HATFIELD “I’m nervous and excited!” said Smith Academy senior Amanda Novak, minutes before she was to address the crowd at her graduation Friday night, in her capacity as Third Honors. Her mission: to come up with something to say about each of her.
HATFIELD Claire Bennett, valedictorian of Smith Academy’s class of 2021, calls the school a “little single-story building with orange and green carpets.” Over the past six years, she says, it has also become a home. “I know you well enough to know.
Booth, daughter of Eric and Laurie Booth of Clarksburg, will graduate this June with an overall grade average of 100.23 and has demonstrated her strong academic stance and strong community involvement throughout high school. Since her freshman year, Booth has challenged herself by taking 13 Advanced Placement courses and two dual enrollment courses through Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts as well as two courses through Berkshire Community College. Katie is known by her teachers as not only a student with an incredible work ethic and a desire to achieve, but also someone who genuinely loves learning and puts her all into her academic endeavors. Booth has been inducted into both the Nu Sigma and Pro Merito Honor Societies and has received several accolades at Student Recognition Night including the Sage College Book Award during her junior year.