Ms. Baer, Dr. Collins, and Kurt served as judges for the Apple Pie Contest at the 43rd Annual Apple Squeeze. They each sampled 16 apple pies!
Please visit the Morris Kids' Park at Lilac Park during Apple Squeeze.
It is our biggest fundraiser of the year!
Road Closure Notice from the Lenox Police Department:
On Tuesday 09/24 and Wednesday 09/25 Housatonic Street will be paved from Crystal Street west to the intersection with Route 7&20 (Lenox Bypass). During the paving this section of Housatonic Street will be CLOSED.
The only traffic allowed on this section of Housatonic Street will be residents and the school bus that picks up and drops off kids in the area.
ALSO, the intersection of Housatonic Street and East Street will be CLOSED each day! No thru traffic at all. Signage will be put out on upper East Street to alert motorist to take the Pittsfield Road south.
If you are coming to LMMHS from the north (Northern Lenox, Pittsfield, etc.), you MUST take the Pittsfield Road/Bypass south to the WALKER STREET intersection. Then take the left down Walker Street and then a left north on East Street to LMMHS.
Once you drop off/pick up at LMMHS you must return in the same direction. NO traffic will be allowed to travel north on East Street (including schools buses) from LMMHS on Tuesday or Wednesday. All traffic must use Walker Street.
To PARENTS. If you have a child that drivers to school, please let them know about this. Lenox PD will have detail officers assisting with traffic and trying help anyway they can.
Thanks in advance for your assistance and understanding. All traffic patterns will return to normal on Thursday 09/26.
Ayer, la Oficina del Fiscal General de Massachusetts, la Oficina Ejecutiva de Educación y el Departamento de Educación Primaria y Secundaria emitieron conjuntamente una guía actualizada para ayudar a las escuelas a abordar el odio y los prejuicios, dado el aumento de los incidentes de odio en nuestras escuelas y comunidades. En un esfuerzo por combatir incidentes que reflejan racismo, supremacía blanca, xenofobia, antisemitismo, islamofobia y odio anti-LGBTQ+, también ofrecen estas guías para estudiantes y familias.
Jill Sweet, the Regional Public Health Nurse Leader for the Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative has asked I share with our school community that all the appointments for the October 8th Flu/COVID clinic scheduled at LMMHS have been filled.
She wants everyone to know that there is a clinic at W.E.B. DuBois Middle School in Gt Barrington on Saturday, September 28th and at Lee Middle/High School on Wednesday, October 9th. Both of these clinics have plenty of open appointments.
Here is the link to preregister for an appointment: home.color.com/vaccine/register/tritown.
LPS is hiring substitutes.
If you know a good candidate who would like to sub, please let them know that we are hiring.
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Executive Office of Education, and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education jointly issued updated guidance to support schools in addressing hate and bias given an increase in hate incidents in schools and communities across the Commonwealth. In an effort to combat incidents that reflect racism, white supremacy, xenophobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-LGBTQ+ hate they also offer these guides for students and families
Nora Mathews is our newest featured Alumnus.
If you want to nominate an Alumnus to be featured, click this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZILuTkwB0Pc0Eks6qWZQ9fDDDIbG8W_-xy6SEKA/viewform
It's National Arts in Education Week
Pictured is Everton's "Gorilla on the moon"
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month
From the The Central Berkshire County chapter of the League of Women Voters -
Be prepared for the November election. It’s right around the corner.
Attend one or more of the following voter-service events organized by LWV CBC.
September 17: We are partnering with the National Voter Registration Day Organization and
local libraries for a one-day event. LWV CBC will be set up to register new voters that day in
libraries in Egremont, Great Barrington, Lenox, and Stockbridge.
September 21: LWV CBC will be registering voters at Lee Founders Day.
September 28: LWV CBC will be registering voters at the Festival Latina in Great Barrington.
October 10, Lenox Library at 5:00 p.m.: Our chapter will offer a forum about the five statewide
ballot questions that voters will be deciding this year. You can review a list of the ballot
questions on the website of the Secretary of State https://www.sec.state.ma.us/. In addition,
voters in District 3 will be choosing between Leigh Davis and Marybeth Mitts for the position of
State Representative.
Various dates this fall:
League volunteers will visit Berkshire Community College, working together with the administration offering students information about voting in the U.S. Presidential Election on November 5.
For questions about the status of your voter registration, you can go to any of the League
registration events listed above. You can also visit the website of the Secretary of State https://www.sec.state.ma.us/, or contact your town clerk of your town, or visit www.VOTE411.org.
You can also write to us at lwvcentralberkshires@gmail.com.
Even if you are sure you’re registered to vote, the League recommends that you check the
status of your registration. You should also check your sample ballot online before going the
polls.
You can do this by entering your name and address on this site:
https:// www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/WhereDoIVote.
Be sure you know where you are voting and the times the polls are open. Early voting will begin October 19. The last day to register is Saturday, October 26 (10 days before the election on November 5). If you would like what is called a “no excuse absentee ballot,” be sure to apply for it as soon as possible.
In presidential election years, typically 50% of registered voters cast their ballot. We can do
better this year. Let’s break records!
We are aiming to have the highest turnout in our history on November 5, 2024!
Photos from the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the New Playground
Thank you to Chief O'Brien for bringing the fire truck!
And to Officer Soules for bringing the Copsicle Truck!
Playground Ribbon Cutting & Morris Spiritwear
Please join us tonight at 6pm for the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new playground.
Got Morris pride? Show it with some spiritwear (it's also a fundraiser).
September is National Suicide Awareness Month.
Tens of thousands of people tragically lose their lives to suicide each year (one every 11 minutes in the United States). Suicide is the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10-14 and 25-34; it is the third leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 15-24.
Resources like the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Dial 988, can make a difference in connecting people with the support they need. Please do not hesitate to call or text the lifeline if you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis or suicidal thoughts. Also available is our local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Berkshire County) at (413) 443-1666 or nammibc@namibc.org.
Join us for the Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new playground at the Morris School on Tuesday, September 10th at 6PM
Some happy beginning of the year "Team Morris" photos!
DO YOU KNOW OF AN LPS ALUMNUS WHO SHOULD BE FEATURED IN OUR ALUMNI CORNER?
If so, please use the link below to submit their name and we'll do the rest.
Thank you for helping us recognize and reconnect with our former students.
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Dr. & Mrs. Collins were delighted to be among the over 300 people who turned out at the Pittsfield Country Club on Saturday to honor State Representative Smitty Pignatelli and his decades of public service to the Berkshires. The tributes and testimonials crossed political parties and included the present Governor and two former Governors (one of them in person), both U.S. Senators from Massachusetts, U.S. Representatives, dozens upon dozens of state legislators, county and local officials, plus a special message from basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Smitty's family shared heartfelt, and less public, tales of his selflessness and commitment to his constituents.
Thank you, Smitty, for your public service and for being a friend to public education. Best wishes on your retirement from the Massachusetts Legislature and whatever the next chapters hold in store.
The Lenox Police Department has arranged for the Berkshire Medical Center Bloodmobile to be in the St. Ann's parking lot on September 11th.
The BMC Blood Donor Center is accredited by the US Food and Drug Administration, American Association of Blood Banks, College of American Pathologists, Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the American College of Surgeons. The BMC Bloodmobile is staffed by two Phlebotomists and a driver, and is equipped with the appropriate climate control systems to store donated blood.
Lenox Hall Walking is Back at LMMHS!
