Monday, October 28th: E Day

Tuesday, October 29th: F Day

• Flex Block

Wednesday, October 30th: G Day

Thursday, October 31st: A Day

• Flex Block: Senior Halloween

Friday, November 1st: NO SCHOOL

• Diwali/Bandi Chor Diwas

Retake Day is almost here! November 4, 2024

Below are a list of reminders regarding parking:

1. Stickers must be on the driver's side window of the car
2. No sharing parking stickers with other students
3. If you have a different vehicle for a day or so, email hsparking@hopkinton.k12.ma.us and include the make, model, and license plate number in the email

The price of the yearbook is currently $90 and will remain so until 10/31/24. This is $35 off the final price so purchase your student's copy now and save! Also, if you buy it by 9/27 and get the personalization (name/message stamped on the cover), Jostens will give you up to four icons on the cover for free. Also, for anyone wishing to purchase a tribute ad for a senior or any student, you can use the same link but scroll down to the ad section. Sometimes senior friends get together and create their own ad! Tribute ads are due by 1/31/25.

Seniors - don't forget: senior portraits are due by October 14th!

Contact me with any questions and spread the word! I wouldn't want anyone to miss out on the lowest price for the yearbook!! - Mrs. Williams (sawilliams@hopkinton.k12.ma.us)

The following is part of a list of colleges that will be visiting HHS this fall. All visits will be held in the Counseling Office. You can sign up for the meetings in your Naviance Student account. You MUST ask permission from your teacher beforehand if you will be missing a class. You are also responsible for making up any missed work. If you sign up for a visit but are unable to attend the meeting, please notify Mrs. O'Loughlin.

Marist College 10/28/24 11:30 AM

James Madison University 10/28/24 12:30 PM

University of Rhode Island 10/29/24 11:45 AM

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 10/29/24 12:40 PM

Dean College 10/30/24 11:30 AM

Western New England University 10/30/24 12:30 PM

Seton Hall University 10/31/24 11:45 AM

University of Rochester 10/31/24 12:40 PM

Quinsigamond Community College 11/4/24 11:30 AM

Hofstra University 11/4/24 1:30 PM

Hofstra University 11/4/24 12:30 PM

Massachusetts Maritime Academy 11/6/24 12:30 PM

Massachusetts Maritime Academy 11/6/24 11:30 AM

Regis College 11/6/24 12:30 PM

Johnson & Wales University-Providence 11/7/24 11:45 AM

The School of Fashion Design 11/7/24 12:40 PM

Framingham State University 11/8/24 11:30 AM

Check Naviance for a complete schedule.

Hopkinton High School AP Exam Registration 2024-2025

AP Exam Registration will be open from August 28 until November 1, 2024.

Registering for AP exams is a two-step process. Both of these steps MUST be done by November 1, 2024, in order to complete your AP exam registration.

STEP 1: Enroll in AP Classroom on College Board for each AP course you are taking during the first week of school. You will receive instructions for this, as well as the join code for each course, from your AP teacher(s) in the first week of school. Make sure you join the correct section for your class period! Please see this how-to guide for joining AP Classroom if you need more information: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/joining-your-ap-class-section-students.pdf?SFMC_cid=EM1235697-&rid=530205883. If you do not know the join code for an AP course you are taking, check with your teacher.

STEP 2: Order and pay for your AP Exam(s) in Total Registration at this link by November 1, 2024: https://user.totalregistration.net/AP/221060 The fee for each individual exam for the 2024-25 school year is $110.

Please reach out to the AP Coordinator, Ms. Samantha Breen (sbreen@hopkinton.k12.ma.us), if you have any questions or need help!

This Football season, the Senior Class needs your help to volunteer and help us run our 50/50 raffle. There are four home games this season, which can be found in this spreadsheet. Please consider the dates and sign up if you can! More details will be provided by email to those who sign up.

Bring family, friends, and fellow pizza lovers! Project Just Because Fundraiser is on Monday October 28th at Bluesquare Pizza. 15% of proceeds between 4-8pm go toward PJB.

