Monday, May 13th: A Day

Tuesday, May 14th: B Day

• Flex Block

Wednesday, May 15th: C Day

• Senior Red Sox Game

Thursday, May 16th: D Day

• Flex Block
• A Night for the Arts

Sunday, May 19th: Pops Concert!

Each month the staff nominates and then votes on a student to win the Student of the Month award. For the April Student of the Month Award the winner is 11th grader Surya Raja Amudhan!

Here are some of the things the staff had to say about Surya:

- Not only a dedicated student, Surya is our Car Club President. Surya and a group of friends created the club this academic year 2023-2024. Surya makes weekly correspondence with club members, which can equate to 15 to 30 students in my classroom on a Monday afternoon. Over the year, Surya has created trivia games, presentations on car types, and most recently coordinated a car show. The time and effort that Surya was able to orchestrate from others in the club and himself demonstrated a level of leadership that is rarely taken by high schoolers. In order to execute the car show, Surya reached out to the police department, fire department, district facilities management, and local board of health. He had personal meetings with each department, dragging me along to some as the token advisor, and fulfilled every expectation that was requested to make the event happen. The Hop News article offers a great synopsis of a multi-million dollar sample of cars that the high school displayed on April 27th. While maintaining all academic expectations, Surya has been a captain to a group of students, an event coordinator, and a community advocate. As a teacher, it is tough to teach a student the life lessons that Surya was able to experience by simply following his passion. Most importantly, Surya is happy to share this experience with others and encourage others to join him all along the way.

- Surya is a self-starter who has taken his passions and put them into action.

If you see Surya, please congratulate him on this award! Thank you to the HPTO and ReMax for sponsoring this award!

Opening Reception

May 16, 2024

Join us for an evening filled with arts and entertainment. Featuring selected works from over 20 visual arts elective from the high school, works from 6th, 7th and 8th grade as well as artwork from the three elementary schools. Come secure your copy of the 19th edition of HopArt, our annual juried publication of high school artworks. Art will be on display from May 16th-23rd.

Postcard artwork by: Rachel Kassab, Class of 2027

HHS Music presents POPS! 2024

Sunday, May 19 at 2:00 PM

$5 per person, $20 family cap

Artists: Chorus, Orchestra, Band, Jazz Lab, Jazz Ensemble, Noteworthy, Tenor/Bass Chorus

For more information please go to Hopkintonmusic.com

The 2024 Yearbooks are in and they look fantastic! They are filled with loads of pictures, text, and high school memories! Now that they are here and most people already pre-ordered a copy, supplies are limited. You can still purchase online through Jostens (while supplies last).

Important Update for CLASS of 2024 CAR PARADE!!! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Saturday June 1st at 11am, begin lining up at Loop Road starting at 10am.

REGISTER at the QR CODE listed on this image, or at link here: bit.ly/3Uh3TSe

One registration per car is REQUIRED for participation. Once registration is submitted via the Google Form, a unique "I'm Registered" image will be texted to the mobile # provided. This image will be required for entry into the line-up for the parade, so save it to your phone. REGISTER NOW!!!

Chipotle Fundraiser for Class of 2025!

Saturday, May 18 | 5-9 PM

128 Medway Rd Ste 8, Milford, MA, 01757

Order online for pickup using code: Y9YKAWC

Or show this flyer in restaurant!

Hello class of 2026!

Let's create a memorable end to our sophomore year at Apex Entertainment in Marlboro, MA for our year-end field trip! Join us on Thursday, June 13th after finals to take a break and have some fun with your class. Please purchase your ticket through MySchoolBucks.com for $65. Only 100 spots are available, so of you are not within the first 100 purchases you will be put on the waitlist. Buses will be leaving at 11:45 and will arrive back at 3:00. Please reach out to your class officers with any questions!

See you there,

Kaitlyn, Andy, Ellie, and Madi

Congratulations to the following students for winning local awards in the annual Congressional Art Competition:

Kaylee Steir, 3rd Place, Digital Art

Frederick Montalto, 1st Place, Photography

Grace Dunne, 2nd Place, Photography

Congratulations to HHS Hopkinetics Team 2602B for a strong showing at VEX Worlds in Dallas Texas!

Great work by BTE students Emily Kimball and Rithika Kilari for running a STEM workshop for younger students at the recent Red Sox STEM Day. Hundreds of kids from around MA attended the session and learned from these great HHS leaders!

Seniors: Check out the scholarships now available in Naviance. There are scholarships for every student! You can find scholarships for academics, athletics, financial needs, career paths, volunteer service, music, the arts, STEM, students in a single parent household, as well as overcoming challenges - and more.

Feel free to contact Mrs. O’Loughlin in the Counseling Office if you would like any assistance in finding scholarships that meet your specific qualifications.

Here is a partial list of the local/regional scholarships with their due dates - please check Naviance and/or Scholarship Binder for a full list of scholarships. TIP: for local/regional scholarships, type “Hopkinton” into the search bar to filter for scholarships.

