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

Peer Team Makes Adjustments to Old Initiatives

Krishiv Malhorta, Staff Writer February 11, 2021

The Mount Greylock Peer Team has had to make adjustments to their traditional programmings, just like many other clubs this school year. But, the Peer Team has been able to continue some of their normal...

Review: Truly Devious

Sylvie Clowes, Staff Writer February 11, 2021

Truly Devious is the first in a trilogy of mysteries by Maureen Johnson, all of which explores an eighty-year-old murder and kidnapping and the modern-day girl determined to crack the case. The book centers...

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MIAA Approves a “Fall II” Season

Andrew Petropulos, Staff Writer February 10, 2021

If you’re still disappointed about losing your chance to compete in your fall sport, don’t despair. With “Fall II” on the horizon, there may be hope after all.  This fall, students who wished...

MGRSD to Resume Hybrid Learning on Monday

MGRSD to Resume Hybrid Learning on Monday

Clara McWeeny, Editor-in-chief February 4, 2021

On Thursday, February 4th, Superintendent McCandless released a school wide email announcing that the Mount Greylock Regional School District will return to hybrid learning on Monday, February 8th. The...

More Asynchronous Work Would Benefit Both Teachers and Students

Lucy Igoe, Staff Writer February 4, 2021

It can be hard to imagine a time before the COVID pandemic struck and our world was turned upside down, but let me take you back. You would wake up while the sun was rising and the morning dew was glistening...

Mount Greylock Switches to Telehealth Model for Mental Health Services

Molly Sullivan, News Editor February 3, 2021

Due to Mount Greylock’s remote school model, many mental health and therapy services have had to transition into a remote setting as well. The Echo talked to school social worker Keith Jones and school...

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Students Cite Mixed Reactions to Half-Day Programming

Grace Malone, Staff Writer February 3, 2021

On January 19th and 20th, students attended virtual half-days in place of midterms.  “I think the idea was to kind of give all of the students... a couple days where you could kind of do something...

District Announces Early Release; Snow Day

District Announces Early Release; Snow Day

Clara McWeeny, Editor-in-chief February 1, 2021

On Monday, Principal Schutz released a school wide email announcing that Mount Greylock will release from classes at 11:00 pm. Tuesday, 2/2 will be a “traditional snow day.” Classes, activities,...

GMSU Presidents Discuss Diversity at Greylock

GMSU Presidents Discuss Diversity at Greylock

Krishiv Malhorta, Staff Writer January 31, 2021

Mount Greylock Regional High school does not have a very culturally diverse population. Ninety percent of the students are white, meaning only ten percent are nonwhite. One percent of the population is...

Teens Staying in Touch

Lucy Igoe, Staff Writer January 30, 2021

COVID-19 has completely uprooted our world and changed day to day lives. Now that Mount Greylock is fully remote and strict guidelines remain in place students have had to find new ways to see and connect...

12 Tips to Overcome Procrastination

Celina Savage, Staff Writer January 30, 2021

“When we procrastinate, we’re not only aware that we’re avoiding the task in question, but also that doing so is probably a bad idea. And yet, we do it anyway”  Dr. Fuschia Sirois, New York...

The Negative Effects of Remote Learning

Andrew Petropulos, Staff Writer January 30, 2021

For many, online learning is a perfect solution for the challenges COVID-19 poses towards education. While on the surface it may seem like a good solution to protect our community from contracting COVID-19,...

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