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Superintendent of Schools Leslie Blake-Davis presents the award to Logan Kunde at last week's School Committee meeting.

Wahconah Senior Presented 2024 Superintendents Award

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DALTON, Mass. — Wahconah Regional High School senior Logan Kunde has been presented with the Superintendents' Award.
 
Central Berkshire Regional Superintendent of Schools Leslie Blake-Davis made the award at last week's School Committee meeting. 
 
Kunde earned the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents' Certificate of Academic Excellence Award for achieving high academic standing at Wahconah. 
 
"I am so very proud of Logan's achievements and it is an honor to present him with this award," said Blake-Davis, adding he has consistently demonstrated high academic performance, as exemplified by his grade average of 101.42. 
 
Kunde was inducted into the National Honor Society during his junior year due to his high academic standing and commitment to the National Honor Society's pillars of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. His favorite subjects are science and math, and as such, he plans to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. 
 
He has applied to Rensselaer (N.Y.) Polytechnic Institute and the University of Connecticut.
 
He has volunteered in delivering town reports for Dalton, setting up flags for Memorial Day, assisting with the May Day Races, installing a ramp at St. Agnes' Church, and renovating a gazebo on the high school's grounds as part of his Eagle Scout criteria. He's also held several leadership positions in the Boy Scouts organization, including patrol leader and assistant patrol leader. Kunde has been an active member of the school's swim and cross-country teams. He also participates in the quiz team, particularly enjoying its pizza dinners, and the Cultural Connections Club. 
 
Kunde has received several awards and recognition including the Evening of Excellence Awards in mock trial, music, physical education, French, science, social studies, math, and English, and the Harvard Book Award. 

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Dalton Cultural Council Quits After Chair Fired

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board's decision to terminate the town manager's executive assistant, Alyssa Maschino, has had a ripple effect. 
 
Maschino's colleague in the town manager's office, Kira Smith, said Thursday she was submitting her resignation.
 
And the Dalton Cultural Council has resigned en masse. 
 
Maschino has been the chair of the council, which is charged with promoting the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences as a way to improve residents' quality of life. One of its tasks in planning Dalton Day. 
 
Dalton Day would not be what it is if it weren't for Maschino, council clerk and recording secretary Mary Ferrell said. “We believe in the things that she accomplished with us and it just wouldn't be the same without her."
 
Ferrell said the firing caused her to re-examine her opinion, trust, and respect for some of the board members and further demonstrated the importance of participating in local government. 
 
Linda Galok, a member of the council, described Maschino as hard-working and never failing to respond to an email or call. 
 
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