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Mount Greylock School Committee Sends Track, Field Project to BidBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee this month agreed to put the latest incarnation of its track and field project out to bid. The panel could have bids in hand to approve as soon as its September meeting, and shovels could go in the ground at the middle-high school campus as early as this fall, Carolyn Greene told her colleagues. "Assuming a bid is approved, the construction team might start in the fall," she said at the School Committee's July meeting. "They might start in the spring. It depends on their schedules. "We'd anticipate the completion date would be essentially the same whether they started in >> Read More |
Williams College Making Efforts to Preserve Founding Documents| 04:16PM / Monday, July 03, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire residents have long had the chance to peruse some of the nation's founding documents — without taking a trip to Washington, D.C. But the fragile records on display at Williams College will be soon be stored away for preservation and taken out only for special occasions, like Tuesday's annual reading in the Library Quad. Since 1987, the Founding Documents, as they are known at the college, have been on permanent display in the Chapin Gallery at Sawyer Library. But while sunlight may be a great political disinfectant, it is an antagonist of paper and ink. The documents include a draft of the U.S. >> Read More |
Local Higher Ed Officials React to Supreme Court Affirmative Action RulingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:23PM / Thursday, June 29, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Massachusetts officials were quick to react Thursday to a pair of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that dealt a blow to generations of efforts to achieve equity in higher education through affirmative action efforts. In a 6-2 decision, with Justice Keganji Brown Jackson recusing, the court struck down the affirmative action program at Harvard University. And in a 6-3 decision, the court similarly ruled against a program at the University of North Carolina. Williams College President Maud Mandel quickly announced that the decisions will not change the college's "core values" of diversity, inclusion and access. "We especially want >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Regional High School Fourth Quarter Honor Roll| 08:27AM / Thursday, June 29, 2023 | |
Total school enrollment 537 of which 301 have made Honor Roll for the 4th quarter Honor Roll Ainsley Abel, Bryn Angelini, Annabelle Art, Moby Asch, Seamus Barnes, Elizabeth Bertolino, Henrik Bingemann, Elena Caplinger, Hannah Chase, Cailean Fippinger, Emma Gilooly, Emma Gray, Arthur Greenfield, Dylen Harrison, Ezra Holzapfel, Lucy Igoe, Lily Jayko, Lyla Kocsis, Clarissa Louis, Dakota Marquis, Will Marsh, Maxwell McAlister, Patrick McConnell, Altan McIntosh, Olivia McKeon, Emma Newberry, Zenalyssa Packer, Beatrice Pedroni, Sarah Polumbo, Andres Sanchez, Foster Savitsky, Jennah Simpson, Kiersten Simpson, Molly Sullivan, Rose Sutter, Samuel Tucker-Smith, Daniel >> Read More |
BArT Announces Upcoming Enrollment Deadline| 10:38AM / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. – Berkshire Arts and Technology (BArT) Charter Public School is currently accepting applications for students in grades 6 through 10 for the 2022-2023 school year. The next enrollment deadline for the 2023-2024 school year for grades 6 through 10 is Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at noon. To apply is to visit https://bartcharter.schoolmint.com/. Interested families should note that the best way to secure a seat, or a desirable waitlist spot for the 2023-2024 school year is to apply before the Aug. 3 deadline. More information on the school's enrollment and lottery process can be found at www.bartcharter.org. Interested families should contact the
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Splash Into Summer Safely| 09:36AM / Monday, June 19, 2023 | |
 What better way to cool off during the long, hot days of summer than a refreshing dip in cool water? Even with the promise of fun that swimming in pools, streams, and lakes provide, it is not without risks. Every year in the U.S. nearly 900 children and adolescents die from unintentional drowning. Diving a little deeper into the grim reality we learn that more children between the ages of 1 to 4 die from drowning than any other cause. For children ages 5 to 14, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death. While most drownings in children 1 to 4 happen in swimming pools, babies and young children can drown in as little as 2 inches of water (think bathtubs, garden >> Read More |
Mount Greylock School Committee Approves Contracts, Looks to Lanesborough Town MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:59PM / Monday, June 12, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week unanimously approved three-year contracts with the district's three collective bargaining units. The votes, which came after an hour-long executive session to discuss the final terms, were contingent on ratification by the district's teachers, support staff and cafeteria workers. Pending that ratification, no details of the contracts, which run through fiscal year 2026, were discussed during open session. But on Monday, Superintendent Jason McCandless said the financial terms in the deals were not unanticipated. "The contracts approved are all accounted for within the budget >> Read More |
Class of '23 Says, 'So Long,' to Mount GreylockBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:24PM / Saturday, June 10, 2023 | |
The class gives a standing ovation to its selected 'Teacher of the Year,' math instructor and boys basketball coach Robert Thistle. See more photos here. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After leaving one more cheer in a gym where his teams inspired so many cheers, Mount Greylock Regional School's Teacher of the Year Saturday said, "So long," to the Class of 2023. Robert Thistle, a math teacher and boys basketball coach at the school, offered his valedictory remarks after receiving the annual honor bestowed on a member of the middle-high school faculty by the graduating seniors. "If I have to graduate from Mount Greylock at some point, what >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Names Speakers for 2023 Graduation Exercises| 03:01PM / Monday, June 05, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Speakers have been selected for the Mount Greylock Regional School's 2023 graduation ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, June 10, at 11 a.m. in the Mount Greylock gymnasium. Principal Jacob Schutz submitted this information about class speakers Altan McIntosh and Molly Sullivan. McIntosh, the son of Shawn and Naren McIntosh of Williamstown, was chosen by his classmates to speak at graduation. Respected and highly regarded by his peers, he is a mature, charismatic and thoughtful young man who has proven to be a natural leader in the school. His inquisitive nature has served him well at Mount Greylock, having earned top >> Read More |
Williams Grads Pushed Toward 'Thoughtful Engagement'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:40PM / Sunday, June 04, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Williams College's Class of 2023 Sunday was told to be an agent of change in the world, even when the world's problems seem insurmountable. "Sometimes it feels like the world pushes us toward righteous indignation," Fred Krupp told the graduates during commencement exercises on the Paresky Lawn. "You can't look at news on your phone and not feel it. "But our responsibility is to act in ways that help bring progress. Thoughtful engagement requires creativity, planning and strategic thinking." Krupp, who has led the Environmental Defense Fund since 1984, was one of three recipients of honorary degrees from the >> Read More |
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