Daily Notices…
Guest forms for the junior prom are now available in the main office. If you are bringing a date from another school or a Hingham High student who is not a junior you will need to complete this form. Forms are due by April 1st.
Auditions for the spring play are after school today from 3:30-5:30pm. All are welcome to come audition, no prior experience is required. Feel free to contact the spring play director, Mr. Hoey, with any questions.
Congratulations to the 23 Hingham High School students who were recognized at this year’s Southeast Regional History Day contest in Foxborough this past Sunday. This included nine students who were named state finalists, earning them a trip to the Massachusetts History Day contest in April.
Paper
· State Finalist: Nora Synnott: “Off the Beaten Track: An Analysis of Obscenity Reforms in the mid-Twentieth Century”
· Honorable Mention: Jacob Lewack: “Unisono Poco a Poco: How One Man’s Music Altered the Course of the Cold War”
· USS Constitution Museum Outstanding Project on Military History: Saachi Menon: “Chain Reaction: Scientific Revolution, Military Reaction, and Political Reform”
· Massachusetts Historical Society Outstanding Research: June Rogan: “Anger, Action, Advocacy: ACT UP”
Individual Documentary
· Honorable Mention: Aliyah Blidner: “Tinker v. Des Moines: A Story of Revolution, Reaction, and Reform”
Group Documentary
· State Finalist: Riley Stocks, Veronica Webb: “22 Years Too Late: Public Reaction and Government Reform Surrounding Frank Olson’s Death”
· Honorable Mention: Sally Egan, Abigail George: “The Jane Collective: the Daring Women who Revolutionized Reproductive Rights”
Individual Website
· State Finalist: Siena Messina: “Native American Boarding Schools”
Group Website
· State Finalist: James Hamilton, Owen MacDonald: “The B-29 Superfortress”
· Honorable Mention: John Doyle, Casey Joseph: “Shays’ Rebellion”
· USS Constitution Museum Outstanding Project on Military History: Jessica Scipione, Sophie Smith: “Margaret D. Craighill MD and the Sparkman Johnson Act of 1943”
Individual Exhibit
· Honorable Mention: Mason Ross: “The Stonewall Uprising”
Group Exhibit
· State Finalist: Graeme Baker, Sophia Peregrine: “The Hingham Shipyard: A Story of Revolution, Reaction, and Reform”
Individual Performance
· State Finalist: Breanna Weiss: “Reform Caused by the Ugly Laws”
· Honorable Mention: Izzi Puleo, Annie Sargent, Natalie Shaw: “Salem Witch Trials”
Are you interested in learning more about TRACES? Come for a tour on March 27 from 12:30 to 2:20. Sign up with your guidance counselor.
The Hingham Historical Commission annual historical essay contest for high school students has begun. Please see the flyer on the bulletin board in the lobby or your Social Studies teacher for more information.
Yale’s Most Popular Class is BACK at HHS - The Science of Well Being! Check Out SWell and learn useful tools & strategies to help you deal with life’s hard stuff and enjoy the good stuff more. The eight week session begins March 18th. Flyers are hanging around the building with a QR code to register.
Student council is hosting their first ever spelling bee on Tuesday March 31st in the Auditorium at 7 PM! It is open to all students, you do not need to be a member of student council to participate! Signs ups can be found on the Student Council google classroom, your grades google classroom, and on QR Codes posted around the school. Please only have one member of each team sign up. Teams can have up to 3 members and the Top 3 teams will get a prize!
There are only a few student spots left in far lot. Remember all students must have a parking placard to park on campus. If someone parks in your spot please remember to take a picture of the license plate and give it to Officer Ford. He will be checking the parking lots this week.
Seniors/2026 - Planning is underway for Harbormen Helping Hingham on April 17th and for upcoming senior class events in May. Parents/Guardians: please watch your email for updates and opportunities for you to help with these milestone events! Senior Night: ICYMI, there were a couple of important email communications about Senior Night fundraising that went out on March 4. Please help us continue this longstanding tradition and give our seniors a fun and safe celebration after graduation!
