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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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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...

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Mt. Greylock Cancels Midterms

Julius Munemo, Staff Writer January 14, 2021

In a recent email to the student body and their parents, Principal Mr. Schutz and Vice Principal Mr. Shebar outlined several updates to the school’s changing itinerary. The fifth item on the list was...

Shakespeare Program Adjusts to COVID-19 Guidelines

Luca Hirsch, Staff Writer December 19, 2020

All extracurriculars at Mount Greylock have faced numerous problems due to Covid-19, but the Shakespeare Program has been faced with an especially difficult task. The program is attempting to maintain...

Mt. Greylock School District to Continue With Fully Remote Model

Lucy McWeeny, News Editor December 19, 2020

On Thursday, December 3rd, the Mount Greylock School district switched to a completely remote model due to the percentage of COVID cases in the country being over 3%. This came not long after Mount Greylock...

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A Guide to President-Elect Biden’s Cabinet Picks

Mia Lafrazia, Staff Writer December 19, 2020

Joe Biden promised a cabinet that would be representative of the American people. So far, his nominations have certainly embodied the diversity of our nation. If all of his cabinet members are approved,...

Junior Class Holds Virtual Trivia Night

Lucy Igoe, Staff Writer December 11, 2020

On Saturday, November 28th, the junior class officers (Kate Swann, Henry Art, Emma Sandstrom and Anthony Welch) organized and ran a virtual trivia night with the help of their advisor, Mrs. Houle.  “We...

Greylock to Move Forward with Winter Sports Season

Greylock to Move Forward with Winter Sports Season

Quin Repetto, Staff Writer December 11, 2020

While the future of the 2020 winter sports season is still unclear, there is a possible plan for the upcoming season. Athletic Director Lindsey von Holtz, the MIAA Covid Task Force and Board of Directors,...

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Say Goodbye to Snow Days — For Now

Molly Sullivan, News Editor December 11, 2020

On Monday, November 23, the school committee met with new Superintendent Jason McCandless to discuss a variety of topics, including what snow days will look like during this unconventional school year....

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Second Greylock Student Tests Positive; School Moves to Remote Until December 10th

Clara McWeeny, Editor-in-chief December 1, 2020

On Tuesday, December 1st, an email to the Mt. Greylock faculty announced that a second Greylock student had tested positive for COVID-19. Mt. Greylock will move to entirely virtual learning until Thursday,...

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Mt. Greylock Student Tests Positive for COVID-19; Appears to be an “Isolated Case”

Clara McWeeny, Editor-in-chief November 30, 2020

On Monday, November 30th, the Mt. Greylock administration sent out a school wide email announcing that a student recently tested positive for COVID-19. While no specific information about the student...

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