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Hull’s Jacobs Elementary School Students Partner with Local Artist on Art Walk Installation

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

For Immediate Release

Friday, Nov. 22, 2019

Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Hull’s Jacobs Elementary School Students Partner with Local Artist on Art Walk Installation

HULL — Fifth grade students at Jacobs Elementary School are using their creativity to contribute to a meaningful art installation this school year, in partnership with local artist Carolyn Lewenberg.

In groups of three, students are painting buoys with designs that represent two themes: the Town of Hull and buoyancy. Students started painting the buoys the first week of November under the guidance of their art teacher, Emily Pestone, and were visited by Lewenberg on Nov. 15. 

Lewenberg met with students and described to them her vision for the installation, a series of buoys arranged in ‘starbursts’ painted by various members of the community, including students, residents and local artists. She explained to students that the starburst pattern is meant to represent the community’s commitment to the understanding that beauty is in variation and inclusion, and that interconnections is what creates a sense of place. 

“Being involved in this project has been a really special experience for our students, who have been incredibly excited as they’ve worked together to design and paint their buoys,” Pestone said. “They worked hard to create designs that represent the Town of Hull and how the community can remain “buoyant” as we work together to overcome times of adversity, and as a result they’ve helped create a very meaningful piece of art.”

Students are expected to finish painting their buoys this December, and until their work can be installed at the Hull Art Walk — a pedestrian walkway in the area of Kingsley Road and Touraine Avenue that has recently been revitalized with murals and installations — this spring, the Class of 2027 starburst buoy project will be on display at Jacobs Elementary School.

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Hull Middle School Nurse Named Unsung Heroine by Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women

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

For Immediate Release

Friday, Oct. 25, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Hull Middle School Nurse Named Unsung Heroine by Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women

HULL — Superintendent Michael Devine and Middle School Principal Anthony Hrivnak are pleased to share that Hull Memorial Middle School Nurse Sharon Striglio was selected as a 2019 Unsung Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.

The Unsung Heroines award honors extraordinary women from across the Commonwealth who perform unheralded acts of public leadership and volunteerism that help advance the status of women and girls in Massachusetts.

Striglio was selected by State Rep. Joan Meschino with input from Hull Selectperson Jennifer Constable.

Striglio was recognized by Rep. Meschino at the Hull School Committee Meeting on Monday, Oct. 21. She was presented with a certificate from the Governor’s Office and proclamations from State Sen. Patrick O’Connor and State Rep. Meschino.

The Unsung Heroines program recognized Striglio as someone who has a kind heart and nurturing demeanor and is a caretaker, educator and friend to students in both their happiest moments and most vulnerable moments. She was also recognized for her involvement in the National Junior Honor Society, Hull High School Parent Council, St. Ann’s youth group, Hull Alliance for Prevention of Substance Abuse (HAPSA), Hull Public Schools Wellness Committee and Hull Boosters Club.

Striglio has been the Memorial Middle School nurse since 2006.

“There is not a single student who has attended the Hull Public Schools that has not in some way benefited from Sharon’s kindness, generosity and compassion,” Superintendent Devine said. “Our district and the entire Hull community is a better place for Sharon being a part of our school.”

Striglio now joins four other Hull women, Judeth Van Hamm, Rhoda Kanet, Janet Bennett and Linda Herman, who have received an Unsung Heroines award.

The 2019 Unsung Heroines is the 16th annual award which honored 133 women this year.

About the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women:

The MCSW is an independent state agency that was legislatively created in 1998 to advance women of the Commonwealth to full equality in all areas of life and to promote their rights and opportunities. The Commission provides a voice for Massachusetts women and is comprised of 19 members who are appointed by the Governor, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Caucus of Women Legislators.

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Hull High School Students Take Part in Annual Advisory Kick-Off Day

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

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Hull High School Students Take Part in Annual Advisory Kick-Off Day

HULL — Superintendent Michael Devine is pleased to report that Hull High School students launched the 2019-2020 school year with the annual Advisory Kick-Off Day late last month.

“The day was full of positive energy and a lot of fun,” said Meghan Preble, Guidance Counselor and Co-Advisor for the Advisory Program. “It was great to see every student participate with their Advisories.”

The Advisory Program at Hull High School is designed to develop advocacy-based relationships between groups of students (“Advisories”) and a faculty adviser. Students stay with their adviser for all four years of high school.

As part of Advisory Kick-Off Day on Sept. 26, freshmen began their mornings participating in ice-breaker activities within their Advisories to further develop relationships among each other and their Advisory teacher. Students then spent the remainder of the morning participating in team building activities such as field races, kickball and hula hoop challenges. Students participated in these activities in the Hull High School gymnasium as well as at the James P. Sullivan Field (the “Dust Bowl”). 

