North Adams Public Schools -

Reminder! Our next community forum will be on May 15th at 6pm! The forum will take place in a hybrid format at the Welcome Center at Brayton Elementary School and via Zoom which can be accessed by going to napsk12.org/ZoomLinkMay15. During the forum, we will be providing updates on grade configurations and logistics for the 2024-2025 school year including transportation, arrival and dismissal times, class sizes, and school choice updates. The forum is open to anyone interested and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. For questions, please email familysupports@napsk12.org or call 413-776-1458.

Our 21st Century Afterschool Program showered our School Lunch Heroes with some love! Thank you to all of our School Lunch Heroes for everything you do, including all the work that goes into serving our delicious dinner program that our Afterschool students get to enjoy! Don't forget to thank your School Lunch Hero today!

Today, we’re celebrating our School Lunch Heroes! School meals are the building blocks for creating supportive learning environments so that all students feel valued, connected, nourished, and ready to learn. Thank you to all who provide healthy, nutritious meals to our students every day!

Please join us in congratulating our students from Drury High School who participated in the Special Olympics event earlier in the week at Monument Mountain High School. The DHS team won 5th place in the banner competition. Students took home 7 gold, 7 silver, and 4 bronze medals for various events in which they participated. We would also like to extend a sincere word of thanks to our staff for working diligently for our students and advocating for their participation in this Nationally recognized event. It is wonderful to see such collaboration and dedication to a population of students, who so often go unrecognized. Small steps are huge gains for some, and we are thrilled to celebrate and congratulate them for their accomplishments.

Upcoming programming at the Family Center

Food Pantry and Meal Site Listing for Berkshire County: https://5il.co/2k2xj SNAP Information: https://5il.co/2k2xh

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

UMass Extension 4-H Career Exploration Series See flyer for details.

Sheep to Shawl Festival at Sheep Hill See flyer for details.

Free credit success workshop with Wayfinders. See flyer for details.

Safe Neighborhoods: Bike Safety Event Saturday, 4/27, from 12-3 pm NAPD will be giving out FREE bike helmets (all ages). There will be hot dogs & chips, an opportunity to tune up your bike and raffles. Free and open to all!

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.