Monument Mountain Awards & Scholarships 2015

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the 2015 graduating class of Monument Mountain Regional High School.

Joseph W. Aberdale Memorial Scholarships: Kayla Aberdale & Mark Leon-Duque

Charles & Elinore Agar Memorial Scholarship: Terrance Powell

Austen Riggs/Erikson Institute Scholarship: Katherine Donovan

William Bannon Memorial Scholarship: Kayla Aberdale

Edward Barrett Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Mark Leon-Duque

Becket Scholarships: Taryn Andrews, Kevin Hoctor & Jacob Weiner

Berkshire Bank Business Scholarships: Robert Yvon & Cameron Black

Berkshire County Arc Scholarship: Ava Naylor

Berkshire County Selectmens Association Scholarship: Joseph Grochmal

Berkshire Hills Education Association Scholarship Future Teacher's Award: Taryn Andrews

Berkshire Soccer School Scholarships: Lukas Montano, Henri Morrison, Juri Kiin & Weyessa McAlister

The Jed Blackwell Memorial Scholarship: Stephen Cormier

BRP Scholarship: Stephen Cormier

Stella V. Bubriski Memorial Scholarship: Lily Abrahams

CIAO Soccer Hall of Fame Scholarships: Molly Amstead & Rowan Myers

The Rosalie Conte Scholarships: Robert Yvon & Terrance Powell

Community Television for the Southern Berkshires Scholarship: Haley Barbieri

James DiGrigoli and Craig Finkle Memorial Scholarship: Haley Barbieri

The Honorable James P. Dohoney Scholarships: Alexandra Springstube, Alexzandria Summers, Ava Naylor, Cassandra Case, Haley Barbieri, Henri Morrison, James Allentuck & Katherine Donovan

Berkshire Community College Foundation Scholarship: José Delgado

BNRC Freshstart Brand Scholarships

  • Business Scholarship: Aleksander Cami
  • CHP Scholarship for Health: Henri Morrison
  • Environmental Science Scholarship: Robert Kahlstrom

Allison J. Graham Memorial Scholarships: Kayla Aberdale & Alexzandria Summers

Great Barrington Chapter of Rotary International Scholarships: Taryn Andrews, Haley Barbieri, Cameron Black, Aleksander Cami, José Delgado, Nicholas Duffin, Katrina Fitzpatrick, Alexandra Glass, Jacob Hines, Mark Leon-Duque, Trevor McFarland, Henri Morrison, Terrance Powell, Eleanor Stewart, Robert Yvon, Maeve Wilber & Alexandra Springstube

  • Robert Hammer Scholarship: David Richard
  • In Memory of Trinity Raifstanger: Rowan Rice

Great Barrington Fish & Game Scholarship: Robert Kahlstrom

Great Barrington Police Association Scholarships: Paige Storti & Katrina Fitzpatrick

Great Barrington Turkey Trot Road Race Scholarship: Weyessa McAlister

Hancock Community Scholarship: Jordan Goodrich

Hillside Agricultural Society Award: Alexandra Springstube

Harrison B. Hodges Music Scholarships: Satchel Fisher & Jasper Cole-Kink

C. Stanley Hollenbeck Memorial Scholarship: Rowan Myers

Hope Fire Company Scholarship in Memory of Francis Larkin, Ike Mullany & Rod Mead: Emily Aloisi

Housatonic Hose Company Francis Barry Memorial Scholarships: Kayla Aberdale & Alexander VanSant

Kiwanis Club of Sheffield Scholarships

  • In Memory of William Silk: Kayla Aberdale
  • In Memory of Donald Newman: Haley Barbieri
  • In Memory of George Ullrich: Katrina Fitzpatrick
  • In Memory of H. Lee Kline: Owen Hunter
  • In Memory of Mary Ellen Welch: Ava Naylor
  • In Memory of William Kline: Maeve Wilber
  • Educational Achievement Award: Meghan Cum


Kiwanis Club of Pittsfield Scholarship: Owen Hunter

Greylock Federal Credit Union "Treat Everyone Better Than They Expect" Scholarship: Maeve Wilber

Housatonic School Community Scholarships: Caroline Raifstanger & Katrina Fitzpatrick

Arthur P. Gennari, Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Haley Barbieri

