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Schools Notebook: HHS Inventathon Jan. 23-29; clothing drives underway; local collegians honored

by | Jan 11, 2022 | Education

The second annual Hopkinton High School Inventathon is scheduled for Jan. 23-29. Registration is due by Jan. 21. All HHS students of any skill/ability are welcome. Winners advance to the Lemelson-MIT Massachusetts Invention Convention. …

The HHS alpine ski team is holding a coat drive in conjunction with Project Just Because. New and gently used jackets can be dropped off in the donation box in the HHS atrium through Jan. 17. For more information, email abarry@hillers.org. …

The HHS Key Club is holding an ongoing food and clothing drive. There is a donation box outside Room C207. Each donor will receive a raffle ticket, with new prizes every week.

College honors: LaGoy earns Ph.D.

Alice LaGoy, a 2010 graduate of Hopkinton High School, received her Ph.D. in rehabilitation science, sports medicine and nutrition last month from the University of Pittsburgh. LaGoy’s thesis was titled “Cruisin’ for a Snoozin’: The role of sleep in resilience to simulated military operational stress.” …

Amanda Gollaher earned the Dean’s Award with Distinction for the spring 2021 semester at Colgate University, where she is a senior. …

At the University of Vermont, Katherine Graham (majoring in Chinese), Dana Rafikova (neuroscience), Landon York (psychological science) and Madeleine Holden (English) were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester.

Editor’s note: Information for college honors is provided by the schools. Those interested in being included in this section should forward the official notification or request for the school to email it to editor@hopkintonindependent.com.

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