5/31/24 The Syrian Lebanese Women’s Club of Greater Boston: to aid women of Syrian or Lebanese origin, intending to pursue a 4 year college education based on academic achievement, charitable involvement, extracurricular activities, etc.

6/7/24 Abbott & Fenner Scholarship: awarded to student based on essay prompt

6/20/24 Citizen Bank Scholarship: enter a monthly drawing for a $2500 scholarship with a $15,000. drawing at the end of June. Additionally, each quarter a student who meets the required criteria for the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Scholarship Prize will be eligible to win a $2,500 quarterly prize for use towards school expenses

10/5/24 Balanced Man Scholarship: Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity awards the SigEp Balanced Man scholarship to an incoming male freshman at The University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The scholarship awards three to four individuals, totaling $3000 in scholarship awards. The deadline to apply is October 5, 2024, but we encourage students to apply before the end of summer to allow us to efficiently evaluate all candidates.

In addition to these local scholarships, there are many national scholarship search engines such as Going Merry, Raise Me, Scholarships.Org that you can join and be matched up for scholarships.

Backpack Donation Drive - 2000 new backpacks are needed for the next school year at Project Just Because! Community Service Club will be holding a donation drive at HHS and all HPS schools for new backpacks of all sizes from May 3rd to June 7th. Each donated item does count for community service hours as well. With any questions, please contact mbilleter@hopkinton.k12.ma.us. Thank you!

The 6th Annual Juvenile Justice Youth Symposium will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 9:30am-1:00pm at Suffolk University Law School. Participate in a mock court proceeding, hear from a keynote speaker and connect with lawyers, students and activists. Breakfast and lunch included!

Love working with kids? Looking to volunteer?

SummerHOP Learning Academy is looking for high school volunteers! The program will be held at Marathon Elementary School this summer: August 12th-16th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. If you are interested in learning more about this fun learning program, please reach out to Ms. Cuker at jcuker@hopkinton.k12.ma.us.

Let Go Your Mind Stem Program Lego Summer Camp

Lead and Junior Counselors wanted (ages 16 and up).

Location: St. John’s Church, Hopkinton

Dates: June 17- August 12 (weekdays)

Times: 7:45-4:00

The HHS Jazz Ensemble is looking for a pianist and guitarist for next year. If interested, please get in touch with Mr. Dodge or Mr. Hay for information if you want to join this award-winning group.

jdodge@hopkinton.k12.ma.us or chay@hopkinton.k12.ma.us

June 12th, 6:00 PM in the Athletic Center

2024-2025 Rising 9th Grade Athletics Fair

Join us on June 12th from 6-7PM to meet all of our athletic programs/coaches/student athletes. Each program will be set up at a table in the athletic center to answer any and all questions regarding tryouts, game, and practice schedules, and program expectations.

Questions? Feel free to reach out to Ricky Andrade at randrade@hopkinton.k12.ma.us

Duck, Duck, Deuce Race

The tennis team will launch your numbered duck in the water. Ducks will reach the net first Win!

1 Duck = $10

3 Ducks = $25

6 Ducks = $50

Winners:

1st Place = $100, 2nd Place = $50, 3rd Place = $25

Get your ducks today using the form below.

For payment Venmo: @Mary-Krattenmaker

Students Solving Plastic Waste

Ocean pollution and plastic waste are major issues in our society. But, not many people know about the dangers of ocean pollution. Soon enough, the plastic in our oceans will outweigh all of the fish. Almost 100,000 animals such as fish, turtles, and even birds die each year from eating or becoming entangled in plastics.

Around 80% of ocean trash is from land activity, such as garbage disposal, littering, and food industries; while only 20% is from fishing and water-based activities. We need to stop using single-use plastics (that do not break down for thousands of years) and start switching to reusable materials.

Read more at oceana.org/takeaction and find out how you can help our plastic problem!

Raffle Contest for the End Addiction Foundation! Monday 5/13 and Wednesday 5/22 during lunch block. Learn about the causes and effects of alcohol addiction while also raising money for a good cause! Want a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card and other exciting prizes? Stop by the table in front of the cafe on the dates above during lunch block, and also learn about the End Addiction Foundation and who we will be sponsoring on the website!

Taking Action for Mental Health

Girl Scout Troop 68243

Wants to Thank You!

Girl Scout Troop 68243, graduating Seniors, are grateful for you! With your help, our Mental Health Focused Little Free Library is again fully stocked and ready for the community. Please stop by the beautiful Mindfulness Garden at the HCA to enjoy books on mental health for all age groups covering topics like healthy relationships, self-esteem, body positivity, mindfulness and so much more. We also updated our website, “Bee-YOU-tiful!”, a comprehensive guide to mental health resources in Hopkinton and beyond! You can access it here using the link below or find it available via QR code right on our Library. We hope you’ll visit this website to learn more about our troop and mission, our books and most importantly about the MANY amazing people and community organizations whose support has helped make this a powerful resource for years to come.

