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Monument graduate Liam Forland’s ‘Let’s Talk About It!’— Facing up to racism
Great Barrington — When Liam Forland moved from Georgia to Great Barrington as a freshman in high school, he experienced what he calls culture shock. “It was a lot different, a lot more diverse in...
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Egremont’s ‘flying school’ to land next week, open its doors to students in...
Egremont –– It’s been a long, strange trip but, if all goes according to plan, Egremont’s “flying school” will come down to earth next week and, by the end of August, will be filled with eager...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Five planets, summer solstice, fireflies flashing
June 25 – July 8, 2018 Image courtesy EarthSky.org Mount Washington — One clear night last week, on my way to bed at about 11 o’clock, I made a detour to the front door. When the stars and planets are...
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Members of Monument Mountain’s first class gather for 50th reunion
Great Barrington — The village school once loomed large in the daily lives of Berkshire County school children; if one looks closely, remnants of that era remain. The adaptive re-use of both the former...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Navigating a summer night
July 9 – 22, 2018 Mount Washington — In early twilight, within half an hour of sunset when the western sky is pale blue, planet Venus turns our heads to receive its brilliant light, now 15 degrees...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Mars peaks this week: Seek out Mars, now brighter than Jupiter
July 23 – August 5, 2018 Mount Washington — The culmination of an extraordinary celestial event is underway.* Look to the southeast at nightfall: A glowing golden orb rising above the skyline will...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Peak meteors, no moonlight!
August 6 – 19, 2018 Mount Washington — See streaks of light dart through a field of stars glittering in darkness. Streaks of light with long and lasting trails stir eyes, heart and voice to heaven’s...
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‘The Buzz,’ a new show for schools to promote events, debuts next month
Lee — It’s the one thing that gets students, faculty and parents excited about school and the future: kids engaged in hands-on project-based learning. That’s what will happen soon at Community...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer’s evening sky, morning’s winter sky
August 20 – September 2, 2018 Image courtesy EarthSky.org Mount Washington — The Summer Triangle, an impressive star pattern shaped by three bright stars, is visible high in the southeast as twilight...
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BHRSD adopts career, vocational technical education initiatives
Great Barrington — The Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee, at its July meeting, voted to hire a career and vocational technical education (CVTE) and internship coordinator for the 2018–19 school...
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EYES TO THE SKY: My address: Planet Earth, Orion spur, the Perseus arm of the...
September 3 – 16, 2018 “A galaxy is a gargantuan collection of stellar and interstellar matter – stars, gas, dust, neutron stars, black holes – isolated in space and held together by its own gravity....
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EYES TO THE SKY: Pegasus, Venus last days, Autumn Equinox, Full Harvest Moon
September 17-30, 2018 Image courtesy Poetry Foundation Mount Washington — At nightfall, look for the Great Square of Pegasus suspended above the eastern horizon. The Great Square is an...
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Monument students walk out in opposition to Supreme Court nominee Brett...
Great Barrington — At 1 p.m. on Monday, September 24th, approximately 80 Monument Mountain Regional High School students walked out of class to support Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and to protest the...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Four constellations, two asterisms, two summer stars, three...
October 1 – 14, 2018 Image courtesy EarthSky.org Mount Washington — When the great orange star, Arcturus, makes its debut in the east around the Spring Equinox, we look through bare trees in the...
View ArticleNew ideas and plans at Monument Mountain: An interview with Monument Mountain...
Claudia Maurino: Are there any reasons you’re comfortable sharing about why you left your former school? Douglas Wine: I always want to work in a place where I can have impact. I think that the reason...
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STEM electives give Southern Berkshire Regional School District students a...
Sheffield — Parents with school-aged children are likely to have heard a lot about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM. In an effort to make the U.S. competitive with its business...
View ArticleFlu season around the corner: Get the vaccine to protect yourself and those...
With flu season around the corner, your health care providers, employers, pharmacists and others are sounding the annual reminder: “Get your annual flu shot.” We encourage this for you, and for the...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Moon guide to evening sky. Welcome Fomalhaut, Orion, Orionid...
October 15 – 28, 2018 Mount Washington — A waxing crescent moon appears to the upper left of planet Saturn in the south-southwest as darkness gathers tonight, the 15th. On the 16th, a half moon (first...
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STEM Week winds up with showcase at Monument Valley Middle School
Great Barrington — Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s administration, along with the state’s STEM Advisory Council, dubbed the week of October 22-26 as STEM week, with the aim of inspiring...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Majestic Summer Triangle tilting west
October 29 – November 11, 2018 Image courtesy EarthSky.org Mount Washington — The Summer Triangle, a majestic, nearly isosceles triangle shaped by three of the brightest stars visible at northern...
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