Monday, March 31st: NO SCHOOL

• Eid al Fitr

Tuesday, April 1st: E Day

• Flex Block: HSA Test (Whole School)
• AAPPL Make-up Testing

• World Autism Awareness Day

Thursday, April 3rd: G Day

• Flex Block

• MICCA

Light it up blue! Join us on Wednesday, April 2nd, the start of Autism Awarenss Month, by wearing anything blue to support our friends and family members who have autism or are neurodiverse!

On Friday, March 21, HHS had 19 students come and visit from Yamagata High School in Japan. The students shadowed Ambassadors Club students throughout the day and put on a presentation to multiple classes in the auditorium last period. They shared how much the loved the day and how grateful they were to be here! We look forward to meeting more Yamagata students next year!

Marginal wishes to congratulate Shrila Maity for winning the 2025 Microfiction contest for her short short story, Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk. Students were asked to write a short piece reimagining an old saying, and Shrila's story stood out as the very best entry. She won a gift card to Donut Stand and her work will be featured in the 2025 edition of Marginal. Congrats!

Congratulations to these top 8 students who traveled to Math Team States Competition at Winchester High School on Thursday, March 27th. Also, congratulations to Mrs. Fairbanks on her 18th and final season as the Math Team advisor. The mathletes are looking for a new advisor if any teacher is interested in keeping this great team together.

Save the Date for the Class of 2025 Car Parade - June 7th @ 10am - Details and Registration information out soon...

Buy your senior event tickets online! Purchase tickets for:

1. Boat Cruise on MySchoolBucks

2. Red Sox Game on MySchoolBucks

3. Gillette Dinner on hopkinton2025.com/gillette

Tickets are sold separately! Sales for Boat Cruise and Red Sox close on March 31st

Round two of lawn sign sales opens Monday, March 24th! Sales will close on Friday, April 25th

Celebrate your senior's achievements. Parents of the Class of 2025, order your grad a custom yard sign!

Signs will be delivered and distributed by the school in the spring.

THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED A LAWN SIGN: they are available for pick up in Mrs. Murphy's room A111 starting on FRIDAY, March 21st. Students can pick them up before and after school or between classes, and not during class.

Ticket sales are now live for the annual SENIOR-PARENT CELEBRATION, a night of dinner and dancing to be held at Gillette Stadium on May 28. Read all about it here!

Ticket sales will remain open until April 29. Visit https://www.hopkinton2025.com/gillette to purchase.

The Gillette event will feature the SENIOR SLIDESHOW. We are asking all Class of 2025 parents/guardians to share photos of their senior at https://www.hopkinton2025.com/senior-slideshow by April 8.

We hope you will join us at Gillette!

Here's a document with the senior events and descriptions of them

May & June 2025 Senior upcoming event calendar below

Celebrate your senior's achievement! Parents of the Class of 2025, order your grad a custom banner!

Banners are 2' x 6" and have grommets in each corner for easy hanging!

Orders will be taken through FRIDAY, MAY 9th. Banners will be delivered and distributed by the school.

Order here through this link.

The Counseling Department is excited to host our next Hillers Hangout (formerly Hillers Connect)! This group will give students the time in their busy days to connect with peers and have some fun! Our next meeting will be on Thursday, April 10th during flex block in room A216A.

Sign up with Ms. Simpson in MBA Adaptive Scheduler under Counseling if interested.

The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) will host two virtual Financial Aid Offer Hotline events from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 and Wednesday, April 16 to help college-bound students and their families understand financial aid offers. Each student/family will meet with a financial aid expert to walk through each college financial aid offer the student has received, calculate the estimated balance due at each school, and consider their options for paying the remaining college costs. Families can drop in virtually to either event. Interested students and families can register online.

