https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOUHaO2YDt4&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 At its next meeting, the School Committee is tasked with deciding the type of heating/cooling system that is necessary going forward as part of its long-range capital...
During a Zoom listening session Sunday evening, the School Committee and Superintendent Evan Bishop received comments about what the school calendar should include in the future. School Committee chair Kyla McSweeney said members would not be offering answers and...
Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the names of more than 16,000 semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJuNuVIvt7I&list=PL8WekT6kxX1Br0cSnDo2TGMdCfeMGnuFg&index=1 Representatives from Vertex reported on a “yellow” issue at the Charleswood Elementary School site that has been resolved through enhanced monitoring, and funding was...
Superintendent Evan Bishop presented goals for the first year in his new position at the Sept. 4 School Committee meeting. Bishop emphasized his entry plan is being undertaken with “a listening lens.” Concerning his related district improvement plan, Bishop said he is...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5jPLA-Zy1A&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 Budget matters and the central office lease were among highlights at Thursday's School Committee meeting. Susan Rothermich, assistant superintendent of finance and...
Spring graduates from the University of Massachusetts Amherst include Hopkinton residents Elise Blackstock, Ethan Champlin, Jake Chirco, Sabine Collinson, Jack Connolly, Caleb Dacey, Khushi Dave, Nathan Foster, Jessica Franks, Yusra Habib, Kamron Haghighi, Ellora...
Hopkinton High School graduate Dylan Striek was named winner of a prestigious Thoreau Scholarship, a $26,000 award that will benefit him as he begins his studies at Dartmouth College. The Henry David Thoreau Scholarship is a four-year tuition scholarship awarded...
Hopkinton High School seniors on Wednesday continued the tradition of gathering in the parking lot and then heading into school en masse on the first day of their final year together.
As the school year rapidly approaches, many teachers in the Hopkinton district have spent the final month of their summer vacation advocating with a federal senator for help in receiving their IRS tax refunds, according to a congressional spokesperson and the...
Hopkinton High School ranks eighth statewide in a survey of the best high schools in the country conducted by U.S. News & World Report, the publication announced Tuesday. HHS consistently has placed in the top 15 [Editor's note: Corrected from 10] in this annual...
School Committee member Chris Masters volunteered to fly a drone over the Charleswood School site to document construction progress, making the offer after hearing a proposal at Tuesday’s Elementary School Building Committee meeting to hire a vendor to take monthly...
Cell phone use, attendance policies and complaint resolution were among the topics clarified in the new school handbooks, which the School Committee approved at its meeting Thursday. Hopkins principal Matt Cotter spoke about the “off and away” policy for cell phones,...
The University of Massachusetts Amherst announced its dean’s list for the spring semester. Hopkinton residents recognized were Jessica Applebaum, Jahan Bahri, Ailene Barry, Virendra Bhawsar, Julian Bianchi, Elise Blackstock, Caleb Burke, Ethan Champlin, Shivali...
The School Committee on Thursday made plans to garner input from families and staff about their preferred 2026-27 school calendar. Members also received an update on the status of federal grants, some of which are “frozen” and under review by the U.S. Department of...
Following top three placements in state competition, a number of Hopkinton High School students qualified to participate in the Future Health Professionals (HOSA) International Leadership Conference in Nashville last month. Those who qualified are Akshaya...
Hopkinton seventh grader Esha Jana took second place in the Massachusetts Center for the Book’s statewide writing initiative, Letters About Literature. Jana was recognized for her letter to author Supriya Kelkar about the book “American as Paneer Pie.” The student...
Vertex project manager Chris Eberly noted on Tuesday that the Charleswood School project is “overall in a very good place,” with $31 million more available than originally anticipated. The Elementary School Building Committee met via Zoom, and members asked why there...
Fairfield University announced its dean’s list recipients for the spring semester, and the list includes a number of Hopkinton residents: Luke Beaudet, Nicholas Dieter, Frank Incutto, Gregory Kovacs, Michael Liptak, Robert Liptak, Garret Morrissiey, Camille...
Hopkinton’s Dhairya Mehta is not yet old enough to drive a car and still is a couple of months away from being in high school. But the teenager already has established himself as a bona fide chess standout, capturing his first state championship recently with a win in...
