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Schools move forward with bus parking plan

Schools move forward with bus parking plan

Hopkinton Public Schools officials are one step closer to alleviating the current traffic and parking issues at the high school/middle school campus after presenting their recommendations during the March 21 School Committee meeting. For the past two years, the...

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HHS robotics teams head to worlds

HHS robotics teams head to worlds

The hard work and perseverance have paid off for two Hopkinton High School robotics teams that qualified for spots at this month’s international tournament. HHS Hopkinetics Team 2602A (Jake Chirco, Nate Krozy, Jacob Mauro, Alex Clark, Riccardo Negri, Krutarth Parmar)...

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Blackstone Valley Wealth Management Scholarship

Canty’s Underdog Scholarship

Canty's Underdog Scholarship is being offered in memory of Brad Canty, HHS Class of 2018. There will be 10 $1,000 scholarships awarded to qualified seniors from Hopkinton who have been accepted to a post-secondary program. Brad had to work harder than most due to...

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Schools move forward with bus parking plan

School bus applications available

The school bus application period is open, with a deadline of May 1. This is for students in Grades 7-12, who must pay a fee if they use the bus. Students in Grades 6 are free and do not need to apply for busing, although those will not ride the bus should notify the...

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HPS to add Seal of Biliteracy

HPS to add Seal of Biliteracy

Hopkinton Public Schools announced last month it will participate in the Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy program. Graduating seniors who meet the requirement of the program will earn a Mass. Seal of Biliteracy or the Mass. Seal of Biliteracy With Distinction, affixed...

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Blackstone Valley Wealth Management Scholarship

Schlussel wins national award

Sierra Schlussel won an Aspirations in Computing Award from the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT). Schlussel, who received an honorable mention from NCWIT last year, is a member of HHS’ Girls Who Code club and is an AP computer science...

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Blackstone Valley Wealth Management Scholarship

HHS magazine ranked third in state

The HHS magazine Marginal earned a rating of superior from the National Council of Teachers of English and was rated as the third-highest magazine in Massachusetts in the REALM contest (Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines). Superior is the highest...

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HHS jazz ensemble takes gold

HHS jazz ensemble takes gold

The Hopkinton High School jazz ensemble, under the direction of Jeremy Dodge, earned its first-ever gold medal at the Massachusetts Association of Jazz Educators State Festival on March 23. As a result, the group will be featured in a concert at the Hatch Shell in...

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HPS to add Seal of Biliteracy

Choruses head to state festivals

The Hopkinton Public Schools Music Department once again is serving as one of the host schools as well as taking part in the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association Festival the weekend of April 5-7. “We have become one of the sites that music...

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College honors

College honors

Amanda Gollaher, a sophomore majoring in international relations, received the dean’s award with distinction for the fall semester at Colgate University. ... Jimmy Adams was named to the dean’s list at Hobart College, where he is a sophomore. ... Carly Chase, who is...

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Record turnout for science fair

Record turnout for science fair

The cure for cancer, the answer to universal clean water, and the end to addiction all could have their starts at Hopkinton High School. Potential future scientists presented their research and findings on these topics and more during the annual Hopkinton High School...

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HMS RoboHillers headed back to World Championship

HMS RoboHillers headed back to World Championship

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...

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HMS student heads to state GeoBee

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...

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Blackstone Valley Wealth Management Scholarship

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...

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Local students honored at Worcester Academy

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...

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College honors

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...

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HHS sophomore selected to deliver TED Talk

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...

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