Lenox educator Michael Knybel named Hull High principal; assumes role July 1
The current middle and high school principal in the Berkshire County town of Lenox has been named the next principal…
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Four Hull students among Wellspring’s 14 graduates
Wellspring is proud to announce that 14 students will graduate from the Oddleifson Learning Program this year. Included in the…
Signing off for summer: See you in September!
It’s been a good year. When you read this column, the school year will be over. Students from all three…
Sixty-five students of the Hull High School Class of 2022 graduated last Saturday, supported by their families, friends, and teachers, and against the backdrop of a view like no other.
In the open air and surrounded by saltwater, graduates listened to inspiring speakers talk about their accomplishments and futures before…
Hull High School Principal Final Candidates
The two final candidates for the Hull High School principal position are being interviewed this week, and a decision is…
Hull High students, chaperones agree: post-pandemic prom was ‘awesome’
After three COVID-filled years, a restrictionless prom was the perfect way to close out senior year. At Granite Links in…
6-2-22 In the Sportlight
By Alan McCall Tourney time for lacrosse teams: The Hull High School boys and girls varsity lacrosse teams will extend…
Principal, vice principal share lessons as they depart HHS
As Hull High School’s principal and assistant principal prepare to move on, they have a few lessons to share. Principal…
Search for new HS leaders under way; School Com bids farewell to Fleming
Following the resignation of Hull High School Principal Nicole Nosek and Assistant Principal Dan Mastrogiacomo, both effective at the end…
Hull High School Honor Roll Term 3
Seniors High Honors: Madelyn Brooks, Parry Harper, Ryan Healey, Troy Healey, Alexis Her, Erica McGowan, Timothy O’Hayre Honors: Petra Bechtold,…
Almost There!
After eight months of as normal a school year as we’ve had in years, Hull schools are nearing the finish…
Candy-egg fundraiser earns $$ for students, eases stress for parents
Hull High Student Government is in action again – this time, members are selling candy-filled eggs to parents and teachers…
HHS students rally to support classmate targeted by bullies
A group of about 25 to 30 students gathered across the street from Hull High School before school on Friday,…
High School dance raises funds and lifts spirits
Last Friday, Hull students gathered in the cafeteria to dance the night away during a semiformal designed to raise spirits…
Worlds of words: Students book 200,000 minutes during annual Read-A-Thon
Students at the Jacobs Elementary School achieved a schoolwide goal of 200,000 minutes of reading and 1,000 acts of kindness…
HHS band concert jazzes up ‘Music in Our Schools Month’
After two and a half years without live performances, Hull High School’s band is back! On the 24, they performed…
Spirit Week, Penny Wars, faculty basketball game to ‘spice up’ long March days
March can be a difficult month in school. No breaks, few early releases, and the vague feeling that winter should…
Hull High School Honor Roll Term 2
Seniors High Honors: Parry Harper, Troy Healey, Alexis Her, Erica McGowan, Timothy O’Hayre Honors: Petra Bechtold, Evan Burke, Devin Capone,…
After two years, students to mask less, smile more
After a school committee vote Feb. 15, all Hull schools will be officially mask-optional starting Feb. 28. The widely supported…
A sweet idea: Candy Gram fundraiser aims to generate income, boost student spirits
In an effort to boost student spirits leading up to Valentine’s Day, student government is selling “Candy Grams” for students…
Amid ongoing challenges, students, staff look toward a ‘normal’ second half of year
After a record-high blizzard and a similarly high COVID spike, Hull schools are officially halfway done with the year. Report…
Hull schools to take the lead with a new virus test program
After record-high rates of COVID-19 cases in Hull Public Schools, the numbers are ticking back down as Hull makes plans…
At-home COVID testing option now available for students, staff
In a Jan. 18 memorandum to Massachusetts school superintendents and other school officials from state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley, thanking…
Preschool classes to be offered at the Jacobs School in Fall 2022
Hull Integrated Preschool at the Jacobs School will offer one full-day preschool class beginning this fall. The class will be…
