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Feb. 9, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham resident David Del Sesto, D.O., an infectious diseases physician, is offering to meet with Hingham Public Schools teachers and administrators who are interested in learning more about his perspective on the safety of students returning to full in-person learning, based on the most up-to-date data. “I can …
Photo by Kelly Sikkema Feb. 9, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Supt. of Schools Paul Austin unveiled a proposal to the school committee last night for all non-remote K-5 students to return to school full-time (five days a week) on or before March 15, with students in grades 1 to 5 attending full days. The …
Photo by Joshua Ross February 6, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer During an animated virtual coffee hour with Supt. of Schools Paul Austin Thursday night — which attracted nearly 380 participants — the continuing question voiced by frustrated parents was when will students be able to return to in-person learning full-time. Concerns were also expressed …
Photo courtesy of SELA February 2, 2021, Submitted by SELA SELA: The International Private School located in the Shipyard area of Hingham announced the expansion of their current School of Early Global Education (ages 3 months to 5 years) to include a new, second location in Norwell. This 14,000 square foot new construction building will …
Photo by Austin Pacheco on unsplash January 26, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (photo courtesy of Unsplash) At last night’s remote school committee meeting, Supt. of Schools Paul Austin talked about the importance of the community and Hingham Public Schools staff working together cooperatively. “In order to do the best by our students, we need …
January 22, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (photo by Joshua Ross Photography) Plymouth River School Principal Melissa Smith praised PRS families for “acting swiftly and for being extremely flexible, kind, and calm” throughout the early dismissal process that took place today following a nearby water main break. The issue was resolved around noontime. In an …
January 17, 2021 by Laura Harper Winters The School Department will host a Kindergarten Orientation and Registration meeting for parents of children who are eligible to enter kindergarten in September 2021. This session is especially recommended for families that are new to Hingham or those who will have children in the HPS for the first-time …
Photo courtesy of Joshua Ross Photography December 23, 2020, Submitted by Hingham High School Photo courtesy of Hingham High Honors Carter Anderson 12 Eric Anderson 12 Paola Aoun 12 Margaret Asmus 12 Jordan Bell 12 Emma Beyer 12 Caroline Bienfang 12 Helen Bradshaw 12 Charles Bruggemann 12 Lillian Bryant 12 Aidan Bucey 12 Julia Burm …
Photo courtesy of Katherine Fischer; From left to right: Connor Jones (gr4), Colton Fischer (gr5), Avery Besser (gr5), Sloane Besser (gr3), Violet Fischer (kindergarten), Caroline Sullivan (gr5) December 23, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer There’s no better time than the holiday season to spread goodwill and cheer, especially during these very different times. With that …
December 22, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer During a three-hour remote School Committee meeting last night — attended by more than 170 parents and others interested in the business at hand — an updated Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Hingham Education Association (HEA) Unit A for the reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school …