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Pictured above: Teddy, Audrey and Clara Lambert, Teacher Appreciation Week Slideshow & Show Performers May 11, 2020 submitted by the Foster School Talent Show Team 2020 (Vanessa Hsu, Sarah Melia, Alyssa Mercer, Elena Olin & Kelly Hoppe). All courtesy photos. On Saturday evening, March 28th, the Hingham High stage should have been lit up, featuring the talents …
Photos by Joshua Ross May 8, 2020 Today was supposed to be the final time the drama club seniors would appear on stage with their classmates. If 2020 went as planned, tonight was going to be opening night of “12 Angry Jurors,” the HHS Spring play. We were looking forward to covering the play, but …
Betsey Grosse and Sophia Oomen tending to the lettuce. May 6, 2020 by Sophia Oomen-Lochtefeld (HHS Class of 2020) Though the Hingham Public Schools schools remain closed, crops from the Hingham High greenhouse continue to serve the broader community. This week, the HHS greenhouse program donated a harvest of freshly grown hydroponic lettuce to the …
April 30, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Faced with projected substantial budget deficits — an estimated $345,000 shortfall for the current fiscal year and an estimated $2.9 million deficit for fiscal 2021 — town officials are contemplating some tough choices while maintaining a positive yet realistic approach. This week during a teleconference meeting, Town Administrator …
Hingham High School, photo by Joshua Ross Photography. April 28, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham High School Principal Rick Swanson considered hundreds of emails from students and parents and sought input from teachers, administrators, and other interested parties before crafting a grading policy that applies to Hingham High students for this unique school year …
April 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Gov. Charlie Baker ordered today that Massachusetts schools remain closed for the remainder of the school year due to the on-going CODIV-19 crisis. This follows an earlier mandate for schools and non-essential businesses to remain closed until May 4 — and an accompanying stay-at-home advisory — which remain …
April 17, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham middle-schooler Max Bohane, 12, is sending handwritten ‘love letters’ to help others feel cared for and less isolated during these uncertain times. “I knew there are many people who may need a little ‘extra love’ right now because they feel lonely, isolated, or frustrated by social distancing,” …
April 13, 2020 by James Eustace (James Eustace is a Senior at Hingham High School and an editorial assistant for the Hingham Anchor Team. Photos courtesy of James Eustace.) On the first day of school this year, smiles filled the halls at Hingham High. As seniors, we settled into the desks we knew so well, …
“Many hands make light work!” Anchor Press (Norwell) and students from Saint Paul School (Hingham) joined schoolmate Braden Hussey (Rockland) on “Project Gratitude” an effort to create signs of support around the South Shore Hospital campus to thank first responders and the heath care staff. April 10, 2020 Each night before bedtime four-year old Braden …
April 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Foster School parents, administrators, and teachers are keeping their fingers crossed. The Selectmen signed a School Building Committee letter and a compliance form last night indicating that public meetings have been held, and feasibility study money is available through the town budget, as part of the process leading …