CBRSD School Committee reorganizes
DALTON – Following the election earlier this month, the new Central Berkshire Regional School District (CBRSD) School Committee met for the first time. Katherine Caffrey of Dalton, the committee’s sole new member,…
Money Matters at MHS
PITTSFIELD – Learning how to manage money is an important lesson no matter how old you are. Led by Dr. Mahnaz Mahdavi, director of the Center for Women and Financial…
Lee science teacher named MAST educator of the year
LEE – Science, technology, engineering and math (also known as STEM) continue to be topics of great interest to the country, state and county educational systems. Lee Middle and High School…
Local high school students experience Shakespeare
Last weekend, high school stages throughout Berkshire County and beyond rang out with the words of William Shakespeare. This weekend, those same words will be echoed back at Shakespeare and…
Lee works to address student needs
LEE – When it comes to looking at MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) results and other educational data, there is a need to look past the numbers and address larger…
Lenox Public Schools start budget prep
LENOX – In an attempt to get an early jump on the budget process not only for fiscal year 2014, but in years to come, Finance Committee Chairwoman Lucy D.…
Fall Festivals set to return to Shakespeare
LENOX – What do you get when you give several hundred teenagers passionate text, boundless creative freedom, and dozens of gleaming broadswords? Shakespeare and Company’s 24th annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare.…
Gay-Straight Alliance reinstated in Lee
LEE – More than 30 students in grades 9-12 at Lee Middle and High School are trying to “be the change” they want to see in the world. “Be the…
CBRSD prepares for budget process
BECKET – It’s never too early to start preparing the budget. The finance subcommittee of the Central Berkshire Regional School District (CBRSD) School Committee has prepared budget goals and a…
Lenox releases school improvement plans
LENOX – The administration teams at Morris Elementary School and Lenox Memorial Middle and High School have unveiled their plans for improving their schools. At a recent meeting of the…