Survey on best use of schools helps amplify students’ voices
The “Best Educational Use of Schools” survey offers a valuable opportunity for all stakeholders in the issue of school consolidation…
Accolades for Pirates athletes for All-Star efforts on the field
Two Hull High School varsity football players have been honored for their feats on the field this past fall. Junior…
Hull High students respond favorably to Solidarity Week
Student members of the Hull High School PRISM group reported to the School Committee this week on the success of…
Virus volume in schools ‘starting to tick down,’ school supt. reports
In-school mask mandate to remain During a COVID-19 update, Supt. of Schools Judith Kuehn praised the efforts of the three…
In the throes of a pandemic, schools find way to stay calm
COVID-19 is on the rise again, and it has come for our students. Yet despite the sense of chaos, Hull…
Residents invited to take part in the ‘best school use’ survey
For those interested in participating in a community stakeholder survey related to the “Best Educational Use of School Facilities” study,…
HHS mission statement is revised as accreditation review approaches
In preparation for a decennial visit by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Hull High School has updated…
On eve of 2022, HHS students wishing for safe return to class
Last year at this time, our student leaders reflected on the coming of 2021, hoping we would be able to…
HHS students deck doors with decorations in time for holidays
For the past three weeks, students at Hull High School have been taping paper, tying ribbon, and tricking out their…
Thanksgiving traditions live on, in pep rally and ‘pied’ teachers
Last week, Hull High School student leaders shared what they were thankful for leading up to Thanksgiving. During that week…
HPS business manager retiring; School Com names replacement Finance/budget analyst to succeed him
The School Committee this week appointed current Hull Public Schools staff member Diane M. Saniuk as school business manager to…
Hull-Cohasset rivalry takes a back seat to bigger stage
With all the excitement and revelry surrounding the Hull High School football team playing at Gillette Stadium next week, another…
Pirates headed for Gillette for Super Bowl against Randolph
It’s now down to two teams, and the Hull Pirates are one of them. Hull pulled away from a tough…
HHS class leaders reflect on meaning of this day of thanks
Thanksgiving is a happy time for students. A few days off from school; more turkey than the human body should…
Curtain to rise on ‘The Tempest,’ produced by HHS drama program
COVID-19 doomed performances last year After a year without a full production, Hull High School Theatre Arts is back with…
Solidarity Week at HHS signals LGBTQ students are not alone
Over the past week Hull High School has been observing Solidarity Week, which is devoted to recognizing marginalized groups and…
Newest honor society members sworn in; ready for service project
Hull High School’s own National Honor Society inducted 22 new members last Wednesday, only a few weeks before the chapter’s…
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Another tourney journey awaits Hull girls’ varsity soccer team
The Hull High School girls’ varsity soccer team has punched its ticket to the post-season for the fifth straight season,…
Mask mandate now in place until Jan. 15, per order of state ed chief
State Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley this week extended the statewide public schools mask mandate for a second time – through…
Masks to stay on in schools as mandate is extended to Nov. 1
The public school mask mandate issued by state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley in August has been extended until Nov. 1,…
Schools wrestle with decline in MCAS results but look to future
Pandemic’s impact on learning cited; ‘high expectations’ urged for ’21-’22 School administrators and School Committee members are overall disappointed with…
AWARD WINNERS
Three Hull High seniors were recognized for their achievement at Monday’s school committee meeting. Pictured here, from left, are Stella…
Homecoming game and dance capture hearts of HHS students
Homecoming is a classic high school tradition. This year Hull High School brought it back after a year without, because…
Students’ spirits lifted as they don costumes for special week
Hull High School students have been participating in a Spirit Week this past week, dressing up to match themes to…
