EXCITING ROBOTICS NEWS!
Our High School Robotics Team, Team 8227 Enginuity , competed in its second qualifying tournament this past weekend at Western New England University. The tournament hosted 25 teams from around Massachusetts. After the first 5 matches of the day, our team sat in 5th place, earning it a spot in the playoff rounds.
The students performed amazingly, making it to the finals of the tournament, ultimately finishing in second place!
They also won the "Think Award," whose criteria are:
"This judged award is given to the team that best reflects the journey the team took as they experienced the engineering design process during the build season. The engineering content within the portfolio is the key reference for judges to help identify the most deserving team. "
They also won the "Innovate Award" at the first qualifier! Here are those criteria:
"The Innovate Award celebrates a team that thinks imaginatively and has the ingenuity, creativity, and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. This judged award is given to the team that has an innovative and creative ROBOT design solution to any specific components in the FIRST Tech Challenge game. Elements of this award include design, robustness, and creative thinking related to design. This award may address the design of the whole ROBOT or of a MECHANISM attached to the ROBOT and should work consistently during matches, but does not have to work all the time to be considered for this award. A portfolio is not required for this award."
As a result of its success, Team 8227 Enginuity has been invited to compete in the Massachusetts State Championship Tournament on March 15th at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.
Team 8227 Enginuity is also competing in its final qualifying tournament of the year this Saturday, January 31st in Bennington, VT.
Our High School Robotics Team, Team 8227 Enginuity , competed in its second qualifying tournament this past weekend at Western New England University. The tournament hosted 25 teams from around Massachusetts. After the first 5 matches of the day, our team sat in 5th place, earning it a spot in the playoff rounds.
The students performed amazingly, making it to the finals of the tournament, ultimately finishing in second place!
They also won the "Think Award," whose criteria are:
"This judged award is given to the team that best reflects the journey the team took as they experienced the engineering design process during the build season. The engineering content within the portfolio is the key reference for judges to help identify the most deserving team. "
They also won the "Innovate Award" at the first qualifier! Here are those criteria:
"The Innovate Award celebrates a team that thinks imaginatively and has the ingenuity, creativity, and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. This judged award is given to the team that has an innovative and creative ROBOT design solution to any specific components in the FIRST Tech Challenge game. Elements of this award include design, robustness, and creative thinking related to design. This award may address the design of the whole ROBOT or of a MECHANISM attached to the ROBOT and should work consistently during matches, but does not have to work all the time to be considered for this award. A portfolio is not required for this award."
As a result of its success, Team 8227 Enginuity has been invited to compete in the Massachusetts State Championship Tournament on March 15th at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.
Team 8227 Enginuity is also competing in its final qualifying tournament of the year this Saturday, January 31st in Bennington, VT.
The LPS posting is open for the following anticipated Spring Coaching Positions:
Girls’ Varsity Softball
Girls’ Assistant Softball
Boys’ Varsity Baseball
Boys’ Varsity Assistant Baseball
Boys’ Junior Varsity Baseball
Varsity Tennis
Assistant Tennis (2)
Varsity Track (2)
Assistant Track (2)
Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse
Boys’ Assistant Lacrosse
Spring Crew
Spring Crew Assistant
Girls’ Varsity Softball
Girls’ Assistant Softball
Boys’ Varsity Baseball
Boys’ Varsity Assistant Baseball
Boys’ Junior Varsity Baseball
Varsity Tennis
Assistant Tennis (2)
Varsity Track (2)
Assistant Track (2)
Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse
Boys’ Assistant Lacrosse
Spring Crew
Spring Crew Assistant
Today, a dozen 4th and 5th grade students competed in the Morris Spelling Bee.
The 2026 Morris Spelling Bee Champion is 5th grader, Irene Collins!
Irene will move onto the regional competition.
Congratulations, Irene and an impressive job by all of our participants!
The 2026 Morris Spelling Bee Champion is 5th grader, Irene Collins!
Irene will move onto the regional competition.
Congratulations, Irene and an impressive job by all of our participants!
Thank you to the crews of the Lenox Highway Department and MassDOT Highway District 1 for the tremendous job tackling this snowstorm and clearing our roads! You're the best!
Thank you, also, to the LPS custodial crew for all the work necessary to open schools on time this morning! Your dedication does not go unnoticed!
Thank you, also, to the LPS custodial crew for all the work necessary to open schools on time this morning! Your dedication does not go unnoticed!
