The Student News Site of Mount Greylock Regional High School

The Greylock Echo

The Student News Site of Mount Greylock Regional High School

The Greylock Echo

The Student News Site of Mount Greylock Regional High School

The Greylock Echo

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A Look at Greylock’s New Safety Protocols

Mackenzie Sheehy, Staff Writer November 28, 2020

With the end of Thanksgiving break fast approaching, Mount Greylock will have completed nearly 8 successful weeks of hybrid learning, outlasting nearly every other school district in the county.  For...

Will Mt. Greylock Return to Fully Remote Learning?

Laura Dupuis, Staff Writer November 28, 2020

In the past few weeks, Berkshire County has seen an increase in COVID-19 caseloads. In response, several high schools across the County have returned to fully remote learning. Many colleges have also made...

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Mount Greylock Provides Free Menstrual Hygiene Products in Bathrooms

Mia LaFrazia, Staff Writer November 28, 2020

On August 1st, the state of Massachusetts passed a bill stating “all elementary and secondary public schools in the Commonwealth serving students in any grade from grade six through grade twelve shall...

Results of Student Elections

Alayna Schwarzer, Staff Writer November 20, 2020

On October 22nd, Mount Greylock high school students finished submitting their ballots to determine their representatives for their class officers, and student and school councils. This year, the elections...

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Greylock Students React to Biden/Harris Win

Emma Sandstrom, Managing Editor November 19, 2020

On Saturday, November 7th, The New York Times called the 2020 presidential election for the Democratic nominees former vice president Joe Biden and California senator Kamala Harris. As of November 20th,...

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Are Greylock Snow Days a Thing of the Past?

Julius Munemo, Staff Writer November 17, 2020

As the Berkshires inch closer to another inevitably cold and precipitous winter, there is one thought on everybody’s minds: we still get snow days, right? In the era of Zoom school and virtual learning,...

Greylock Talks Returns; Garners National Attention

Greylock Talks Returns; Garners National Attention

Molly Sullivan, News Editor November 17, 2020

On Thursday, October 29, Greylock Talks returned to Mount Greylock. But this year’s format looks a bit different than years past. Students joined an optional webinar during their directed study periods...

Four High Schoolers Bring Nonprofit to Berkshire County

Luca Hirsch, Staff Writer October 6, 2020

This summer, four Berkshire County high schoolers joined forces to start a youth activity group dubbed “The Berkshire Summer Games.” Kassidy Krejmas (Wahconah senior), Celina Savage (Mount Greylock...

Students Adjust To Virtual Learning Platforms

Mackenzie Sheehy, Managing Editor October 4, 2020

On September 16th, Mount Greylock began another academic school year that looked different than ever before. Instead of a day filled with students bustling through the halls and once again filling teachers...

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Students ‘Zoom’ Into the New School Year

Laura Dupuis, Associate Editor October 3, 2020

Since the start of school on September 16th, Mount Greylock students have been participating in fully remote learning. The goal was to have students do a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning...

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Maud Mandel on Williams College Reopening Plan: “At a Certain Point We Just Had to Make a Decision”

Lucy McWeeny, Staff Writer September 17, 2020

On June 29th, Williams College made the decision to bring students back to campus in the fall for an in-person semester. The college has put in place a plan developed to keep the spread of COVID-19 to...

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Teachers React to Greylock Reopening Plan

Mackenzie Sheehy, Managing Editor September 16, 2020

On September 1st, the Mount Greylock Regional School District finalized its reopening plan for the 2020-2021 academic year, followed by a Zoom meeting on September 2nd to announce the plan to families....

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