Browse past news stories for Drury High School in North Adams, MA.

• Coakley's ad has area feel (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 01:28:43 pm
  Tuesday, Nov. 24 PITTSFIELD -- Martha Coakley is bringing the Berkshires to the small screen.
• Today in local history (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:29:58 am
  Nov. 19 50 years ago today ADAMS -- In recognition of his 29-year record of safe driving, Ralph Anthony of West Road, rural free delivery carrier for the Adams Post Office, was presented a certificate and pin from the National Safety Council at the Post Office. Mr. Anthony has been rural carrier for the Adams Post Office for the past 36 years and has been cited annually since the Safe
• Drury Drama Team tackles Stoker classic, ‘Dracula’ (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:29:07 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- As vampires permeate popular culture -- becoming the focus of numerous successful movies, books and television series -- the Drury High School Drama Team is offering up one of the oldest vampire tales, "Dracula." "It seems that vampires are just a very popular topic right now," Len Radin, team director and a local dentist, said Wednesday afternoon as
• Veterans Day marked with ceremony, parade in city (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:56:13 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Although World War II veterans Thomas Leonesio and William Girardi both served in the South Pacific during the same time period, the pair, who came from the same neighborhood, never crossed paths. "We dropped off the second and third Marine divisions, but he was in the fourth," Girardi, who served in the U.
• North Adams Grave of Revolutionary War veteran marked with flag (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:54:09 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- The city honored a veteran of the Revolutionary War on Wednesday, marking his grave with a flag in Hillside Cemetery 169 years after his death. "We don’t know if his grave ever had a flag," said Marcia Wakeling, a descendent of Capt. John Remington and who traveled to the city numerous times this summer in search of the missing grave.
• MCLA soaks in honors (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 08:09:59 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- As if the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts women’s soccer team hasn’t done enough this season, then the sum of its parts surpassed all expectations. Forward Jess Tietgens, midfielder Jade Prickett and goalkeeper Jen Wehner all made the MASCAC first-team, while forward Danielle Parenteau earned second-team honors.
• MCLA ready for ECACs (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:09:46 am
  NORTH ADAMS -- To say that this has been a great season for the women’s soccer team at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts would be an understatement.
• Raber named Coach of the Year (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 06:53:09 am
  NORTH ADAMS -- MCLA women’s soccer coach Deb Raber was named the MASCAC Coach of the Year on Thursday, and a handful of girls made the All-Conference teams. It was the second time Raber received the honor; she previously won it in 2007. She led the Trailblazers to a 13-4 regular season record, tying the school’s record for most wins in a single campaign.
• Another mystery solved (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 06:47:44 am
  Jennifer Kirby and "Pizza" Jim Montgomery build an A-frame house to scale in Mr. Kove’s class at Drury High School in this picture from Dec. 9, 1978. Thanks for the help from Jennifer Kirby-Hoag, Kris Zieba, Rusty Ransford, Tammy, whose last name we didn’t catch, and Cathy Marshall of Anderson, Ind.
• Mystery photo solved (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:17:24 am
  In this picture from Jan. 20, 1978, Denise Potvin gets a signature from John Leu at Drury High School on a petition protesting a Transcript story about smoking. The story had referenced ‘jocks’ and ‘heads’ sitting on opposite sides of the cafeteria. About 250 students signed the petition, charging that the Transcript had been unfair to the majority of the student body.
• Hospital restricts visitation over flu (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:11:07 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Starting today, children under the age of 18 will not be permitted to visit patients at North Adams Regional Hospital, a temporary measure hospital officials say will protect patients from swine flu. The hospital is also restricting visiting hours and the number of visitors allowed and asking any adult with flu-like symptoms to refrain from visiting the
• Officials in city seek to calm H1N1 fears (Bennington Banner)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 08:12:32 am
  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- School and health officials are asking the public to remain calm amidst rumors that the H1N1 influenza (formerly known as swine flu) has been prevalent in area schools. James Montepare, superintendent of the North Adams Public Schools, said that while he is sure there must be a few cases of H1N1 in the schools, the number of absent students is not reflecting anything
• Drury-Hoosac rivalry prompts tighter security (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 07:28:50 am
  North Adams Transcript CHESHIRE -- As the annual football game between long-time rivals Drury High School and Hoosac Valley High School nears, the schools are gearing up to make sure the rivalry stays on the gridiron. Hoosac Valley Principal Henry Duval said the school has always taken precautions in the past to make sure the building is vandalism- and prank-free in the days leading up to
• North Adams City Council hopefuls share thoughts (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 07:28:20 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- The city will have at least two new City Councilors following Tuesday’s election, when voters will be asked to pare down a field of 15 candidates -- seven incumbents and eight challengers -- to fill the nine at-large seats. Two seats, one vacated by former Councilor Clark H.
• Writing day offers kids a variety of workshops (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 07:23:22 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Planning a strategy to survive a zombie attack armed only with a can of hairspray, a pair of scissors and an empty Snapple bottle might not sound like something that can help raise MCAS writing scores, but the teaching staff at Drury High School would disagree.