Join us for the Indian Talent Gala, a lively event showcasing India's culture. Enjoy dance and music performances, admire arts and crafts, and taste delicious Indian food. This gala promises a night of joy, tradition, and togetherness as we celebrate the diverse talents and rich heritage of India. Revel in the delicious array of traditional and contemporary Indian cuisine, and enjoy engaging cultural activities such as henna art and saree draping. This gala promises an unforgettable evening filled with the spirit of India. If you're interested in sharing your unique talents or would you like to represent your culture, we welcome you to join us in this extraordinary celebration of creativity and heritage. Fill out this form to sign up for performances!

Please help us reach our goal of collecting 1,000 pounds of plastic bags! Gather your plastic bags and drop them off at Marathon School between 10 am and 2 pm on April 12 to support the HS Environmental Club! More information here!

Help the Environment AND receive National Honor Society Group Hours

Check here for more information and to sign up

Looking to get original articles published? Join the Journalism Club! Mondays after school in A311. Email fhaas@hopkinton.k12.ma.us with questions!

Sign up for club emails here.

Each spring, the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nation-wide, high school art competition: the Congressional Art Competition. Since its inception in 1982, this competition has provided a unique opportunity for high school students from across the U.S.—and the Second Congressional District—to showcase their artistic talents. With over 650,000 students having participated in the last 40 years, the Congressional Art Competition has continued to be a wonderful opportunity to recognize and encourage the talents of students from across the country.

The Congressional Art Competition, sponsored by my office, is open to all high school students attending a high school located in the Second Congressional District of Massachusetts. The winner of our District's competition will have their artwork displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will also include artwork of other district competition winners from around the country. The national reception will be held in Washington, D.C. on June 11, 2025 (more details to follow).

Art will be judged in the following categories:

• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.

• Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (It is recommended that

charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)

• Collages: must be two dimensional

• Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints

• Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.

• Computer-generated art

• Photographs

Students should bring in all of their prepared artwork and completed forms to Mrs. Gianino no later than April 15th by 2:25pm to ensure proper delivery to the congressional office.

March is Women's History Month, a time to celebrate women's achievements, resilience, and contributions throughout history. From groundbreaking scientists and inspiring authors to powerful activists and creative artists, women have shaped our world in incredible ways.

Visit the HHS library this month to explore our curated collection of books highlighting influential women. Whether you're interested in STEM pioneers, civil rights leaders, or trailblazing writers, there's something for everyone!

Public speaking has become a crucial part in today’s society as a new generation of kids start to embrace and truly understand the power their voice holds. All of us know the importance that communication plays in our daily lives. VT Seva Boston’s youth-led Public Speaking Workshop was a success! Participants learned how to write a speech, how to deliver with voice modulation, the importance of prop usage, and many more. As a result of this camp, the Boston team invites all students to join them who hope to showcase their public speaking skills by participating in this friendly competition! Date of Contest: April 12th, 2025 1pm-4pm. Registration must be done by April 10th, 2025! For more information, visit vtsworld.org or email boston.director@vtsworld.org

Register here.

TEEN SUMMER PROGRAM

Channel Your Ideas to Build a Better World

CREATIVITY & INNOVATION CAMP

for Metrowest Area Teens (ages 13-17)

July 7-10, 2025

4:30-8:30pm at the YMCA OUTDOOR CENTER in Hopkinton

In collaboration with Hopkinton Sustainability and Economic Development

Earn Community Service Credits.

Explore new skills working on a REAL community challenge

SIGN UP NOW. Scholarships Available. Space Limited.

BE A LEADER IN YOUR COMMUNITY TODAY

POSSIBILITY. IMPACT. RESILIENCE.

CONTACT US: www.imaginecorps.org 508-380-9015

British Swim School of Marlborough - Natick is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated Swim Instructors to join our team! No swim experience required—just a passion for teaching and working with swimmers of all ages!

Schedule:

Mondays: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Wednesdays & Fridays: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Saturdays: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

For more details or to apply, contact us at goswim-mn@britishswimschool.com.

Here's the website for more information. Join our team and help make a splash in the lives of young swimmers! 🌊

Each year, Hopkinton High School accepts international students to attend HHS for either a semester or full year. These students live with host families and learn what life is in Hopkinton and the surrounding area. International students are always eager to learn and meet new people. Host families are compensated $1000-$1100 a month for opening up their homes.