Focus groups scheduled so residents can give views on best use of town schools
The Ad Hoc Best Educational Use of Facilities Committee, tasked with considering and exploring potential consolidation among the town’s elementary,…
Extracurriculars off and running, adding extra dimension to learning
The Hull High School year has begun, and its many associated clubs and extracurricular activities are underway. Some clubs have…
Pirates rally in fourth-quarter; surpass Spellman for first win
The Hull High School football team scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to rally past Cardinal Spellman 28-18 on Friday night in…
HHS students’ spirits pick up as fall football season kicks off
The first football game of the year is a time-honored tradition to attend, and students were glad to be back…
Sixth-graders, frosh face challenge of finding their way in a new school
The transition between schools is always challenging, but this year’s new sixth-graders and freshmen seem to be taking it in…
Program promoting multiculturalism to be introduced at Jacobs School
The goal of a three-year “Raising Multicultural Kids” program, set to launch at the Jacobs School, is to foster racial…
Superintendent wins high marks from School Com for doing ‘a fantastic job’
At the first School Committee meeting of the new school year, the focus was on rebuilding a sense of community…
Jacobs School Garden springs to life again as volunteers dig in
Submitted by Lindsey Buchleitner In the fall of 2018, the third-grade students of the Jacobs School harvested 55 pounds of…
High school back in session, and students, staff happy to be there
While the weather may have been gloomy for the first day of school, students and staff members certainly were not.…
SIGNED, NO EXPERT ON FOOTBALL
Pirates teams ready for season with high hopes – and true grid Varsity football coach Mike O’Donnell enters his fifth…
State issues mask mandate for public schools; Hull does same
Middle, high schools could lift order on Oct. 1 if 80% vaccination rate met By Carol Britton Meyer The Hull…
Fall not yet in the air, and neither is the summer sports season over
As fall sports teams began preparation for their season to begin in two short weeks, the boys (and girls) of…
Newest hires take to classrooms at town’s several public schools
Justin Baxter is a Hull resident. He is joining the Memorial School staff as a special education teacher. He received…
Hull hoopsters prove worthy of the title Kings of the Court
A five-game losing streak was not the way the Hull eighth-grade boys’ basketball team wanted to enter the playoffs. The…
Ex-school superintendent files $5M lawsuit on his termination
Investigator alleged communication with former student was inappropriate Former Hull School Superintendent Michael Devine, whose contract was terminated in April…
Two HHS grads (both twins) will direct that school’s theatre arts
School Superintendent Judith Kuehn and Hull High School Principal Nicole Nosek announced this week that two new co-directors, who happen…
HHS spring sports season ebbs, but All-Star announcements flow
The spring sports season has begun its annual fade into summer. And before we look forward to the traditional summer…
Dancing away a difficult year, HHS seniors revel in prom night
The Hull High School class of 2021 capped an unusual year with a traditional celebration – the senior prom. On…
In The Sportlight
The Hull High School Boosters presented their annual athletic awards last week to deserving student-athletes this past academic year. The…
Past school year was full of lessons not to be forgotten
By the time this column is published, the halls of the high school, middle school, and elementary school will be…
Jacobs students wage Battle of Books, won by whale of a team
Third-grade students at the Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School concluded a Battle of the Books competition this week, ending a…
With grit and spirit, HHS seniors set example for classes to come
On Saturday, June 5, the Hull High School class of 2021 graduated – unmasked, on a brand-new turf field, and…
PRIDE DAY
Hull High held a Pride celebration on Wednesday, with many staff and students wearing their colors to celebrate PRIDE. The…
HHS grads honored for taking on challenges posed by COVID
With the ocean and a new turf field as backdrop, their friends and family in the audience, 68 students of…
New DESE guidance means next year may be a return to ‘normal’ for schools
