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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
22nd Special Education Conference
March 13-14, 2012
Deerfield Academy, Deerfield MA
Past Events
6th Annual Community Spelling Bee
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
MTRS Auditorium at 6:30 pm
Annual Spring Lynonnaise to celebrate excellence in local education
Sunday afternoon, May 15th, 2011
Shelburne - Buckland Community Center
Presentations, awards and student displays, open to the public
21st Annual Special Education Conference
March 15-16, 2011
Deerfield Academy, Deerfield MA
Details...
Registration form...
5th Annual Community Spelling Bee
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
MTRS Auditorium at 6:30 pm
Discovery Days
Wed. afternoons 1-4:30 PM at BSE
Free Programs for children grades 3-6
Call Robin at 207-441-7501 or 625-2555
Annual Children's Literature Festival
The Arts of China
For elementary age children
Mornings Aug 2-6 at BSE
Call Toni at 863-9418
Tennis Lessons
2 weeks in July at MTRS
Call Judy at 625-9259
Student Spelling
Bee Monday, April 12 at Mohawk Trail Regional School 6 PM
March 9th - 10th, 2010 Western Massachusetts SPED Conference
Deerfield Academy, 1 Albany Road, Deerfield MA 01342.
Details...
Registration form...
Director Info...
Student Spelling
Bee Monday, April 12 at Mohawk Trail Regional School 6 PM
November 10, 2009 - 4th annual Mary Lyon Foundation Community Spelling Bee
will take place in the Mohawk Trail Regional High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm.
The event features FREE admission and FREE Refreshments and will be broadcast
live on Falls Cable channel 17. To sponsor a team ($200) or register a team,
call (413) 625-2555 or email
booklady2@hotmail.com.
Read more...
July 6th - 10, 2009 Summer Tennis
Mohawk Trail High School
Contact Judy McWilliams at 625-9259.
August 3rd - 7th, 2009 - Children’s Litature Festaval featuring The
Arts of China. The festival will be held at Buckland Shelburne Elementary
School, Mornings 8:30 - 12:00. Sponsored by the Buckland Cultural Council and
the Xeric Foundation.
For information, contact Toni Wilcox at 625-2521
March 10th - 11, 2009 Western Massachusetts SPED Conference
Deerfield Academy, 1 Albany Road, Deerfield MA 01342.
Details...
Registration form...
April 2nd, 2009
Student Spelling Bee to be held at Mohawk Trail Regional High School at
6:00 pm in the auditorium.
November 13, 2008 - 3rd annual Mary Lyon Foundation Community Spelling Bee sponsored by Deerfield Academy and First Student
was held in the Mohawk Trail Regional School Auditorium at 7:00 pm. The event featured
FREE admission and FREE Refreshments. This hilariously funny, highly educational
event was to raise $7,000 for mini-grants for 7 local schools in the MTRS system.
This year's winning team was from the Academy at Charlemont. Read more...
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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