https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZNb_7W7ekk Elementary School Building Committee chair Jon Graziano noted the Charleswood School project experienced a “significant moment” on Tuesday when the board awarded a $102,270,000 construction contract to Brait Builders...
A school bus on the way to school Tuesday morning struck a telephone pole on Cedar Street Extension, downing power lines and closing the road but apparently causing no serious injuries. In an email to the Independent late Tuesday morning, Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief...
The School Committee on Thursday voted to ratify three-year contracts for the Hopkinton Teachers Association and Evan Bishop, the new superintendent. The HTA pact runs from 2025 until 2028. The Independent was awaiting a response regarding further details on the...
When students from Hopkinton High School participate in the national conference for the Business Professionals of America, junior Kaesha Rajgor will serve as Massachusetts Secondary State president and junior Ishita Urs will represent the state as secondary treasurer....
Peter LaGoy, the chair of Hopkinton's Trails Committee, appeared before the School Committee on Thursday to start conversations about some of the trail developments impacting school properties. These include fitness equipment set up on the Center Trail where the high...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ji6x0kd42Q&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=2 Pending successful contract negotiations, the School Committee on Thursday named Jessica Beattie as the district’s new director of student services. Beattie, a...
HOSA-Future Health Professionals students from Hopkinton High School stood out at the Massachusetts State Leadership Conference held April 12 at Worcester State University. Despite a snowstorm, 75 HHS students competed in a variety of health care-related competitive...
The Hopkinton’s Women’s Club held its awards ceremony April 17, acknowledging local youth for their contributions to the community. Henry Benning was the MassStarr recipient, Shannon McKeon received the Jr. Endeavor Award, and Anna Noroian was the Mary McDonough...
Kayla McCann, a senior Army ROTC student at Northeastern University, received the George C. Marshall Award “for recognition as the overall outstanding student in military and academic studies, leadership and physical fitness for the academic year 2024-25.” … At Tufts...
Nine hundred Hopkinton Middle School students and 1,028 students from the high school responded to the Metrowest Adolescent Health Survey in the fall of 2023, providing insights on social media and substance use, feelings of depression and anxiety and suicidality....
The School Committee on Thursday voted to pursue a lease agreement with a vendor for a temporary kitchen trailer to be located at Hopkins School. Members also reached a consensus that Vertex (owner’s project manager) should seek proposals from designers for...
Vertex project manager Chris Eberly will pursue a proposal for a risk mitigation strategy with nine neighbors closest to the Charleswood School construction site. The Elementary School Building Committee gave the go ahead Tuesday following Eberly’s description of the...
Hopkinton High School seniors Dylan Striek and Anoushkha Nair captured a first-place award at the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair on April 4 and qualified for a trip to Columbus, Ohio, to compete at the International Science Fair in May. Striek and Nair’s...
During a special meeting Wednesday night, the School Committee voted to appoint vice chair Jamie Wronka and member Kyla McSweeney to serve on the interview panel for the director of student services position. Current director Abigail Hanscom is retiring. Her contract...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e306fLaJPrw&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 School Committee chair Nancy Cavanaugh on Thursday announced members would be entering into negotiations with Hopkinton High School Principal Evan Bishop to become the...
Following site visits earlier in the week, the School Committee on Thursday conducted interviews with the two finalists for the superintendent position. The finalists are Evan Bishop, principal at Hopkinton High School, and Mark McLaughlin, superintendent of the South...
On Thursday, the Elementary School Building Committee talked about incorporating adaptive elements into its playground plans for the new Charleswood School. Members also reached a milestone, voting unanimously to release the construction documents out to bid on their...
According to a post on the Hopkinton Public Schools website, one of the three finalists for Hopkinton superintendent announced Wednesday night no longer is in the running. School Committee chair Nancy Cavanaugh posted that Evan Bishop, principal at Hopkinton High...
The School Committee met via Zoom on Wednesday and announced the three finalists for the superintendent’s position. They are Evan Bishop, principal at Hopkinton High School; Mark McLaughlin, superintendent in South Hadley; and Ross Mulkerin, director of finance and...
A team from Hopkinton Middle School participated in the state Science Olympiad on March 8 at Assumption University in Worcester, marking its second appearance in the competition. HMS competed in 17 of the 22 events — including anatomy, crime busters, disease...