New guidance from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or DESE, for the 2021-22 school year means next year…
Face covering policy masks Hull’s progress in virus fight
Hull students have been wearing masks inside and out since they came back to school in September. A school committee…
Despite state ruling, Hull’s younger students to keep wearing masks outdoors
Although Gov. Charlie Baker announced recently that given the low rate of outdoor transmission of COVID-19, students are no longer…
Hull teacher claims ‘conscientious objector’ status in refusal to administer MCAS tests
Hull resident Deborah McCarthy, now in her 25th year as a fifth-grade teacher at Jacobs Elementary School, expressed her continuing…
Seniors’ last week at HHS definitely one to lift the spirits
The seniors’ last week of high school is a momentous occasion, and this year it’s punctuated by a spirit week…
Pirates walk off for first win
Aiden Robey’s single in the bottom of the eighth inning plated John Reynolds with the winning run and capped a…
Hull High School Honor Roll Term 3
Seniors High Honors: Katie Clifford, Maeve Donohue, Robert Hunter, Jacob Rickard, Jordan Rinaldi, Victoria Rosado, Melissa Rymaszewski Honors: Colin Bouchard,…
Club’s scholarship award goes to granddaughter of valued member
The Hull Garden Club announces that the recipient of its 2021 Scholarship Award is Jenna Canavan, a Hull High School…
Middle school might be missed if eliminated in consolidation plan
A consultants’ report suggests that, due to declining enrollment, not all of Hull’s school facilities are being put to their…
Outdoor track teams prove they’re off to a running start
The combined Hull-Cohasset girls’ outdoor track team has run away with its first two meets in convincing fashion. H-C improved…
For students taking AP exams, being back in person is a boon
Advanced placement exams started at Hull High School this week, offering a semblance of normalcy in a year that has…
HPS students to go theatrical, and grammatical, in ‘Schoolhouse Rock’
By Ian Barkon Hull and the online community will hit the books when students from the Hull Public School Theatre…
Memorial Middle School 2021 Third Term Honor Roll
GRADE 6 – HIGH HONORS: Bruno Andrews-Mundo, Ava Beaumier, Audie Bernard, Meghan Duran, Pixiana Dyer, Christopher Earner, Libby Harper, Grace…
Back in school in person all week ‘awesome,’ says HHS senior prez
All students at Hull High School returned to school five days a week starting Monday, April 26, and guidance counselors…
Broad-based review of options for best use of schools gets underway
A public information campaign is being planned to share with school staff members, parents, and others in the community the…
With new CDC advisory, rethinking of school safety protocols in order
Hull schools have implemented a heavy cleaning and disinfection routine since the beginning of the school year. A recent update…
A high five for football team after a big win in Rochester
It took a while to confirm the opponent, but when the dust settled it was another convincing win for the…
Pool testing for virus at HHS gets good report from nurse
Pool testing for the coronavirus at Hull High School has proven to be a success so far, with more students…
Shorelines April 2021
• DAR Good Citizens Award Celebrates local students. The Col. Thomas Lothrop Old Colony Chapter of DAR honored four exceptional…
Falling school enrollment at core of school consolidation options
Consultants lead toward mixed-use plan Members of the Massachusetts Associations of Regional Schools Consulting Group team presented to the Board…
Pfizer vaccine trial data raise students’ hopes for normalcy
With the news that Pfizer’s vaccine is 100 percent effective in 12- to 15-year-old children, and the vaccine already approved…
VHS expands horizons for those seeking a wide variety of courses
In a year when everything has changed, students still have a tried and tested course option VHS, or Virtual High…
Pirates sail to big win here as seniors play final home game
It was the seniors’ last home game. So, the Hull Pirates made it a memorable one. Led by another suffocating…
Conference links HHS students, others on social justice issues
Members of Hull High School student government and the student group PRISM attended the 2021 Connections Conference for the first…
Jacobs students log a record in school’s yearly Read-a-thon
Students at the Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School participated in the school’s 18th annual Read-a-thon event recently and raised a…