GEM is hosting a Movie Night Event in collaboration with the Drama Club! Come watch The Addams Family on Nov. 8th from 6-8:30 PM in the HHS Auditorium. Concessions will be sold!

Join us in strengthening our community to support Parkinson's Disease

Follow our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkinsons_strength/profilecard/?igsh=MXU2N21rNXBqcXl0Zg%3D%3D&scrlybrkr=bc2741d9

Email scharkam@hillers.org and tpichuka@hillers.org

Support the Make-A-Wish club and foundation by purchasing from our bake sale! Order some spooky sweets and treats including spooky sugar cookies, brownies, cake pops, and chocolate chip cookies! Proceeds will go towards the Make-A-Wish club and donations to the Make-A-Wish foundation. The order form will close at 8:00 PM on 10/25, but we will be in the atrium on 10/28 and 10/29 after school with extra goodies incase you missed out on ordering!

Join us for a delicious night out at Blue Square Pizza on Tuesday, October 29! Enjoy great food while supporting our HOSA club—15% of all profits will go directly to our cause. Bring your friends and family, and we can’t wait to see you there!

The Hopkinton Red Cross Club is hosting a Blood Drive at the arts center next door, the HCA, in collaboration with HOSA! We invite students, parents, and staff to come out and donate. Remember, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Your contribution can truly make a difference—every drop counts! As a reminder you must be at least 16 years old to donate! If you are under 18 years old at the time of the Blood Drive you will need parental consent at the time of registration.

Friday, November 1st, 2024

Starts at 9:00 AM

At Hopkinton Center for the Arts

98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton, MA 01748

For more details and registration, please email Fatima Ali Bokhari - fbokhari@hillers.org

We’re excited to announce that the Hopkinton Red Cross and Community Service Club will be organizing a food drive to support our local food pantry just in time for Thanksgiving! From November 4th, 2024 to November 25th, 2024, we invite our community to donate non-perishable food items (i.e. canned goods) to help those in need. Together, we can make a difference and ensure that everyone has a warm meal to share this holiday season. Drop-off bins will be located in the Atrium as well as most Science and History classes. Thank you for your generosity and continued support!

For more information reach out to fbokhari@hillers.org

Join for fresh French cuisine, games, and fun! No knowledge of French required!

Meets Every Other Thursday Room A313, 2:30-3:30.

Upcoming Meetings: 10/24, 11/7

Have questions, or want to join the email list? Email dapplebaum@hillers.org or jfindlen@hillers.org

Help Community Service Club raise money for the Blanket Drive Fundraiser! Donations can be made anytime from October 7 to November 1. Using this money, we will purchase fabric and make blankets. Lastly, we will donate them to Serenity House, a non-profit organization in Framingham, dedicated to helping women recover from substance abuse.

Every other Tuesday at 2:30 pm

Located in: Ms. Breen’s classroom A312

This club is a nonprofit organization that helps families build and improve places to call home. We believe affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities.

Want to see some of your teachers dress up for Halloween? Donate to the Community Service Club Blanket Making Fundraiser in any science classroom! 100% of proceeds will go to purchasing fleece that will be made into blankets for women recovering from abuse at the Serenity House. Donate now, and help the Community Service Club make the blankets in December!

The HHS Wellness Department is seeking used golf club donations (specifically high irons 7-9, PW, SW, etc...). Clubs can be dropped off at the front booth of the high school, or email Mike Miller: mmiller@hopkinton.k12.ma.us for alternate drop off. Thanks!

Advisors, Christine Enos and Sara Williams, along with the high school and district administration, inducted our 7th new cohort of National Art Honor Society members on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. The ceremony was held in the high school gymnasium. These 60 students were inducted alongside their peers who were being inducted into the National Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society.

NAHS is sponsored by the National Art Education Association and began in 1978 to inspire and recognize students who have shown an outstanding ability and interest in art. The program supports members in their efforts to attain the highest standards in art scholarship, character, and service, and to bring art education to the attention of the school and community.

