The team of Dylan Striek, Rylee Blair and Disha Mudenur captured first place at the Hopkinton High School Science Fair on Wednesday with their project titled “Electrolytic Extraction of Dawsonite from Ocean Water: Efficient Saltwater Mineral Recovery through...
Education
School Committee chair: Requested budget cuts would ‘end district as we know it’
Hopkinton Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh and School Committee members said they were taken by surprise when the Select Board requested they come back with a budget reflecting a 5.1 percent increase rather than the $60.1 million fiscal year 2024 proposal, which has an...
Elementary School Building Committee discusses LEED checklist, MSBA reimbursement
On Wednesday, the Elementary School Building Committee got an update on tweaks to its preferred schematic design, reviewed an energy and environmental credit checklist, and learned more about the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s reimbursement formulas. Noting...
Hopkinton schools closed Tuesday due to pending storm
Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh announced Monday night that all Hopkinton public schools will be closed Tuesday due to a winter storm. Snow was expected to start late Monday night and continue throughout the day Tuesday. About 3-6 inches of snow is expected by Tuesday...
HHS Drama Ensemble presents ‘The Women of Lockerbie’ March 9-11
On Dec. 12, 2022, the Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up a Pan Am passenger jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 was arrested and extradited to the United States to stand trial. For many of the Hopkinton High School drama...
Anatomage table enhances anatomy, physiology studies at HHS
Students at Hopkinton High School now can learn anatomy and physiology using authentic and interactive 3D images of the human body thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Hopkinton Education Foundation. The grant funded an Anatomage table, a learning tool mainly used in...
HHS students win state STEM competition
Kaizar Rangwala and Jacob Dold, two Hopkinton High School sophomores, were named state champions in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition and have advanced to the national-level competition. The $2 million national competition for public schools in Grades 6-12...
College Honors: Local students recognized for academic success
Fairfield University recently announced its dean’s list recipients, and the list included Hopkinton residents Nathalie Bates, Andrew D’Alleva, Alexandra Graeber, Cecily McNamara and Alexandria Power. … Katelyn Distasio and Natalie Calkins were named to the president’s...
School Committee discusses superintendent evaluation during mid-year ‘check-in’
During a mid-year “check-in” preceding a final, formal evaluation of Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh, School Committee member Holly Morand on Thursday questioned how more objectivity could be injected into the process and how the community at large could offer its...
School Committee endorses new school site, adds paraprofessionals
At its Thursday meeting, the Hopkinton School Committee endorsed the Elementary School Building Committee’s choice of a site on Hayden Rowe Street and a design called “Village East” for the proposed Elmwood School replacement. ESBC chair Jon Graziano and vice chair...
HOP youth members attend national forum
Three youth members of Hopkinton Organizing for Prevention (HOP) attended the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Youth Leadership Forum in National Harbor, Maryland, earlier this month. Hopkinton High School senior Maura Souza and sophomores...
ESBC chooses Hayden Rowe ‘Village’ design for Elmwood replacement
The Elementary School Building Committee on Monday voted unanimously (7-0) to choose a preferred schematic option called Hayden Rowe Village East, featuring three stories and three wings, for the Elmwood School replacement project. The committee has been weighing the...
HHS musicians to participate in all-state festival
Juniors Abigail Baskin and Aditya Machiraju will represent Hopkinton High School at the 69th annual Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Festival on March 3-4 at the Westford Regency and Symphony Hall in Boston. Baskin plays the cello while Machiraju...
College Honors: Local students shine at UNH
The University of New Hampshire announced its fall dean’s list, and it includes a number of Hopkinton residents. Alexandra Lee, Lia Brossi and Samuel Lozeau were recognized with highest honors, Grace Joy and Olivia O’Connor received high honors, and Kathryn Callery...
Local students take home state writing, arts awards
Hopkinton High School and Hopkinton Middle School students took home a number of awards in the Scholastic Arts Awards and Scholastic Writing Awards competitions. On the writing side, HHS students won four gold keys, 11 silver keys and 11 honorable mentions. Sophomore...
ESBC reviews site options as it heads toward selection next week
A traffic consultant told the Elementary School Building Committee on Tuesday that building a three-grade school on Hayden Rowe Street was doable and would not significantly impact traffic there. However, he said it likely would add an additional 150-200 cars during...
HHS literary magazine wins national honors
Hopkinton High School’s student literary magazine, Marginal, recently won honors in two national competitions. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) recognized the publication as a REALM First Class magazine, the contest’s highest distinction. Only 38...
Select Board roundup: HHS car parade OK’d for final year
A divided Select Board on Tuesday agreed to approve a graduation car parade for Hopkinton High School’s Class of 2023, but with the understanding that this will be the final year for the event. A vote simply to approve the parade failed, 3-2, leading to a second...
HALT accepts applications for scholarship
The Hopkinton Area Land Trust (HALT) is offering a scholarship of up to $1,000 to a graduating high school student or students from Hopkinton whose intent is to major in conservation, ecology, natural resources/wildlife management or the environmental sciences....
School Committee selects 3-grade configuration for Elmwood replacement
The Hopkinton School Committee on Thursday voted to have a Grades 2-3-4 configuration for the proposed Elmwood School project, citing cost savings and the ability to address needs system-wide to address growing enrollment. However, member Holly Morand abstained from...