Madame Keyes, who is retiring at the end of this school year, has been a member of the Hingham High community since September of 2004.  The French teacher and foreign language director, known by the students for her intelligence and elegance, actually pursued a teaching position as a second career.  She spent twenty-five years on Wall Street and thought about a potential switch for quite some time.

Upon becoming a teacher, Madame Keyes discovered that she loved “connecting with the kids”.  She also appreciated that, after all her time on Wall Street, she found such a collaborative work environment and a supportive administration in this new job at Hingham High.   She respected the friendly nature and solid work ethic of the students.

In turn, the students of Hingham High definitely appreciated having such a dedicated individual on the faculty.  Madame Keyes made managing the foreign language department look like an easy feat.  According to junior Kyle Thorne, “Madame Keyes serves as an amazing role model to the students as she is a confident and inspiring woman”.

In regard to her future following her retirement at the end of this school year, Madame Keyes declared that she felt “like a kid in a candy store”.  She has plans to learn Italian, play piano, attend lecture courses at the Museum of Fine Arts, and more.

As Madame Keyes moves on to this exciting future, she leaves behind a powerful legacy at Hingham High.  Multiple students cite Madame Keyes as an inspiration.  Junior Hanan Traiba says that “Madame Keyes is who I want to be when I am older”.

In her parting message to students, Madame Keyes advises that the students and faculty of Hingham High “keep doing what we do so well”.  The many students she has impacted will no doubt appreciate this message and will be grateful to Madame Keyes for all she has done.  She will surely be missed, but the students wish her luck in her next adventure.