The Hopkinton School Committee voted unanimously at its July 23 meeting to award the bid to build six new classrooms at Hopkinton High School to Avatar Construction at a cost of $2,839,000. Construction on the new wing is expected to start soon and will take place...
Education
HPS superintendent introduces trio of new hires
At the July 9 School Committee meeting, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh introduced three new hires in the Hopkinton Public Schools. Chris Ocampo is the new Hopkinton Middle School assistant principal. He has spent the past decade in a variety of roles in the Framingham...
Schools Notebook: HHS trio earn National Merit Scholarships
Hopkinton High School graduate Alexander Matsoukas was named a winner of a college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship. Matsoukas plans to study computer engineering at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham. Matsoukas joins classmates Matvey...
HHS Debate Club to hold workshop
The Hopkinton High School Debate Club is holding a free summer workshop for Hopkinton students in the Class of 2024, 2025 and 2026. The workshop will be held via Zoom on Aug. 3, 5 and 7, from 3-4:30 p.m. each day. The workshop is billed as a “great way to improve...
School Committee announces office hours
The School Committee announced it will hold weekly Zoom office hours leading up to the start of the school year to provide an opportunity for the community to ask questions, raise concerns, or provide feedback on school matters. Each meeting will be hosted by two...
School Committee addresses concerns with reopening guidance
The state commissioner of education hopes students can return to school this fall on a full-time basis, a 180-degree change from his previous inclination to encourage a combination of remote learning and brick-and-mortar return, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh told...
Reentry Group starts discussion on reopening Hopkinton schools
The Hopkinton Reentry Group met for the first time Tuesday to discuss how to reopen schools this fall. Different ideas were discussed, but one factor is certain: Schools will look very different than the traditional model. “We begin with the premise that the...
Theis named HHS interim assistant principal
Laura Theis was named interim assistant principal at Hopkinton High School, the school announced Tuesday. Theis fills the spot vacated by Josh Hanna, who left to become principal at Franklin High School. According to her bio on the HHS website, Theis came to Hopkinton...
Local students honored for college success
Hopkinton’s Jonathan DeMarco recently received a 21st Century Leaders award from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated exemplary standards of achievement, initiative and social awareness. Recipients have...
HHS moves forward with plans for Aug. 2 graduation ceremony
The long-delayed Hopkinton High School Class of 2020 graduation ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 2, beginning at 10 a.m. The event will be held at Chick Welch Field at David Hughes Stadium (the HHS football field). Rain date is the following day at 10 a.m. The...
Lego Masters competition debuts in Hopkinton
Youngsters might not be able to visit an amusement park this summer, but they can build one. For the first time this summer, youngsters can participate in a Hopkinton Lego Masters competition. In this inaugural event, Hopkinton youth and school employees’ children in...
Schools Notebook: Building addition projects underway
Two of the three school construction projects that were approved at Town Meeting last year have begun, and the third is expected to start soon. The town approved four modular classrooms for Elmwood and Hopkins and six permanent classrooms for the high school in an...
Commissioner of Education shares initial guidance to reopen schools in fall
Massachusetts Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Riley on Thursday delivered his much-anticipated report addressing the possibility of schools reopening in the fall. While Riley noted there will be more updates and that schools should be prepared for the possibility of...
Hopkinton administrators address racist comments by students on social media
The following email was sent to the schools community on Tuesday. Dear Hopkinton Families, Recently, the High School and Middle School Administrations received information from members of the school community alleging that a few students, ranging from HMS to HHS, made...
School Committee appoints group to focus on fall reopening
As Hopkinton awaits word from the state of how school reopening will be handled, a new committee is being formed to transform the guidance into reality. The district is organizing a Reentry Advisory Group tasked with helping to ensure the fall reopening goes smoothly,...
HHS sophomore wins national art award
Emma Lucy used two common household items, an iPad and a glow stick, to create a national award-winning piece of art. Inspired by a digital art theme of creating light in a dark room, the Hopkinton High School sophomore used her iPad on “long, slow exposure” to...
School Committee approves reduced budget
As the school community awaits a reentry plan from the state education department for the upcoming school year, School Committee members at their June 4 meeting unanimously approved a new budget that increases spending by 6.6 percent over the current budget. The new...
HPS superintendent Cavanaugh on racial unrest: ‘Silence cannot serve’
Hopkinton Public Schools superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed the schools community Wednesday morning, as Black Lives Matter protests continue to take place in cities and towns across the nation — including Hopkinton, which held a vigil on the Town Common Sunday...
HHS pair wins state science fair
Newborns bring new discoveries, new challenges, new adventures. Sometimes they even bring new inventions that can improve the lives of other babies and their parents. That was the result when Hopkinton High School sophomore Archita Nemalikanti welcomed a baby sister...
Cheers, tears at HHS grad parade
On Saturday the Hopkinton High School Class of 2020 finally got its chance to celebrate with a rolling rally through the streets of Hopkinton. The parade started and ended at the high school, passing all...