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The Mary Lyon Foundation
The Mary Lyon Foundation, Inc., initiated in 1990 and incorporated March 8, 1991, is a community based 501(c)3 non-profit organization which supports all aspects of quality education in the towns of Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Hawley, Heath, Plainfield, Rowe, and Shelburne.
Encompassing approximately 256 square miles in western Massachusetts, our school district is geographically the largest in the Commonwealth.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
June 4, 2008 - 11th Annual Mary Lyon Foundation Spelling Bee for 5th and 6th grade students of the Rowe, Hawlemont and Mohawk Trail Regional School Districts. This year's Bee was held in the auditorium at the Mohawk Trail Regional High School.
May 3, 2008 - Annual Spring Lyonnaise To Celebrate Excellence
in Local Education. Details.
March 18 - 19, 2008 - The Western Massachusetts SPED Conference was held at Holyoke Community College this year. Download the conference program.
The Fall Mini-Grant Awards were recently announced! Mini-grants are competitive monetary awards given to outstanding, innovative, replicable projects that are outside the regular school budget. Read more...
The Second Annual Community Spelling Bee! was held on Thursday, November 8, 2007, at the Mohawk Trail Regional High School Auditorium, 7:00 P.M. Thirty teams competed representing almost every imaginable segment of the community, including public and private schools, youth groups, senior citizens, churches, businesses and individuals. This year's Community Spelling Bee featured Spell Master Art Schwenger, Master of Ceremonies Jill Connolly and musician Sue Kranz. The grand champions were Hillside's Ladyslipper Loungers, sponsored by Hillside Nursery and Metaphor Yarns, whose winning team consisted of Amy Murray, Michael Wright, and Joyce VandeKieft. Over $7,000 was raised to benefit the MLF Mini-Grant Program for all seven District schools.
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