Simon's Rock Theater Program Presents 'The Moors' | 04:00PM / Wednesday, November 08, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. The Bard College at Simon's Rock Theater program presents "The Moors," an anachronistic dark comedy by contemporary playwright, novelist, poet, and screenwriter Jen Silverman. According to a press release: Set in the 1840s(ish), The Moors follows spinster sisters Agatha and Hudley, their overworked scullery maid Marjoy, and their despondent Mastiff as they all live out their monotonous lives on the bleak "English" moors and dream of love and power. When Emilie, a hapless governess, is summoned under false pretenses and a moor-hen falls from the sky, all become entwined in a strange and elusive game. Simultaneously >> Read More |
Berkshire Delegation Commends Advocacy Of Constituents for Rural School Aid ProgramStaff Reports ,
08:02AM / Sunday, November 05, 2023 | |
BOSTON — State Senator Paul Mark, on behalf of the Berkshire Delegation, announced that funding for the Rural School Aid grant program has been raised to $15 million for Fiscal Year 2024, resulting in increases ranging from 30-210 percent for schools in the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District. The program provides financial assistance to the Commonwealth's most rural school districts. "Making sure that students throughout our region can access a high-quality education, equal to their counterparts around the state, is extremely important to me and our regional delegation," said Senator Mark. "Tripling the amount of Rural School Aid >> Read More |
BArT Announces First Quarter Honor Roll | 07:57AM / Monday, October 30, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology (BArT) Charter Public School has announced the students who made the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students who earned 80 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "Honors". Students who earned 90 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "High Honors." Academic courses at BArT are aligned with the Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks for the appropriate grade level and include all standards deemed necessary for a complete, college-preparatory, middle and high school education. Students in Grade 6 who >> Read More |
Simon’s Rock to Host the Tenth Annual Think Food Conference| 08:20AM / Sunday, October 29, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—Simon's Rock will host the tenth annual ThinkFOOD conference on campus on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. This year's conference theme, hosted by the Center for Food and Resilience, will feature panels and workshops on the theme "Making Local Farming Work." This year's keynote speaker will be Ashley Randle, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. A fifth-generation dairy farmer, Ashley Randle was sworn in as the twenty-first Commissioner by Governor Maura T.Healey on March 6, 2023. She is the first woman to lead the Department and assumed the role after having served as Deputy >> Read More |
Monument Mountain Student Awards| 05:47PM / Saturday, October 28, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — At the Berkshire Hills Regional School District School Committee Meeting on Thursday Oct. 19, 2023, Superintendent Peter Dillon presented three seniors with the following awards. Student bios were provided by the shcool. Ari (Elisheva) Caine Elisheva "Ari" Caine is the daughter of Hanan and Rebecca Caine of Richmond. Ari is an outstanding student and an active member of Monument's school community. Ari has been awarded the AP Scholar Award including the AP WE Service Recognition and the AP National Rural and Small-Town Recognition Award. In addition, Ari is the recipient of the University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Award >> Read More |
Berkshire Waldorf High School Open House | 12:35PM / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Waldorf High School is holding an Open House on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7:00 p.m. at the school: 14 Pine Street, Stockbridge, on the corner of Pine and Shamrock. Friends, grandparents, and younger siblings are all welcome. The program will include a scene from the students' upcoming Shakespeare play, Henry IV, Part 1 and a student panel, where guests are welcome to ask questions about the students' high school experience. The school offers honors-level, college preparatory academics and is also well-integrated into the larger community, including classes and workshops in renowned artists' studios, the use >> Read More |
Egremont Rejects School Merger; Advocates Say 'May Be Options'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
03:20PM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Egremont’s special town meeting Saturday morning overwhelmingly rejected a plan that would have merged the Southern Berkshire Regional School District with the Berkshire Hills Regional School District. By a vote of 143-78, members said no to a new Southern Berkshire Hills Regional School District that would have joined the five towns in the SBRSD with the three in the BHRSD and eventually replaced the existing Mount Everett and Monument Mountain high schools with a new 9-12 school on the Monument Mountain campus. The merger of the two districts was dependent on a positive vote in all eight of the proposed member towns. The other >> Read More |
Simon’s Rock to Host Symposium Week on Social Justice and Inclusion | 12:07PM / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Simon's Rock will host the Symposium on Social Justice and Inclusion, which is an annual program sponsored by the Council for Inclusive Community (CIC). This Symposium provides designated time and space for the Simon's Rock community to deconstruct barriers to action on important social justice issues — in the classroom and in day-to-day life, using a theme. This year the theme is Collective Activism. This year's keynote guest will be activist and author Shanae Watkins, speaking on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. in the McConnell Theater at the Daniel Arts Center on campus. The event can also be streamed virtually on >> Read More |
South County School Merger Advocates Make Their CaseBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Thursday, October 12, 2023 | |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — School officials in the Southern Berkshire and Berkshire Hills Regional School Districts are hoping voters in their member towns will make history later this month. It is the best way those officials can see to ensure the future of the region's students. Later this month, voters in eight South County towns will be asked whether they want to merge the area's two regional school districts, creating one preK-12 district to educate youngsters in the eight communities and, ultimately, one new high school to replace the current Mount Everett and Monument Mountain high schools. The votes at eight special town meetings will be the >> Read More |
Simon's Rock Ranked by U.S. News and World Report | 08:18AM / Friday, October 06, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Colleges rankings have awarded Bard College at Simon's Rock top-tier rankings in a number of categories. Within the Regional Colleges North ranking, Simon's Rock was tied #1 for Best Undergraduate Teaching and tied #2 in Most Innovative Schools. Simon's Rock was also tied #32 in Regional Colleges North and #41 in Top Performers on Social Mobility. The colleges for Best Undergraduate Teaching were based on nominations by college presidents, provosts, and admissions deans who participated in a peer assessment survey focusing on their view of schools with strength in undergraduate >> Read More |
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