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MountainOne's team presented their storybook "How to Climb a Mountain" with a special guest appearance from Mo the MountainOne Spokesgoat.

MountainOne Participates in Williamstown Elementary's 'Words Are Wonderful'

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Volunteers from MountainOne attended Williamstown Elementary School's "Words Are Wonderful" celebration, a week-long effort dedicated to fostering a love for reading, writing, and creative expression. 
 
MountainOne's team presented their storybook "How to Climb a Mountain" with a special guest appearance from Mo the MountainOne Spokesgoat.
 
Utilizing the school's "buddy reading" format, 65 sixth grade students read the storybook to a Pre-K, Kindergarten or 1st grade student. As the reading session concluded, MountainOne volunteer Ethan Coe tied the story's themes into real-world lessons on financial literacy.
 
"We were thrilled to take part in this year's 'Words Are Wonderful' celebration," said Coe.  "Events like this are exactly why we created 'How to Climb a Mountain'—to inspire young readers and to promote financial education! It's rewarding to see how well the story is received by students of all ages."
 
Each student also received an activity packet that included  financial literacy exercises and tips on how, with their parents' or guardians' help, they can start saving money.

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Mount Greylock Regional Class of 2026 'Embraced the Unexpected'

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff

Speaker William Apotsos says the class took the red pill, embracing the unexpected; classmate Madison Powell tells them they're still becoming the people they will be. 
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School sent 67 graduates off with diplomas and a cap toss on Saturday. 
 
The seniors queued up to enter the school gym with "Pomp and Circumstance" and scattered out the doors to "Choose Joy." 
 
It was the choices to be present that had gotten the Mounties to this day, said William Apotsos, whom the class had selected as their graduating speaker. "They didn't just decide to be present, they refused to be absent."
 
When one little girl had thanked him for being there to referee a youth soccer game, it drove "home the importance of not only being present but refusing to be absent," he said. 
 
Being present had been difficult in the transition between remote learning during the pandemic and returning to the school, when the class had to figure out how to be present together — physically, mentally and socially. 
 
"There is always the safe route. Stick to what you know, stick around people you know, and never really leave your metaphorical shell that you built up over your time at home. ... Then there was the more dangerous: put yourself out there, embrace your impact option,"  Apotsos said. 
 
"It's very much a red pill and blue pill situation, and what I am most proud of, that pretty much every single person on this stage took the red pill. They chose to embrace the unexpected and decide that they wouldn't let a couple years of isolation determine who they were going to be."
 
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