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The Greylock Echo

The Student News Site of Mount Greylock Regional High School

The Greylock Echo

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Student Council Agenda for 2026-2027
Student Council Agenda for 2026-2027
Nora Stricker November 1, 2025

Most Mounties are aware that Mount Greylock Regional School has a student council, but do they know their true impact on the student body? It’s a brand new year, and the student council already has plans in motion. From organizing community wide events to brainstorming fresh ideas that enhance the...

What You Missed: Cross Country
What You Missed: Cross Country
Olivia Perez November 1, 2025

  Mount Greylock’s cross country teams have both finished their regular seasons with a 14-0 record. The next step is at the Western Mass Championship on Sunday, October 26, where they hope to secure the win as well. The boys team also won the Berkshire County Invitational on Sunday,...

What You Missed: Boys Soccer To Go To State With New Coach
What You Missed: Boys Soccer To Go To State With New Coach
Alex McCausland and Cole Creighton November 1, 2025

Over the last couple of years, the Mount Greylock boys soccer team has had a high turnover rate of coaches. This year, Chris Kapiloff is the new head coach.  Kapiloff was involved with the Williamstown youth soccer program for years, but also has intimate experience with specifically the Greylock...

MCAS No Longer Required
MCAS No Longer Required
Margot Gordon and Adele Low November 1, 2025

As of November 2024, the MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) is no longer a requirement for graduation. Last fall, the citizens of Massachusetts voted on whether or not students should be required to pass the MCAS in order to graduate from high school. The final decision was to abolish...

What You Missed: Unified Basketball
What You Missed: Unified Basketball
Brenna López and Amelia Madrigal November 1, 2025

This year's fall season has started off great for the Mount Greylock Unified Basketball team. In their most recent game against Monument Mountain, the team scored 60 points, with each athlete contributing 10-12 points, continuing their undefeated season.  However it seems that to Coach and librarian...

How Schedules Are Made: From Class Proposals to PowerSchool
How Schedules Are Made: From Class Proposals to PowerSchool
Nico McWeeny November 1, 2025

The bell rings, dismissing class. The halls slowly fill with students. Some meander alongside their friends while some walk quickly. Others even run to their next class.  But what makes this all go round?  At Mount Greylock, each student has seven blocks in a day. Some blocks are required, such...

An Interview With the Former Williams College President
An Interview With the Former Williams College President
Charlotte McKenna and Nora Stricker November 1, 2025

Francis Oakley was the former president of Williams College, and the former director of The Clark Art Institute. The Echo interviewed him as part of our Meet Your Neighbor column where we talk with residents of Sweetwood who live just a building from our school.   Echo: What was it like growing...

The Many Facets of the Prism Concert
Rafa Mason April 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 12, the Mount Greylock Orchestra, band and chorus assembled in the school auditorium for the Prism concert: 100 students, 200 community members, 12 songs, one hour. The only stops for the musicians were to flip to the next page of music and to give room to the thunderous applause coming...

Spring Drama Rehearsals Begin
Spring Drama Rehearsals Begin
Jaqueline Kastrinakis April 1, 2024

Rehearsals are underway for Mount Greylock’s student-led Spring Drama, which will perform at the school on May 16-18. Unlike past years, the play, Lights Off, is written and directed entirely by students – senior Quin Repetto and sophomore Frankie Evans  Written over the summer by the two...

McCormack Joins Math Department
McCormack Joins Math Department
Cole Creighton December 21, 2023

Mount Greylock has many new faces this year, with new staff in a number of departments. One newcomer to the math department is Thomas McCormack. He teaches Algebra 1, Honors Pre Calculus, AP Calculus and Personal Finance.  McCormack replaces the school’s former Calculus teacher and basketball coach...

How Much COVID-19 Money Do We Have Left?
How Much COVID-19 Money Do We Have Left?
Fiona Whaley and Nora López November 1, 2025

From extracurriculars to classroom materials, every dollar in Mount Greylock’s budget helps shape everyday...

YES Club Tries To Go Clean
Maddie Love and Sabine Guerra November 1, 2025

During the 2025-2026 school year, Mount Greylock Regional School’s YES Club will continue the fight...

What You Missed: Girls Soccer To Go To State With Dils
What You Missed: Girls Soccer To Go To State With Dils
Arthur Crowley and Reed Miles-Harris November 1, 2025

This fall, Mount Greylock’s girls’ varsity soccer team has a new coach: Blair Dils.  Dils is...