Mount Greylock Names 2027 National Merit Commended Students

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Three high school students at Mount Greylock Regional School have been commended to the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program.
 
Principal Jacob Schutz will present letters of commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the program, to Mai Dekal, Leo Slater Lee, and Kayla Miller.
 
About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2027 competition for the National Merit Scholarships awards, commended students place among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2027 competition by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
 
"Those being name Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," commented a spokesperson for NMSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."
 

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Local Veterans Weigh In on 'Hometown Heroes' Banners

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Umlauf has been following the discussion in town about a proposal to bring the Hometown Heroes banner program to Williamstown.
 
He just is not sure why it is a matter of debate.
 
"There's a breadth to this discussion that the opponents have distilled into a couple of issues that really aren't relevant or pertinent when you look at the whole picture," Umlauf said. "It is about service. It is about community. It is about family. It is about recognizing and honoring those who have written that [blank] check and had it cashed."
 
On Saturday morning, Umlauf and fellow veteran Charles Roberts sat down at the Michael Kennedy American Legion Post 152 headquarters to talk about what the Hometown Heroes banner program means to them and how much they look forward to seeing the program come to the northwest corner of the commonwealth.
 
The pair showed off artifacts collected by the local Legion post over the years, including a recognition of Charles White Whittlesey, a Pittsfield High graduate and Williams College alum who earned the Medal of Honor for his leadership of the "Lost Battalion" in World War I.
 
"The level of service in this community is just incredible," said Umlauf, who noted that another Medal of Honor winner who fought in the Civil War is buried in the town's East Lawn Cemetery.
 
Roberts said he was "upset" when he first read about Monday's Select Board meeting, where several residents asked the panel to disallow the placement of the Heroes banners on utility poles in town.
 
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