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Schools Notebook: ‘James and the Giant Peach’ at HMS April 26-27

by | Apr 10, 2024 | Education

The Hopkinton Middle School Drama Club will perform the junior version of “James and the Giant Peach” at the HMS auditorium. Shows are scheduled for Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. both days.

The play is a delightfully offbeat adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl adventure in which a boy and his insect friends take an amazing journey across the ocean.

Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for adults and free for Hopkinton Public Schools staff and seniors (65 and older).

Tickets are available at the door as well as online via showtix4u.com/event-details/82360.

Prep students honored

Hopkinton’s Nathan Kikonyogo was named to the winter high honors list at Pomfret School in Connecticut, where he is slated to graduate next year. …

Aaron Ewing was named to the honor roll for the second quarter at Boston College High School, where he is a sophomore.

Local collegians shine

Hopkinton’s Nora Drechsler, Chloe Paul and Maeve Watson were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. …

At Ohio University, Lucy Hebert was named to the dean’s list. Hebert is studying in the College of Health Sciences and Professions. …

Nick Brown, majoring in economics and history, and Nicky Desai, majoring in mathematics and economics, were named to the dean’s list at Bates College. …

At Quinnipiac, Russell Demarco, Aidan Morin, Cristina Porzio, Paige Sanderson, Ashlyn Sullivan and Hailey Tolson were named to the dean’s list.

Jessica Applebaum was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the University of Massachusetts. …

Gabriella Ciri was among 42 University of Scranton students recently inducted into Omega Beta Sigma, the women’s business honor society. Ciri is a sophomore majoring in international business.

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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