Williams Volleyball Sweeps Amherst

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Marit Hoeym had a match-high 12 kills Friday to lead the Williams College volleyball team to a three-set win over Amherst.
 
Hoeym also led Williams with four blocks in the 25-19, 25-23, 25-18 win.
 
Sidra Wohlwend led Williams in digs with 16 and aces with four.
 
Williams (8-0, 3-0 NESCAC) travels to SUNY New Paltz on Saturday to play Ithaca and New Paltz.
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Lanesborough Elementary Sees Modest Drop in Absenteeism

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lanesborough Elementary School this fall has seen a reversal of a trend that has plagued public schools both locally and nationally in recent years.
 
"This time last school year, we had 635 absences already," Principal Nolan Pratt told the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday. "This year, we only have 506, which is a significant decrease. And I think we've had more days of school than last year. It's got to be pretty close.
 
"That's a great step in the right direction of what we're doing."
 
Chronic absenteeism — defined as missing 10 percent or more of school days in a given year — has been a hot topic in education.
 
According to a report this September from the Brookings Institution, the rate of chronic absenteeism nationally went from 15 percent in the 2018-19 school year to 28 percent in 2021-22.
 
School Committee member Ursula Maloy asked Pratt why he thought the number of days missed at the elementary school dropped by 20 percent in the first 50 days of the 2024-25 school year.
 
"I think there's two pieces at play," Pratt said. "One is, we were adamant about people being at school. Nurse [Kathy] Larson and I have been on the same page about making sure when kids are out we're like, 'Hey, we know that you're out. What's going on? How do we get you back?'
 
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