Bee - YOU - tiful (google.com)

With Gratitude, Girl Scout Troop 68243

Charlotte Schuster, Holly Thompson, Sabrina Russo, Ava Pappalardo

Bee • YOU • tiful

Class of 2024 Parents - it's time to celebrate our seniors! Back by popular demand are the door banners with your soon-to-be graduate's photo along with car banners for the June 1st parade and, of course, yard signs. For the car parade, it's fun to have the HHS car banner celebrating this year's graduation on one side of the car, and on the other side of the car, your child's logo for wherever their Fall plans take them. These are multi-use products that look fantastic in dorm rooms and at graduation parties. Also, these products are made next door in Ashland so there's no shipping charges.

SHOE DRIVE: PLEASE HELP UKRAINIAN REFUGEES AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN NEED!

DONATE SHOES - any kind, and any size, of gently used or new shoes. Shoes may have small blemishes that will be professionally mended.

HHS JUNIOR, Evan Fitzpatrick is a Global Ambassador for Soles4Souls, one of the top-rated non-profits in the country. Evan has already cleaned, collected and shipped over 3,000 pairs of shoes thanks to Hopkinton's generosity. Soles4Souls is focused on making a measurable impact in our world providing shoes and textiles directly to those in need. In addition to their work in developing nations and across our country, Soles4Souls is actively providing disaster relief to Ukrainian refugees AND other refugee locations around the world.

In 2000, Kevin Hines attempted his death by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge at age 19. He survived the fall and ever since he’s dedicated his life to advocating for those with mental pain and talking about mental health. Kevin now travels the world sharing his story of hope and healing while teaching people of all ages the art of wellness & the ability to survive pain with true resilience to be here tomorrow and every day after that. This program is appropriate for people age 10 and up. Hopkinton Organizing for Prevention will be providing FREE bus transportation to the Be Here Tomorrow event.

This event is offered free of charge provided by the Hockomock Area YMCA, Healthy KP, and the SAFE Coalition.

Hopkinton Organizing for Prevention does not want you to miss this event and is providing a bus to make this program accessible to all. You MUST register for this program here, prior to registering for the bus. This google form is only BUS REGISTRATION.

The bus will leave Hopkinton Town Hall (located at 18 Main St., Hopkinton, MA 01748) promptly at 4:00 pm and travel to Gillette Stadium. High school age youth may ride the bus without a Parent/caregiver. If you choose to park and ride the bus as a family, please park at St. John's church and walk down to the bus as only local business parking is allowed behind the town hall.

Attendees will have the option to purchase dinner or refreshments on their own at the shops at Gillette Stadium from 4:30-6pm. If traveling alone, please provide your HS student with funds to purchase dinner.

At 6:00, attendees will attend the program. The program ends at 8:30 pm. The bus will return to Hopkinton Town Hall by 9pm. Please have your HS student's ride waiting at town hall.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Cassandra Bigness and Dawn Alcott at cbigness@hopkintonma.gov OR dalcott@hopkintonma.gov.

Are you looking for something for your College Application Honors Section? Do you have Artwork? Drawings? Paintings? Photos you’ve taken? BE A FEATURED ARTIST IN THE “HOPKINTON ART WALK!”

***Email your name, grade, .jpeg photo of art, dimensions, title, and brief description to hopkintonartwalk@gmail.com ASAP by Friday, May 29. Art should be ready and suitable for hanging (framed or wired). Priority will be given to the earliest entries received, so enter now!

Modeled after the famous Art Walk in Arles, France, Hopkinton businesses will feature student art of ALL AGES. There’ll be a QR code for people to use to patronize local businesses and see great student art!

Opening Day TBD! Event will run in June.

May is mental health awareness month! Join the HOP Coalition (Hopkinton Organizing for Prevention) Hopkinton Youth and Family Services (HYFS) for Wellness Wednesday Walks!

Every other Wednesday, starting May 1st, the HOP Coalition will be hosting a group walk around the nature trails near the school. We will be meeting at 3:00 PM after school in front of the high school. All registered students must meet in front of the school.

Register here.

Please note, the HOP Coalition will be sending out wellness tips every Wednesday of May with optional activities you can participate in on your own.

If you have any questions, contact Cassandra at cbigness@hopkintonma.gov

The Hopkinton Historical Society, together with the Hopkinton Freedom Team, will present “Reading Frederick Douglass Together on the Hopkinton Town Common,” Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, rain or shine. The life and works of Frederick Douglass continue to shape our understanding of America. A gifted orator and prescient writer, Douglass forces us to reckon with the legacy of slavery and the promises of democracy.

Volunteer readers representing citizens young and old, from all corners of town will share Douglass’ words. The event will also include music, discussion and other surprises. All are welcome to attend!

If you are interested in volunteering for the event, please reach out to Anne Mattina at the Historical Society at hissochopma@gmail.com.

Need help with Spring Cleaning? A group of five volunteers will come to your house to help you with any needed yard clean up. All proceeds go directly to Project Just Because, a local nonprofit organization in Hopkinton that is dedicated to helping families in need. You can reserve a time using the link below.