A little girl named Fiona got her dream playhouse, built like a castle with space for her to be a princess and even a bed for her pet dog to join in the fun. Making that happen were 14 members of the Habitat for Humanity club at Hopkinton High School who last month...
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Munroe sends letter of resignation to School Committee
School Committee member Adam Munroe, whose frequent absences from meetings has been the subject of discussion in recent weeks, is resigning from the board. His resignation was confirmed Monday by chair Nancy Cavanaugh, who said he sent it to her directly. Munroe was...
School Committee reorganizes; Munroe absent again
The first order of business at Thursday’s School Committee meeting was to reorganize and welcome new members Chris Masters and Jamie Wronka. Nancy Cavanaugh was reelected to serve as chair, and Wronka was voted as vice chair. She expressed interest in the role and...
Photos: HHS Senior Car Parade
The Hopkinton High School Senior Car Parade was held Saturday morning.
Photos: HHS class of 2024 graduation
The Hopkinton High School class of 2024 had commencement exercises Friday evening at the school's athletic center.
HHS graduates encouraged by messages linked to movies, Boston Marathon
Speakers at the Hopkinton High School graduation ceremony on Friday alluded to the Boston Marathon and movies to make key points in their remarks. They also emphasized the need for self-care and keeping an open mind as they move forward in life. Class president Sean...
School Committee addresses member’s absences; hears SPED, bullying reports
The School Committee on Thursday talked about member Adam Munroe’s frequent absences and heard a report on disproportionality in special education. During the public comment period, resident Ashley Fogg said Munroe’s attendance at meetings has been “abysmal,” citing...
Stormwater management plan expanded for Charleswood School
On Tuesday, the Elementary School Building Committee heard about changes to the stormwater plan for the Charleswood School project. Members also authorized the project team to submit an expanded Environmental Notification Form (ENF) to the Massachusetts Environmental...
School Committee: Superintendent meets, exceeds goals
Although no vote will be taken until May 16, the School Committee held a workshop on Thursday to evaluate Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh, rating her as having “met” or “exceeded” seven goals. During the 2 ½ hour meeting, four committee members (Adam Munroe was absent)...
Hopkins School project generates few questions at public forum
Only a few questions were raised following an hour-long presentation regarding the proposed Hopkins School addition/renovation project at Tuesday’s public forum. Residents will vote on the plan at Town Meeting, which starts May 6, and again on the May 20 ballot — with...
Superintendent: ‘Racially motivated incidents occurred in our schools’ Monday
Hopkinton Public Schools Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed the school community Tuesday to share that there two two "racially motivated incidents" Monday. "We are writing to report that two separate and racially motivated incidents occurred in our schools...
School Committee authorizes $48.5M Hopkins project request
The School Committee on Thursday voted to authorize a budget request total of $48,550,000 for the Hopkins School addition/renovation, following an update and breakdown from project managers. Committee members want that amount to appear on the May 6 Town Meeting...
ESBC revisits Charleswood School wells, traffic plan
Following a reconciliation by two estimators, the construction costs for the newly named Charleswood School are under budget by $1.4 million, with $9.9 million in contingencies remaining. Chris Eberly, Vertex’s senior project manager, explained the estimate by...
HHS 7th in state in U.S. News rankings
In its 2024 rankings of high schools nationwide, U.S. News and World Report places Hopkinton High School 250th. HHS is the seventh-ranked high school in the state. Five of the Massachusetts schools ranked ahead of Hopkinton are charter or exam schools: Boston Latin...
HHS scientists recognized for glucose monitoring biosensor
Hopkinton High School juniors Dylan Striek and Anoushka Nair both have family histories of diabetes, and they recognized that glucose monitoring can be costly and inconvenient with painful, invasive blood pricks. The duo set out to find a scientific solution to the...
HHS team answers challenge on ’High School Quiz Show’
The most exciting victory by a Hopkinton High School team this year might have come not on a field or court, but in a television studio. A team comprised of HHS students Alex Stephan, Abhishek Vijay, Ishan Ramesh and Gwen Parduhn won its opening-round match on GBH’s...
Presentation to ESBC focuses on new school’s ‘calming, natural’ theme
Robert Bell, educational programmer for architectural firm Perkins Eastman, said the design elements of the new elementary school project have an “overarching theme that is calming and natural.” His presentation on Tuesday to the Elementary School Building Committee...
School Committee authorizes cuts to Hopkins School project worth over $1M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8obLQYJP_uA&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 The School Committee on Thursday — in addition to settling on a name for the new elementary school — authorized Vertex to take cost-cutting measures totaling $1,081,000...
New elementary school to be named Charleswood
Following a 20-minute discussion at Thursday’s meeting, the School Committee voted to name the town’s new elementary school Charleswood, paying tribute to the Charles River, which starts in the area. “I like the idea of keeping Charles in the name just because it was...
Spring storm brings snow, delays school start
Thursday's storm brought a mix of rain and snow that led to slushy going on local roads and forced the schools to delay their openings. "Given the slick nature of the roads this morning, we are going to implement a two-hour delay," Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh wrote...