The Hopkinton High School Visual Arts Department would like to congratulate the following students for their recent induction into the NAHS:

Mary Boothroyd,

Bridgid Cavanaugh

Eva Crane

Grace Dunne

Hailey LaMachia

Katelyn Lucy

Macy McKibben

Maya Schnur

Aubrey Thomas

Aksharasai Vuppala

Yang, Benjamin

Vera Zieger

Katerina Dellacioppa

Charlize Drucker

Vivienne Drucker

Sofia Dunne

Emerson Keller

Olivia Lim

Sophie Meehan

Saanvi Nayak

Anvitha Sai Nimmagadda

Ellie Power

Ella Snyder

Ella Tedstone

Amrutha Uppala

Lila VanBeek

Eleanor VanDeusen

Madhav Warrier

Sadie Wein

Kathryn Anderson

Ella Brooks

Avery Burton

Anissa Hung

Isabella Igartua

Jahnvi Jaiswal

Rayna Mannan

Katherine Martinez

Skye Mauricio

Callie McKeon

Yash Meruva

Kayla Pappalardo,

Madeleine Porter

Kylie Rogers

Bridget Roleke

Soumil Sharma

Kenley Silva

Lee Silva

Addwit Swarnkar

Isabel Walker

Ava Andreola

Anjani Chintala

Joshua Chow

William Durfee

Ajay Goverdhan

Anupa Hegde

Annabelle Liu

Anushree Nandiraju

Parker Rivera

Shraddha Tirunagari

Qinan Yang

Registration for Winter Middle School and High School Athletics is now open!

Registration will be open from now until Monday 11/18 at midnight. Complete Registration includes an updated physical (within 13 months of last physical) uploaded into your FamilyID account. Please use the link below to register!

Winter 2024-2025 Athletics Registration

We are excited to offer the following High School Sports:

Basketball: 9th-12th Grades

Boys - Varsity, JV, Freshman - Cut Sport

Girls - Varsity, JV - Cut Sport

Ice Hockey: 9th-12th Grades

Boys - Varsity, JV - Cut Sport

Girls - Varsity Co-op w/D-S, Nipmuc, Millis - *8th Graders may be allowed to play pending league approval

Co-ed Wrestling: 9th-12th Grades

Varsity, JV - Non Cut Sport

Co-ed Cheer: 9th-12th Grades

Varsity - Cut Sport

Boys and Girls Indoor Track & Field: 9th-12th Grades

Varsity, JV - Non Cut Sport

Boys and Girls Alpine Ski: 9th-12th Grades

Varsity - Non Cut Sport

Boys and Girls Swim and Dive: 9th-12th Grades

Varsity - Non Cut Sport

All Tryouts/Practices begin on Monday December 2nd (Cheer tryouts will be 12/9)

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We also offer the following Middle School Sports:

Basketball: 8th Grade Only

Boys and Girls - Cuts possible

Wrestling: 6th-8th Grades

Boys and Girls - Non Cut Sport

Tryouts/Practices for Middle School Basketball will begin Monday, 12/2.

MS Wrestling will begin Tuesday, 12/3

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Practice/Tryout Schedules will be sent out in the next couple of weeks.

See below for a directory for all of our Winter Varsity Head Coaches. If you have any specific questions about tryouts, please reach out to the coaches below.

Winter Athletics Coaches

Please reach out to the Athletics Department staff if you have any other questions!

Check out our Mysteries & Thrillers at HHS Library!

Are getting ready to interview for a job or for college? Are you a teen looking for an internship? Interviewing can be challenging for students especially when they haven’t interviewed before. However, putting one’s best foot forward during an interview is a valuable skill to develop for now and for the future. Interviewing can be a stressful experience for teens whether they are looking for their first job or going to their first college interview. Learn self-presentation skills and important talking points to help succeed at an interview.

Tuesday, November 5

5:40 - 7:15pm

Grades 8-12

HPD and HYFS want the community to know their concerns about the upcoming season, which includes Halloween quickly followed by other social gatherings. Social Host laws are essential to learn, and we hope families find this information useful.

