| Berkshire Violinist Selected to Massachusetts All-State Orchestra 
Shuvam Chakraborty '16 has been playing the violin since the age of 4. Next month, he'll perform at the 60th All-State Music Festival at Symphony Hall in Boston. Watch: Performance and interview with Shuvam Chakraborty 
Cum Laude Paper Prize Winner
 Unyimeabasi Udoh '13 has been awarded a prize from the Cum Laude Society for a paper she wrote while a part of Berkshire's Advanced Humanities Research program.
Twelve students have been honored by the Scholastic Art & Writing
Awards for their work at Berkshire, including Gold Key winners Michaelann Denton, Tianyi Liu, Sam Merritt and Lucia Perkins.
Harrison Named Gatorade Player of the Year 
Jack Harrison '15 (Lancashire, England) was honored this month as the state's top soccer player by Gatorade. Harrison has won back-to-back NEPSAC titles with the Bears and will co-captain the 2014-2015 team.
Bears Make Playoff Runs After defeating Cushing Academy 60-52 in the first round of the Class B NEPSAC tournament, the Girls Varsity Basketball  fell to Pomfret School 52-50 on March 1. Bears Samone DeFreese '16, Kristalyn Baisden '15 and Hannah Cooke '14 were named to the NEPSAC All-Star Team. 
Following a 3-1 win over Thayer Academy in the first round of the Class A NEPSAC tournament, the Boys Varsity Hockey team lost to The Gunnery 5-2.
Kellogg Grant Award Winners Announced 
Two deserving members of the Berkshire School community — Mike Streeter and Jean Maher — were named this year's Kellogg Grant award winners. The award is given annually to faculty and staff who've contributed to the school community in a special way.
Hug It Out: Last Bear Standing The Hugger Games lasted a little over one week and lightened the dark days of February with spirit, competition and life.
February Face-off Update Young Alumni Classes from 1994-2013 stepped up this February, contributing 331 gifts totaling more than $17,000. Their contributions also led to two $10,000 matches and earned Berkshire 3rd place in this year's competition between 10 schools. Thank you to everyone who participated and Go Bears!
Alumna of the Month: Jen Stafford '09 Taking a break from a successful early career, Jen Stafford '09 reflects on her friends, rejection and her life-changing decision to attend Berkshire. "When you go to Berkshire you don’t just acquire a new set of friends. You inherit a family," - JS
Faculty of the Month: Jesse Howard Coming off back-to-back stellar performances of Plans and Into The Woods, Berkshire's theater guru chats about teaching, his family and what's next for the school's thriving theater program.
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