Student drivers ed program could be eliminated

Photo by Art Markiv July 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Due to a shortfall in the drivers education program budget, Hingham Public Schools Director of Business and Support Services John Ferris suggested Monday night during an in-person meeting that the School Committee consider eliminating the program altogether. The idea would be to ensure the …

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Foster School update: “There’s a lot going on”

Photo courtesy of Foster PTO July 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer School Building Committee Vice Chair Ray Estes delivered what he called “exciting” news to the School Committee Monday night: “There’s a lot going on with Foster School.” Estes provided an update on the process following the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s inviting the Town …

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Interim school superintendent named under one-year contract

Image courtesy of Plymouth Public Schools July 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Dr. Gary Maestas, Ed.D., who served as Superintendent of Plymouth Public Schools from 2008 until September 2020, was named interim superintendent for the Hingham Public Schools in a unanimous vote by the School Committee Monday night. He will replace Supt. of Schools …

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Arts-Integrated Kindergarten: Bringing Learning to Life

June 19, 2021 by Rachel White, Director of South Shore Conservatory’s arts-integrated Preschool/PreK/Kindergarten program In my time here at South Shore Conservatory (SSC), I have discovered that the arts are a powerful tool, not just for the privileged and not just for human enjoyment. Art is a physical manifestation of culture and individuality.  I have …

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Christina O’Connor Named 2021 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year

July 17, 2021 Submitted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Christina O’Connor, a teacher at Hingham High School, has been named the 2021 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year, an award presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to K-12 American history education. In 2021, parents, …

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Help Wanted: Hingham Public Schools

July 13, ,2021 by Ally Donnelly The recent decision by Superintendent Paul Austin to step down is the latest hit in more than a year of pandemic pain points in our schools. The news comes on the heels of the resignations of two of six of our school principals. “It’s certainly a complex job for …

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