Drury Biannual End-of-semester Showcase

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On behalf of the Drury Portrait of a Graduate Student Team and Drury staff, North Adams Public Schools families and community members are invited to attend Drury High School’s biannual End of Semester Showcase and Expo taking place on June 7 from 10:55 am-12:55 pm at the school. 
 
The showcase will offer audiences an understanding of what Drury students have learned during their second semester courses and the types of academic content they have explored. End-of-semester work from numerous classes will be presented and displayed by Drury students. This will include traditional academic and elective courses, AP, Early College, and Project-Based Learning classes.
 
The Showcase will take place in the Drury High School gym, library, band room, and theater room. Community members and families are invited to arrive and sign in at the Drury main office between 10:45 and 10:55 am.
 
Upon arrival, families and community members will sign in and out of the building in the front lobby. During the Expo, there will be 3 rotations of the band, theater, and choreography sessions.
 
Times and locations will be posted around the building.
 
Beginning at 12:50 pm, everyone will be called down to the auditorium for the annual student recognition ceremony which will begin promptly at 1 pm. This ceremony will be live streamed and the web address will be posted on the Drury webpage closer to the event. The ceremony will conclude by 2:20 pm, at which time students, families, and community members will be dismissed.
 
Caregivers are encouraged to join in congratulating their students on their success during this academic year, however caregivers are asked not to dismiss their student(s) early.
 

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Clarksburg Joining Drug Prevention Coalition

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board has agreed to join a collaborative effort for drug prevention and harm reduction.
 
The new coalition will hire a North County community coordinator who will be headquartered on the North Adams Regional Hospital campus and who oversee allocations for harm reduction, education and prevention efforts. Berkshire Health Systems has also committed about $120,000 over the next five years. 
 
Clarksburg, one of the first communities to sign on to the opioid lawsuit filed by a consortium of states several years ago, has so far received payouts of $23,594.78. It's expected to receive nearly $64,000 by the end of the 16-year payout. 
 
In October, the board had discussed whether to pool that money with other communities, expressing concerns that the small town would not receive enough benefits.
 
"Anytime there's a pooling of money I think countywide, I think we know where the bulk goes to," said member Colton Andrew said Monday. "I'm more open to the idea of keeping the money here but open to hearing your intentions and how the mony will be allocated."
 
Chair Robert Norcross said he felt there seemed to be a focus on harm reduction, such as the use of Narcan, and not enough for prevention or problem-solving.
 
But after hearing from members of the nascent coalition, members voted Monday night to partner with other Northern Berkshire communities.
 
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