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Wells Presented Superintendent's Award at Mount GreylockBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:56AM / Friday, November 27, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jake McCandless is new to the Mount Greylock Regional School District, but he is no stranger to the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents' Academic Excellence Award. He has been around them since he was an administrator in the Lee Public Schools in 2002 and has been giving them out in Pittsfield since 2013. And he has figured out what all those winners have in common. "All of the times I've seen this award given or actually had the pleasure of giving this award, there's a really thick thread that runs through the story of every student who I have ever seen receive this award," McCandless said. "That 1 Comment
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How Do You Cook a Turkey?: From the Mouths of 5-year-oldsBy Mrs. Poirot's Kindergarten Class, Guest Column
12:15PM / Thursday, November 26, 2020 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Each year, the kindergartners in Robin Poirot's class at Hoosac Valley Elementary School offer their estimations on how long it takes to cook a turkey — in sizes ranging from three to 100 pounds. Their Thanksgiving recipes are always amusing and sometimes enlightening, particularly the choices of stuffing, but we must strongly caution against following any of their directions as a matter of public health. Addison Columbus Well, first you would have to go to the store and grab a 10-pound turkey. After I bring it home in a bag, I would put it in the oven for only 3 degrees for 5 minutes. That will definitely turn the color brown. That is how 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Making Winter Plans for High School SportsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:11AM / Wednesday, November 25, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School District is making winter plans for its athletic programs. On Monday, Athletic Director Lindsey von Holtz proposed a plan to the School Committee for four competitive varsity teams in the upcoming season: boys and girls basketball and boys and girls cross country skiing. Von Holtz said Mount Greylock in years past has offered opportunities for its students to compete on cooperative teams in ice hockey, wrestling and swimming, but for various reasons those are not in the cards this winter. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association has moved competitive wrestling to the spring due to restrictions that 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock 'Snow Days' Will Be Remote DaysBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:39PM / Tuesday, November 24, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Snow days will be school days in the Mount Greylock Regional School District, at least through the middle of February. On Monday, newly installed Superintendent Jason "Jake" McCandless told the School Committee that he has decided to use snow days for remote learning in the PreK-12 district until after the February vacation. After the planned one-week break, the first two snow days will be treated as actual days off before going back to the remote "snow day" model. North Adams made the decision to treat snow days as remote days earlier this month. "In addition to that, any day that would traditionally be a 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Again Postpones Decision on Turf FieldBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:11AM / Tuesday, November 24, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — It will be at least two more weeks before the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee decides whether to put an athletic field project out to bid. On Monday, the committee was expected to decide whether to authorize architect Perkins Eastman to draw up bid documents for a project that would include an artificial turf field as the centerpiece of a larger initiative to address deficiencies in the playing fields at the middle-high school. But Business Manager Joe Bergeron informed the committee that despite his best efforts to prod the Boston firm, it sent its proposal to the district just after 2 p.m. on Monday, and the committee agreed it did not 1 Comment
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'Noodle Belts' Allow for Fun Social Distancing at Hancock SchoolBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:37PM / Thursday, November 19, 2020 | |
The children have been having fun with the belts, Tremblay said. HANCOCK, Mass. — A Hancock Elementary School teacher is using the power of arts and crafts to make social distancing fun for her students. Janet Tremblay, who has been teaching Grades 4 and 5 for six years, constructed "noodle belts" for her students to assist with social distancing during recess time. These noodle belts were completed and introduced to the students this week. Though the belts are silly in nature, they contribute to a serious cause of social distancing that is stopping the spread of COVID-19. "It is funny to watch," Tremblay added. These 3 Comments
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BCC Holding Regular COVID-19 Testing for Faculty, StudentsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
03:41PM / Monday, November 16, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College has been doing its part to keep the college campus healthy with regular COVID-19 testing. The college's program was designed to address its needs in compliance with Phase III of the state's reopening Every two weeks since the beginning of the semester in September, BCC has offered free testing to any staff, faculty, and on-campus student. This service is volunteer and offered through vendor County Ambulance.
So far, 153 BCC community members have been tested and testing will continue until the end of the semester.
"Our testing protocols are part of our Phase III reopening plan. We opted to create a
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BCC Shines Light on Honors ProgramBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:18AM / Tuesday, November 10, 2020 | |
BCC staff and student Keira Codey discuss the college's honors program on the video episode of 'BCC Presents: Access Higher Ed.' PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College is hoping to bring more awareness of its honors program as a path for student achievement. For student Keira Codey, this was her first semester taking honors courses. "With the higher level of the class, I felt like I would be more engaged in these classes," she said. "And I can say that I have been more engaged." Now she'll be leaving BCC to attend the online history program at Southern New Hampshire University. "The thing about 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional School Records To Be Destroyed | 08:55AM / Friday, November 06, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School graduates from the 2012-2013 class have until the end of the month to retrieve their records. In accordance with state regulations, all temporary cumulative school and health records for students who have graduated from or left Mount Greylock Regional School during the 2012 - 2013 school years will be destroyed on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. State regulations require that student records be destroyed seven years after the student graduates. However, the high school transcript that includes the grades for the four years of high school is maintained for 60 years following graduation. Any student who is 0 Comments
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St. Stan's Announces First Honor Roll| 04:04PM / Monday, November 02, 2020 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — St. Stanislaus Kostka School announced its honor roll for the first marking period of the 2020-2021 school year. A student merits High Honors for an average of 93 or higher. A student merits honors for an average between 85 and 92. High Honors (93+) Colin Daly Jacinta Felix Sofia Francesconi Honors (85-92.9) Logan Driscoll Cole Maxwell Noah McGrath Samuel McGrath Joshua Touponce Honors (85-92.9) Gabrielle Driscoll Timothy Kupiec Andrew Meaney Ian Militello Natalie Tatro Aidan Tremblay High Honors (93+) Elise 2 Comments
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