Memorial Scholarships: Mya Dupont, Quest Kent-Limon
Housatonic School Community Scholarships in Memory of Arthur P. Gennari: Josephine Kozaka, Quest Kent-Limon
K07 Award: Tyler Campbell
Kiwanis of Sheffield Educational Scholarships: Brooke Decker, Autumn Higa, Mya Dupont, Caroline Becker, Estelle Baden
Edith Tully Art Scholarship: Kestrel Duke
Jim Collingwood Scholarship: Mirabelle Meyers
Henry Granger Scholarship: Reese Duchesne
Arthur Stavisky Law Scholarship: Ember Raifstanger
Lenox Garden Club Scholarship: Estelle Baden
Great Barrington Firefighters Association Scholarships in Memory of Francis Larkin: Caroline Becker, Griffin Touponce
McLaughlin-Wilson Scholarships: Edward Castille, Amelia Desilets, Ian Tryon
Myrtle & Raymond Mercier Scholarship: Brady Merritt

Monument Mountain Scholarships
Boys Basketball Scholarships: Dominic Calautti, Dylan Netzer
Girls Basketball Scholarships: Remi Perreault, Brooke Decker, Mya Dupont, Caroline Becker
Boys Soccer Scholarships: Owen Heck, Oliver Curtis, Marcos Ortiz
Football Booster Club Scholarships: Kamren Boino, Cole Kennedy, Avanti Fudge, Thomas Brown, Griffin Touponce, Logan Pease, Dominic Calautti, Cole Errichetto, David Parker
Girls Softball Scholarships: Lexi Carpenter, Andrea Paul, Gianna Beacco, Lily Khalsa, Mya Dupont, Sophia deLuca, Ember Raifstanger
Girls Cross Country Scholarships: Sadie Honig-Briggs, Estelle Baden, Amelia Desilets, Mirabelle Meyers, Francesca Stanmeyer, Sadie Suters
Golf Scholarship: Liam Smith
Greenhouse Scholarships: Marcos Ortiz, Thomas Palmer, David Parker
Ski Scholarships: Kathryn Barquinero, Avanti Fudge
Swim Scholarships: Estelle Baden, Rocco Villano
C.M. Owens Scholarship: Brady Merritt
Garrett Norton Memorial Scholarship: Dominic Calautti
Olde Yankee Street Rod Scholarship: Cole Kennedy
Town of Otis Scholarships: Francis Bilotta, Andrea Paul, Cole Kennedy, Rose Wilson
Pickard-Provo Scholarships: Gianna Beacco, Lotus Cohen, Autumn Higa, Everett Pacheco
Antonio & Antoinette Pieropan Scholarship: Tatum Birnhak Pittsfield Co-Op Bank Scholarships in Memory of Conrad R. Bernier: Caroline Becker, Heidi Saupe
The Kenneth Preston Memorial Scholarship: Jazmin Celis-Antonio, Thea Szymanski Hilda Freilick Reiskin Scholarships: Logan Pease, Cole Kennedy, Isabella Havens, Everett Pacheco
Richmond Scholarship Morray Award in Honor of Maze & Jerry Morray: Heidi Saupe
Chief Roosa Memorial Scholarship: Tyler Campbell, Cole Kennedy
Digital Asset Scholarships: Rose Wilson, Harshveer Chahal
Sandisfield Scholarship: Logan Pease
School Center Inc. Scholarships: Caroline Becker, Autumn Higa, Sadie Honig-Briggs, Mirabelle Meyers
Searles High School Alumni Scholarship: Ember Raifstanger
Senior Science Scholarship: Reese Duchesne, Hilda Banks
Shapiro Creative Writing Award: Kestrel Duke
Smile Like Jack Awards: Cole Kennedy, Mason Buffoni, Andrea Paul Francis Bilotta, Tyler Campbell, Larkin Howard
Spartan Scholarships: Mari Brennan, Juan Cabrera, Leilana Salvini, Lily Khalsa, Ashley Sonsini, Sophia deLuca
Spirit of Monument Mountain Scholarships: George Wallace, Tyler Campbell
St. Ann Scholarship: Heidi Saupe
Vincent Standard Scholarship: Caroline Becker
John F. Stern Trust Scholarship: Tatum Birnhak

