The Hopkinton Middle School RoboHillers will be heading back to the Bluegrass State for the fourth year in a row after one of their robotics teams qualified for the VEX IQ World Championship. RoboHillers team 1715C (Hopkinton Cool Cats) clinched the spot to head to...
Education
HMS student heads to state GeoBee
Do you know the names of the administrative regions of China? Do you know where the Laptev Sea is located? Hopkinton Middle School sixth-grader Abhishek Vijay does. Vijay, a student in Michael Siedlecki’s social studies class, will be representing his school as one of...
Local students honored at Worcester Academy
A number of Hopkinton residents were honored for their academic performance during the first semester of the school year at Worcester Academy. Making first honors were senior Lia Brossi, juniors Teen Muttakin and Lily Bradway, and sophomore Mia Sannicandro. Senior...
Samuel Cote named RE/MAX Executive Realty’s Student of the Month
The McBride Team of RE/MAX Executive Realty would like to congratulate Samuel Cote on his award for Student of the Month. Sam is involved in a number of different organizations. Sam’s participation in the “Let’s Do This” project entailed taking a photo every day of...
HHS Drama Ensemble to present ‘Radium Girls’
After performing lighter shows the past several winters, the Hopkinton High School Drama Ensemble this month will tackle a serious historical drama, “Radium Girls.” The play will run from March 7-9 in the HHS auditorium. “I wanted to do a drama since I had done...
Local students honored for college success
Quinn Fitzpatrick, a senior majoring in biochemistry, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Rochester. ... Named to the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology were Jake Scumaci, who is in the film animation program, Jack...
Local students receive college honors
The following Hopkinton residents were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at their respective colleges: At Tufts University, Prakalya Chandrasekar and Thomas Leone; At Connecticut College, Devon Rancourt, a Slavic studies and history major who received...
HHS sophomore selected to deliver TED Talk
Harrigan to discuss experience teaching girls in Africa A Hopkinton High School sophomore will be sharing some important lessons she learned about facing adversity and the value of an education, lessons she learned 4,000 miles away from home. Siena Harrigan will be...
HHS engineering students put to test with Invention Education
Hopkinton High School students are working to solve real-world problems in their community — all from their own classrooms. Engineering students at HHS are taking part in what is known as Invention Education, a process of learning that includes identifying a problem...
School Committee lauds Cavanaugh
First-year superintendent earns respect for work ethic, professionalism The Superintendent of the Hopkinton Public Schools received feedback on her performance for the first half of the school year during the Feb. 7 School Committee meeting. Dr. Carol Cavanaugh was...
HHS duo chosen to represent Boston at Japanese road race
February vacation is a good time to escape the snow and freezing temperatures with a visit to a place that offers more sun. For Hopkinton High School senior Amanda Hansen and junior Kayla McCann, a different opportunity presented itself: a visit to the Land of the...
School Committee sends budget to town
The Hopkinton School Committee certified the FY20 School Budget during its Jan. 17 meeting, sending the $48,059,950 budget to the town for final approval. Next year’s budget represents a $3,003,300 increase — 6.67 percent — over FY19. “It was really important to us to...
HHS sophomores’ self-portraits selected for regional exhibition
Two Hopkinton High School sophomores will have their photography work on display at the Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition, which started Jan. 22 and runs through Feb. 9 at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Sophomores Ceara Perry and Catherine Dacey,...
Hopkinton students on honor roll at Keefe Tech
Keefe Tech recently announced its Term 1 honor roll, and a number of Hopkinton residents were recognized for their performance in the classroom at the Framingham regional technical high school. Earning high honors were sophomore Gabrielle Buentello and freshman Jake...
Middle School robotics team advances to regional competition
Team 1715C of the RoboHillers, Hopkinton Middle School’s Robotics team, is heading to the VEX IQ Southern New England Championship tournament in March. On Jan. 21, 16 VEX IQ teams braved the cold weather to compete in the VEX UQ Next Level Challenge, a worldwide...
Local students receive college honors
Colleges announced their dean’s list students for the fall semester, and a number of Hopkinton residents were recognized: At Clarkson University, electrical engineering major Philip Hubbe and aeronautical engineering major Nicholas Mirabile; At Becker College, Hannah...
Baylee Simmons named RE/MAX Executive Realty’s Student of the Month
The McBride Team of RE/MAX Executive Realty would like to congratulate Baylee Simmons on her award for Student of the Month. Baylee is certainly a busy young lady, working with many organizations such as Make-A-Wish, Relay for Life, UNITE, ELC, Youth in Philanthropy...
Schools consider expanding solar presence
Additional panels at Marathon part of plan to reduce expenses The Hopkinton Public Schools will be hoping for clear skies and sunny days ahead as they pursue two solar power opportunities to reduce expenses for the district. HPS director of finance Susan Rothermich...
College honors
Hopkinton’s Emily Viehl was selected for membership in the St. Lawrence University chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honorary society. Viehl, a senior, is majoring in statistics and psychology. ... Hopkinton’s Linda Agee Suarez was initiated into the...
HPS submits budget request with 6.67 percent increase
Additional enrollment cited as key factor The Hopkinton Public Schools will be requesting a $48,059,950 budget for the FY20 school year; a budget that represents a 6.67 percent increase over FY19. “It was really important to us to maintain the level of excellence that...