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Hull Public Schools Host Annual District-Wide Art Show

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Hull Public Schools
Michael F. Devine, Superintendent
180 Harborview Road
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Contact: Jessica Sacco
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Hull Public Schools Host Annual District-Wide Art Show

HULL — After months of hard work, students at Hull Public Schools now have their artwork on display at the third annual art show.

Students in kindergarten through 12th grade created pieces for the show, which are on display until April 22 at the Hull Lifesaving Museum. Community members gathered for opening night on April 3, where Hull PTO and student volunteers, as well as art teachers Emily Pestone, Kate Cicalese, and Amanda Davis displayed hundreds of pieces of artwork from students.

“The Lifesaving Museum is covered in beautiful artwork created by students throughout the district,” Superintendent Michael Devine said. “From paintings, to photos, sculptures to hanging mobiles and self-reflective pieces, there’s a little bit of everything. We encourage our community members to take a stroll through the museum to see what students have been working on all year.”

Every student at the Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School has a piece of artwork featured in the show. Projects demonstrated the different techniques students learned in class this year, and featured a variety of materials, including painting, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, sewing and weaving.

“Students worked hard and had fun as they each created an impressive piece of artwork,” Pestone said.

At the middle school, students worked on a variety of projects, including yearbook cover designs, wire and tissue paper sculptures, superhero comic book covers, origami mobiles, air dry clay sculptures and digital photography.

Featured artwork from the high school included projects that stemmed from the semester-long Teaching Tolerance Educator Grant Project titled, The Power of My Story. The projects included The Story of My Name self-portrait prints and illustrated poems.

Also, as part of the grant, students viewed the Family Diversity Project’s traveling photo-text exhibit titled, Building Bridges: Portraits of Immigrants and Refugees. They learned about the stories of immigrants who traveled to Massachusetts and responded to each story in the form of abstract paintings and 3D ceramic sculptures.

Special exhibits included work from Hull High School junior Olivia Rys, who featured her custom designed footwear, clothing, paintings, and two-dimensional work. Jill Larsen, a 2017 Hull High School graduate and current MassArt student, displayed her drawings, paintings and wood burning projects. Senior Katie Punchard displayed her work from portfolio art, which included still life, sketch and ink projects.

Additional ceramic mugs and decorative tiles were featured along with origami and work from students in the wood shop classes. Finally, members of Hull High School  participated in a documentary photography project titled  #WHYYOUMATTER.

Students in art classes asked their classmates, teachers and Hull High staff members why they mattered and photographed them holding a sign with their responses. More than 65 photographs of members in the school community were displayed at the show, transforming an entire museum wall with the powerful voices of the community. More about the #WHYYOUMATTER project can be found at: whyyoumatter.org.

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Hull High School Students Participate in Credit for Life Fair

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Hull Public Schools
Michael F. Devine, Superintendent
180 Harborview Road
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Friday, April 12, 2019

Contact: Jessica Sacco
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Hull High School Students Participate in Credit for Life Fair

Meaghan Dunn from Best Chevrolet, right, talks to juniors and seniors about budgeting during Hull High School’s first Credit for Life Fair. (Courtesy Photo Hull Public Schools)

HULL — High school juniors and seniors recently took part in their school’s first Credit for Life Fair to learn about the importance of budgeting, credit and financial planning.

On April 5, juniors and seniors gathered in the gym to participate in a budget simulation activity. Each student received a profile based on their career interests that included their occupation, income and expenses. This is the first time Hull High School has held the event, after a teacher-led committee recognized the importance of the exercise and planned the activity.

Students then traveled around to different booths, run by volunteers from local businesses and organizations, which focused on different aspects of their mock life and their associated financial responsibilities.

The intent was to help students build a hands-on understanding of the real-world responsibilities that come with paying for housing, transportation, education, luxuries and other expenses.

“The Credit for Life Fair is a valuable opportunity for students to learn how to realistically save money, budget and deal with life’s unexpected expenses,” Principal Nicole Nosek said. “They were encouraged to ask the volunteers questions, seek information and learn from mistakes in an educational environment before entering the real world, where their decisions will carry more impact. This truly was a worthwhile and educational experience for students that will hopefully benefit their financial future.”

Principal Nosek wishes to thank the community volunteers who made the event possible: Best Chevrolet, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts, DXL Clothing, Liberty Mutual, MassHire South Shore Career Center, MEFA-Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Rockland Trust, Stop & Shop, and William Raveis Real Estate/Mortgage. She would also like to thank Hull PTO for contributing to the Credit for Life Fair.

