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Mount Greylock to Present 'Into the Woods'| 10:09AM / Friday, February 20, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School announced its upcoming production of "Into the Woods," with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The production will run from Thursday, Feb. 26 to Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 at 7 PM in the Mount Greylock auditorium. According to a press release: A modern twist on the beloved brothers Grimm fairy tales, Into the Woods follows the journey of familiar storybook characters, each of whom has a fervent desire that prompts them to journey "into the woods." Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them with disastrous >> Read More |
Clark Art Announces Call for Art From Berkshire County High School Students | 02:10PM / Thursday, February 19, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —The Clark Art Institute, Living the Change Berkshires, and Cooler Communities invite Berkshire County high school students to participate in a juried installation of student art about climate change. Submissions are due March 6, 2026. The exhibition, "How Shall We Live: Berkshire Youth Artists Explore Their Relationship with the Earth in the Time of Climate Change," is on view April 18–25 at the Clark. In its fourth year, the initiative encourages local youth to pair art with the environment as they consider ways to appreciate and protect the natural world. Following the closure of the show at the Clark, it will be on view at Pittsfield's City
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Mount Greylock School Committee Hears Budget Requests, PressuresBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee Thursday heard the final rounds of fiscal year 2027 budget requests and heard why those — or any — discretionary increases in spending will be difficult in the year that begins July 1. Williamstown Elementary Principal Benjamin Torres and middle-high school Principal Jake Schutz each presented the spending priorities formulated by their respective school councils. The requests followed a presentation by Lanesborough Elementary Principal Nolan Pratt at the January meeting. Superintendent Joseph Bergeron then told the School Committee that state and federal aid to the district is going to be >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Regional School District 2nd Quarter Honor Roll| 03:41PM / Friday, February 13, 2026 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District 2025-2026 2nd Quarter Honor Roll. The total school enrollment is 538, of which 356 have made the Honor Roll for the 2nd quarter. William Apotsos, Teigan Brady, Alexander Briggs, Jaime Brito, Molly Cangelosi, Paige Cangelosi, Adriana Carasone, Ava Charbonneau, William Cortes, Everett Crowe, Shubham Devre, Ruby Dufour, Maxwell Easton, Frances Evans, Arianna Henderson, Skylar Johnson, Emilie Jones, Violet Kornell, Kiera Kristensen, Nora Lopez, Amelia Madrigal, Krishiv Malhotra, Luca Mellow-Bartels, Teresa Moresi, Natasha Nugent, Audrianna Pelkey, Madison Powell, Kofi Roberts, William Svrluga, Dana Taylor, >> Read More |
Clark Art Offers School Vacation Week Activities| 07:41AM / Monday, February 09, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute offers children and families fun activities celebrating its permanent collection and the special exhibition Shadow Visionaries: French Artists Against the Current, 1840–70 from Tuesday, Feb. 17 through Thursday, Feb. 19 (part of the Massachusetts public school system's February vacation week). The Clark's vacation week programming explores themes of imagination, fantasy, and ghostly realities. From 10 am–noon, drop in to sculpt gargoyles or otherworldly creatures out of mixed media materials. At 1 pm, join a Clark educator for an all-ages interactive tour of Shadow Visionaries that
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Mount Greylock School Committee Looks at Policy for AIBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee is grappling with the question of how artificial intelligence can and cannot be used by the district's faculty and students. At a Jan. 21 in-person meeting at the middle-high school, five members of the seven-person committee heard a report from the superintendent about the issues confronting educators nationwide as online AI tools become more pervasive in society. Superintendent Joseph Bergeron gave examples ranging from using AI prompts to help a student get started on an essay assignment to how a parent or guardian might use the same tool to help an elementary school pupil work through a >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Schools Bracing for Another Big Health Insurance HitBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:42PM / Monday, January 12, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Like municipal entities across the county, the Mount Greylock Regional School District is bracing for another year of steep increases in health insurance costs. It is unknown just how steep, but Superintendent Joseph Bergeron tried to prepare the School Committee at its January meeting on Thursday. "The rumors, just so you hear them from me … are not confirmed, but right now, the projections are we might be close to a 20 percent increase in what's proposed in order to have premiums cover cost," Bergeron said. "We're going to see where that goes. That's not at all confirmed. But, if true, a 20 percent >> Read More |
Teacher of the Month: Greta Noyes By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:40PM / Saturday, December 27, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown Elementary School first-grade teacher Greta Noyes feeds her students' natural curiosity and makes them excited to learn. It is her dedication to her students, caring heart, and welcoming atmosphere that has earned her the iBerkshires Teacher of the Month designation. "I just love what I do, and I know every day is going to be a good day … It is never a dull moment, and it's always exciting, and it's good to see the curiosity and the eagerness of our students and how they bring so much joy to the classroom," she said. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire >> Read More |
Mount Greylock School Committee Discusses Collaboration Project with North County DistrictsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:34AM / Friday, December 19, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — News that the group looking at ways to increase cooperation among secondary schools in North County reached a milestone sparked yet another discussion about that group's objectives among members of the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee. At Thursday's meeting, Carolyn Greene reported that the Northern Berkshire Secondary Sustainability task force, where she represents the Lanesborough-Williamstown district, had completed a request for proposals in its search for a consulting firm to help with the process that the task force will turn over to a steering committee comprised of four representatives from four districts: North Berkshire School >> Read More |
The Mount Greylock Regional School District First Quarter Honor Roll| 08:12AM / Tuesday, December 02, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District 2025-2026 First Quarter Honor Roll. Total school enrollment: 540, of which 378 have made the Honor Roll for the first quarter. Addison Abel, William Apotsos, Teigan Brady, Alexander Briggs, Jaime Brito, Molly Cangelosi, Paige Cangelosi, Adriana Carasone, Cooper Carlson, Ava Charbonneau, William Cortes, Everett Crowe, Shubham Devre, Ruby Dufour, Maxwell Easton, Frances Evans, Arianna Henderson, Skylar Johnson, Emilie Jones, Maxwell Killam, Violet Kornell, Kiera Kristensen, Alexander Labendz, Nora Lopez, Amelia Madrigal, Krishiv Malhotra, Brandon Mason, Luca Mellow-Bartels, Teresa Moresi, Roman >> Read More |
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