Hingham High School, photo by Joshua Ross Photography. March 9, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer A petition signed by some 600 supporters of a return to in-person learning at the secondary level as soon as possible was submitted to school officials recently. After acknowledging the petition at last night’s remote School Committee meeting, Supt. of …
Photo courtesy of Foster PTO March 8, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Due to a lack of heat, Principal Beth Wilcox notified Foster School families at 7:22 a.m. this morning of the need to transition students in kindergarten and grades 3, 4, and 5 to fully remote instruction today. Cohort A students in grades 1 …
Feb. 24, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Implementing a resource dog program at Hingham High School would represent “an enormous step forward for our school community,” according to Principal Rick Swanson. Resource dogs are sometimes referred to as comfort or therapy dogs. The HHS Class of 2020 recently pledged $10,000 toward this effort as a …
Photo by Joshua Ross Feb. 24, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Nearly 220 callers were on the line last night to listen to Supt. of Schools Paul Austin’s detailed $62 million Fiscal 2022 proposed budget presentation to the selectmen and advisory committee, with the school committee also participating. Selectmen Chair Mary Power noted that the …
February 23, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The school committee last night unanimously approved during a remote meeting the school administration’s proposal for all non-remote K-5 students to return to school full-time (five days a week) on or before March 15, with students in grades 1 to 5 attending full days — with physical distancing in …
Photo courtesy of Christina O’Connor February 22, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Christina O’Connor, a Hingham High School history teacher for the past 19 years, is pleased to be among the 15 educators who applied for, and were chosen to participate in, a partnership between National History Day and the Library of Congress to create …
Feb. 10, 2021 by Laura Winters Do you have an incoming Kindergartener for the 2021-2022 school year? If you have a child who will turn five on or before August 31, 2021, please follow the timeline below to ensure they are registered for the upcoming school year. If you have not yet completed the survey …
February 10, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer With the town facing a projected $7 million budget deficit for fiscal 2022, the possibility of a Proposition 2-1/2 override resurfaced again during last night’s well-attended remote selectmen’s meeting. “No decisions have yet been made,” Selectmen Chair Mary Power said. “All options are on the table.” At the …
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Feb. 9, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham resident David Del Sesto, D.O., an infectious diseases physician, is offering to meet with Hingham Public Schools teachers and administrators who are interested in learning more about his perspective on the safety of students returning to full in-person learning, based on the most up-to-date data. “I can …
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Photo by Kelly Sikkema Feb. 9, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Supt. of Schools Paul Austin unveiled a proposal to the school committee last night for all non-remote K-5 students to return to school full-time (five days a week) on or before March 15, with students in grades 1 to 5 attending full days. The …
