July 17, 2021 Submitted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Christina O’Connor, a teacher at Hingham High School, has been named the 2021 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year, an award presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to K-12 American history education. In 2021, parents, …
July 13, ,2021 by Ally Donnelly The recent decision by Superintendent Paul Austin to step down is the latest hit in more than a year of pandemic pain points in our schools. The news comes on the heels of the resignations of two of six of our school principals. “It’s certainly a complex job for …
Hingham High School, photo by Joshua Ross Photography July 10, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The School Committee met briefly Friday night to appoint members of the screening committee that will assist with the search for an interim superintendent to temporarily replace Hingham Public Schools Supt. Paul Austin, who is resigning effective July 30. The …
Photo by Joshua Ross July 6, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The School Committee will meet via Zoom this Friday, July 9, at 6 p.m. to discuss the creation of a hiring committee to name an interim superintendent following Supt. of Schools Paul Austin’s recent resignation. His last day is July 30. The details of …
Photo by Joshua Ross July 2, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer In the wake of the recent resignations of Supt. of Schools Paul Austin, East School Principal Anthony Keady, and Foster School Principal Beth Wilcox — who have all accepted positions in other school districts — the School Committee shared an update with Hingham Public …
July 2, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Foster School Principal Beth Wilcox announced her resignation in an email to Foster School families this morning (July 2). She was named interim assistant superintendent for the Duxbury Public Schools during a remote DPS School Committee meeting today. During that same remote meeting, it was announced that former …
Photo courtesy of Eric Donovan June 7, 2021, Submitted by Eric Donovan & BC High Boston College High School recently held its inaugural Shields Innovation Challenge, in which teams of students were tasked with developing innovative solutions to a problem Boston residents are facing. The winning team was “Vert,” which came up with an idea …
June 6th, 2021 photos by Joshua Ross It was a beautiful evening for the Hingham High School Class of 2021 Graduation Ceremony that occurred on June 5. The 310 members of the senior class and their families were thrilled to be able to attend the graduation ceremonies in-person after an unprecedented year due to Covid-19. …