Francis Larkin Memorial Scholarships: Brandon Hammer & Katrina Fitzpatrick

Leonard Levitan Memorial Award: Alexandra Glass

Guido Masiero Scholarship: Alexzandria Summers

McLaughlin-Wilson Scholarships: James Allentuck, Molly Amstead, Cassandra Case & Katrina Fitzpatrick

Myrtle & Raymond Mercier Scholarship: Maria Colli

META Spartan Scholarship: Weyessa McAlister

Monument Mountain Boys Basketball Scholarships: Samuel Jones, Juri Kiin, Rowan Myers & Jordan Begley

Monument Mountain Boys Soccer Scholarships: Aleksander Cami, Jackson Happ, Robert Kahlstrom, Juri Kiin, Trevor McFarland, Lukas Montano, Henri Morrison, Rowan Myers, Trent Pfeiffer & Samuel Plishtin

Monument Mountain Greenhouse Scholarships: Neshamah Stearns, Alexandra Springstube & Alexander VanSant

Monument Mountain Spring Musical Booster Club Scholarships: Haley Barbieri & Ruthanne Lee

Rich Morey Volleyball Scholarships: Neshamah Stearns, Lily Ghi & Ava Naylor

Mount Everett Council 513 Knights of Columbus Scholarship: Kayla Aberdale

Garrett Norton Memorial Scholarship: Shawn Dellea

Olde Yankee Street Rods & Kiwanis Club of Sheffield Scholarship: Alexander VanSant

Town of Otis Scholarships: Alexander VanSant, Neshamah Stearns, Leigha Pyenson, Cole Carson, Jonathan Conboy, Alden Wansor, David Richard & Ronald Moretz

C.M. Owens Scholarship: Audriana Esperat

Daniel Pearl Berkshire Scholarship: Hannah Cohen

Pichard-Provo Scholarships: Emily Tarnawa, Aanisah Taylor, Jared Stalker & Katherine Ricaurte

Antonio & Antoinette Pieropan Scholarship: Alexzandria Summers

Pittsfield Co-op Bank Scholarship: Ava Naylor

PGA Scholarship: Joseph Grochmal

The Kenneth Preston Memorial Scholarship: Christina Payne

Renaissance Arts Center: Audriana Esperat

Richmond Scholarship, The Harold Kingsley Scholarship: Trent Pfeiffer

Sandisfield Scholarship: Robert Kahlstrom

School Center Inc. Berkshire Crafts Fair Scholarships: Haley Barbieri & Kiana Estime

Searles High School Alumni Scholarship: Ava Naylor

Senior Advanced Science Award: Robert Yvon

Jennifer Lynn Shapiro Creative Writing Award: Katrina Fitzpatrick


Samuel Banks Shapiro Automotive Excellence Award: Andrew Crine

Spartan Scholarships: Alexander Johnson, Aanisah Taylor & Joshua Wright

Spirit of Monument Mountain Scholarships: Cooper Ronan, Kollin Pettibone & Hannah Cohen

John F. Stern Trust Scholarship: Trevor McFarland

Stockbridge Fire Department Awards: Emma Carchedi & Maria Colli

  • Michael J. Obanhein Memorial Scholarship: Duncan Jenny

Stockbridge Police Association Scholarships in Memory of Sally Korte: Emma Carchedi, Maria Colli, Sophia Danyluk, Audriana Esperat & Duncan Jenny

Stonehouse Properties LLC Scholarships: Juri Kiin & Owen Hunter

The Dennis Tresp Nursing Scholarship: James Allentuck

Thursday Morning Club Scholarships: José Delgado, Kiana Estime & Haley Barbieri
The Mildred Dunn Memorial Scholarship: Katrina Fitzpatrick

Charles Denton Treadway Scholarships: Emma Carchedi, Sophia Danyluk, Audriana Esperat & Duncan Jenny

Tri-Town Rotary Scholarship: Katrina Fitzpatrick

Triumvirate Scholarship: Jasper Cole-Kink

Allied Health Career Scholarship In Memory of Gary Truet: Trevor Deris

West Stockbridge Grange Scholarship: Alexandra Springstube

Whalen Memorial Scholarship: Natalia Whalen

Williams Academy Trust Fund Scholarships: Sophia Danyluk & Duncan Jenny

Williams High School Scholarships: Emma Carchedi, Alexandra Springstube, Cameron Black & Owen Hunter

