Browse past news stories for Williamstown Elementary School in Williamstown, MA.

• Communities light trees to mark season (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
  posted on December 1, 2009 at 05:21:22 am
  PARKERSBURG - Lighting of official city Christmas trees have for years been a tradition to signal the beginning of the holiday season. "It is one of those things we have always done and will always do," said Williamstown Mayor Jean Ford. Parkersburg will hold its annual Christmas Tree Lighting today at 6 p.m. on the plaza near the city building, according to Mayor Bob Newell.
• Williamstown 6th-graders energized by knowledge (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 11:28:38 am
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- A new event called "Grade Six Energy Day" had Williamstown Elementary School abuzz on Friday. Members of the Center for Ecological Technology, the Williamstown COOL Committee, and students from Williams College led a day's worth of activities and workshops on energy and energy conservation for 69 sixth-grade students and their teachers.
• Students abuzz on ‘Energy Day’ (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 07:58:58 am
  New England Newspapers WILLIAMSTOWN -- A new event called "Grade Six Energy Day" had Williamstown Elementary School abuzz on Friday. Members of the Center for Ecological Technology, the Williamstown COOL Committee, and students from Williams College led a day’s worth of activities and workshops on energy and energy conservation for 69 sixth-grade students and their teachers.
• Children’s author shares her insights with students (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 06:49:43 am
  North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- A children’s book author known for writing about the adventures of a mischievous and unique penguin was at Williamstown Elementary School on Friday meeting with students. Helen Lester, author over 20 books including "Tacky the Penguin," "A Porcupine named Fluffy" and "Hooway for Wodney Wat," told third-grade students on Friday afternoon that
• World event teaches students (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on October 25, 2009 at 01:39:27 pm
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- Eleven-year-old Hannah Fein took a sip from a small cup of water and repeated the process three more times. With each sip, she wrote down whether she thought the water came from Pittsfield, Williamstown, or from one of two national brands of bottled water.
• Masked serenader (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 05:07:52 am
  Adam Hall, 11, plays the trumpet Wednesday morning in the Williamstown Elementary School band for the costume parade as part of the Words are Wonderful festival.
• Making a difference in the community (The Marietta Times)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 01:30:00 pm
  More than 300 Marietta College students are signed up to participate in the annual Make A Difference Day Saturday, but with 28 projects lined up, more hands are neede.
• The wonderful world of words (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 07:23:13 am
  Mother Goose, a.k.a. Doris McNabb, reads nursery rhymes to Noah Debenedetto and Annabel Art, both 4, Friday morning at St. Patrick’s Parish Center in Williamstown as part of Williamstown Elementary School’s Words are Wonderful event. For more information on events, go to www.wordsarewonderful.
• Literacy festival joins COOL Committee for climate action day (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 07:10:16 am
  North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- A traditional event marking the end of over a week of celebrating words will have a unique spin to it this year. The Words are Wonderful finale event on Saturday, Oct. 24 will go where no Word Play Day has gone before -- educating people about the environment in conjunction with literacy.
• Hearing on youth center set Sept. 30 (Denver Post)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:50:22 pm
  North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- A proposed project to build a youth center on the grounds of the elementary school continues to move forward with the School Committee setting a public hearing on the topic at the end of the month. The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.
• Williamstown block party to focus on public safety (Denver Post)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:49:11 pm
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- Local public safety departments will display some of their equipment and give demonstrations as part of the town’s annual Public Safety Block Party this Saturday. The block party will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. behind Williamstown Elementary School at 115 Church St., and include free food and a bouncy house for children.
• Hearing on youth center set Sept. 30 (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 06:02:19 am
  North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- A proposed project to build a youth center on the grounds of the elementary school continues to move forward with the School Committee setting a public hearing on the topic at the end of the month. The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.
• Williamstown block party to focus on public safety (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 06:20:18 am
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- Local public safety departments will display some of their equipment and give demonstrations as part of the town’s annual Public Safety Block Party this Saturday. The block party will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. behind Williamstown Elementary School at 115 Church St., and include free food and a bouncy house for children.
• School Children Honor Grandparents (WCAX-TV Vermont)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 10:06:14 pm
  Yesterday was Grandparents day, a chance for kids to honor the elder members of the family. One Vermont school is calling special attention to grandparents as a way for kids to learn about the past.
• Continuing the tradition (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 04:34:49 am
  North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- Wednesday will mark the end of summer vacation for students attending Williamstown Elementary School and Mount Greylock Regional Middle and High School. It will also mark the beginning of a school year featuring an organized volunteer program at the elementary school, and more collaboration between Mount Greylock and Williams College.