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Jacobs Elementary School Read-A-Thon Raises More Than $9,000

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Hull Public Schools
Michael F. Devine, Superintendent
180 Harborview Road
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Friday, March 1, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Jacobs Elementary School Read-A-Thon Raises More Than $9,000

HULL –Students at Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School simply couldn’t put their books down this winter during the school’s annual Read-a-Thon.

Students read for a total of 203,408 minutes during the reading initiative and raised $9,069 for the school’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). The school began the Read-a-Thon with a goal of reaching 200,000 reading minutes, which students far exceeded.

“Each year, students are so excited to read during the Read-a-Thon,” Principal Christine Cappadona said. “It’s wonderful to see kids in every grade get so invested in reading and have fun doing it.”

The 16th annual Jacobs School Read-a-Thon officially began on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 8 a.m. and ended on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Students were given reading logs and a PTO fundraising log at a Friday, Jan. 25 kickoff assembly led by Assistant Principal Kyle Shaw.

During the Read-a-Thon, the “Reading Pirate” paid a visit to every classroom in hopes of catching students reading. The Reading Pirate’s visit was captured on video and shown to students during the Read-a-Thon wrap up assembly on Feb. 15.

As an incentive for students to read and participate, staff at the school volunteered their names to the “Read-a-Thon Wheel.” If students met a reading goal during the Read-a-Thon, at least one of the staff members would be silly stringed from head to toe at the wrap up assembly.

Adjustment Counselor Maureen Rosenplanter and School Physiologist Lauren Snowdale, were the lucky two chosen through spins of the wheel, and were promptly covered in silly string.

“I love reading,” said Molly McCarthy, a kindergarten student. “I read new books and read to my little brother. The Read-a-Thon was really fun and I liked watching the silly string.”

During the assembly, individual, classroom and raffle awards were announced and prizes presented. The assembly ended with students giving the PTO representatives, Mel Harper and Elizabeth Naylor, who worked to put on the Read-a-Thon a “Pirate Cheer.”

“I love reading and I got to read Harry Potter books one through four in two weeks,” said Patrick Lancaster, the third grade student who read 3,049 minutes — the most of any student in his grade. “I knew I worked really hard, but I wasn’t sure I’d be the winner for third grade. It’s going to be hard to beat my record next year. I hope that I can beat the Best in the School record by the time I’m in fifth grade.”

Students were also awarded a school-wide movie in the cafeteria in the afternoon in appreciation of their hard work.

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Memorial Middle School to Host Opioid Awareness and Prevention Event

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Hull Public Schools
Michael F. Devine, Superintendent
180 Harborview Road
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Memorial Middle School to Host Opioid Awareness and Prevention Event

HULL — Superintendent Michael Devine is pleased to announce that Memorial Middle School will host an opioid awareness and prevention program in March.

WHEN:

Monday, March 4 at 7 p.m.

WHERE:

Memorial Middle School, 81 Central Ave., in the auditorium.

WHAT:

Students in grades six through 12, as well as parents, caregivers and community members, are invited to attend a free opioid awareness and prevention program on March 4 at Memorial Middle School. The program will feature a performance by the Improbable Players, followed by a question and answer session with the actors.

The Improbable Players is an organization that gives 25 to 45 minute performances pertaining to the opioid epidemic, alcoholism, and addiction at schools, conferences, treatment centers and community events. The performances are based off of true stories and are performed by individuals in recovery. The event is intended for students in grade six and up.

During the March 4 event, the Improbable Players will give a performance titled “End of the Line,” which focuses on the opioid epidemic and follows the story of four people with substance use disorder. Each of the four central characters in the short play becomes addicted to opioids by different circumstances, illustrating to viewers how young people can be introduced to opioids in various ways.

“Addiction to opioids has affected virtually every city and town across the country,” said Memorial Middle School Principal Anthony Hrivnak. “Primarily, we want to give parents an opening to start a conversation about these topics with their family. We also want to reduce any stigma that might be associated with this issue.”

Memorial Middle School students will have the opportunity to see another performance by the Improbable Players during the school day on March 4 as well. The skit is titled “Running on E,” which examines the various pressures all teens face, how substance abuse begins, and how young people can resist getting involved with drugs and alcohol.

Refreshments will be available for purchase at the March 4 evening event.

The March 4 program was made possible by a $20,000 grant that was awarded this winter to Hull Public Schools and the Hull Police Department by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). The grant was awarded to fund an opioid abuse and prevention program at Memorial Middle School.

To learn more about the Improbable Players, visit their website at improbableplayers.org.

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