Hopkinton Community Partnership's Annual Trunk or Treat Fundraiser- October 26th from 5:30-7:30 pm in the parking lot of the Marathon School. If you'd like to host a trunk in this event or volunteer please message Heathersmith09@verizon.net. The Hopkinton Community Partnership will write letters for the students who may need community service hours.

Hit the slopes with us! The Parks and Rec Department is thrilled to bring back our popular ski program for Hopkinton students! Join the fun this season!

Ski at Wachusett Mountain on Sunday evenings, January 5 - February 9, 2025

Bus passes are available through Parks and Recreation for $130

Lift ticket purchases and equipment rentals are made directly through Mt. Wachusett after purchasing a bus pass at hopkintonrec.org

The invoice for the bus pass will contain the access code needed to purchase your discounted lift badge

The required lift ticket is $189 until December 1st when price increases to $219

Registration Deadline is December 11th

Please email parksandrec@hopkintonma.gov for more information

2024 Massachusetts Lions Youth Speech Contest

Topic: The Best Advice I Ever Received was…

Hopkinton Lions Club Level Competition

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024

The Youth Speech Competition provides an opportunity for students to speak publicly and freely on a designated topic of general interest. It starts at the Hopkinton Lions Club level and proceeds through several levels of competition ending several months later with a state-wide competition. In between there are zone, region, and district levels of competitions where the winner of each level has the opportunity to proceed to the next level.

Each contestant will be judged on delivery, effectiveness and text of speech. Each speech should last no less than five (5) minutes and no longer than eight (8) minutes.

Prizes:

Hopkinton Lions Club level Winner - $200 / Runner-up - $100

Zone, Region, and District levels of competition - at the discretion of District Governor.

State Competition level - $1,500 to the winner and $500 to each runner up.

To be eligible:

Student must be in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade

Reside in or attend school in Hopkinton

Speech given in English

To register for the contest, email hopkintonlions@gmail.com with the following information:

Name

School

Grade

Town of Residence

For more information on guidelines and rules, please visit the Hopkinton Lions website at hopkintonlions.org, Facebook at @hopkintonlions or lionsyouthspeech.org.

Want to do something that makes a difference?

Join my community service organization to make tie-blankets for kids who are in the hospital receiving treatment for congenital heart defects or cancer.

Kids helping Kids

Organize: blanket making events

Fundraise: money to purchase fabric

Participate: in events to raise awareness for congenital heart defects

Our First Event is November 1 at Boston Children’s Hospital

If you are interested, please contact Brayden Jochim, colinskidscsg@gmail.com

The Hopkinton Center for the Arts is excited to announce that our Unified Theater program is seeking enthusiastic interns for our upcoming class. The program kicks off on October 6th and will run every Sunday from 4 PM to 5 PM, with the exception of December 29th. This season features a fantastic Disney-themed show directed by Ms. Lit, culminating in a week-long tech week and performances from January 5th to January 12th. The cast will consist of with and without disabilities.

What We’re Looking For: We’re seeking positive and energetic interns who have a passion for theater and inclusion. This is a wonderful opportunity to gain hands-on special education experience while making a meaningful impact in our community.

Program Details:

Location: HCA

Internship Dates: October 6th – January 12th (every Sunday from 4 PM to 5 PM, except December 29th)

If you’re ready to be part of this class and share your love for the arts, please reach out to elit@hopkinton.k12.ma.us for more details! Join us in creating an inclusive and vibrant theater experience!

Come join the Hopkinton Freedom Team and Hopkinton Center for the Arts the 3rd Thursday of each month for an evening of "Artful Connections" at 6:30 p.m. Consider sharing at Open Mic.

Open Mic, Poetry, Music & Storytelling

Free events - RSVP using the link below

November 21, 6:30pm

Stories from the Dinner Table

Gratitude, heritage, traditions, conversations, and social justice with host Cheryl Perrault

December 19, 6:30pm

A Holiday Soiree

Bring any story that fits through a social justice lens - Artful Connection's mission! Host to be determined.