• Speaker to Drury students:Take charge of future (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 07:11:04 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS - Fear can be a powerful thing. But overcoming it can lead to great success, according to motivational speaker Michael Chatman who challenged students at Drury High School to overcome their fears and take charge of their futures on Tuesday. Chatman appeared at the school during a community-outreach program sponsored by Girardi Distributors, a local
• Flynn helps Mounties break scoreless streak (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 09:23:35 pm
  BENNINGTON, Vt. -- The Mount Greylock girls’ soccer team broke a six-game scoreless drought on Saturday, blanking Mount Anthony Union 3-0. The Mounties (2-6) won their first game since beating Hoosac Valley in the season-opener on Sept. 8. Annie Flynn played a role in every score, tallying two goals and an assist.
• Mystery photo partially solved (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 07:04:19 am
  Ladies with the evening school cake-decorating class at Drury High School display their creations at the North Adams library in this picture from April 6, 1974. Thanks to Anita Lentine (center, in coat) for her help identifying herself and, at right, Jane McLagan, Ethel McLagan (mostly obscured) and Stella Maledeo.
• Confusion nixes girls’ race at Drury High School; Gamache, Dermody finish strong in boys’ race (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 07:00:34 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- The weather was gross, the course was muddied and mismarked and the girls’ race didn’t even count. It’s safe to say that the rain-soaked, windy cross country meet at Drury on Wednesday didn’t go as planned. There was an air of confusion hanging in the atmosphere when the girls had completed their race.
• A great day for a parade (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 01:14:31 pm
  Monday, Oct. 05 Carl Jenkins always marches in the Fall Foliage Parade.
• 54th annual Fall Foliage Festival ready to begin (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 06:14:30 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Shades of yellow, red and orange on local trees can only mean one thing -- the 54th annual Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Festival is about to get under way. "We’re really excited and looking forward to the celebration this year," Rod Bunt, director of tourism and cultural development for the city, said Tuesday.
• Barrett gets campaign started (LA.com)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 11:41:28 pm
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- As the mayoral race heats up, the state’s longest serving mayor officially kicked-off his 14th campaign Wednesday night to the cheers of several hundred city residents and political supporters. Among Mayor John Barrett III’s supporters were Berkshire County District Attorney David Capeless, state Rep.
• Barrett gets campaign started (Pioneer Press)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 12:11:50 pm
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- As the mayoral race heats up, the state’s longest serving mayor officially kicked-off his 14th campaign Wednesday night to the cheers of several hundred city residents and political supporters. Among Mayor John Barrett III’s supporters were Berkshire County District Attorney David Capeless, state Rep.
• Local students realizing MCLA’s on-campus value (Greenwich Time)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 02:04:52 am
  NORTH ADAMS -- Students returning to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Sunday will see the number of on-campus residents will rival that of the early 1990s -- an increase college officials attribute to the burgeoning amount of incoming freshmen and transfer students this fall. Applications up 30 percent "We’re really excited for the new semester," Denise Richardello, vice
• Drury grad leads Ephs (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 06:20:18 am
  Transcript Correspondent WILLIAMSTOWN -- Longtime fans of the Colby-Sawyer College women’s basketball team might be surprised to learn that the school’s all-time assist leader found her first college head coaching job on the golf course, not the basketball court. But the news would not have surprised Erika DeSanty’s high school basketball coach.
• Drury shuts out Braves (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on September 13, 2009 at 11:59:36 am
  Sunday, Sept. 13 NORTH ADAMS -- The first game of the Bill Bryce era at Drury High School went pretty well Saturday afternoon. No, make that very well.
• Western Mass. native, Attorney General Martha Coakley, hopes to be state's 1st female senator (The Republican)
  posted on September 4, 2009 at 12:25:19 am
  This is a 7:50 p.m. update of a story posted at 1:57 this afternoon. BOSTON - Attorney General Martha M. Coakley, a Western Massachusetts native, on Thursday formally announced she is a candidate for the U.S. Senate post left vacant by the late Edward M. Kennedy.
• A new scene Former Conte students prepare for back-to-school (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 04:34:49 am
  North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Despite all the changes to the configuration of the North Adams Public Schools over the last few months, Superintendent James E. Montepare is looking forward to all the new opportunities that lie ahead for the district’s students. "It’s a very exciting time," he said Monday.
• Classes start at school house (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 04:34:49 am
  North Adams Transcript SAVOY -- It’s the first day of classes at the smallest school house in the county, and the students of the hilltown have a few new faces to get to know. For the 13 students in the second and third-grade classroom, this new school year brings a new teacher. Caralee Deherrera got her degree at Bridgewater State College and has worked as a English language tutor
• Terrorist's release angers mayor (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on August 22, 2009 at 12:33:58 pm
  Saturday, Aug. 22 NORTH ADAMS -- Mayor John Barrett III was scathing in his criticism of the Scottish and Libyan governments in the wake of what many described as a hero's welcome for the Libyan terrorist responsible for the 1988 airline bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland.