The School Committee spent much of Thursday’s meeting discussing the fiscal year 2026 budget process as well as reviewing the district’s finance report. Members also approved an amended agreement for construction management at risk services associated with the Hopkins...
Education
Hopkinton welcomes new school administrators
As a youngster, Lauren McDonough wanted to be a pediatrician and help children. Rachel Ritchie played school with her brother, teaching and assigning homework. And Cherie Kent played school in a makeshift classroom her father, who was a teacher, created in the...
Photos: HHS Senior Sunrise
Seniors at Hopkinton High School took part in Senior Sunrise on Thursday morning. The event provided seniors an opportunity to hang out, eat food and play games in the HHS parking lot before school.
Policies on civil rights, harassment reviewed by School Committee members
Last week, the full board and a partial subgroup of the School Committee reviewed policies regarding civil rights and harassment and how they are handled in the district. As the members rework some language for clarity and relevance, several questions arose that will...
School Committee discusses Hopkins construction, policy updates
At Hopkins School, parents and students will experience changes to the approach for drop-offs, the exterior site and different parking configurations resulting from the ongoing addition/renovation project. During Thursday night’s School Committee meeting, Chris...
Schools Notebook: Local collegians recognized
Nicky Desai of Hopkinton graduated magna cum laude from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, with a major in mathematics and economics. Desai graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, an organization recognized as conferring the highest undergraduate academic honors and...
ESBC discusses changes to Charleswood School parking plans
Modifications to the parking lot plans for the Charleswood School were among the topics of discussion at Tuesday’s Elementary School Building Committee meeting. To address concerns raised by the Planning Board and Conservation Commission during the permitting process...
HPD launches Back to School Safety Campaign
With the start of the school year quickly approaching, the Hopkinton Police Department is taking proactive steps to ensure the safety of students, parents and staff with the launch of its Back to School Safety Campaign. The Back to School Safety Campaign is a...
School Committee reviews superintendent’s goals
A first look at Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh’s goals and a request for more detailed minutes going forward were among the topics on Thursday’s School Committee agenda. The goals presentation was the first in a process that spans the 2024-25 school year and is used...
HHS students earn national awards in art, writing
Three Hopkinton High School students recently were recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program as national medalists. In writing, Daniel Applebaum and Kaesha Rajgor both won a gold medal (top national honor) for “Jewish Requiem at Terezin: A Burning...
Passive House registration, MSBA reimbursement on ESBC’s agenda
Elementary School Building Committee members on Thursday talked about energy code compliance as well as the process by which the town will receive reimbursement from the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the Charleswood School project. Chris Eberly, project...
McSweeney appointed to fill School Committee vacancy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL9vXRiS38o&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1&t=8409s Following a 5-4 joint vote by the Select Board and School Committee on Thursday, Kyla McSweeney was appointed to fill the vacancy left on the School...
ESBC gets design updates about Charleswood School furniture, exterior materials
Tuesday’s Elementary School Building Committee meeting included an update on design development from Robert Bell, architect Perkins Eastman’s educational programmer. He explained how input from focus groups and a review of exterior materials are initially tweaking the...
Schools Notebook: Local collegians recognized
The University of Rhode Island announced its dean’s list for the spring semester, and it includes a number of Hopkinton residents: Delaney Augspurg, Trinity Birtwistle, Kiera Burke, Sydney Capello, Julia Dever, Kailey Keohane, Natalie Morgan, Emerie Peterson, Casey...
EXCEL program teaches older special education students life skills
Abigail Hanscom, director of student services in Hopkinton, described transition as “the next frontier of education.” For students ages 18-22, the district offers the EXCEL life skills program, which supports young people with special education eligibility who do not...
School Committee focuses on Hopkins project kickoff
Approving contracts associated with the $48 million Hopkins School addition and renovation project was the focus of Thursday’s School Committee meeting. Before discussing the finances, Vertex project manager Christopher Eberly gave a reminder of the features of the...
ESBC gets closer to hearings with planning, conservation boards about Charleswood School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnRM9sOldgE The Elementary School Building Committee on Tuesday authorized representatives from Samiotes Consultants and LEC to submit reports to the town’s Planning Board and Conservation Commission on its behalf by week’s end. Civil...
School Committee approves 3-year contract for paraprofessionals
Following five months of negotiations, the School Committee and the district’s paraprofessionals reached a three-year contract agreement to run from 2024 to 2027, it was announced at Thursday's School Committee meeting. Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh spoke about the...
Schools Notebook: HHS students score high at BPA national event
Several individuals and teams from Hopkinton High School achieved high placements at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) national competition held May 10-14 in Chicago. At the top of the competition was the team of Vardhan Madhavarupu, Vainavi Malisetty, Dhruv...
Abate reelected as head of Hopkinton teachers union
Hopkinton Middle School English teacher Becky Abate was reelected as president of the Hopkinton Teachers Association on Tuesday. Abate, who has been HTA president since 2017, received 169 votes, while Hopkinton High School English teacher Michael Franchock received...