Student Memo

Monday, November 2nd: E Day

• Picture Retake Day

• Professional Development Day for Staff

Thursday, November 5th: G Day

• Flex Block: Hillers Mentoring

Monday, November 2, 2026 in the library

Retake day is for new students and staff members, transfer students, or for anyone who may have missed the initial picture day. Additionally, we welcome anyone who was unhappy with their original picture and would like to give it another try. Retake photos automatically replace original photos in school services and yearbook. If a student chooses to retake their photo, please return the original picture package to the photographer on picture day. We will replace it at no additional cost.

If this is the first time being photographed, just go to the camera and they'll create a proof for you that will be sent to your family email (or the school for staff). These proofs will be delivered approx. 4 weeks after picture day. An order code will be on the proof along with ordering instructions.

Hello Hopkinton High School! Your TV Class is back with an all new episode of your news and info show: HHS Today. As always, we have events and interviews and conversations with you, the students who make it happen, plus some sports! We hope you enjoy!

We're inviting students from across the Hopkinton Public Schools to help reimagine our high school concession stand!

Your challenge: Create a design that transforms the current building into THE HILLER HUT - Home of the Hillers and celebrates the school spirit that connects our entire Hopkinton community.

Every Hiller — from our youngest students to our graduating seniors — is invited to participate!

CONTEST RULES:

1. Open to all Hopkinton students in grades K-12.
2. Create your design by hand or digitally.
3. Show your vision for the outside of the Hiller Hut (use the photo from the flyer or create your own drawing).
4. Your design must include the name "The Hiller Hut."
5. Include "Home of the Hillers" somewhere in your design.
6. Incorporate Hopkinton green and orange and celebrate Hiller pride
7. Designs must be your own original work.
8. Include a short description of your idea.
9. Younger students may have an adult help write it.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

Submit your design and short description using this online form.

Include: student name, grade, school, parent/guardian name & email.

DEADLINE:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2026

WINNER & FINALISTS:

The winning design will be selected to inspire the final Hiller Hut design, with finalists recognized at the Elementary, Middle School and High School levels.

Designs will be judged on:

• Creativity

• Hiller spirit

• Use of Hopkinton colors

• Originality

• How well the idea could translate to the actual building

PRIZES & RECOGNITION

• Grand Prize Design (to inspire the final Hiller Hut)

• Elementary Finalist

• Middle School Finalist

• High School Finalist

Winning designs (and elements) may be incorporated into the final design based on feasibility, building requirements and school approval.

Sponsored by the Hopkinton Parent Teacher Organization.

The Hopkinton Fire Department hosted its annual open house and wanted to share how outstanding the HHS student volunteers were! They quickly understood the goals of the event and the importance of delivering fire and life safety message to the public. They were enthusiastic, engaging, and professional throughout the event, prompting the HFD to receive numerous compliments from both staff and members of the public.

They wanted to send their sincere gratitude to the students for their time, enthusiasm, and commitment to serving the community. These students made a real difference and represented their school exceptionally well. They truly are heroes in our community!

Seniors! Please review the information on the Senior Capstone Experience website. Application proposals are due February 1st. Please reach out to Ms. Enos <cenos@hopkinton.k12.ma.us> or Ms. Pond <jpond@hopkinton.k12.ma.us> if you have any questions.

The Class of 2028 is proud to present our December Calendar Raffle! Open to anyone for purchase, get your tickets today with a chance to win prizes throughout the month of December, 2026. All proceeds go to making the Class of 2028 prom more memorable. IMPORTANT: Tickets can be purchased by November 30th through the Venmo qr listed, PLEASE INCLUDE Phone number and/or email in the Venmo purchase. You can also donate with money brought to Mr. Spiegel’s classroom. Thank you and we hope you join up!

Venmo @Erin-Graziano (C/O 2028 Parent) for tickets!

