The Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) reviewed last week’s public forum, viewed tweaks to outdoor learning spaces and discussed exterior and interior design materials at Tuesday’s meeting. Committee members said the recent forum highlighted the need to get...
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RAD program ‘empowering’ for HHS students
Hopkinton High School student Amisi Anjeh said she watched herself transform from “the timid girl who can’t speak up and over-apologizes” last year to a graduating senior “who knows the power of the word ‘no.’ ” Anjeh attributes that personal growth to her...
Schools Notebook: HHS senior Fitzpatrick wins writing awards
Hopkinton High School senior Owen Fitzpatrick was named a winner of the annual Cancer Unwrapped Teen Writing Contest. Fitzpatrick was one of 20 writers chosen from 1,112 entrants to receive a $1,000 prize. The event was sponsored by Cancer Pathways, a Washington-based...
New school’s cost, possibility of rejection questioned at ESBC forum
During a two-hour Zoom public forum Wednesday, most questions asked of the Elementary School Building Committee concerned the cost and tax impact of a new Elmwood School on Hayden Rowe Street. Other questions referred to traffic, educational and design decisions to...
School Committee roundup: New principals named for Hopkins, Elmwood
At Monday’s School Committee meeting, Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh announced several new hires in leadership positions. Matt Cotter, currently assistant principal at Hopkins School, becomes principal there. David Brauninger, currently an elementary school principal...
ESBC reviews traffic plans ahead of Wednesday’s public forum
Senior Project Manager Vinod Kalikiri from VHB presented an overview of a traffic study for the proposed new Elmwood School on Monday to the Elementary School Building Committee. He highlighted recommendations on how to mitigate the project’s impact as well as improve...
Photos: HHS graduation car parade
The Hopkinton High School graduation car parade was held Saturday morning. [gallery...
HHS graduates urged to embrace change, impact world
Speakers at the Hopkinton High School Commencement ceremony on Friday night urged graduates to embrace change, cherish memories and make an impact in the world. Shelby Jones, class president, spoke about the movie “Inside Out,” featuring a young girl experiencing a...
HHS graduation to be held in athletic center; car parade Saturday at 10 a.m
Hopkinton High School principal Evan Bishop announced that Friday's graduation exercises, originally scheduled to be held at the football field, will be moved inside to the athletic center due to the threat of rain. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. Doors will open at...
Photos: Elmwood International Night
The Diversity Council of Elmwood School hosted an International Night on Thursday in the school gymnasium. Guests enjoyed cultural performances and sampled international cuisine.
HHS team wins title at state Science Fair
Hopkinton High School sophomore Dylan Striek and juniors Rylee Blair and Disha Mudenur went camping last summer in Nova Scotia and woke up in front of the ocean to beautiful sunrises. “Being so used to Hopkinton and Boston’s environment, we hadn’t recognized how...
School Committee recommends new director of student services
On Thursday, the Hopkinton School Committee voted 4-0 for the superintendent to enter negotiations with Abigail Hanscom, a Hopkinton resident, for the position of director of student services. If negotiations are successful, Hanscom, currently director of student...
HMS robotics team wins world championship award
KryptoKnights, a team of eighth graders from Hopkinton Middle School, beat thousands of robotics teams from around the world to win the Excellence Award at the VEX IQ Robotics Competition World Championships earlier this month in Dallas. The winning team is comprised...
ESBC tells architects more financial details needed on proposed school project
Members of the Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) told architects on Tuesday that they needed as much detail as possible about costs associated with outdoor features for a proposed new school for Grades 2-4. During her presentation, Ashley Iannuccilli,...
HHS senior Hwang brings people into ‘language of music’
Hopkinton High School senior Ryan Hwang does not remember a time when music was not part of his life. As a toddler, he used wooden spoons to drum on a trash can, he was told. A fan of the Beatles and particularly Ringo Starr’s drumming, he focused primarily on that...
Local student musicians earn awards at MICCA festivals
The Hopkinton Public Schools Music Department has had a very busy month. On May 6, 23 students from Hopkinton Middle School and Hopkinton High School participated in the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) Solo and Ensemble Festival...
Schools Notebook: HHS Pops Concert May 21
The Hopkinton High School Pops Concert will be held Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m. at the HHS Athletic Center. The event will include performances from Noteworthy, the HHS Chorus, Jazz Lab, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra and Concert Band. Tickets are $5 per person, with a cap of...
HHS teams shine at BPA National Leadership Conference
Hopkinton High School students Veer Bhatia, Pranamya Keshkamat, Ashwath Sridhar and Shaurya Patni took first place in the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference competition last month in Anaheim, California. The HHS students competed in the...
School Committee reviews expansion needs at Hopkins School
Town Meeting recently approved an article asking to borrow $800,000 for a feasibility study for the proposed expansion of Hopkins School. That debt exclusion request will appear as a ballot question at the election on May 15. On Thursday, the School Committee...
ESBC chooses ground source heating for elementary school project
In what was described as one of its most significant decisions, the Elementary School Building Committee on Tuesday voted to select an electric ground source heat pump system for the proposed Elmwood School replacement project. It took discussion about both fiscal and...