At the end of the morning students came back to the High School to participate in a barbecue lunch.

Sophomores participated in community service projects at the school and throughout town, led by Athletic Director and Community Outreach Coordinator Scott Paine. 

“Kick-Off Day was a successful day for the sophomore class. Students did a wonderful job cleaning portions of Nantasket Beach and helping with projects at the Hull Council on Aging,” Athletic Director Paine said. “Students also did an amazing job reorganizing and cleaning the trophy cases in the main gym entrance. Students also spent the day weeding and cleaning up the school grounds in conjunction with the opening of the new turf field.” 

Both freshmen and sophomores were brought to the auditorium, where they listened to a guest speaker, Jacobs Elementary School Assistant Principal Kyle Shaw.

Juniors and seniors took a chartered boat into Boston from Pemberton Pier to Long Wharf.

There juniors visited either Suffolk University, Boston University or Northeastern University, where they took part in campus visits with their Advisories and their advisers. This provided students an opportunity to explore the college experience and begin their college search.

Students got tours of the campus, heard about the admissions process and learned about the various opportunities each college or university has to offer. 

Once seniors got off the boat they had the opportunity to experience one of two of Boston’s attractions — either the Freedom Trail to learn about its rich history as it relates to the development of Boston, or the New England Aquarium to learn about marine life.

Students then returned to Faneuil Hall for lunch before returning to Hull High School

For seniors, this visit is the culmination of the previous three years in which they have developed stronger, more connected bonds with their advisers. Students and advisers work together to plan the day and what they hope to experience.

“Bringing our students into Boston to explore a variety of colleges and universities, as well as learn about the rich history that took place right in our own backyard makes this day truly amazing,” said Daniel Mastrogiacomo, Assistant Principal and co-adviser of the Advisory Program. “We are so fortunate to be able to offer our students this opportunity.”

Hull High School Principal Nicole Nosek, Mastrogiacomo and Preble would like to extend their thanks on behalf of the High School Community to the Hull PTO and the Hull Boosters for helping fund Advisory Kick-Off Day. Their generous support helped defray some of the cost to make the day possible.

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Hull’s Jacobs Elementary School Students Participate in Fire Prevention Week Activities

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

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Hull’s Jacobs Elementary School Students Participate in Fire Prevention Week Activities

HULL — Superintendent Michael Devine and Principal Christine Cappadona are pleased to share that Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School students received a special visit from Hull firefighters in honor of Fire Prevention Week last week.

National Fire Prevention Week took place Sunday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 12. This year’s theme was “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” in an effort to remind people of the critical importance of creating and practicing an escape plan should a fire start.

Capt. Roy Ahlquist, Capt. Steven Johnson, Firefighter Ken Resnick and Firefighter David Gibbons from the Hull Fire Department led a 30-minute presentation for each homeroom in grades pre-K through five throughout the week. The firefighters created a slideshow with visuals for each grade to individualize their training to target important fire prevention skills children at each age should know.

The following training was provided to each grade level:

  • Pre-K: Students learned and practiced the “Stop, Drop & Roll” maneuver on gymnastic mats.
  • Kindergarten: Capt. Ahlquist and Capt. Johnson discussed the role of firefighters in serving the community and how firefighters are community helpers. Firefighter Resnick and Firefighter Gibbons demonstrated how each piece of equipment is put on before entering a burning building to encourage students not to be afraid if they see a firefighter fully dressed in his or her gear.
  • First Grade: Students learned about how smoke rises and that they should crawl low under smoke. They practiced crawling on their hands and knees on gymnastic mats.
  • Second Grade: Students were encouraged to talk with their families about planning escape routes out of their home. Students were told that their family should have two escape routes out of their house and a family meeting place to go to when they get outside. They were also reminded of the importance of getting out and staying out.
  • Third Grade: Students learned about what fire is and were introduced to the Fire Tetrahedron of heat, fuel, oxygen and a chemical chain reaction which creates fire.
  • Fourth Grade: Students learned how to report emergencies. Firefighters instructed students how to identify when an emergency is happening and how to report an emergency to 911.
  • Fifth Grade: Students learned about safety precautions to take while cooking which can help to prevent fires.

Each elementary student received a fire safety bag of goodies. Each student was also given a poster board and asked to draw a picture that represents what they learned during Fire Prevention Week. Completed posters are due at the end of this week. Then, the Hull Fire Department will pick one poster from each grade level that best represents Fire Prevention Week. Capt. Ahlquist will announce the winners during Hull Elementary School’s November assembly and the winning students will get to ride to school on a fire engine.

“We’re very appreciative of the Hull Fire Department and their firefighters who come to visit our school each year,” Assistant Principal Kyle Shaw said. “They work hard to make their presentation engaging and tailored to each grade level and our students come away each year having learned important fire safety and prevention lessons.”

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