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HHS Class of 2021 gets ‘appropriate and joyous send-off’ at graduation
(Editor's note: For photos from Saturday's graduation car parade, click here. For photos from Wednesday's Senior Gala, click here.) The Hopkinton High School Class of 2021 — which at 328...
After Senior Recognition Night, big weekend ahead for HHS Class of 2021
Following the Senior Gala on Wednesday, Hopkinton High School held its Senior Recognition Night on Thursday. Among the awards presented Thursday were the Principal's Leadership Award to Mahdi Maymandi-Nejad and the...
HHS students grab top honors at state Science Fair
There’s a science behind the success of Hopkinton High School students who took first-place honors in the 2021 Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair, also known as MSEF. A formula of hard work, determination and passion for their projects has led to not only...
Student inventors take creations to national competition
Even when watched by the most attentive caregivers, children, pets and people with neurodivergent disabilities can wander. Tragedy sometimes can result. Rylee Blair, a 15-year-old Hopkinton High School freshman, experienced that firsthand. A neighborhood dog got loose...
Shanmugam receives BC’s most prestigious graduation honor
Editor's note: This story was submitted by Boston College. Hariharan "Harry" Shanmugam of Hopkinton, a member of the Boston College Class of 2021, was presented with the university’s most prestigious graduation honor at commencement on May 24: the Edward H. Finnegan,...
School Committee votes to rescind mask policy immediately for outdoor usage
Hopkinton Public Schools students will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors, as the School Committee voted unanimously at Thursday's meeting to rescind the mandatory mask policy after reviewing vaccination data and guidance from both the Department of...
Career awareness program gives HHS students head start
A student loves math but doesn’t know how to make a career out of it. Another student enjoys writing but also shares an affinity for technology and wonders if the two interests can somehow combine into one job. A program at Hopkinton High School aims to answer...
Marathon School expansion, Elmwood feasibility study get approval at Town Meeting
The schools had a good day Saturday. Town Meeting voters unanimously approved going forward with expansion plans for Marathon School, which requires additional space to house a growing student population, school officials have said. With only one voter raising...
School Committee, joined by DA, discusses social justice programs for students in wake of teen’s death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XokGxsmsBm8 The investigation into Mikayla Miller’s death is being handled thoroughly and could take three months or more to finalize, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan told the Hopkinton School Committee at Thursday’s meeting....
School Committee candidates debate COVID recovery strategies at forum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9kCKIHBcJk The three candidates for School Committee talked about their views for educating Hopkinton’s children after the fallout from the pandemic at an HCAM candidates forum Tuesday evening. School Committee chair Amanda Fargiano,...
HMS’ Noroian eager to do her part as Project 351 ambassador
No one person can solve all the world’s problems. But every person can make a difference, said Anna Noroian, an eighth-grader at Hopkinton Middle School. “Small ripples can make a big wave,” she said. “Every step we take to be a better community together, I think...
Regional collaborative to offer private vaccine clinic for local high school students 16 and older
The MetroWest-Westborough Regional Vaccination Collaborative will host a private vaccine clinic on Saturday, May 8, from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. for high school students ages 16 and older, using the Pfizer vaccine. The clinic will be open only to students residing in...
Surge in COVID cases at HHS might force mandatory pool testing for extracurriculars; quarantine guidance changes
A growing number of COVID-positive cases at Hopkinton High School could put in-person graduation in jeopardy and require mandatory pool testing for students in extracurricular activities, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh told School Committee members Thursday....
Officials encourage students to register for COVID pool testing
School officials are encouraging Hopkinton students to register for pool testing in an effort to quickly identify potential cases of COVID-19, according to information sent to the school community this week. Pooled testing processes specimens from multiple people in a...
State gives Hopkinton Public Schools high marks
Hopkinton schools met or exceeded target goals at all educational levels, according to a report card recently released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). That designation was the sixth of seven possible achievement levels for...
HHS reports 12 new COVID cases in 3 days
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect five more cases reported Tuesday. One day after reporting two new cases of COVID-19 in the Hopkinton High School community, HHS principal Evan Bishop emailed families to announce there were five more cases reported...
School officials criticize website that ranks HHS girls
A website posting that ranked freshman female students at Hopkinton High School based on their physical appearance has been removed from the site and received sharp criticism from school officials. The rankings were posted on Challonge.com, a website that uses an NCAA...
HHS student dies; school offers counseling
Hopkinton High School principal Evan Bishop emailed the HHS community Sunday afternoon to announce that a student had died, and to make students and staff aware there will be in-person grief counseling Monday. "It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the death...
District seeks Town Meeting support as Elmwood School enters MSBA pipeline for replacement
Special Town Meeting voters could take the first step toward a potential new Elmwood School. By a unanimous vote, School Committee members agreed Thursday to place an article on the May 8 Special Town Meeting warrant seeking money for a feasibility study to look at...
