image description — Third-grade teachers Maureen Andersen and Susan Langman got into the costume fun, too, with their classes.

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Words Are Wonderful Parade Marches Around WES

10:11AM / Wednesday, October 28, 2015Print Story | Email Story

A trio of fourth-grade friends chose to go as the three friends from the 'Dork Diaries' book series in the annual Words Are Wonderful costume parade at Williamstown Elementary School. More photos online here.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —The students and staff of Williamstown Elementary School paraded around the school Wednesday morning for the school's annual Words Are Wonderful costume parade.

The costume parade encourages both the students and the staff to dress as their favorite character from a book or their favorite word. The parade is part of the school's Words Are Wonderful program, a community-wide celebration of the power and magic of words that includes activities like visiting authors, community readers and more.

As friends and family watched in a chilly drizzle, the parade wound its way around the front of the school on Church Street and then across the street and through the Harper Center, where senior citizens sat cheering on the students. Popular costumes this year included all things Minecraft and "Frozen" as well as characters from books such as "Little Red Riding Wood" and "Magic Tree House."

Many marchers chose words to embody instead of characters, including "bubble" and "assertive."

The festival continues Thursday with a couple public events: the PTO Book Fair in the school's auditorium from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and then again from 5 to 7:30 p.m. as well as the annual Scrabble tournament in the school library from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The book fair also will be open Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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St. Stan's Students Spread Holiday Cheer at Williamstown Commons

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
12:50PM / Sunday, December 21, 2025

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Students from St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Adams brought the holiday spirit to Williamstown Commons on Thursday, delivering handmade Christmas cards and leading residents in a community caroling session.

"It honestly means the world to us because it means the world to them," said nursing home Administrator Alex Fox on Thursday morning. "This made their days. This could have even made their weeks. It could have made their Christmas, seeing the children and interacting with the community."

Teacher Kate Mendonca said this is the first year her class has visited the facility, noting that the initiative was driven entirely by the students.

"This came from the kids. They said they wanted to create something and give back," Mendonca said. "We want our students involved in the community instead of just reading from a religion book."

Preparation for the event began in early December, with students crafting bells to accompany their singing. The handmade cards were completed last week.

"It's important for them to know that it's not just about them during Christmas," Mendonca said. "It's about everyone, for sure. I hope that they know they really helped a lot of people today and hopefully it brought joy to the residents here."

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