Taconic students honored

PITTSFIELD — Douglas McNally, principal of Taconic High School, has announced that 54 seniors at Taconic High School are among students statewide to receive the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship.

The scholarship is available to students whose MCAS performance puts them at the top 25 of their district. To be eligible, students must either score Advanced on one exam and Proficient on the other, or Advanced on both the English and math exams.

The 54 students that were awarded the Adams Scholarships are as follows:

Robert Apple, William Austin, Nora Barry, Lindsay Bertoldi, Jessica Blasioli, April Brown, Cassanndra Brunelle, Kate Buhl, Jenna Butler, Andrea Carroll-Wittner, Rene Chapman, Allison Comeau, Kristin Coppola, Conor Coyne, Patrick Danahey, Robert davis, Alison Delphie, Alana Deutsch, Stephanie Disbrow, Shaun Doscher, Brian Duma, Briana Flynn, Shawn Flynn, Gina Galvagni, Desiree Giardina, Alexis Gonnello, Meghan Harris, Nora Hilling, Joseph Jennings, Ross Kittle, Samantha Kulpinski, Kyle Lapatin, Amanda Ly, Corey Lyon, Samantha Melendez, Luke Mlynarczyk, Katherine Murray, Simone Olivieri, Steven Pennell, Lillian Phillips, Jenna Plant, Lyndsey Porter, Jared

Reed, Jessica Russo, Harrison Searles, Scott Shaker, Leandra Sharron, Edward Skowron, Quincey Sobczyk, Alexander Sutherland, Crystal Tarjick, Tyisha Turner, Meaghan Weeden, and Jessica Ziemek.

The Adams Scholarship entitles the recipients to four years of free tuition at a University of Massachusetts campus, or a participating Massachusetts state or community college, beginning with the fall 2008 semester.