News and Announcements

Our students are making headlines, and we want to share all the great news with you. We will keep this page updated with important announcements, news stories, and student shout outs. Please check in often and help us celebrate our students’ many achievements.

Principal Buckland's Messages

We encourage you to stay up to date with everything happening at Mohawk Trail Regional School! Please check out our weekly school newsletters. They are posted underneath the MTRS Student and Family Update heading.

Basketball Tournament

The class of 2025 will host a 3-v-3 basketball tournament fundraiser this April. Students and staff will join forces to compete for glory and bragging rights. Teams will be made up of two students and one staff member and it will cost $10 per team to enter, with funds going to the class of 2025. The tournament will be at the end of the school day on Friday, April 12 as a way to bring the whole school together for fun and celebration before we depart for April break. Please direct any questions to Mr. Leowolf, advisor to the class of 2025.

Field Trips!

Field trips are a fantastic way of continuing educational experiences beyond the classroom and we are fortunate to have so many wonderful educators willing to put in the extra time and effort to plan great trips. Recently, grade 7 and Marine Biology went to Boston Aquarium. In the next few weeks, students will be traveling all over Massachusetts!

MFA Field Trip

The Art Department announces an upcoming field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts this April. We invite all students enrolled in art department classes to join Mr. Leowolf and Ms. Silverman on this trip across the state to the MFA, home to nearly 500,000 works of art from “ancient artifacts to modern masterpieces.” Support for this program comes in part from grants from the Buckland, Charlemont-Hawley, Colrain, Heath, Plainfield, Rowe, and Shelburne Local Cultural Councils, local agencies that the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, supports. Due to the generous support of our local cultural councils and a transportation grant from the MFA this trip is being offered at no cost to students. Students will depart from MTRS at 7:30 a.m. and return around 5:00 p.m. Please reach out to Mr. Leowolf or Ms. Silverman with any questions and be on the lookout for permission slips from your art students.

Celebration of Learning

Our students and teachers are getting ready to welcome you to the district's annual Celebration of Learning. Please save the date of Wednesday, March 27 from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. We invite you to attend and bring others who may be interested in seeing the work of Mohawk Trail Regional students first-hand. You'll see, hear, feel, and experience the products of their recent work as you tour the gym, hallways, auditorium, and library. We offer a special invitation to 5th and 6th grade district families to come specifically to see our middle school wing abuzz with teachers, students, demonstrations, and more! Other perks include free dinner from Foxtown Diner and desserts from local bakeries, the chance to win raffle prizes, and a book giveaway - all made possible thanks to the efforts of the Mary Lyon Foundation. We hope you attend to truly get a sense of what it means to be a Trailblazer!

District Celebration of Learning

The district celebration of learning is on Wednesday, March 27 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Mohawk Trail Regional School. This is a great opportunity to see the school and to meet current students and staff and to find out more about the clubs and activities available to students.

Class of 2024 Graduation Information

Class meetings will take place in the next two weeks, and the class of 2024 will be planning their involvement in the following events:

Graduation

  • Prom - Saturday, May 18
  • Senior Send off - Wednesday, May 22
  • Senior Soak - Thursday, May 23
  • Last Day - Friday, May 24
  • Memorial Day - Monday, May 27 
  • Finals and rehearsals for Awards/ Graduation - Tuesday, May 28 and Wednesday, May 29
  • Elementary school visit and MTRS staff cookout - Wednesday, May 29
  • Awards Event - Thursday, May 30 (5:00–7:00 p.m.)
  • Graduation Celebration - Friday May, 31 from 6:00–8:00 p.m. indoors at MTRS (auditorium)