Vaccination rate for teachers, other school staff nears 100%
A collaborative effort between the Manet Community Health Center in Hull and the Hull Public Schools has meant that about…
Pirates were the better team, but were no match vs. Norwell
There is a cruelty in sports that, at times, the better team does not win the game. The Hull High…
College-prep test changes a boon, HHS counselors, students report
Scholastic aptitude testing, or SAT, started last weekend, and Hull High School guidance counselors as well as a student leader…
COVID-19 shadows debate on MCAS waiver for Hull students
The School Committee, after a lengthy discussion, agreed this week to back a resolution in favor of exempting students across…
With a tinge of sadness, a rite of spring – March Madness – begins
During this very week last year, the unimaginable decision was made to cancel the NCAA men’s basketball (and women’s) basketball…
Freshmen class president deems return to school ‘better … overall’
Hull High School’s ninth-graders returned to in-person classes on Monday, and, despite some minor challenges, freshman class president Ruby Schultz…
State’s report card on schools shows HHS is holding its own
COVID-19 a factor in the findings Hull High School received a passing grade on this year’s Massachusetts Department of Elementary…
On virus-fighting front, schools appear to be making headway
School Superintendent Judith Kuehn and the school nurses reported at this week’s meeting of the School Committee that the first…
One term in, Patenaude will not seek re-election to School Com
When Lucas Patenaude announced recently that he will not be running for another term on the School Committee, he described…
Making the Grade
Hull schools set impressive record when it comes to COVID-19 control It’s easy to think of a coronavirus case in…
Spring is near, and local teams to take the field, play (foot)ball
At the college level, spring football is commonplace, a time when teams fine-tune their rosters in preparation for the real…
100 days of school at Jacobs assumes special significance
Students at the Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School celebrated their 100th day in school this past Tuesday. While the 100th-day…
In a major move, HHS freshmen to return to school 4 days a week
A plan is in place to return all ninth-grade students at Hull High School to four days a week of…
Best use of schools study to be revisited, says superintendent
School Committee member David Twombly this week urged that a study on the best educational use of the town’s school…
Pooled virus testing to begin for eighth-, ninth-graders in March
Hull Public Schools will be piloting COVID-19 pooled testing for grades eight and nine, with a targeted start date of…
Hull High School Honor Roll Term 2
Seniors High Honors: Kayla Chenette, Maeve Donohue, Bianca Foresta, Robert Hunter, John Meagher, Jacob Rickard, Victoria Rosado, Melissa Rymaszewski Honors:…
HHS music teacher trumpets senior student’s musical skills
This is Maeve Donohue’s senior year at Hull High School, and what a year she has had, musically speaking. She…
MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL HULL, MA SECOND TERM HONOR ROLL 2020-2021
GRADE 6 – HIGH HONORS: Ava Beaumier, Meghan Duran, Pixiana Dyer, Libby Harper, Grace Kiley, Jackson Nunes, Lilyan Nunes, Jacob…
Indoor Track team’s meets set to begin in two weeks – outdoors
It will look a bit different this season, but the starting gun will go off for the Hull High School…
Ten Hull High School students have been sworn into the Hull branch of National Honor Society.
The Feb. 11 ceremony was much smaller than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic, and only those necessary to the…
In tough times for schools, bravery of School Committee commendable
Nearly six months ago, the Hull School Committee faced a difficult choice: whether or not to start the year in…
Four-day in-person learning at HHS has its backers, doubters
The Hull School Committee has implemented a phased plan to bring back more students for in-person learning four days a…
As in-person learning advances, teachers raise concerns on timing
Hull Public Schools administrators are moving forward with plans to slowly but steadily increase in-person learning for middle school and…
HHS student leaders eager for a return to traditional activities
Grades for the first semester at Hull High School close Friday, and although HHS presidents think the first half of the…
On-and-off sports schedule begs question: Will spring bring a start?
