Susan Samoriski is Greenfield Recorder’s 2020 Citizen of the Year
Susan Samoriski, the Greenfield Recorder’s 2020 Citizen of the Year, at the Mary Lyon Foundation office in the Mohawk Trail Regional School building. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Susan Samoriski, the Greenfield Recorder’s 2020 Citizen of the Year, at the Mary Lyon Foundation office in the Mohawk Trail Regional School building. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Susan Samoriski, the Greenfield Recorder’s 2020 Citizen of the Year, at the Mary Lyon Foundation office in the Mohawk Trail Regional School building. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 12/27/2020 11:03:23 PM
SHELBURNE FALLS Susan Samoriski says she has always been a “doer,” sleeping little at night, so she could get things done and enjoy every minute of her work.
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Alexandra Swanson of Pittsfield High School and Benjamin Vengalil of Taconic High School were both recognized with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Certificate of Academic Excellence. The presentations were made Superintendent Jason McCandless prior to his departure to Mount Greylock Regional School District. The awards are given to high school students who have distinguished themselves in the pursuit of academic excellence during and have achieved the highest grade average at their school. I hope that life sometimes affords you the opportunity to maybe write a parenting book to assist the rest of us in our endeavors as moms and dads and as people raising children, McCandless said to Swanson and Vengalil during the televised presentation. What remarkable students, but also what remarkable families are being honored here tonight.
Alexandra Swanson of Pittsfield High School and Benjamin Vengalil of Taconic High School were both recognized with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Certificate of Academic Excellence. The presentations were made Superintendent Jason McCandless prior to his departure to Mount Greylock Regional School District. The awards are given to high school students who have distinguished themselves in the pursuit of academic excellence during and have achieved the highest grade average at their school. I hope that life sometimes affords you the opportunity to maybe write a parenting book to assist the rest of us in our endeavors as moms and dads and as people raising children, McCandless said to Swanson and Vengalil during the televised presentation. What remarkable students, but also what remarkable families are being honored here tonight.
State awards $1.6M in grants for technical skills programs in Western Massachusetts
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
SPRINGFIELD Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday announced $11.7 million in vocational skills grants for educational institutions statewide, including approximately $1.6 million for programs in Western Massachusetts.
The grants include $300,000 for the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department for inmate training and $250,000 for the Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in Springfield.
The grants are intended to help update equipment and expand student enrollment in programs that provide career education, according to an announcement from the governor’s office.
“At a critical time in our Commonwealth, these Skills Capital Grants will increase flexibility and support for schools and educational institutions to launch new programs and help more students develop important technical skills and prepare them for high-demand industries,” Baker said. “As our economy moves f