MIAA Student Athlete of the Month: Owen Hunter

Great Barrington Rotary Club's Service Above Self Award: Ava Naylor

Best Buddy Awards: Ava Naylor, Taryn Andrews, Kevin Hoctor, Neshamah Sterns & Lily Ghi

Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Certificate: Joseph Grochmal

Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association Student Achievement Award: Alice Curtin

Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Academic Excellence Award: Sasha Nader

National School Development Council Award for Academic Growth and Student Leadership in Learning Award: Joseph Grochmal

2015 National Choral Award: Nicholas Duffin

Class of 2015 Class Artist Award Created by Class of 1992: Cooper Ronan

John Philip Sousa Band Award: Stephanie Mathieu

Louis Armstrong Jazz Band Award: Brian Eddy

Arion Award for Outstanding Musical Achievement: Juri Kiin

Salutatorian Certificate: Jordan Begley

Valedictorian Certificate: Meghan Cum


Koplik Awards: Kayla Aberdale, Trevor Deris, Sebastian Lichtenthal, Lily Abrahams, Katherine Donovan, Stephanie Mathieu, James Allentuck, Audriana Esperat, Sasha Nader, Haley Barbieri, Satchel Fisher, Samuel Plishtin, Jordan Begley, Alexandra Glass, Katherine Ricaurte, Cassandra Case, Joseph Grochmal, David Richard, Hannah Cohen, Owen Hunter, Eleanor Stewart, Jasper Cole-Kink, Samuel Jones, Connell Swenson, Meghan Cum, Juri Kiin, Maeve Wilber, Alice Curtin, Ruthanne Lee, Robert Yvon, José Delgado & Mark Leon-Duque


John & Abigail Adams Scholarships: Lily Abrahams, Colin Gidarakos, Sasha Nader, James Allentuck, Joseph Grochmal, Trent Pfeiffer, Haley Barbieri, Brandon Hammer, Samuel Plishtin,  Jordan Begley, Jacob Hines, Leigha Pyenson, Emma Carchedi, Duncan Jenny, Caroline Raifstanger, Cassandra Case, Samuel Jones, Katherine Ricaurte, Hannah Cohen, Eila Kennedy, Rowan Rice, Alice Curtin, Juri Kiin, David Richard, José Delgado, Ruthanne Lee, Juliana Rodriquez, Trevor Deris, Mark Leon-Duque, Alexzandria Summers, Katherine Donovan, Sebastian Lichtenthal, Vanessa Troiano, Brian Eddy, Stephanie Mathieu, Maeve Wilber, Audriana Esperat, Trevor McFarland & Robert Yvon

President's Educational Awards: Kayla Aberdale, Satchel Fisher, Terrance Powell, Lily Abrahams, Katrina Fitzpatrick, Caroline Raifstanger, James Allentuck, Maisie Forland, Katherine Ricaurte, Laurel Almgren, Alexandra Glass, Rowan Rice, Taryn Andrews, Joseph Grochmal, David Richard, Haley Barbieri, Brandon Hammer, Cooper Ronan, Jordan Begley, Jacob Hines, David Rota, Cameron Black, Kevin Hoctor, Bryce Schuler, Aleksander Cami, Owen Hunter, Alexandra Springstube, Emma Carchedi, Duncan Jenny, Jared Stalker, Brittney Cardillo, Samuel Jones, Rowen Stanton, Cassandra Case, Robert Kahlstrom, Neshamah Stearns, Ethan Case, Eila Kennedy, Eleanor Stewart, Hannah Cohen, Juri Kiin, Paige Storti, Jasper Cole-Kink, Ruthanne Lee, Alexzandria Summers, Andrew Crine, Mark Leon-Duque, Connell Swenson, Meghan Cum, Reginald Leonard, Aanisah Taylor, Alice Curtin, Sebastian Lichtenthal, Vanessa Troiano, Sophia Danyluk, Stephanie Mathieu, Chauncia Tucker, José Delgado, Weyessa McAlister, Christopher Tufts, Shawn Dellea, Trevor McFarland, Alexander VanSant, Trevor deRis, Henri Morrison, Alden Wansor, Katherine Donovan, Rowan Myers, Jacob Weiner, Brenden Doran, Sasha Nader, Natalia Whalen, Nicholas Duffin, Christina Payne, Maeve Wilber, Brian Eddy, Kollin Pettibone, Joshua Wright, Audriana Esperat, Trent Pfeiffer, Robert Yvon, Kiana Estime & Samuel Plishtin
 

