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 |
Bard College To Close Simon's Rock CampusStaff Reports ,
03:27PM / Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Bard College announced Tuesday plans to close its Simon's Rock campus in Great Barrington and consolidate to Bard's Massena Campus in Barrytown, NY, starting in fall 2025. The decision, made by Bard's Board of Trustees and Simon's Rock's Board of Overseers, responds to challenges including declining enrollment and increased competition in early college programs. "Departing from our beloved Great Barrington campus is heartbreaking — the campus has been my professional home for more than twenty years and my literal home for nearly five," wrote Provost John B. Weinstein. "It is full of memories for so >> Read More |
Teacher of the Month: Colleen TragerBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:16PM / Saturday, October 19, 2024 | |
BECKET, Mass. — Becket Washington Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Colleen Trager has been selected as the October Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will run for the next seven months and will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. Being a teacher is not what Trager first set out to do, originally striving to be an opera singer until a call home to care for her sick mom sent her down a new path. She obtained her bachelor's degree in performing arts at Wagner College on Staten Island, N.Y. She then >> Read More |
Simon's Rock Family Weekend to Begin Friday| 12:46PM / Monday, October 14, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Family Weekend at Simon's Rock will take place on Friday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 20. Family Weekend serves as an opportunity for parents and family members of Simon's Rock students to meet professors, advisors, and community directors, and get a firsthand look at life on the Simon's Rock campus. Events include student performances and concerts, library events, a guided tour of the Simon's Rock trail system, a parent reception, and many other opportunities to meet other Simon's Rock families. Families will have the opportunity to support the Simon's Rock Farm Club at their Farm Stand, where they will be selling >> Read More |
Berkshire Schools Receive Green Team Awards| 10:45AM / Wednesday, June 05, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) recognized students from 63 schools across Massachusetts with Green Team Awards for outstanding environmental stewardship and educational activities. Green Team is a statewide program sponsored by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and MassDEP to empower students and teachers to help the environment by taking action in their communities. Green Team classes for the 2023-2024 school year received prizes for their participation, including reusable stainless-steel straws, reusable bamboo utensil sets, water bottle stickers, or paper bookmarks with seeds >> Read More |
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