North Adams Public Schools -

8 Drury High School students will be participating in the event, "How Shall We Live Climate Visions of Berkshire Youth Artists III" which is being held at the Stationary Factory from April 29 - May 12. The selected works in the show are by the following Early College Art & Society students: Abby Bailey Rachel DeCoste James Dupre-Harris Jake McAllister Daphne Catelotti Link Domenichini Olivia Patenaude Evette Sumner Congrats to all involved!

Camp MASS MoCA 2024 Camp details can be found here: https://massmoca.org/event/camp-mass-moca/ One full scholarship per camp is available for students from North Adams Public Schools and North Berkshire School Union, as well as Hoosac Valley, Morningside, Conte, and Capeless Elementary Schools. Email campmm@massmoca.org with your child’s name, age, school, camp week(s) preference, and contact information by April 30 to enter the scholarship lottery. To ensure your spot in camp regardless of receiving a scholarship, register and you will receive a refund if selected.

Upcoming North Adams Mobile Food Bank and SNAP Information

Youth Works is a PAID internship program, serving eligible youth ages 14-25! Applications are located at: MassHire Berkshire Career Center 160 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 (3rd Floor) Walk-in application assistance is available !!! April 12th to May 30th Youth Employment Counselors are available on the following dates and time! NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED · Mondays: 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM · Tuesdays: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM · Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM · Fridays: 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Wowzers! We were thrilled to see so many stuffies participate in our Teddy Bear Sleepover earlier this week. The stuffies had a wonderful time and were up reading books early the next morning when students arrived back at school. Thanks for helping us make our Teddy Bear Sleepover as part of Greylock Book Week a huge success!!!

Here are some photos of our Brayton students "eclipse-ing" on Monday during the historic event!

We're still singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" over here! Here are some photos of Colegrove students checking out the eclipse on Monday.

Reminder! The Hero and Me Dance is this Friday, 4/12/2024, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Brayton Elementary School. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Western MA See flyers for programming options and information on how to get involved. BB/BS of Western MA is a newly merged organization that brings together the existing programs in Franklin and Hampden counties and is working to re-launch Big Brother/Big Sister services in Berkshire County. There is a Berkshire County Advisory Committee that has been meeting to work on what this will look like for the county. If you are interested or would like more information please feel free to reach out to Executive Director David Bertune at dbeturne@bigbrothers-sisters.org.

Thanks, Specialty Minerals for coming in to read to students at Brayton Elementary School! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Haiku on the Hoosac See flyer for details

Upcoming Fair Housing 101 training hosted by MFHC and the 3 County COC. See flyer for details.

April break programming at Roots Teen Center

Williams College is hosting Summer Science Lab 2024 for current 4th, 5th, and 6th graders this summer. This week-long hands-on science experimentation runs the week of July 8-12, 2024 and July 15-19, 2024 from 9:00-3:00. Scholarships are available. More information can be found and registration can be found here: https://learning-in-action.williams.edu/education-outreach/summer-science-lab/ Professor Amanda Turek will present chemical mysteries to the young scientists. Students in groups of four will experiment with multiple chemical reactions relating to solids, liquids, and gasses in Williams College laboratories with the assistance of Williams students and two Berkshire County middle school teachers – Tim Herrmann and Stephen Bechtel. Williams College has made 12 scholarships available. To request scholarship funding, parents/guardians need to email sslab@williams.edu prior to completing the registration form. They cannot offer bus transportation but are willing to connect parents interested in carpooling with each other.

Despite the weather today the next Mobile Food Bank scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, 4/5, from 11am to noon at the Brien Center will still be taking place. All are welcome! Free produce and grocery items are provided by the Food Bank of W. MA. https://www.foodbankwma.org. In the event the Food Bank cancels they will post updates on social media and email community stakeholders. The Food Bank will also post updates to their call line: 413-419-0079 See SNAP Outreach flyers with updated income guidelines. Folks looking to apply or with questions can call the Food Bank's Outreach Team at (413) 992-6204

Chair yoga at Colegrove is canceled today due to school closings. Hope to see you next week!

This free improv theatre workshop has now been opened up to high school juniors and seniors! Saturdays during the month of April from 12 - 2 pm at Gallery 49 See flyer for additional information

Upcoming programming from the Family Place

Upcoming programming at Roots Teen Center. See flyers for details.

A Hero and Me Dance tickets are on sale. See flyer for details