June 16, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of Carols I. Perez, J.D. Metco Director K-12 HPS) The Hingham Public Schools district has participated in the METCO program for more than 50 years. METCO is a state-funded grant program that promotes diversity and educational opportunity for thousands of students from Boston and other areas …
June 16, 2020 By Carol Britton Meyer The School Committee had a full agenda last night, from saying goodbye to a longtime fellow member to hearing an update about the school reopening plan, which is still in a state of flux pending guidance from the state. This is Ed Schreier’s last term on the School …
June 14, 2020 Story and Photos by Joshua Ross Sitting 6 feet apart and donning masks, the Class of 2020 came together for the second time in one day after being apart for months. After the parade in the morning, the seniors returned to the High School’s all-purpose field to receive their class awards and scholarships. …
Photo by Joshua Ross Photography June 13, 2020 photos by Joshua Ross Photography This morning was the perfect weather for the Hingham High School’s Class of 2020 Senior Car Parade. Crowds gathered (safely) to watch the senior class cruise down Main street escorted by the Hingham Police and Hingham Fire Departments. Seniors decorated their cars, …
Joan Kilban’s PRS Kindergarten Class 1979-1980 June 16, 2020 shared by Joan Kilban, 5th grade Plymouth River School Teacher (courtesy photos) My time at Plymouth River School began when I was a six-month-old infant. My parents, looking to move to the South Shore, were brought to the then-five-year-old Plymouth River School by their real estate …
Derby Academy Grade 8 student Brooke Hansen, of Hingham, waves to faculty and staff from a distance during Derby Academy’s 229th Derby Day Graduation Exercises on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Hingham. While an in-person graduation ceremony wasn’t able to be held due to COVID-19 precautions this year, graduating students and their families reimagined the …
Plymouth River School, Photo by Joshua Ross Photography June 11, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (Photos Courtesy of PRS PTO) Throughout this very different school year, the Plymouth River School community has been celebrating its 50th anniversary through the theme, “Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Building the Future” — at first in-person, and now …
June 10, 2020 by by Carol Britton Meyer Jim Kirkcaldy — affectionately known as “Kirk” to his colleagues and friends — is retiring this month after spending his entire 48-year career at Hingham High School, first as a social studies teacher and later as K-12 director of social studies, and loving every minute of it. …
Photo courtesy of Courtney Sherwood June 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Even though this has been a far-different year from the one long-anticipated by seniors, the creative efforts of students, parents, and school administrators ensure meaningful and enjoyable — if not the traditional — end-of-school-year events and celebrations, culminating in the postponed Aug. 1 …
Photo by Joshua Ross Photography June 5, 2020 by Hilary Jenison The school committee met twice this week to discuss and vote on flying the Philadelphia Pride Flag at all six Hingham Public Schools (HPS) during Pride Month. On Monday Night, Michelle Ayer, chairman of the school committee, brought forth the idea sharing, “Given recent …
