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Hopkinton Residents Hit the Showers
By Maddie Oleson On Tuesday, November 1, the Hopkinton Emergency Management Group (EMG) provided emergency showering facilities at the Hopkinton Middle School for residents affected by the recent snow storm. The EMG is an advisory board comprised of representatives from all facets of town government, including police, fire, board of health, [...]
Upcoming Sharon Timlin Race
By Soumya Mehrotra On Saturday, June 18th, the HPTA will be hosting the Sharon Timlin Memorial 5K Race to Cure Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 8:30 am at the high school. The event is sponsored by the Angel Fund, the Red Sox Foundation, Good Gear, PR Running, Hopkinton Running Club, Roche Bros., and the University of Massachusetts Medical [...]
Schoolwide Opinions on the Death of Osama bin Laden
By Casey Rector, Marissa Gross, and Maria Moreno Osama bin Laden, terrorist and founder of al-Qaeda, was announced dead on the night of Sunday, May 1, 2011. He was killed by the United States' Navy SEALs in his compound near Abottabad in northwest Pakistan. Of course, this created a lot of excitement at Hopkinton High School, along with [...]
New Medal of Honor Recipient
By: Sam Lukason On October 23, 2007, Sgt. Giunta saved his comrade, Sgt. Joshua Brennan, from Taliban insurgents at great personal risk and for this President Obama awarded him the Congressional Medal of Honor on November 16, 2010. The Korengal Valley: christened the Valley of Death by American forces, it is a six-mile-long dale in northeastern [...]
Library Continues to Push for New Technology
By Sean Pettepit Within the past two years, Hopkinton High School has made no exception in pushing for improvements in every department. Along with the iMacs added to the High School in 2008, the library has continued to expand their resources by trying to buy Nooks and iPads. Cris Bright, the school’s librarian, attempted to get the word out [...]
The Right Way to Recycle
By Kayla Sullivan Although the HHS Environmental Club encourages all staff and students to recycle their plastic bottles, not all bottles can be recycled because there are either caps left on them or liquid still in them. The bottles and caps are made of different types of plastic; therefore, they are recycled separately at the plant. [...]
Local Restaurants Trying to Use Local Farms
By Taylor Bush Now more than ever, town and state economies are strained. As a result, local restaurants have been exploring the use of local farms to get their produce. Using local farms helps stimulate the town and state economy, and is better for the environment. Being aware of where the food is coming from and how the animals are treated [...]
Recent Teen Suicides Spark New Anti-Bullying Policies in Massachusetts
By Lily Augustini On Monday, May 3rd, 2010, Governor Deval Patrick signed the new Anti-Bullying Laws of Massachusetts. These laws were put into action as a result of the recent teen suicides of students Phoebe Prince, age 15 of South Hadley High School, and Carl Walker-Hoover, age 11 of New Leadership Charter School. These suicides [...]