Stockbridge Fire Department Award: Scholarships: Tatum Birnhak, Kathryn Barquinero, Brady Merritt; Michael J. Obanhein Memorial Scholarship: Dylan Netzer
Stockbridge Police Association Scholarships in Memory of Sally Korte: Kathryn Barquinero, Tatum Birnhak, Brady Merritt
Stockbridge Sportsmen's Club Scholarship, Sportsmen for the Environment: Tyler Campbell
Stonehouse Properties LLC: Scholarship: Francesca Stanmeyer; Pathways to a Trade Scholarship: Andrea Paul
Dave Sullivan Memorial Scholarship: Cole Kennedy
Supporting Democracy Leadership Award: Sadie Honig-Briggs Thursday Morning Club Scholarships: Brooke Decker, Amelia Desilets, Kestrel Duke, Owen Heck, Sadie Honig-Briggs, Cole Kennedy, Luka Kononenko, Willa Pohl, Brady Merritt, Mirabelle Meyers, Dylan Netzer, Andrea Paul, Gage Payer, Luisa Pazmino Pina, Remi Perreault, Francesca Stanmeyer, Rocco Villano, Rose Wilson
Milligan Scholarships: Estelle Baden, Autumn Higa
Charles Denton Treadway Scholarship: Kathryn Barquinero Triumvirate Scholarships: Kathryn Barquinero, Reese Duchesne, Tatum Birnhak
UNICO Scholarship: Ember Raifstanger
The Chris Unsworth Memorial Scholarship: Amelia Desilets
The "Uns" Chris Unsworth Memorial Scholarships: Francesca Stanmeyer, Mirabelle Meyers
West Stockbridge Grange: Estelle Baden, Josephine Kozaka, Brady Merritt
'Be the Light' Scholarship: Francesca Stanmeyer
The Susan Wilbert Scholarship: Owen Heck
Williams Academy Scholarship: Tatum Birnhak
Williams High School Scholarship: Francesca Stanmeyer
Williamson Family Scholarship: Harvey Ehrbar
Women's Club of the Berkshires Scholarship: Mirabelle Meyers
A. Anne Zucco Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Brooke Decker Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Certificate: Tyler Campbell
Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Academic Excellence Award: Sadie Honig-Briggs,
National School Development Council Award for Academic Growth and Student Leadership in Learning: Reese Duchesne, Mirabelle Meyers
Seal of Biliteracy: Caroline Becker, Amelia Desilets, Mirabelle Meyers, Dylan Possu Santamaria, Dana Sanchez, Juan Cabrera Berdy Cheramy, Luka Kononenko, Wilber Petzey-Cruz, Jessica Navichoc Coche, Yuliana Herrera Cortes; with Distinction: Oliver Curtis, Sadie Honig-Briggs, Everett Pacheco
Class Artist Award: Kestrel Duke
Director's Award for Band: Thomas Palmer
Salutatorian Certificate: Reese Duchesne
Valedictorian Certificate: Sadie Honig-Briggs
National Choral Award: Jazmin Celis-Antonio
Lion's Club Award: Autumn Higa
Best Buddy Awards: Sadie Honig-Briggs, Larkin Howard, George Wallace, Grace Coughlin, Charles Bloom
Koplik Award: Gianna Beacco, Mason Buffoni, Brady Merritt
John and Abigail Adams Scholarships: Estelle Baden, Caroline Becker, Tatum Birnhak, Juan Cabrera, Juan Cambi, Edward Castille, Harshveer Chahal, Oliver Curtis, Sophia deLuca, Amelia Desilets, Reese Duchesne, Kestrel Duke, Autumn Higa, Sadie Honig-Briggs, Juliana Kisiel, Brady Merritt, Mirabelle Meyers, Avery Murray, Everett Pacheco, Remi Perreault, Leilana Salvini, Jonah Salzmann, Heidi Saupe, Liam Smith, Sadie Suters, Thea Szymanski, Rocco Villano
President's Educational Awards: Jordan Alston, Estelle Baden, Kathryn Barquinero, Gianna Beacco, Caroline Becker, Tatum Birnhak, Kamren Boino, Mason Buffoni, Juan Cabrera, Dominic Calautti, Juan Cambi, Lexi Carpenter, Edward Castille, Jazmin Celis Antonio, Harshveer Chahal, Lotus Cohen, Mabel Cooney, Oliver Curtis, Brooke Decker, Sophia deLuca, Amelia Desilets, Reese Duchesne, Kestrel Duke, Mya Dupont, Harvey Ehrbar, Harmony Estrada, Isabella Havens, Owen Heck, Yuliana Herrera Cortez, Autumn Higa, Sadie Honig-Briggs, Cole Kennedy, Lily Khalsa, Juliana Kisiel, Luka Kononenko, Eleanor Konrad, Josephine Kozaka, Alexandra Martinez Cruz, Kyle McMahon, Brady Merritt, Veer Patel, Andrea Paul, Logan Pease, Remi Perreault, Willa Pohl, Dylan Possu Santamaria, Ember Raifstanger, Luna Reynolds, Leilana Salvini, Jonah Salzmann, Heidi Saupe, Emma Seward, Liam Smith, Ashley Sonsini, Francesca Stanmeyer, Sadie Suters, Thea Szymanski, Rocco Villano, Noah Walker, George Wallace, Rose Wilson