• Parents offered choice of schools (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
  posted on July 28, 2009 at 04:12:47 am
  PARKERSBURG - Parents of students at Jefferson and Franklin elementary centers again will have the option of where to send their children. Both centers will offer school choice again this year under the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. School choice allows parents to enroll their children in higher-performing schools with the district providing transportatio.
• Today in local history (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on July 8, 2009 at 12:20:35 am
  NORTH ADAMS -- The School Committee today elected Marion Kelley, Houghton School eighth grade teacher, principal of Haskins School. She succeeds Harold McLean, who resigned to take over as Williamstown elementary school principal this fall.
• Fourth of July in Williamstown ‘Cats to join annual parade (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on July 3, 2009 at 08:35:39 pm
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- Fire trucks, floats crafted by local groups and businesses and members of the SteepleCats baseball team will make the journey from Southworth Street to Latham Street, as part of the annual Fourth of July parade on Saturday.
• Windsor woman to start bakery in Williamstown (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 02:50:29 am
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- A Windsor woman with over 20 years of experience in the food industry is bringing new life to a well-known building on Cold Spring Road.
• Greylock students diagnosed with swine flu (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 08:44:27 pm
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- Two students at Mount Greylock Regional High School are missing final exams this week after being diagnosed with the swine flu.
• School union weighs filing charges (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 03:20:40 pm
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Williamstown Education Association plans to file charges with the state Division of Labor Relations over an alleged conversation between a school district administrator and a school employee, as well as the School Committee’s alleged failure to fill a request for information.
• Walking And Clowning Around (WTAP Parkersburg)
  posted on June 3, 2009 at 08:52:34 pm
  Walking around a track...19 miles worth.
• Family day recreates colonial Williamstown (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on June 1, 2009 at 03:20:41 pm
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- Upon stepping onto the grounds of the David and Joyce Milne Public Library and Field Park on Sunday afternoon, children and adults were taken back to the town as it was in the 18th century.
• 105-Year-Old Teacher Earns Honorary Doctorate (The Kentucky Post)
  posted on May 29, 2009 at 02:01:22 pm
  WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) - It took Della Jones 17 summers and years of battling segregation to finally earn her degree in 1957 from Kentucky State University at the age of 53.
• Police looking into possible threat (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
  posted on April 30, 2009 at 04:26:01 am
  WILLIAMSTOWN - Williamstown High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday after police were told of threats to "blow up" the school. Officials eased the lockdown around 1:20 p.m. and the school went off lockdown at the end of the school day. Police continue to investigate the threats. Williamstown police Chief B.D. Adkins said he received an anonymous call at 10:05 a.m.
• EXTRA: Williamstown lockdown; Chrysler deal; Mediation sought (The Marietta Times)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 08:36:02 pm
  THREAT TO WILLIAMSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL: Williamstown High School remained under heightened security throughout the school day today, even after officials eased a lockdown in place since 10 a.m. The lockdown was called after police reported an anonymous tip warning of "an external threat to the school," officials with Wood County Schools said this afternoon. The lockdown was eased around 1:20 p.m.
• Williamstown High School locked down (The Marietta Times)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 04:42:50 pm
  WILLIAMSTOWN - Williamstown High School will remain under heightened security today, but officals have eased a lockdown which had been in place since 10 a.m. The lockdown was called after police reported an anonymous tip warning of "an external threat to the school," officials with Wood County Schools said this afternoon. The lockdown was eased around 1:20 p.m.
• Milne book sale to draw crowd (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 05:05:47 am
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- The time of year many local bookworms look forward to is just a day away. The annual book sale organized by the Friends of the Milne Public Library will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, in the gymnasium of Williamstown Elementary School, 115 Church St.
• Schools to hold Mini-Relay for Life events (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
  posted on April 15, 2009 at 04:12:46 am
  PARKERSBURG - Schools throughout Wood County will be holding fundraising events in the coming week to generate funds for Relay for Life. The Mini-Relay for Life events come in various shapes and sizes, but all share the common goal of raising money for cancer research. The Parkersburg Relay for Life will be held May 15-16 at City Park in Parkersburg.
• Williamstown school budget cuts 9 positions (North Adams Transcript)
  posted on April 8, 2009 at 07:37:32 pm
  WILLIAMSTOWN - The School Committee unanimously approved the school district's fiscal 2010 budget Tuesday night, which cuts three teachers and six paraprofessionals.