We are halfway through what would have been the high school and youth sports winter season. At this time, I…
HHS student grades experience of remote learning; gives it high mark
After multiple students tested positive for the coronavirus, Hull High School reverted to fully remote learning for two weeks. Before…
Virus-test center in place; schools look to resume in-person learning
A new coronavirus testing site at the Hull Manet Community Health Center is now offering tests for members of the…
Wellspring food truck to roll into town; will address food insecurity
Service agency joins forces with HPS Wellspring Multi-Service Center is partnering with the Hull Public Schools to start a year-round…
HHS student club praised for its community service efforts
Project Humanitarian Involvement, or PHI, a Hull High School student club, continues the work of helping those in need despite…
Synchronous learning is earning some minuses among students
Synchronous learning, which involves placing remote students on a video call, learning the same lesson at the same time as…
Slots still open at Wellspring for adult learners for next semester
Space is still available at Wellspring Multi-Service Center’s Adult Learning Program for the upcoming winter/spring semester, which starts in February.…
Virus outbreak in 7 HHS students prompts move to remote model
Hull High School went to a fully remote model on Wednesday after seven positive student coronavirus cases were reported. School…
Term 2 Honor Roll
Seniors – High Honors: Maeve Donohue, John Meagher, Jacob Rickard, Victoria Rosado, Melissa Rymaszewski. Honors: Hayden Anastos, Siobhan Burke, Jenna…
School winter sports called off as town remains in the red zone
Controversy continues to swirl as School Com backs superintendent By a 4-1 vote earlier this week, the School Committee upheld School…
2020 to live in sports history as the year a virus ended a season
Each year it is a challenge for me to select the top 10 sports stories of the year. This year…
HHS student leaders looking toward new, better year ahead
The end of the year usually marks a time for change, soon-to-be-broken resolutions, and hopes for the coming 12 months.…
To brighten their days, lift spirits, HHS students head for the doors
So far in this most unusual school year, faculty members at Hull High School have given their all to boost…
HHS musicians excel at auditions; to do their school proud at festival
Three of Hull High School’s music students recently auditioned, virtually, for the Southeastern District Senior Music Festival. After about a…
Members of HHS honor society not above aiding those in need
The Hull High School chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) deserves honors for having discovered a multitude of ways…
In a twist on an old Xmas story, students stage streaming show
The figurative curtain goes up this weekend on the Hull Theatre Arts Program’s virtual presentation of “A Christmas Carol: A…
School chief’s plan to cancel sports for the winter sparks heated debate
School Com punts, delays final decision School Superintendent Judith Kuehn’s decision to cancel winter sports, announced at Monday’s remote School…
HHS senior president spearheads a campaign to save winter sports
Despite community support and a petition filed by Hull High School senior class president Ben Olivieri, winter sports are currently on…
HHS Theatre Arts to debut play about Scrooge in time for Xmas
The Hull High School Theatre Arts students will be streaming a broadcast of their version of Philip Grecian’s “A Christmas…
MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL HULL, MA FIRST TERM HONOR ROLL 2020-2021
GRADE 6 – HIGH HONORS: Pixiana Dyer, Libby Harper, Lilyan Nunes, Jacob Parks, Nathaniel Tiani; HONORS: Bruno Andrews-Mundo, Ava Beaumier,…
School leaders yet to decide if Hull teams will get in the game
The area high school and youth winter sports season will officially begin a week from Monday. However, for now the…
Without the usual pageantry, HHS crowns a homecoming king, queen
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Hull High School still had a homecoming – of sorts. Although the traditional homecoming dance and…
Hull’s schools navigating through ‘trying times,’ superintendent says
While closing Hull Public Schools for two weeks was the right decision at the time, Acting School Superintendent Judith Kuehn…
Eighth-grader finds inspiration as an ambassador from Hull
Memorial Middle School teachers and administrators recently selected eighth-grader Connor Hipp to serve as Hull’s 2020 Project 351 ambassador to…
Remembering Bobby Spitz: Hull Kid who set an example
Hull Kid has long been a label put on a Hull High School student-athlete who illustrates the passion, motivation, talent,…
At busy meeting, School Com mulls budgets, building repairs and more
From congratulating Hull students who achieved perfect scaled MCAS scores and hearing budget presentations to listening to updates on the…
MMS placed on lockdown after empty bullet casing discovered
An empty bullet shell casing discovered by a school janitor prompted a brief lockdown of Hull’s Memorial Middle School on…
