Bard College Alum to Speak at Simon's Rock Final Commencement| 06:16PM / Saturday, April 26, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Chloe Demrovsky, class of 2001, will address graduates at the 56th commencement ceremony of Bard College at Simon's Rock on Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m. The ceremony will be held on the Blodgett Lawn. Additional seating will be available in the McConnell Theater. The event will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person. Seating will be on a first-come basis. More information here. Demrovsky is an experienced executive leader with a career advising Fortune 100 companies, startups, consortia, and government on all aspects of emergency management. Recognized for her forward-thinking approach, she leverages present market >> Read More |
Information Session, Tour Set for Monument Mountain School Project| 12:53PM / Monday, March 24, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The School Building Committee is holding an information session and tour of Monument Mountain Regional School on Tuesday, April 1. The in-person tour of the high school starts at 5:30 p.m. and the information session at 6 p.m. The community session will also have a virtual component. The Zoom link is here and the meeting number is 897 4670 8537. The committee will review the condition of the high school, the schematic design and the next steps in the project. The project would be a three-story replacement of the 1968 building, which was recommended by the committee last fall. The total project cost is estimated >> Read More |
Teacher of the Month: Megan PinsonneaultBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:43PM / Sunday, March 16, 2025 | |
 LEE, Mass. — St. Mary's School second-grade teacher, Megan Pinsonneault, has been selected as the March 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. Pinsonneault has been teaching in one way or another her entire life, from playing school with her sisters to being a teacher's assistant in high school for a kids' dance class. She started her career as a fourth-grade teacher at St. Agnes' Academy in Dalton and six years later transitioned into being a reading >> Read More |
Education Secretary Promotes FAFSA at Monument MountainBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:22PM / Monday, March 10, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Only half of the state's graduates completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid last year, and the Executive Office of Education wants to see that number grow.
Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler spoke to about 40 Monument Mountain Regional High School students as a part of the Higher Education Financial Aid Road Show on Thursday. Gov. Maura Healey launched the effort February to encourage students and families to apply for available state financial aid. Tutwiler and other education leaders were meeting with students at eight high schools across the state. He reported that the FAFSA, infamous for its taxing nature, has become
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Community Leaders Read to Kids at St. Mary's SchoolBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:36PM / Wednesday, March 05, 2025 | |
Participants in Read Across America Day at St. Mary's included community, business and spiritual leaders and a local author. LEE, Mass. — In conjunction with Read Across America, St. Mary's School is starting its big reading challenge. "For every 10 minutes a kiddo reads they get a coin that goes into a big bin. At the end of the month, they will get either an ice cream party for whoever reads the most or a pizza party, something like that," said Principal Cara Maiorana-Culver. "March is literacy month and literacy is so important to schools and something that doesn't get enough emphasis." Third-grade teacher Amanda Reis invited Town
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Simon's Rock Hosts Du Bois Event| 10:26AM / Monday, February 24, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— Bard College at Simon's Rock will hold its 28th annual W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Event, "Farewell to the Rock, but Not to the Dream: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Future of Early College Education," led by Simon's Rock Professor Felix Kaputu on Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. The event, historically a lecture, is open to the Great Barrington community and will celebrate Du Bois' educational legacy as the college transitions to a new location. Bard College at Simon's Rock recognizes Du Bois' belief in the power of education. The college reaffirms its commitment to fostering young minds who will pursue justice, learning, and the >> Read More |
Bard Academy at Simon's Rock Announces Honors List| 10:51AM / Thursday, February 20, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Bard Academy at Simon's Rock announced the students who were added to the fall 2024 Honors List. Maya Bergman Hoechster of Gt Barrington, MA (01230) Luca Personette of South Egremont, MA (01258) Amelia Santos Arias of Pittsfield, MA (01201) Nellie Stockfisch of Gt Barrington, MA (01230) Jordan Yu of Dalton, MA (01226) >> Read More |
Mount Everett School Locked Down Over Threat| 04:43PM / Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mount Everett Regional School was put in lockdown Wednesday morning following threats made by a student. According to the Berkshire District Attorney's office, both local law enforcement and the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the DA's Office responded to the school. Based on the law enforcement response, the DA's Office stated, there is no active threat to the Mount Everett Regional School community. The threat apparently rose from a statement, or manifesto, posted online that has since been removed. The Berkshire Eagle said it was able to obtain the document and described it as "a hate-fueled screed that >> Read More |
Science, Art Program Offered for School Break| 01:14PM / Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | |
 EGREMONT, Mass. — Flying Cloud Institute and Greenagers will once again hold a science and art exploration program during the February school break for children aged 7 to 13 years. It runs Feb. 17 - 20 from 9 to 3:30 (with early drop-off at 8:30 a.m.), at the April Hill Education and Conservation Center in South Egremont. Participants will engage in science investigations, art projects, engineering challenges, and nature explorations. During the last school break, youth explored material science by making phosphorescent (glow-in-the-dark) polymers and learned about sound by making oscilloscopes. Children also took part in an engineering challenge by using sticks, marshmallows >> Read More |
McCandless Staying as DuBois Middle School Principal| 08:01AM / Monday, January 20, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Jake McCandless, who left his post as superintendent of Mount Greylock Regional School District last spring, will continue as a middle school principal in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District Superintendent Peter Dillon told the School Committee on Jan. 16 that McCandless, principal of W.E.B. Du Bois Middle School, has extended his contract for an additional three years. McCandless began his role in July 2024, succeeding Miles Wheat, who was hired as principal at Chatham (N.Y.) High School With more than 30 years of experience in education, McCandless also previously served as superintendent in Pittsfield and Lee, where he >> Read More |
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