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Mount Greylock Third Quarter Honor Roll| 08:00AM / Friday, May 09, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Mount Greylock Regional School has announced its 3rd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2024-2025 academic year. Out of a total school enrollment of 532 students, 348 students have achieved Honor Roll status. Emily Alvarez, Marshall Baya, Nicholas Bellora, Jayne Beringer, Oliver Bingemann, Claire Burrow, Miguel Camacho, Aleksei Chang, Olivia Cook, Vera de Jong, Katherine Goss, Chase Hoey, William Igoe, Jaclynn Kastrinakis, Caliegh Kiernan, Noah Klompus, Malia Koffi, Jaden Lash-St. John, Kelsey MacHaffie, Mila Marcisz, Rafael Mellow-Bartels, Cameron Miller, Arthur Millet, Mai O'Connor, Mia Patrick, Natalie Pesce, Erik Powell-Bechtel, Polly Rhie, Noah >> Read More |
Student-Written Play 'Rewind: A Real-Life Sitcom' to Premiere at Mount Greylock Regional School| 08:00AM / Thursday, May 08, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Mount Greylock Regional School will present "Rewind: A Real-Life Sitcom" in the school auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road. Performances are scheduled for May 8–10 at 7 p.m. The play centers on high school student Ashley Stevens, whose teenage life has seemingly transformed into a sitcom. The narrative includes comedic elements such as a nosy neighbor, inept antagonists at school, and improbable situations, complete with commercial breaks and the behind-the-scenes activities of a director and crew. The play explores Ashley’s attempt to understand this change and whether she desires to return to her previous reality. "Rewind" was
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Create an Ad: R.K. MilesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Sunday, May 04, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Fourth-grade students at Williamstown Elementary School participated in our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series. Students in Mackenzie Viola's class created ads for R.K. Miles, a fourth-generation family-owned building material and hardware supplier. View all of the students' ads here. This year, R.K. Miles is celebrating its 85th anniversary. It offers a range of products including doors and windows, hardware and tools, paint and sundries, lumber and building material solutions, and more. At its custom mill shop, R.K. Miles can provide custom-made products for all sorts of projects, including wood >> Read More |
Williams College Art Museum Will Be a Lab for SustainabilityBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:47AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
Michael Evans and Tanja Srebotnjak of the Zhilka Center for the Environment get into details about green standards. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The sustainable aspects of the new $175 million Williams College Museum of Art will influence the next generation of arts leaders. "Really building a learning laboratory for sustainable art museums for the future," said Pamela Franks, museum director, at Monday night's community forum. "One of the really distinctive features of the Williams College Museum of Art is its long tradition and contribution to the field of arts leadership. So a student who's leading a tour today may be the >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Free Evening For Educators| 07:37AM / Thursday, April 24, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 1, the Clark Art Institute hosts a free creative professional development event for educators from across the region. Participants will explore ways to strengthen their students' social and emotional learning through the arts. Evening for Educators is recommended for Pre-K through Grade 12 educators, including school counselors and administrators. Educators can earn professional development points through participation. The program runs from 5 pm to 8:15 pm. The evening commences with a keynote address by Käthe Swaback, the Massachusetts Cultural Council's program officer for creative youth development and health. >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Hosts Argentinian Students for Exchange ProgramBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
07:34AM / Sunday, April 20, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional High School is currently hosting 36 students from La Cumbre, Argentina, for a two-week cultural exchange program. The program, organized by Mount Greylock Spanish Department, involves a variety of cultural and social events for the visiting students. "It is incredibly impactful on their academic experience," said Shannon Vigeant, Spanish teacher and Spanish Club adviser. "This allows them to experience the world in different ways, to connect to the language in a different way, and bring life to learning." Vigeant organized the program with her colleagues Joe Johnson and Amy Kirby, also Spanish >> Read More |
Mount Greylock School Committee Affirms Protection for All Students, StaffBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:54AM / Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee last week unanimously approved a policy that affirms the district's support for all students and employees without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity. The policy, one of several that have been in development for months by the panel's Policy and Governance Subcommittee. Prior to the full committee's action, Carolyn Greene asked her colleagues on the subcommittee whether they had factored in more recent changes in federal policy. Interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron clarified that the local policy, which affirms that the district "does not and will not discriminate on the basis >> Read More |
Teacher of the Month: Karen DuCharmeBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:28PM / Sunday, April 13, 2025 | |
Karen DuCharme's integrated life skills class is designed to prepare all students for the world post high school. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School life skills special education teacher Karen DuCharme has been selected as the April Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. She has been a teacher for 24 years, starting at Pittsfield High School, and has been at Mount Greylock Regional School for the last 11 years. "I always say that I didn't really choose >> Read More |
Williams: No Evidence of ICE Activity on CampusiBerkshires Staff,
09:43PM / Wednesday, April 09, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College is advising its community members in the wake of rumors that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel have been spotted on campus. In a communitywide email on Wednesday afternoon, the school's director of Campus Safety Services said that the rumors of ICE activity have not been substantiated and advised recipients of their rights if they are approached by ICE agents. "If you are approached by immigration officers, please contact CSS immediately," CSS Director Jeff Palmer wrote. "You are not required to provide any information. You can inform ICE that you are not attempting to obstruct their actions but >> Read More |
Transgender Athlete Issue Hits Home for County ResidentsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:45AM / Sunday, March 30, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — For Noah Greenfield, a potentially difficult part of life was made easier by sports. Greenfield competed on the girls cross country and Nordic ski teams at Mount Greylock Regional School as a ninth-grader, leading the Mounties to a skiing state championship in 2017. Greenfield finished his high school career competing for Mount Greylock's boys teams after transitioning to his true identity. "It was something that I started thinking about around sixth or seventh grade but didn't have the knowledge or vocabulary to name what it is or look into it that deeply," Greenfield said of his transition journey. "Around >> Read More |
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