Welch and McWeeny on Berkshire MVP Titles
John Skavlem, Staff Writer
December 29, 2019
The numerous athletes at Mount Greylock have brought in a large handful of accolades over the years. This was one such year -- the Mounties soccer program saw the title of Berkshire County’s Most Valuable Player bestowed upon Finn Welch and Clara McWeeney, athletes from the girls and boys soccer teams...
Book Fair Returns to Greylock
Livia Morales, Staff Writer
December 26, 2019
On December 10 and 11, The Book Fair was held at Mount Greylock, run by parent volunteers, in order to promote literacy and foster excitement around books. Open to all grades, the fair particularly targeted middle schoolers; seventh graders visited during their English block and eighth graders during...
Model UN Delegation attends SciMUN
Mackenzie Sheehy, Staff Writer
December 22, 2019
The Mount Greylock Model United Nations Delegation has been busy for the past couple weeks as they head into winter break. In its fourth year in existence, the club is run by Secretary-Generals Owen Tucker-Smith and Victoria Melkonyan, Captain Oscar Low, and Chief of Staff Noah Greenfield, along with sev...
School Committee Talks Wyvern, APs
Emma Sandstorm and Molly Sullivan
December 19, 2019
At their December meeting, the district School Committee hosted two sixth graders from Lanesboro Elementary to talk about an exciting, new activity that they took part in, which involved their whole school. Led by Principal Nolan Pratt, the students took part in a day full of a variety of activities...
Wellness Committee Talks Mental Health
Laura Dupuis, Features Editor
December 19, 2019
Last Wednesday, the MGRSD Wellness Committee, which includes representatives from Lanesborough Elementary School, Williamstown Elementary School, Mount Greylock, the School Council, and members of the community met. Members work with the schools in the district to improve student wellness. The comm...
JCL Attends 2019 Classics Day
Molly Sullivan, Staff Writer
December 9, 2019
On Thursday, December 5, the Junior Classical League (JCL) attended Classics Day, hosted by Boston University. JCL is a club at Greylock open to all students, regardless of what language they take. It focuses on promoting Ancient Roman and Greek Civilization, but they also perform community service,...
In Print: November 2019
Owen Tucker-Smith, Editor-in-Chief
November 26, 2019
We published 20+ stories this week in our November 2019 print issue. Content ranges from restaurant reviews, to news stories on possible vacation schedule changes, to in-depths on Greylock's glass curriculum. You can read the whole issue here. ...
Robotics Gears Up for New Year
Emma Sandstrom, Staff Writer
October 29, 2019
After a second-place finish and a final four appearance in robotic competitions last year, the Mount Greylock Robotics Team is gearing up for the upcoming season of competitions, which officially begins in December. The club is affiliated with First Robotics, a foundation that administers competit...
Seventh Grade Takes Part in “Curating a Culture of Respect”
Ava Howard, Staff Writer
October 28, 2019
Since 2015, seventh graders at Mount Greylock have participated in a program called “Curating a Culture of Respect.” This initiative was first started in hopes to enhance understanding of art in middle schoolers, while connecting this understanding to the world as a whole. The museums involved i...
Library Featuring New Writing Center
Saville Keyes, Opinion editor
October 20, 2019
Mount Greylock has introduced a new writing center in the library, just weeks after former English teacher Liza Barrett took on her new role as librarian. Barrett said she helped cultivate the idea in hopes that students could get the assistance they need in a convenient, academic setting. There ar...
Student Council Prepares for New Year
Ava Howard, Staff Writer
October 15, 2019
Greylock’s high school student council is now over a month into the 2019-20 academic year. Mount Greylock students are encouraged to talk to members of the student council and contribute their own ideas. At the club fair in Mid-September, the student council provided slips of paper to write advice ...
Student GPAs Disabled
Laura Dupuis, Features Editor
October 6, 2019
After student GPAs were blocked on Powerschool this past week, students have been in a divide. Some said the number helped to motivate them, while others said they were glad to be rid of the stress that goes along with a number to determine their school performance. According to Mount Greylock principal Mary M...