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June 18, 2024 By Hingham Public Schools Hingham Public Schools is proud to announce that 94 high school seniors have earned the prestigious Seal of Biliteracy for the 2023-2024 school year by demonstrating proficiency in two languages. “The state has set a high bar for granting these awards, and our students have really risen to the occasion. Students …
June 12, 2024 By Hingham Public Schools The Healey-Driscoll Administration has recognized Foster Elementary School with a prestigious Green Team Award for its outstanding environmental stewardship. Foster Elementary is one of 63 schools across Massachusetts to receive a Green Team Award and one of only five schools honored for their exemplary efforts. Foster Elementary’s Green Team was praised …
June 12, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer Alan Strauss, superintendent of the Freetown Lakeville Regional School District since July 2022 — was interviewed during a Hingham Public Schools virtual community forum Tuesday night as the only remaining finalist in the search for a new Hingham High School principal to replace Rick Swanson, who recently announced …
June 11, 2024 Submitted by Quincy College A total of 319 students – including five from Hingham – were awarded diplomas or program certificates at Quincy College’s 66th Commencement exercises at the Marriott Boston Quincy Hotel on May 17. Katherine Craven, chair of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and a member of the College’s Board …
June 10, 2024 Submitted by BC High School Boston College High School recently welcomed 249 young men into its alumni network during the school’s 160th commencement ceremony. The Class of 2024 included 22 students from Hingham and 14 students from Cohasset. Hingham: Cole Bohane, Andrew Boucher, Thomas Dasco, Sean Delorie, Sean DeNapoli, Liam Heffernan, Liam …
June 5, 2024 Below is a speech given by Tadd Cavanaugh the Class of 2024 Class President at Hingham High Schools’s Class of 2024 Graduation ceremony: Hello, I am Tadd Cavanaugh, the senior class president, and as class president, one of my privileges granted to me is to give a speech at graduation, bestowing some …
June 4, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Education Association communicated a vote of no confidence in Chair Nes Correnti at Monday night’s School Committee meeting “following ongoing staffing and funding concerns.” (See attached press release provided to the Hingham Anchor by HEA President Jacqueline Beaupre.) HEA members participated in a vote of no …
June 3, 2024 By Vanessa Webb, HPS Wellness Committee Member It’s not easy being a teenager. And it seems to be getting harder. Teens are navigating more challenges than ever: the relentless pull of social media and smartphones, social disconnection heightened by the pandemic, intense focus on academics and college admissions, over-booked schedules, and not enough sleep. Many teens …
June 3, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer The Town of Hingham was recently awarded $600,000 in federal funding under the Clean School Bus program from a total of $42 million among 17 Massachusetts school districts. “The program enables school districts to replace fossil-fueled school buses with cleaner electric models, helping communities reduce climate pollution and …
May 28, 2024 By Inly School Inly School, an innovative Montessori school in Scituate, invites families with children aged 0–4 to learn more about the school at a “Sunshine Sing-Along” on Sunday, June 2, from 11:00 am to noon. Bring your child for an hour of bubbles, music, and movement with Caroline and Kim! You’ll …