Student Services Update
NOVEMBER 2025
Thanks for reading the Student Services Update!
This monthly newsletter is emailed to all 7th - 12th grade students and caregivers. It also is attached to Mr. Buckland's weekly newsletter. Filled with all sorts of information for students and their families, regarding life here at MTRS! Class schedules, work permits, transcript requests, college and career information, scholarship information and applications, are just some of what you'll find here!
Maybe, you just need someone to talk to regarding an issue that is bothering you? Or a quiet place to work for a bit? Our school counselors are here to support students and their families as they navigate through middle school, high school, and plan for life after graduation.
Stop in, send an email or call us. We are here to help!
Book an appointment HERE
School Counselor Grades 7 & 8
Book an Appointment HERE
Registrar and Administrative Assistant
413-625-9811 ext. 1305
Website: https://mtrs.mohawktrailschools.org/Mohawk-Student-Services
Location: 26 Ashfield Road, Shelburne Falls, MA, USA
Phone: (413) 625-9811
A SHOUT OUT to parents of ALUMNI - we are looking for contact emails of former students who might be willing to come back and be on the "Life After High School" Panel. Contact the Student Services office if interested. Thank you.
PSAT scores
PSAT scores have been released. They are available in the student's college board accounts. If students have not received them yet, they will receive a paper copy of them in their advisory the first week of December.
Click on the link below for a guide to understanding PSAT scores.
AP Test Fees
If your student is taking AP Classes, and you received an email regarding the amount for the tests, payment needs to be sent into the Student Services office at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions, contact Robin in Student Services. Thank you!
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Are you interested in the medical field?
Baystate Franklin has opportunities for volunteers age 14 and older.
Click here for more information:
Attention Juniors
The Coolidge Scholarship is open for present Juniors. It is an annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship that covers a student's tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study. It may be used at any accredited college or university in the United States. Anyone of any background, pursuing any academic discipline of study, may apply to this non-partisan, need-blind , program. Click below for further information;
STARS College Network
The STARS College Network is a consortium of 32 top colleges and universities across the United States committed to improving access and affordability to higher education for rural and small-town students. These schools are united in their mission to make college a reality for all rural and small-town students through free college planning tools that help students learn about, prepare for, apply to, and succeed at college.
Friends, family, educators, and administrators are invited to join too!
After registering, you will receive a separate email with our Zoom webinar link approximately 4 hours before the session's start time.
Can't make it this time? Check out our schedule of upcoming events and follow us on the STARS YouTube Channel to catch up on previous virtual sessions.
The members of STARS are excited to get to know you better! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at stars@starscollegenetwork.org.
WashU Rural Scholars Academy
WashU is a part of the Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) College Network, a coalition of 32 of the nation’s leading universities and colleges who are redoubling our efforts to engage, support, and build pathways for students from small-town and rural America.
We also offer a weeklong on-campus visit experience for sophomores from rural and small-town high schools nationwide! The WashU Rural Scholars Academy is an all-expenses-paid program that introduces students to WashU and highly selective universities broadly. All food, housing, and activities will be provided free of charge. Nominations and applications for this program will open in early November!
To learn more about our efforts to recruit and support rural and small-town students and form partnerships with counselors in these areas, please visit our Rural and Small-Town Student Support webpage.
Are you a high school junior or senior who is interested in taking college courses? Several Colleges have in person and online opportunities!!
- The options listed are free or low cost
- Classes are offered online or in person
- Dual Enrollment courses can:
1. provide you the opportunity to take courses not offered at MTRS
2. strengthen the rigor on your college applications
3. give you a head start on college, allowing you to double major or graduate early
4. provide you an opportunity to complete general education requirements for competitive
majors such as nursing, radiology, engineering and many others!
College Scholarship Information
Seniors looking for scholarship information should check out the Student Services 25/26 OFFICICIAL Senior Scholarship Bulletin link. Local Scholarships will be posted as they open up, which will have the application process and and deadline information listed. Make sure you check the link often.
Looking for a Job?
Check out the following job opportunities:
- Cyber Seniors tech support position at Griswold Library in Colrain
- MVP 2.0 Community Liaison for Ashfield Residents in grades 11 or 12
- Lifeguard Training
Click on the images below for information
Lifeguard Training
Cyber Seniors
Community Liaison
Naviance is an online platform that helps students plan for college and careers. Each MTRS student has their own account that they begin using in 7th grade and continue to use throughout high school at MTRS. This month using Naviance, 8th graders will complete the Skills Assessment, and 7th graders will complete the Personality Assessment (Myers Briggs). Each assessment matches students with potential career pathways and provides detailed information about the pathways. Ask your student what types of careers they have been matched with or have them login to Naviance to show you the results of their assessments!
During Advisory, Student Services hosts College Visits and Career Conversations. These are brief information sessions about a particular college or career. This week, many 8th graders attended an information session about Dual Enrollment at GCC, and over the course of the fall, have attended at least one additional college visit. There will be more opportunities for middle school students to attend Career Conversations in the spring.
Students who are having difficulty logging into Aspen can sign up outside of Ms. Ruggeri's office to attend a help session during lunch on Mondays, or visit the Twin Lakes Technology helpdesk. The helpdesk is available for families as well as students.
Wondering what you student has for homework?
Check out the 8th Grade Daily Homework Page!
Check out the 7th Grade Daily Homework Page!
LOOKING FOR INSIGHT ON NAVIGATING TEENS AND SCREENS?
The Screenagers website has valuable information, especially the "Blog" and "Resource" sections.