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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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YES Club Plan to Compost by End of Year
YES Club Plan to Compost by End of Year
Maddie Love February 28, 2026

During the second half of the 2025–2026 school year, Mount Greylock’s Youth Environmental Squad (YES) club is trying hard to make a difference in Mount Greylock Regional School’s environmental impact through new composting initiatives. An environmentally centered, student led organization, YES...

Statewide Discontinuation of Online Driver's Ed.
Statewide Discontinuation of Online Driver’s Ed.
Olivia Perez February 28, 2026

This year, the Massachusetts State RMV discontinued Zoom driver’s education courses and replaced them with in-person classes. Although this may seem inconvenient, in-person classes were the norm before the COVID-19 pandemic. Steve Murray, an instructor for Dave's Driving School, recalls it “was...

Student Council Future Plans and Reflections
Student Council Future Plans and Reflections
Nico McWeeny February 28, 2026

The Student Council has had a busy year thus far, but the wheels will keep on turning. At the beginning of October, Student Council held its first ever Boo Bash. There was a mix of dancing, carnival games, live music, and even a haunted walk. The party was widely considered to be a success. Sophomore...

Mechanical Mounties Win State Finalist Title
Mechanical Mounties Win State Finalist Title
Elizabeth Spelman February 28, 2026

This season, the Mechanical Mounties Robotics Team went to Mount Anthony Middle School and won the title of Bennington Qualifier FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge.  FIRST Robotics is a non-profit company dedicated to inspiring students to pursue education...

January 5, 2026 Print Edition
January 5, 2026 Print Edition
Jack Uhas, Indira Semon Pike, Olivia Perez, Sabine Guerra, Zamir Ashraf, Margot Gordon, Emilie Jones, Nora Lopez, Nico McWeeny, Amelia Madrigal, Robyn Gregg, Clay Creighton, Reed Olney, Cole Creighton, Reed Miles Harris, Charlotte McKenna, Fiona Whaley, Rafaeli Thompson, Elizabeth Spelman, Brenna Lopéz, Adele Low, Rafa Mason, Paige Tudor, and Malcolm McKeough January 5, 2026

In This Issue:  News & Features:  Free Breakfast and New Menu Item 1 in 650: Interview with Evora Xü Sneak Peek: 'Into the Woods' New Middle School Crew Quarter-zip Tuesday Meet Your Neighbor: Anne Skinner Fast=Paced Fun in 'F1' "Rad" Skate Park Coming to Williamstown ...

Beating the Winter Blues
Beating the Winter Blues
Charlotte McKenna February 28, 2026

I think most of us can relate to struggling to get through bone-chilling, cold, New England winters. With temperatures reaching the negatives nearly every day in the months of January and February, most of us find ourselves stuck indoors. As someone who finds a lot of happiness in being outside,...

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...

Continued Mountie-La Cumbre Friendship: An Interview with Will Svrluga
Continued Mountie-La Cumbre Friendship: An Interview with Will Svrluga
Margot Gordon February 28, 2026

Will Svrluga, a senior at Mount Greylock Regional High School, spoke with The Greylock Echo about his...

Silverware Shortage at Greylock
Silverware Shortage at Greylock
Rafaeli Thompson and Paige Tudor November 1, 2025

The silverware shortage at Mount Greylock has peaked this school year. The janitorial and cafeteria staff...

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...