Junior Early Awards & Scholarships, June 2014


Art Award: Emily Tarnawa

Chatham University Rachel Carson Book Award: Sasha Nader

David H. Strassler Scholar Scholarship: Robert Kahlstrom

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Book Award: Trevor McFarland

Pittsfield Cooperative Bank Centennial Scholarship: Rowan Myers

Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Innovation & Creativity Award Program: Jacob Weiner
  • Computing Medal and Scholarship Awards: Haley Barbieri & David Richard

Ray Murray Inc. Foreign Language Award: Cassandra Case

Ray Murray Inc. Scholarship: Duncan Jenny

Sage Scholarship Awards: Neshamah Stearns & Brian Eddy

School Center

  • Kathleen McDermott Memorial Scholarship: Kayla Aberdale
  • Laurence E. Day Memorial Scholarship: Maria Colli

Bay Path Presidential Book Award: Kiana Estime

Berkshire Soccer School Scholarships: Juri Kiin, Henri Morrison Lukas & Montano

Blum Memorial Scholarship: Nicholas Duffin

Cornell Award: Katherine Donovan

Dartmouth College Book Award: Emma Carchedi

Elmira Key Award: José Delgado

Norman Rockwell Book Award: Eila Kennedy

Red Lion Inn Lion's Pride Scholarship: Trent Pfeiffer

Rensselaer Math & Science Award: Alice Curtin

Rotary International Scholarship: Morgan Formel

Smith College Book Award: Hannah Cohen

St. Anselm College Book Award: Owen Hunter

St. Michael's College Book Awards: Eleanor Stewart & James Allentuck

University of Rochester Awards Bausch & Lomb Award: Jasper Cole-Kink

Martha Muir Memorial Scholarship: Haley Barbieri

Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Humanities & Social Sciences Award: Mark Leon-Duque

George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Joseph Grochmal

Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology: Alexzandria Summers

Wellesley College Book Award: Ruthanne Lee

Williams College Book Award: Maeve Wilber

Monument Mountain Book Awards: Tevor deRis, Satchel Fisher, Natalia Whalen, Stephanie Mathieu, Jordan Begley, Cam Black, Robert Yvon, Samuel Plishtin &  Meghan Cum


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Berkshire Bounty Receives Challenge Grant From Warrior Trading

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Bounty, a 501(c)3 food rescue organization, received a challenge grant –a dollar to dollar match--of $10,000 from Warrior Trading. 
 
Berkshire Bounty's goal is to raise $100,000 by the end of 2024. Berkshire Bounty will be fundraising on GivingTuesday. The organization will then follow up with a crowdfunding campaign between Dec. 10 and Dec. 20, in which it will reach out to supporters to complete that goal.
 
 
"We are seeing a pressing demand for fresh, nutritious food for people who are food insecure. End-of-year fundraising allows us to meet our community's needs. This match for our campaign is essential to helping us reach our goals, and we're incredibly grateful to Warrior Trading," said Morgan Ovitsky, Berkshire Bounty's Executive Director.
 
The company was founded in 2012 by Ross Cameron. Warrior Trading, an online educational platform that offers a wide range of courses, training programs, and software for individuals interested in day trading, is providing the grant to inspire donors to give on #GivingTuesday and for Berkshire Bounty's end of year crowdfunding campaign.
 
The size of the food-insecure population in Berkshire County continues to grow, and Berkshire Bounty has dedicated itself to meeting a need by growing both functionally and geographically.  In 2024, Berkshire Bounty:
  • provided nutritious food for 16,000 individuals weekly
  • implemented a state-funded initiative to purchase locally grown foods for the food-insecure population
  • delivered 400,000+ lbs. of food to 31 emergency food sites through the efforts of a network of 130+ volunteers
 
"We are so pleased to be able to give back to our community. Warrior Trading is proud to support Berkshire Bounty as they help our neighbors in a time of need," said Ross Cameron, CEO and Lauren Cameron, Dir. of Human Resources.
 
"Donations from individuals and local businesses like Warrior Trading comprise a huge portion of our support. Our community really pulls together, and we are grateful," stated Mark Lefenfeld and Jay Weintraub, co-founders and Board members of Berkshire Bounty.
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