There is nothing trivial about these students’ accomplishments, even if they do involve trivia. A five-member team from Hopkinton High School has qualified to compete in the 12th season of High School Quiz Show, a popular academic series broadcast annually by GBH2....
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Baypath prepares for another virtual Fur Ball
A German shepherd suffering from chemical burns doesn’t know that much of the country has been shuttered for a year. A cat in labor needing an emergency C-section because of a blockage doesn’t recognize that rescue societies aren’t receiving their traditional...
Finance director: District faces potential $157M in expansion costs over 10 years
The district may need to spend $157 million in construction costs over 10 years to accommodate a projected long-term enrollment increase of 700 students, finance director Susan Rothermich told School Committee members Thursday. A facilities study group will be created...
School Committee finalizes full-time reopening dates: April 5 for K-5, April 26 for middle/high school
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPlglTcx0vU Hopkinton elementary schools will reopen full-time April 5 and the middle and high school on April 26, School Committee members agreed Thursday. Remote learning will be available through the end of the year, but remote...
Student’s award-winning collage hits home for cancer survivor
On the right, Carolyn Fitzpatrick appears to glow with health, donning dangling earrings and a striking exotic necklace. On the left, she is clearly weary, dressed in pajamas and wearing no makeup. The images appear starkly different, perhaps taken weeks or months...
School Committee raises concerns about reopening plan; parents of remote students to be surveyed
School Committee members raised concerns about several issues, including potential class sizes at the middle and high school and crowded conditions in the high school hallways, during a discussion on school reopening plans at a working session Sunday. The issue of...
School Committee hears from public on full reopening, might vote next Thursday
The School Committee could officially determine a school reopening plan next Thursday, committee chair Amanda Fargiano said at a public forum Thursday night to discuss issues related to the reopening. A School Committee working session to further discuss the issue...
School Committee considers proposal for March 29 return to full-time in-person instruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXIPlWITAOQ&feature=youtu.be Schools could reopen on a full-time basis in Hopkinton on March 29, according to a proposal presented to the School Committee on Thursday. The proposal, prepared by the reopening planning team tasked...
School Committee OK’s 1-year contract extension with teachers, calls for vaccines
The Hopkinton School Committee agreed Thursday to a one-year contract extension with the Hopkinton Teachers Association calling for a 2 percent raise through the end of the 2021-22 school year. With so many issues facing the district, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh...
HHS student wins 10 awards in statewide writing competition
Hopkinton High School junior Kevin Gu writes faithfully in his journal every day and spends hours of his free time creating poetry and short stories. He obviously takes his writing seriously. So did the judges in the 2021 Scholastic Writing Awards, a statewide writing...
Inventathon demonstrates students’ creativity
Life in the time of COVID-19 has presented extraordinary challenges. The creative minds of students who participated in the Hopkinvents Inventathon developed potential solutions to some of these issues during a 24-hour event that showcased problem-solving through...
HHS students devise solutions for police, fire
When LED batteries in police flashlights die, the resulting darkness can transform already dangerous conditions into dire situations for police officers. Two Hopkinton High School students came to their rescue by creating a potentially life-saving solution. Lauren...
School Committee OK’s later start times; reopening strategy addressed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xZ0166BMNc&feature=youtu.be School will start later this fall at Hopkinton High School, Hopkinton Middle School and Hopkins Elementary School, School Committee members agreed Thursday. Start times for the high school and middle...
Give a hoot: Injured owl rescued, released
Former Hopkinton resident Clifford Kistner was driving near the Hopkinton/Upton line Jan. 3 when he saw something troubling. A vehicle ahead of him struck a bird, which then bounced off the windshield and landed, flopping and apparently disoriented, on the side of the...
School Committee supports Town Meeting article seeking stabilization funds
School Committee members on Thursday unanimously supported placing an article on the May Town Meeting warrant that would allocate a still undetermined amount of money from the stabilization account to balance the school budget. The amount has yet to be set, school and...
Amid uncertainty, School Committee approves $54M budget
At its meeting Tuesday night, the School Committee unanimously supported a Fiscal Year 2022 budget of $54,153,911, an increase of a little less than 6 percent from the current budget...
HHS students construct robotics field to host competitions
Members of the Hopkinton High School robotics team are no strangers to building and creating. They also are familiar with winning awards, a tradition they have continued this school year. During this season, the teams won an impressive slate of awards at this year’s...
District presents, explains FY22 budget of $54.1M
At a public hearing during Monday’s Hopkinton School Committee meeting, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh presented a tentative FY22 budget of $54,153,911, an increase of a little less than 6 percent from the...
Superintendent: Hybrid students soon will receive hour of virtual contact on at-home days
Hopkinton students involved in asynchronous learning will be required to spend one hour of virtual contact time per day with a teacher starting Jan. 19, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh said Wednesday. This hour could include a variety of options, including morning...
School Committee considers requesting funds from Legacy Farms HCA to bolster FY22 budget
Hopkinton School Committee members will decide at an upcoming meeting whether to request $500,000 from the Legacy Farms host community agreement to bolster the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. The request, if approved by the committee, would be made in the form of a warrant...