Hopkinton High School will make its season debut on GBH’s “High School Quiz Show” on April 2 at 6 p.m., facing off against North Quincy. HHS is one of 17 teams that qualified for Season 13 of the program, which airs on GBH Channel 2 as well as the broadcaster’s...
The School Committee at Thursday’s meeting approved the fiscal year 2023 budget of $57,116,438 and discussed a range of topics from updating the school calendar to the decrease in COVID-19 cases in schools over the past week. The committee approved by a 4-0-1 vote the...
At Thursday's School Committee meeting, Chair Nancy Cavanaugh welcomed the Board of Health, which requested a joint meeting with the committee to discuss the rise in COVID-19 cases because of the omicron variant, which is considered highly contagious in comparison...
The School Committee at its Thursday meeting voted unanimously not to support a current application proposed by the Upper Charles Trail Committee (UCTC) to extend a portion of its trail across the Irvine-Todaro property to Hayden Rowe Street. UCTC Chair Jane Moran in...
The second annual Hopkinton High School Inventathon is scheduled for Jan. 23-29. Registration is due by Jan. 21. All HHS students of any skill/ability are welcome. Winners advance to the Lemelson-MIT Massachusetts Invention Convention. … The HHS alpine ski team is...
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is an adage that explains myriad ideas that can enter people’s minds while looking at art. Shelly Moran, the math coach for the Hopkinton Public Schools, has been figuring out creative ways to engage young learners in arithmetic...
The School Committee held its Thursday night meeting virtually due to the town’s spike in COVID-19 cases, which has led to increased absenteeism in school this week both from cases and parents’ fear that their children could contract the disease. Superintendent Carol...
Hopkinton schools will be closed Friday due to the predicted snowstorm. "As you may know, the upcoming snow event is predicted to be plowable and substantial; and further, the greatest impact is going to occur during the morning commute," Superintendent Carol...
The Hopkinton Public Schools Nutrition Department requested that parents/guardians pack lunches for students for the first two weeks in January if possible. The department is facing staffing shortages, resulting in “too few employees to properly produce and serve hot...
With students returning to classes Monday, Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed Hopkinton Public Schools families Sunday to clarify the district’s policy on COVID isolation and quarantine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its...
Hopkinton High School Principal Evan Bishop emailed the HHS community Thursday to announce that a Keefe Tech student from Hopkinton has died. Bishop indicated that his staff was made aware of the student's death by the Keefe Tech administration Thursday morning. He...
In addition to re-implementing the mandatory mask policy at Hopkinton High School by a 3-2 vote, the School Committee discussed other issues at its meeting Thursday night. Special education costs rise Karen Zaleski, the student services district director, noted that...
The School Committee on Thursday voted 3-2 to re-institute the mandatory mask policy at Hopkinton High School beginning today after a nearly hour-long discussion. “Everyone, I’m sure, has been hearing about the school outbreak,” said Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh....
Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed the schools community on Thursday to address a widely shared post on the social media platform TikTok that refers to a threat to school safety "for every school in the USA, even elementary," on Friday (Dec. 17). "The post appears...
The School Committee began its hybrid meeting Thursday night with a joint session with the Select Board and the Appropriation Committee to discuss the Fiscal Year 2023 school budget requests. “We really do have a very good idea of where we stand right now,”...
The Hopkinton Public Schools Music Department winter concerts start tonight, with Grade 6 performing at 6:30 at the Hopkinton Middle School auditorium. The Grade 7 concert is next Monday (Dec. 13) at 6:30 at the HMS auditorium The Grade 8 concert is next Wednesday...
Following the success of the mask-optional trial period for COVID-vaccinated students and staff at Hopkinton High School over the first three weeks in November, the School Committee voted 4-0-1 at Thursday’s meeting to implement a second trial period, running Dec....
The Hopkinton High School Habitat for Humanity Club is hosting a gingerbread house fundraising event on Sunday, Dec. 12 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the HHS cafeteria. Admittance is $5 per person. Preregistration (by Dec. 9) is preferred but not required — walk-in...
A group of Hopkinton High School students is organizing a Rent a Raker fundraiser, where the students will rake leaves for money that will be donated to Project Just Because. The fall cleanups will be held on the next two Saturdays, Nov. 27 and Dec. 4 (rain dates Nov....
After a two-year hiatus, the Hopkinton Middle School Drama Club is back, presenting "Sideways Stories from the Wayside School" featuring scenes from "School Daze." "Sideways Stories" is an adaptation of Louis Sachar's Wayside School novels, featuring characters such...
