Hopkinton Public Schools superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed the schools community earlier this month to clarify the protocol for those planning to travel during the Thanksgiving break. According to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s COVID-19 travel order...
Education
College honors: Residents achieve success
Hopkinton’s Jimmy Adams, now a senior at Hobart College, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2020 semester. … Hopkinton’s Ben Leibowitz, a sophomore communications major at Worcester State, will perform in the chorus in the school’s virtual production of...
District considers later start times for all schools in future
Elementary and secondary schools could start at a later hour in the future to allow students to get more sleep, School Committee members said Thursday at their meeting. One possibility could be starting the high school and middle school at 8 a.m. and elementary...
Hopkinton schools will go to entirely remote learning for 1 week right after Thanksgiving
Hopkinton schools will go to a fully remote learning model for the week after Thanksgiving, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh told School Committee members Thursday night. The move is...
Hopkinton schools ranked No. 1 in state by Niche
Hopkinton was ranked as the No. 1 school district in Massachusetts for 2021 by Niche, a website that rates schools, companies and neighborhoods nationwide. The district received an A-plus overall grade, earning A-pluses in academics, teachers, college prep and...
Hopkinton schools to retain hybrid model despite pressure to return to full in-person learning
Hopkinton schools will remain in their current learning model and not move to full-time instruction despite recent recommendations by the governor and education officials,...
HPS reminder: Flu vaccine deadline Dec. 31
The Hopkinton Public Schools district is reminding families that all public school students from pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 are required to have an influenza vaccine in adherence with the updated Massachusetts immunization guidelines. The deadline to submit...
14 from HHS recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program
Hopkinton High School placed 14 individuals on the list of Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Program for 2021. The students were recognized for demonstrating outstanding performance on the qualifying test, placing in the top 50,000 out of the 1.5...
HHS students advocate for ocean life with Beachlex
The reasons why people should support aquatic life could fill an ocean, members of a new organization led by Hopkinton High School students believe. And in fact, they do, the students say. From a fish that produces 300 million eggs at a time to a footlong octopus that...
College honors: 4 from Hopkinton graduate from Stonehill
At Stonehill College’s commencement exercises, held Aug. 8, Hopkinton’s Cameron Finlayson, Nicholas Gammal, Rachel Der Kinderen and Samuel Lehman were among the graduating class. … Megan Donovan graduated from Hofstra University in the spring, earning a Bachelor of...
HHS reports another COVID case, reaches out to affected families
Hopkinton High School principal Evan Bishop emailed families on Sunday evening to notify them that an individual in the HHS community tested positive for COVID-19. "The Hopkinton Public Schools are working closely with the Community Tracing Collaborative (CTC) and...
HHS cancels live classes Friday for Grade 9 after another positive COVID case
Hopkinton High School principal Evan Bishop announced via email Thursday night that "another person in the high school community" has tested positive for COVID-19, and all ninth-graders will have remote learning Friday "out of an abundance of caution." All other...
Pair from HHS join Youth in Philanthropy board
The Foundation for MetroWest announced 32 students, including Hopkinton’s Kevin Gu and Ashley Wojcik, will represent MetroWest on its Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) Junior Board. The students will serve on the student-run board, which functions like a nonprofit board and...
HHS reports another COVID case; affected families being notified
Hopkinton High School principal Evan Bishop emailed families Wednesday to inform them that there has been another positive case of COVID-19 in the HHS community. The Hopkinton Public Schools are working closely with the Community Tracing Collaborative (CTC) and...
Superintendent: COVID cases were contracted outside schools
Six people in the Hopkinton school community tested positive for COVID-19 through the middle of October, but none of them contracted the virus within the schools, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh told Hopkinton School Committee members at Thursday's meeting. “To date we...
Principal: Member of HMS community tests positive for COVID, but school still on
Hopkinton Middle School principal Alan Keller emailed HMS families Monday evening to announce that "a person in the HMS community has tested positive" for COVID-19. "The Hopkinton Public Schools are working closely with the Community Tracing Collaborative (CTC) and...
Superintendent explains closing to School Committee: ‘We decided to err on the side of caution’
The decision to close schools Tuesday and Wednesday after two high school students tested positive for COVID-19 allowed necessary time for contact tracing, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh told members of the Hopkinton School Committee at its Thursday meeting. “There...
Superintendent: ‘We feel very safe about opening the doors tomorrow’
Health director Shaun McAuliffe and Hopkinton Public Schools superintendent Carol Cavanaugh, appearing on HCAM’s Hopkinton Hangout Hour on Wednesday night, provided more details on the...
With schools set to reopen Thursday, district asks families to follow COVID protocols
The following information was emailed to Hopkinton schools families on Wednesday from superintendent Carol Cavanaugh. The Hopkinton Public Schools want to remain open, so it’s important that all families follow these protocols: 1. If your child or anyone in your...
Superintendent: Stay off courts, fields during school
Hopkinton Public Schools superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed schools families on Wednesday — for the second time this month — with a request that community members refrain from using the outdoor track and tennis courts at the high school/middle school complex. “In...