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Derby Academy Grade 8 student Brooke Hansen, of Hingham, waves to faculty and staff from a distance during Derby Academy’s 229th Derby Day Graduation Exercises on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Hingham. While an in-person graduation ceremony wasn’t able to be held due to COVID-19 precautions this year, graduating students and their families reimagined the …
Plymouth River School, Photo by Joshua Ross Photography June 11, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (Photos Courtesy of PRS PTO) Throughout this very different school year, the Plymouth River School community has been celebrating its 50th anniversary through the theme, “Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Building the Future” — at first in-person, and now …
June 10, 2020 by by Carol Britton Meyer Jim Kirkcaldy — affectionately known as “Kirk” to his colleagues and friends — is retiring this month after spending his entire 48-year career at Hingham High School, first as a social studies teacher and later as K-12 director of social studies, and loving every minute of it. …
Photo courtesy of Courtney Sherwood June 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Even though this has been a far-different year from the one long-anticipated by seniors, the creative efforts of students, parents, and school administrators ensure meaningful and enjoyable — if not the traditional — end-of-school-year events and celebrations, culminating in the postponed Aug. 1 …
Photo by Joshua Ross Photography June 5, 2020 by Hilary Jenison The school committee met twice this week to discuss and vote on flying the Philadelphia Pride Flag at all six Hingham Public Schools (HPS) during Pride Month. On Monday Night, Michelle Ayer, chairman of the school committee, brought forth the idea sharing, “Given recent …
May 30, 2020 submitted by Sara Mason Ader, HHS PTO President 2018-2020 When a few classrooms caught fire at Hingham High late last spring and brought the school year to an abrupt end a few days ahead of schedule for the Class of 2019, that seemed like a pretty weird ending to the year. Who …
Photo courtesy of the NHL May 27, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Since March, when Plymouth River School fifth-grade teacher Joan Kilban was first nominated for the National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association Most Valuable Teacher Award, she has been “floating on a cloud!” she told the Hingham Anchor. Since the recent announcement declaring …
May 26, 2020 submitted by Hingham Nursery School (photos courtesy of HNS) This Memorial Day weekend, Hingham Nursery School hosted a virtual one mile FunRun for its students and their families. It gave HNS students an opportunity to participate in something together while being apart. Families shared their photos and videos of students on social …
HHS juniors Abby Meissner (left) and Sydney Collins (right) with HPS Director of Social Studies Andy Hoey after finishing their National History Day performance, “Ode to Phyllis Wheatley.” May 26, 2020 submitted by Andrew J. Hoey, Hingham Public School’s Director of Social Studies, K-12 (photos courtesy of Andrew J. Hoey) Hingham High School continued its exceptional performance in …
Article by Adeline Van Buskirk, HHS Senior Photos by Adeline Van Buskirk and Joshua Ross Brian Cincotta was caught off guard by his students in a surprise drive-by parade in front of his Hingham home on May 12th. The pandemic robbed the Hingham High School Seniors of many important moments. For those of us in …