Our hydroponic systems were highlighted in the 2024 MA FRESH Grant Report . Thank you to Shannon Gagliardo, LPS Food Service Director, for securing this grant for both schools!
The Massachusetts FRESH (Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health) Grant is a new statewide farm to school and farm to early care grant program. The program is administered by the Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The program is designed to support K-12 and licensed early education and care centers to start up or expand their local foods purchasing and education efforts.
Compañeros De Leer (Spanish Reading Buddies)
Our Spanish III students kicked off this year’s Companeros de Leer Program with visits to Kindergarten and 2nd grade classrooms at Morris, where students enjoyed learning some Spanish vocabulary and phrases while reading La Oruga Muy Hambrienta (The Very Hungry Caterpillar).
Thank you Dr. Rodriguez and Principal Kelley for fostering new buddies among Morris and LMMHS students !
Please welcome the newest edition to our Alumni Corner, Karen Romeo-Léger !
If you know of anyone who should join Ms. Romeo-Léger in our Alumni Corner, please fill out the nomination form found at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZILuTkwB0Pc0Eks6qWZQ9fDDDIbG8W_-xy6SEKA/viewform
Ms. Gerney’s entire class got up extra early this morning for their debut on national television! NBC's Today Show was visiting Stockbridge as part of their Merriest Main Street segment. It certainly was a very merry main street in front of the Red Lion Inn as Ms. Gerney's 3rd graders showed support for their classmate, Daniel "Tony" Kennedy, who is portraying Tiny Tim in the Berkshire Theatre Group's production of A Christmas Carol.
The Lee Youth Commission has extended a free invitation to Lenox students ages 6-11 to participate in Lee's Second Saturday Gym Nights:
Matball and SPUD
Saturday, December 14, 2024
5:30 to 7:00 pm
At Crossway Tower Gym at the back of 130 High Street in Lee.
Lenox Public Schools is switching to a Snow Day for today, Thursday, December 5th.
Stay safe!
Lenox Public Schools will be on a 2-hour delay this morning, Thursday, December 5th, due to weather.
Weather Alert:
Based on the weather forecast, Lenox Public Schools will be suspending all after school activities at 7pm this evening (Wednesday, December 4th) to provide time for students and staff to travel home safely ahead of the snow.
Congratulations to Ms. Codey's class! Her students participated in the Junior Marketers Create an Ad series. Teachers throughout Berkshire County asked their students to help create ads for a community businesses. Ms. Cody's fourth graders were assigned Mike's Maytag. You can check out the project and some of the award winning student-designed advertisments at the link below:
https://youtu.be/Bi-h7_618jM?si=X54DFNmZJxRdvrKW
Lenox Public Schools are thankful for beloning to a community that values and supports public education.
LPS wishes you a happy Thanksgiving!
BRAVO! MAGNIFICO!
Of course this is in reference to last night's performance of a Midsummer Night's Dream.
"A rollicking good time"
"7 on a scale of one to 5!"
"It won't surprise anyone to see some of those actors on Broadway one day"
Lenox Public School welcomes featured alumnus Corey Zink to our Alumni Corner.
You can listen to Corey's song " Mountain Memories" an official nominee for
Bluegrass Single of the Year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZkdozp9tUE
Corey must be singing about the Berkshires!
You can see Corey and all of our featured alumni on the LPS website: https://www.lenoxps.org/page/alumni-corner
We appreciate all of the featured alumni nominations coming in. If you know of someone else who should be featured in our Alumni Corner, please nominate them here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZILuTkwB0Pc0Eks6qWZQ9fDDDIbG8W_-xy6SEKA/viewform
The Fall Festival of Shakespeare -
Our LMMHS High School students will be performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream this Friday @ 8:30pm at Shakespeare & Co.
https://shakespeare.org/shows/2024/fall-festival/
We hope to see you there!
Lenox Public Schools received a technology grant in 2023-2024. The Rural Tech Fund just wrote an article celebrating Kate Olender's great work in implementing those funds:
Tech Teaching Takes Off in Lenox, MA
Kate Olender, a tech teacher from Lenox, MA, is bringing the world of coding to her students in Pre-K through 5th grade! With a passion for teaching computational thinking to young minds, she received a grant to bring KIBO robots into her classroom. These interactive robots help her students learn to build and program in a fun, hands-on way. After seeing her students thrive, Kate decided to share her expertise with other educators in her county, leading a professional development workshop on Micro:bits.
You can find this article in its entirety at this link: https://ruraltechfund.org/tech-teaching-takes-off-in-lenox-ma/
Way to go Ms. Olender!
LMMHS has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report rankings as a Best High Schools awardee. Our high school was rated in the top 9% in the state and in the top 5% in the nation.
Congratulations to the students and staff!
Today, U.S. News & World Report announced the 2025 Best Elementary Schools and Best Middle Schools rankings. Morris earned a Best Elementary Schools badge because they placed among the top 10% in Massachusetts and the LMMHS earned a Best Middle Schools badge because they placed among the top 7% in Massachusetts.
Congratulations students, staffs, and families!
GreatSchools has announced the winners of their 2024 College Success Award, which recognizes and celebrates public high schools that excel at preparing students to enroll and succeed in college.
LMMHS was one of only 1,436 public high schools nationwide to win this year's Award!
Congratulations to the students and the staff!
This morning, Morris students, staff, and families participated in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. They walked from Lilac Park to school. Thank you to everyone who participated!
LPS wishes you a happy World Kindness Day!
Please know that there will also be collection boxes for students to make Giving Tuesday Food Drive donations at Morris and LMMHS.
