A number of Hopkinton High School students successfully auditioned and were accepted to the 2025 Central District Massachusetts Music Educators Association Senior Festival, which took place Jan. 18 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.

Aritro Chatterjee (viola) and Alexander Luter (violin) were in the orchestra. Josh Kim (clarinet) and May Chen (oboe) played in the band. Alper Rozy (baritone saxophone) was in the jazz band. Pranav Lakki-Reddy (mallets/percussion) participated in the band and chorus. Caroline Rowe (alto) sang in the chorus.

Chatterjee and Kim also were selected to participate in the 71st Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Festival, which will be held March 28- 29 in Worcester and at Symphony Hall in Boston.

Meanwhile, 19 Hopkinton High School and Hopkinton Middle School students successfully auditioned for the 2025 Central District Massachusetts Music Educators Association Junior Festival. Their performance will take place May 3 at Blackstone-Millville Regional High School.

Ninth graders Adelaide Castoreno (euphonium) and Tanya Wongchaisuwat (clarinet), eighth graders Ankith Suram (snare drum) and Andrew Zhang (clarinet), and seventh graders Violet Gao (flute), Shiven Kataria (alto sax), Navin Parthasarathy (trumpet) and Sophia Shen (clarinet) will play in the band.

Ninth graders Ariel Fu (violin) and Itan Rozy (violin), eighth graders Marlowe Gedraitris (viola), Catherine Medich (violin), Lindsay Xie (violin) and Benjamin Yang (violin), and seventh graders Roger Gu (oboe) and Caleb Kim (cello) will play in the orchestra

Eighth graders Hannah Borzumato, Swara Patkar and Asyush Srihari will sing in the chorus.

Additionally, five HHS students have been selected to participate in the 39th annual UMass-Amherst Honor Band on Saturday, Feb. 15: Sanvi Ayachitam (flute), Akshaya Kolluri (clarinet), Alper Rozy (baritone sax), Katy Jackson (trumpet) and Sadie Wein (trumpet).

HPS concerts start this month

Hopkinton schools will host concerts over the next three months.

On Thursday, Feb. 13, the first Tri-M Jazz Cafe will be held in the HHS atrium beginning at 6:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, March 11, the Grade 6 ensembles will take place in the HHS Athletic Center at 7 p.m.

On Thursday, March 13 [Note corrected date], the HHS ensembles will perform in the HHS Auditorium at 7 p.m.

On Wednesday, March 18, the Grade 7 ensembles will take place in the HMS Auditorium at 7 p.m.

On Thursday, March 19, the Grade 8 ensembles will perform in the HMS Auditorium at 7 p.m.

On Tuesday, April 15, there will be a Jazz Night in the HHS Auditorium at 7 p.m.

Hopkinton also again will host the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) Festival the weekend of April 4-6.

Local collegians recognized

The University of Rhode Island recently announced its dean’s list, which includes a number of Hopkinton students: Delaney Augspurg, Trinity Birtwistle, Sydney Capello, Anthony Cherubim, Julia Dever, Lily Pete, Emerie Peterson, Casey Pratt, Cait Sansonetti, Jordis Vogel, Eliza Worrell and Josie Zeigler. …

Colin Norred was named to the dean’s list at Springfield College, where he is majoring in sport management. … At the College of Charleston, Kathryn Dion (majoring in marketing), Sinead Herr (business administration) and Charles Nealon (communication) were named to the dean’s list. …

Emmaline Kent earned a spot on the president’s list at Husson University, where she is studying toward a degree in mass communications-marketing communications with certificates in digital and social media marketing, filmmaking and graphic design. …

Esther Klinger was named to the dean’s list while studying public health and sociology at Muhlenberg College. …

At James Madison University, Emily Jurasek (majoring in hospitality management) and Hannah Hutchins (elementary education) were recognized with placement on the dean’s list. …

Nick Paharik was named to the dean’s list at Assumption University. …

At the University of Richmond, freshman Zach Peace was named to the dean’s list. …

Cited for inclusion on the dean’s list at Worcester Polytechnic Institute were senior Emma VanBeek (majoring in biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering), juniors Treavor Weeden (mechanical engineering) and Mena Youssif (civil engineering), sophomores Margaret Joyce (environmental engineering), Craig Salois (computer science) and Jari Zaidi (mechanical engineering), and freshmen Natalie Bouffard of Hopkinton (mechanical engineering), Anthony DeLuca (aerospace engineering), Humza Haider (robotics engineering) and Sanidi Waduthanthri (aerospace engineering). …

Delaney Doyle earned a spot on the dean’s list at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. …

Finley Doherty was named to the dean’s list at Villanova University. …

At Endicott College, Katherine Decoulos (nursing), Cole Deisenroth (graphic design), Wyatt Iantosca (marketing communications/advertising), Kate Linde (bioengineering), Sam Pantera (sport management) and Iris Zeissig (business management) were named to the dean’s list. …

John Sanda was named to the dean’s list at the University of Alabama. …

Alex Smith earned a spot on the dean’s list at Nichols College. …

At Quinnipiac University, Hailey Cox, Russell Demarco, Aidan Morin, Cristina Porzio, Sabrina Russo, Ashlyn Sullivan and Henry Wailgum were named to the dean’s list.

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.