Lenox Public Schools closed Monday, January 26th
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Department of Labor Standards wants you to know that the American Heart Association has found links between cold weather, snow removal activities, and heart attacks in recent studies.
Lenox Public Schools wants you to know that you mean a lot to the LPS Community! Please review this The Department of Labor Standards flier before tackling the snow.
Lenox Public Schools wants you to know that you mean a lot to the LPS Community! Please review this The Department of Labor Standards flier before tackling the snow.
Plan ahead. Stay warm. Stay safe.
Plan ahead. Stay warm. Stay safe.
Plan ahead. Stay warm. Stay safe.
Please welcome Donna Pignatelli to the Alumni Corner as our latest featured Alumna.
If you, or someone you know, should join Donna in the Alumni Corner, you can nominate yourself or a classmate using the Alumni Nomination Form found at this linkl: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZIL.../viewform
You can view all of our featured Alumni in Alumni Corner on the LPS website at the link below:
https://www.lenoxps.org/page/alumni-corner
If you, or someone you know, should join Donna in the Alumni Corner, you can nominate yourself or a classmate using the Alumni Nomination Form found at this linkl: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZIL.../viewform
You can view all of our featured Alumni in Alumni Corner on the LPS website at the link below:
https://www.lenoxps.org/page/alumni-corner
Family Nifty Numbers Math Night was a big hit with students and their families.
The evening was engaging and thoughtfully designed to make math accessible and fun for our students and their families. From hands-on activities to clear explanations of strategies used in classrooms, the night strengthened the home–school connection and highlighted the great work happening in math instruction at Morris every day!
The evening was engaging and thoughtfully designed to make math accessible and fun for our students and their families. From hands-on activities to clear explanations of strategies used in classrooms, the night strengthened the home–school connection and highlighted the great work happening in math instruction at Morris every day!
Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts will be hosting a Webex Webinar Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents. The webinar will take place on the evening of Tuesday, February 3rd at 6:30 pm in a partnership between the United States Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations Digital Forensics/Child Exploitation/Cyber Crime Unit. Advanced registration is required, and the capacity of the Webex webinar platform is 1000.
In the event capacity is reached, those who are unable to register can email USAMA.PSCOutreach@usa.doj.gov to be put on the list for the next webinar.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts will be hosting a Webex Webinar Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents. The webinar will take place on the evening of Tuesday, February 3rd at 6:30 pm in a partnership between the United States Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations Digital Forensics/Child Exploitation/Cyber Crime Unit. Advanced registration is required, and the capacity of the Webex webinar platform is 1000.
In the event capacity is reached, those who are unable to register can email USAMA.PSCOutreach@usa.doj.gov to be put on the list for the next webinar.
Yesterday, our LMMHS Unified Basketball team and their coaches had the opportunity to attend a UMass women’s basketball game at the Mullins Center.
Unified Basketball brings athletes with and without disabilities together on inclusive teams that train and compete side by side. Through the shared experience of playing basketball, the program fosters friendship, understanding, and genuine social inclusion. Our mixed-ability team ensures that every athlete has a meaningful role and, just as importantly, enjoys the game.
Unified Basketball brings athletes with and without disabilities together on inclusive teams that train and compete side by side. Through the shared experience of playing basketball, the program fosters friendship, understanding, and genuine social inclusion. Our mixed-ability team ensures that every athlete has a meaningful role and, just as importantly, enjoys the game.
Members of the Berkshire Superior Court and Berkshire Probate and Family Court visited Morris today to read to students in kindergarten through second grade.
Each student was given a book to take home!
Each student was given a book to take home!
Please join LPS in welcoming our own Emily Wood to Alumni Corner.
If you, or someone you know graduated from Lenox, fill out the simple nomination found at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZILuTkwB0Pc0Eks6qWZQ9fDDDIbG8W_-xy6SEKA/viewform
If you, or someone you know graduated from Lenox, fill out the simple nomination found at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZILuTkwB0Pc0Eks6qWZQ9fDDDIbG8W_-xy6SEKA/viewform
Look what's local this week in the cafeterias!
Lenox Public Schools has moved from a two-hour delay to closed for Wednesday, January 7th.
Stay safe
Stay safe
Lenox Public Schools will be on a two-hour delay this morning, Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
No breakfast at school this morning.
No breakfast at school this morning.
All After-School Activities Cancelled - Tuesday, January 6, 2026
An invitation to apply: LENOX MEMORIAL MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
The week of February 23rd, finalists candidates will visit present to a student group, a staff group, and a parent/community group. Each group presentation will include an opportunity for questions & answers.
