July 9, 2024 By Hingham Public Schools Hingham Public Schools and the HHS PTO warmly invite community members to welcome and meet with the incoming interim high school principal, Dr. John Buckey. We have arranged two opportunities for you to meet with Dr. Buckey: Virtual Meeting: Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Zoom …
July 9, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer After receiving word that Hingham Education Association Units A (teachers), B (paraprofessionals), and D (administrative assistants) ratified their respective agreements on Monday (July 8), the School Committee met on Tuesday morning — along with Select Board Chair Joseph Fisher — to discuss the three memorandums of agreement. The …
July 1, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer Principal Mary Eastwood, who has retired after spending the majority of her 45-year career with Hingham Public Schools at South Elementary School, feels fortunate to have “something this special in my life that makes saying goodbye so hard.” Her favorite part of her job as principal for the …
June 24, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer In an update to the Hingham school community regarding the search for a new Hingham High School principal to replace Rick Swanson — who recently submitted his resignation — Supt. of Schools Margaret Adams reported that an interim principal has been appointed “to support a broader, more comprehensive …
June 19, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer In preparation for her upcoming evaluation by the School Committee in July, Supt. of Schools Margaret Adams this week presented a progress report on her goals for the current school year. These relate to ensuring in part the district’s continuous improvement and providing leadership for implementing comprehensive plans …
June 19, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer The Middle School library media specialist hours that were reduced earlier to help meet the deficit in the HMS FY25 budget were restored Monday night by the School Committee upon the recommendation of Supt. of Schools Margaret Adams. The position was initially reduced to half-time from full-time but …
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 …