Junior Early Awards & Scholarships: June 2025
Alfred Scholars Award: Ian Tryon
Blum Memorial Scholarship: Sadie Suters
Bowdoin Book Award: Estelle Baden
Chang Chavkin Scholarships: Gianna Beacco, Ember Raifstanger, Johah Salzman
Chatham University Rachel Carson Book Award: Kestrel Duke Cornell Award: Reese Duchesne
Dartmouth College Book Award: Mirabelle Meyers
Elmira Key Awards: Eleanor Konrad, Dylan Steven Possu Santamaria, Rose Wilson, Steven Woodard
Great Barrington Rotary International Scholarship: Thea Syzmanski
Harvard Book Award: Sadie Honig-Briggs
Lasell College: Owen Heck
Monument Book Awards: Harvey Ehrbar, Cole Errichetto, Larkin Howard Cole Kennedy, Gage Payer, Valerie Perry, Dana Sanchez
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Book Award: Brooke Decker
The Martha Muir Memorial Scholarship: Mason Buffoni
Ray Murray Inc. Scholarship: Francesca Stanmeyer
Foreign Language Awards: Oliver Curtis
Red Lion Inn Lion's Pride Scholarship: Autumn Higa
Rensselaer Math & Science Award: Harshveer Chahal

University of Rochester Awards
Amelia Desilets: Bausch & Lomb Award
Everett Pacheco: Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Humanities & Social Sciences Award
Heidi Saupe: George Eastman Young Leaders Award
Jonah Salzman: Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology Award

Rochester Institute of Technology Awards
Brady Merritt: Computing Medal and Scholarship Award
Luka Kononenko: Science & Math Award
Rocco Villano: Art & Design Award
Jeel Patel: Business & Leadership Award
Remi Perreault: Humanities & Social Science Award
Tatum Birnhak: Women in STEM Award
Norman Rockwell Book Award: Leilana Salvini
Sage Scholarship Awards: Maya Dupont, Isabella Havens, Quest Kent-Limon, Maya Lang, Luisa Valeria, Pazmino Pina, Luna Reynolds
David H. Strassler Scholar Award: Gianna Beacco
St. Anselm College Book Award: Lexi Carpenter
St. Bonaventure Book Awards: Jordan Alston, Kathryn Barquinero, Lotus Cohen, Sophia deLuca, Autumn Higa, Juliana Kisiel, Ember Raifstanger
St. Michael's College Book Awards: Caroline Becker, Mabel Cooney
Western New England Book Award: Mason Buffoni

 


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Monument Mountain Graduates Reminded to Keep Ecological Mindset

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff

Valedictorian Sadie Honig-Briggs tells the class everything they will need in the future is sitting right next to them. Salutatorian Reese Duchesne noted environmental problems in the area and implored classmates to keep ecology in mind as they make their way in the world. See more photos here. 
LENOX, Mass. — The cheers and accolades inside Tanglewood's Shed on Sunday reached their crescendo as Monument Mountain Regional High School class of 2026 yelled "Go Spartans," turned their tassels and toss their caps. 
 
The 105 graduates from Great Barrington were sent off to solve the world's problems, but not before hearing some words of wisdom from their teachers and classmates. 
 
Valedictorian Sadie Honig-Briggs said the idea of giving them some wisdom made her deeply uncomfortable. What could she tell them that they had not already learned together? 
 
"Instead, I am going to state the obvious," she said. "I am going to tell you about some things you might need after today as you go off into the world, and I'm going to tell you about the people who can help you get those things that you need."
 
Honig-Briggs had done some research on her peers' future aspirations and they were delighted and applauded as she called out who to go for medical care, child care, education, computers, automotive repair, therapy, legal and financial, energy and entertainment. 
 
"You might catch the flu or break an arm, and when you get to the doctor's office or the hospital, you can look for nurses like Heidi or Ashley," she said. "You will need firefighters like Griffin Touponce, FBI agents like Dominic ... You might need people to help you with your finances, though. Let's hope you don't need that much help, but accountants Emily and David will be able to keep you on track."
 
And that was just a small fraction of the people in the class, Honig-Briggs said.
 
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