Juniors/2027 - We kicked off our annual Guilty Bakery cupcakes & cookie dough fundraiser last week. See the flyer below for details and get your orders in before 3/19! Also, be on the lookout for an email with details regarding junior prom held on April 10th and other upcoming spring events for our class.
Freshmen/2029 - This Friday, 3/13, the class is hosting a Dodgeball Event after school in the gym. All freshmen are welcome to attend - as a player or a fan! The cost is $5 per team to participate - please have your student use the Class of 2029 Google Classroom to register their team. Refreshments will also be sold (Chic-Fil-A, snacks, drinks). Hope to see you there!
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Reminders
· All doors except the main entrance are alarmed during the school day. If you need to leave the building (including for senior privilege) use the main entrance only. Please enter the building through the main front door in the morning. That door opens at 7 AM.
· Please do not leave backpacks, sports equipment, etc. unattended. Put any sporting equipment into the locker rooms before school.
If you arrive early to school you are only to be in the cafeteria, the LMC or with a teacher. There is no hanging out in the gym before school.
· The LMC is open for students starting at 7:30 AM!
· No food deliveries such as Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc. are allowed during the school day.
· HHS has a late bus for anybody who needs it. The bus departs from the main entrance at 3:30pm every afternoon.
Did You Know?
You no longer need to call to report an absence. You will receive an email once we take daily attendance confirming your student is not in school.
The LMC will be open for E, F and G studies. Please visit https://hinghamhighlmc.weebly.com and click on 'Library Study Sign In' to reserve yourself a spot. Students who reserve a spot should report directly to the Library for their study period. Study teachers can visit the same link to check the library list for attendance.
Guidance
Driver's Education: Please refer to the website - http://www.hinghamschools.org/o/hhs/page/drivers-education - for the application as well as answers to your questions.
Student Work Permits: Applying for a job, need a work permit? Be sure to visit the HHS website and go to Resources/Students/Student Work Permit Applications for information about completing your on-line applications. Click here for a direct link! (All permits are processed at Hingham High School.)
Month at a Glance ~ March 2026
ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR BE CANCELLED.
SEE HHS WEBSITE & GOOGLE CALENDAR FOR UP-TO-DATE ANNOUNCEMENTS & DATES.
March 2-6 Unity Week
March 3 All-Town Orchestra Concert 7pm – Auditorium at Hingham Middle School
March 4 Early Release 11:30am ~ Shortened Blocks
March 5 PTO Meeting 6pm ~ Room 103
March 9 Spring Sports Preseason Workshop 7pm – Auditorium
March 9 Portal Midterm Update March 10 All-Town Band Concerts 7pm – Auditorium at Hingham High School
March 16 9th Grade Advisory ~ 2nd Half A Block March 16 Spring Sports Season Begins
March 18 Faculty Meeting 2:45pm
March 24 Counseling Department Night-College Admissions Panel Discussion – 6:30pm Auditorium
March 24, 25 MCAS English Language Arts ~ All Sophomores
March 24 Grade Level Assemblies Grade 9 at 9:00, Grade 11 at 10:00, Grade 12 at 12:30, Grade 10 at 1:30
March 25 X-Block schedule Youth Risk Behavior Survey ~ 9th & 11th
March 26-29 HHS Music Department Trip to Nashville
Field Trips & Miscellaneous
March 20 - 21: Ms. Flanagan and Robotics Team to University of Rhode Island, FIRST Robotics Competition. Leaving 6:00 a.m. returning approx. 8:00 p.m. approx. 12 students each day
March 23: Breathe Out Presentations A, C, D
March 24: Ms. Jackson and approx. 8 – 10 students attending the Youth Conference “My Plan, My Purpose” all day at the Samberg Conference Center at MIT
March 26 – March 29, 2026: Mr. Cincotta/Ms. Sassano Music Dept, Nashville TN
March 30: Officer Ford to Hingham Police Department from 8:00 – 11:00 with Criminal Justice students approx. 13