We are looking for host families for 2025-2026! Have questions? Interested? Please reach out to Mr. Andrew Longoria (alongoria@hopkinton.k12.ma.us).

Artful Connections is a social justice-lensed open mic-style event where artists offer music, poetry, readings, and spoken word. April's feature: Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines, Jr., is a citizen of the Nipmuc people. He serves as a cultural steward for his Tribe, is a father, public speaker, traditional dancer, Indigenous Activist for Indigenous rights, carpenter by trade, and educator. With 17 years in recovery, Andre is a recovery sponsor and integrated life coach for those in need. Andres' work focuses on sharing his people's traditional teachings and cultural practices in the community and sister tribes.

Join the HFT on 4/17/2025 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the HCA. Please RSVP here.

The HFT and HCA invite you to join us for story-based theater and skills training presented by True Story Theater on Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the HCA.

In this training, you will:

(1) LEARN HOW TO NOTICE AND SPEAK UP TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE

(2) HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE SPEAKING UP ON BEHALF OF OTHERS AND ENLISTING ALLIES

(3) LEARN HOW TO ENGAGE IN EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE WITH OTHERS

(4) EXPERIENCE INTERACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS

This free workshop includes a performance, lunch and hands-on training. Only 50 spots available. Sign up here.

For people experiencing homelessness, the need for new, white socks is critical. Spending hours on their feet, with walking as their primary mode of transportation, and being exposed to extreme weather conditions, too often, the people served by BHCHP face painful infections and avoidable health complications when unable to access new, clean socks. Each day, BHCHP relies on donations of new, white socks to distribute to more than 10,000 patients. By participating in this sock drive, you will be providing patients with a basic essential to protect their health and giving them the gift of comfort and dignity.

• Donate New White Socks to donation bins at any school, just look for our donation box at the entrance.
• Donate by Venmo to @DianneJ10 with “Sox for Socks” in the message tab.
• We will be collecting until June 10th
• We will deliver all the New, White Socks to Fenway in August.

Parents - The high school is looking for community members who may be interested in helping with the proctoring of this year's Advanced Placement tests. There will be staff administering the tests but proctors are needed to circulate, help collect tests, etc.

Fill out this form if interested in volunteering.

Hopkinton Parks and Recreation is looking for Unified Tennis Partners!

Inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding. This new program is designed to join student-athletes with and without intellectual and/or physical disabilities through the sport of tennis. A Unified Partner is a student-athlete without intellectual disabilities who wants to support the athletes learning the sport. Partners are required to have basic tennis skills and experience, and the willingness to foster team play, fun, and friendship.

Free HHS Spring Sport Photography!!!

Check Calendar Link for Available Booking Times!

Types Digital Photos: Action, Individual/Team, Collages

Contact for questions and bookings.

Contact Information:

School Email - apilacik1@hillers.org

Personal Email - zoominap@gmail.com

Instagram and Tiktok - zoomin_ap

Celebration of Diversity Mural in Hopkinton Call to Artists!!!

Hopkinton Cultural Council is seeking artists to extend and grow our Celebration of Diversity Mural in Hopkinton. We are adding 3 to 5 new segments this year. We are looking to create a footprint of this moment in our town’s history as we embrace its growing diversity and character. All ideas and artistic interpretations of diversity are welcome for submission. Open to working with single or multiple artists. The mural is located on the wooden fence leading from Rt 85 into EMC Park. The segments are each 8 foot wide x 7 foot tall. All media used must be long-lived and weather resistant.

For questions, call Ilana Casady at 617-461-9659 or email icasady@hotmail.com

Please send sample images and Artist Statement: culturalchair@hopkintonma.gov

Entry deadline: April 25, 2025.

Jury decision deadline: May 31, 2025.

Installation deadline: August 31, 2025.

For more details, check the Hopkinton Cultural Council website here.