• 1 ticket/$20
• 3 tickets/$50
• 7 tickets/$100

Prizes include:

1. 3 Red Sox Grandstand Tickets

2. Hop Yo Gift Card ($100)

3. Arcos Gift Card ($50) and The Spoon Gift Card ($30)

4. Reserved Senior/Teacher Lot Parking Spot

7. Amazon Gift Card ($100)

8. Core Theory Pilates Package

9. Lid’s Gift Card ($50), Mastercard Gift Card ($50)

10. Lowes Gift Card ($100)

11. West Dover, Vermont Cabin for a Weekend with Shuttle Service to Mount Snow

14. Week of “Playground Camp” Admissions

15. Eros Nail Manicure and Skincare Basket

16. Lewis & Bark Dog Grooming Package

17. Breakout Rooms Gift Card ($100), Rail Trail Pizza Giftcard ($25)

18. Overnight Stay in Hotel Viking, Newport, RI, Breakfast for 2 Included

21. Patriots Memorabilia Package (includes autographed items!)

22. Hopkinton Country Club Dinner Certificate ($450)

23. 1 Week Stay in Cape House

More information about prizes to come on our Instagram and Facebook pages!

@hopkinton28 (Instagram)

@Hopkinton High School 2028 (Facebook Group)

Attention HHS students Challenge Success Club is trying to improve the school environment and stress levels through creating helpful resources and reforms. Please fill out this form so that we can collect data to adequately achieve our goal and curate accommodating resources.

CLAY CLUB SIGN UP FOR NOVEMBER 2026. Who can join? This is open to any student who has taken a ceramics class — either here at HHS or at the HCA. We're looking for students with some experience under their belt (this isn't an after-school class, it's a chance to keep working with clay).

How it works:

We have limited space, so we're running it in a 3-week session for November. Sign up here!

For experienced ceramics students: You're welcome to join us right away.

Never taken a class but want to try? We'll have 5 beginner spots open starting in October. Sign up for a 3-week commitment. If you miss a session, your spot goes to the next person on the list. No spots left in November? No worries — you can sign up for the next 4-week round in December. This month we are doing a Yayoi Kusama pinch pot pumpkin. As a young girl growing up around her family’s plant nursery, Yayoi Kusama fell in love with the round, playful and lumpy shape of the pumpkin.

Marginal wishes to announce the opening of its annual short story competition. All students are invited to submit their original works of fiction - winners will receive gift cards and will be considered for publication in this year's magazine. Students may submit any number of submissions. Please use this link to submit your work.

Monday, November 2, 2026. 4-8 pm Blue Square Pizza, 30 Main St, Hopkinton, MA 01748. Enjoy delicious pizza while raising money for children in need during the holidays. Blue square is generously donating 15% of all sales to Project Just Because Club!

Join PERIOD @Hopkinton High School. We're all about service and advocacy for menstrual health, raising money, collecting and distributing products, and making a real impact! Come meet in Ms. Alberry's room (A105) on Wednesdays!

HHS encourages all writers to enter the annual Scholastic Writing Awards. Students may enter pieces in a wide range of categories:

• Critical Essay
• Flash Fiction
• Journalism
• Novel
• Personal Essay / Memoir
• Poetry
• Screenplays and Scripts
• Short Story
• Speculative Fiction
• Writing Portfolio (for Seniors only)

If you are interested in submitting, first read through the information online here.

Entries will be accepted beginning on October 1, 2026. The deadline for writing submissions is December 5, 2026. Don’t hesitate to reach out for assistance or more information if you have any questions.

For more details and resources, please visit this document.

Hopkinton High School partners with PSE to welcome international students into the school community, and they are looking for a welcoming Hopkinton-area family to host a 10th-grade male exchange student from Germany during the second semester of the 2026–27 school year. He is interested in basketball and tennis.

$1,100 Monthly Host Family Stipend

Hosting is simple! Families provide:

• A bedroom
• A place to study
• Three meals a day

The student has his own spending money and health insurance, and PSE provides ongoing support through a local community representative.

Interested in learning more?
Cheryl Da Silva, PSE Regional Manager
617-710-5700 | cdasilva@pse-edu.org

Did you know you can access thousands of eBooks & audiobooks for FREE through Sora?

• From Phone Download App: Sora Overdrive
• Select Hopkinton High School
• Sign in with @Hillers or @Hopkinton Email
• FROM LAPTOP: https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/202898
• Select Hopkinton High School
• Sign in with @Hillers or @Hopkinton.k12.ma.us email

• Read or Listen Anywhere
• Listen on the Go: Enjoy audiobooks while you exercise or during your commute
• Read What Interests You!
• Make Reading Your Own: Adjust font sizes, use reading accessibility features

Are you passionate about reading or still searching for that perfect book? The Library Advisory Board is the group for you! Our Library Advisory Board is open to everyone and designed to give students a voice in shaping the library. As a Library Ambassador, you’ll have the chance to: Suggest new books and help shape our collection, Contribute to our library’s Instagram and help with social media & marketing, and Create bulletin board displays and showcase student ideas and book recommendations! We meet once a month - please see Mrs. Abraham for details.

Tickets for the Fall Musical CHICAGO will go on sale November 1st! The show dates are November 19-22. Click here for tickets! Tickets for Students are $10.00!

Special Thanks to the HPTO: Bringing Game Design to HHS!

The Hopkinton High School Visual Arts Department extends a heartfelt thank you to the Hopkinton Parent Teacher Organization (HPTO) for generously supporting our recent visiting designer workshop. Thanks to this funding, students in our Explorations in Art and Drawing and Painting 2/3 classes had the exciting opportunity to learn directly from guest speaker Ava Garfinkel, a professional Game Designer at Hasbro. During the interactive session, both students and faculty learned so much about the professional game design process, industry prototyping, and creative problem-solving. Everyone had so much fun participating in the hands-on design sprint, where students put their imagination to the test creating and Playtesting their very own original games. We are deeply grateful to the HPTO for making enriching, real-world learning experiences like this possible for our school community

Want to join HHSVC? Now’s your chance!

Tryouts are quickly approaching, be sure to fill out the interest form to be the first to know about registration and tryout dates!

Registration for all Hopkinton Athletics programming is now through FinalForms. Please use this link to register if you have not already done so. Complete registration includes:

1) Parent/Guardian Sign Off - needs to be done first before student account is active

2) Student-Athlete Sign Off

3) Updated physical upload - This is a physical that is within the last 13 months.

*Doctor's notes cannot take the place of physicals for participation in sports

The Winter Tryout Schedule will be sent out in the next couple of weeks. Please pay attention to your email.

Please reach out to Mr. Andrade or Mr. Driscoll with any questions.

Meet the Coaches Night (6:45pm), General Information Meeting (7:15pm) on Thursday 11/19 - Winter Coaches Directory

Our Varsity coaches will be present to answer any questions and go over schedules, team expectations and other sport specific information at 6:45. We will send out information about where each team will meet once we get closer to this event.

Similarly to the fall, we will be holding a General Winter Sports Information Night for all student-athletes and one parent/guardian. The expectation is that all student-athletes and one parent/guardian attend this meeting. If you attended the Fall Informational Meeting, you do not need to attend the Winter General Informational meeting.

Please reach out to Mr. Andrade or Mr. Driscoll with any questions.

The Local Crew, created by HHS alumni, presents Hopkinton Turkey Trot, A race by neighbors, for neighbors.

Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 AM at Hopkinton High School

Registration opens at 7:00 AM

5K Race $30

Little Locals 1 Mile $20

All proceeds benefit Family Reach and Hopkinton High School's new electric sign.

Check out their website here.

SEPAC is looking for volunteers!

On Sunday, November 1st, from 10:00 AM -12:00 PM, SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) is holding a fall festival at Marathon School. There will be pumpkin carving, food crafts, games, snacks, a photo booth, and more. Along with this event will be the Adaptive Playground Ribbon Cutting at Marathon.

If you are interested in volunteering, you can sign up for this event through the sign up link. If you volunteer you can count these hours towards NHS (National Honors Society) or as community service hours!

HPTO is looking for High School Volunteers to help with the Harlem Wizards Basketball game on Wednesday, November 18 from 4-9 PM at Hopkinton High School. Volunteers will assist with set-up, helping to seat people, selling merchandise, general organization and clean-up. For more information, or with questions please email Fundraising@hptoonline.com.

Sign up using this spreadsheet!

We are thrilled to bring back another exciting season of Ski Club for our high school students! Open to Hopkinton residents in grades 9–12, this popular program offers a great opportunity to hit the slopes at Wachusett Mountain on Sunday evenings, January 3-February 7, 2027.

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned skier, you’ll enjoy weekly trips complete with lessons and plenty of time to ski or snowboard. Lessons are available for all levels but are not required. Students can bring their own ski equipment or rent equipment for the session. Students travel in comfort on coach-style buses departing right from their school—let the winter fun begin!

Registration opens September 30th at 10:00am. The last day to purchase a bus pass is December 11th. You must purchase a bus pass BEFORE you purchase a lift ticket. More detailed information is available at the Hopkinton Parks and Recreation website.