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Greta holds a Palestinian flag before setting sail for Gaza.
Making Waves: Greta Thunberg’s Freedom Flotilla
The seniors are ushered into their graduation ceremony under beautiful rose arches, held up by the younger siblings of the graduates.
Rain Holds off for our 2025 Graduates
Harvard’s campus in April of 2024 is littered with tents during a protest against the war in Gaza.
The Dispute Between Harvard and Trump Administration Grows Each Day
President Trump displays his signed executive order regarding his new school defunding policies in the White House.
Hingham Schools’ Research Sources Face Serious Accessibility Risks; Resident Opinions and Future Outcomes
The Hingham High School Band, conducted by Brian Cincotta, plays “God Bless America” during the Memorial Day Ceremony.
Hingham Honors its Veterans in Memorial Day Ceremony
The entire Class of 2026 will be wearing their bright red Senior Shirts on the first day of school on Tuesday.
The Last First: How Do Seniors Feel About The Start to their Final Hingham School Year?
Students enter Hingham High School in the morning during their last week of classes.
Students Discuss their Last Week of Classes
Hingham Band Students Host a Successful Jazz Night!
Hingham High provides information about one of the travel opportunities in 2026.
HHS Students Expand Their Horizons: Hingham High 2026 Travel Opportunities
Aria Giardino, a freshman running for the position of Treasurer, delivers her campaign speech.
Students Run in Elections for Officer Positions for the Upcoming School Year
Arch Manning (16) races around Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Jordan Hancock (7) and safety Caleb Downs (2) .
No. 3 Ohio State takes down No. 1 Texas to open up the College Football Season
Cooper Flag (Left) and Dylan Harper (Right) are the projected 1st and 2nd picks in the 2025 NBA Draft.
NBA Draft Insights and Sleeper Prospects
First overall pick CJ Kirst holds the National Championship Trophy during their victory last weekend.
The 2025 PLL Season: Start of Something New
This week’s player of the match against Stoughton goes to junior Hannah Mello who played third singles.
Hingham High School’s Girls Tennis Team Advances to the Next Round
For the second season in a row, the Girls' Crew Team showed off their new trophies after the MPSRA Championship Regatta.
A Championship Win for the Girls Tops off a Busy Regatta Weekend for the Hingham Crew Team
All of Swift’s albums, spanning more than 15 years, including “Taylor’s Version.”
A New Era: Taylor Swift Wins Ownership of Her Albums
The “Minecraft Movie”, a recent release has earned its place as the most popular film of 2025 thus far.
The Rise Of Irony And The Fall Of Sincerity
The HHS band plays at Downtown in Bloom May 3, 2025.
Hingham High School Band Plays at Downtown in Bloom
Arts Pathway Club Members pose for a group photo.
HHS Students Participate in the 2nd Annual Arts Pathway Symposium
Joe Goldberg in the final season of YOU
YOU Season 5: What to Expect in Joe Goldberg’s Final Chapter
The entire Class of 2026 will be wearing their bright red Senior Shirts on the first day of school on Tuesday.
The Last First: How Do Seniors Feel About The Start to their Final Hingham School Year?
Several classic and newer/recently popular books lay arranged in a pattern on the floor.
Seven Must Read Books for Students to Kick off Summer Vacation
The HHS Courtyards lie almost entirely vacant for the entire school year, yet they could be a prime location for students to spend their study halls.
Should Students Be Able to Go Outside During Study Halls?
Mr. E-Show often goes above in beyond in his school photos, as seen here from 2023
Meeting Mr. E-Show: A Staple of the Hingham High School Community
Mr. Cincotta conducts the Wind Ensemble.
Mr. Cincotta Celebrates Twenty Years of Teaching at Spring Concert
Both titles illustrate an example of the tests available and the features AP Classroom presents.
AP Exam Reflections: What Students Had to Say
Pictured left to right, Haylen Wilson, Ava Souppa, Taylor Gay, Caitlin O’Driscoll, Adam Healey, Elinor Deady, Ava Ladd, Luca Guidi, Tasha Otoka, and Ivy Clark sit at first graders desks after helping teachers at South Elementary School.
Seniors Step Up: Harbormen Helping Hingham Day 2025
The Dock’s woodwork paneled in insolation visualizes its final silhouette.
The Dock Drifts Towards Completion at HHS
Three HHS students playing a mobile game, one of the many contributing factors to overwhelming screen time.
Are the Effects of Screen Time Altering HHS Students’ Education?
The girl’s hockey team lines up for the national anthem before getting their ninth win of the season.
A Mid-Season Photo Recap of Hingham’s Winter Sports
Shining a light on Hingham news

The Harborlight
Shining a light on Hingham news

The Harborlight
Caitlin Patten

Caitlin Patten, Editor-in-Chief

Caitlin Patten is a senior and Editor-in-Chief for the Harborlight. She is Vice President of the Class of 2026 and a member of Student Council, National Honor Society, and the Mentor Program. Caitlin also contributes seasonally to Hingham Anchor Sports and intends to pursue a major in Communications/Journalism. At the high school, she plays both field hockey and tennis. In her free time, Caitlin enjoys watching sports, traveling, and drinking a good iced coffee!

All content by Caitlin Patten
Arch Manning (16) races around Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Jordan Hancock (7) and safety Caleb Downs (2) .

No. 3 Ohio State takes down No. 1 Texas to open up the College Football Season

Caitlin Patten, Editor-in-Chief
September 1, 2025
HHS students Luke Burke, Harry Fitzgerald, Lauren Walker, Clare Blatchley, Tag Tomlinson, Breanna Weiss, and Annie Daly (pictured left to right) hold up anti-hate signs on Thursday’s rally.

Hingham Students Rally Together to Protest Recent Acts of Hate

Caitlin Patten, Managing Editor
March 18, 2025
Houston Texans’ linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (0) looks to take down a sliding Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville Jaguars QB #16). The dirty hit suspended Al-Shaair and injured Lawrence, which can effect fantasy owners on both ends.

Taking Apart “Fantasy Football”: The dramatic change to the way people watch the NFL

Caitlin Patten, Managing Editor
December 11, 2024
Senior Captain Haylen Wilson does the honors for Hingham in an offensive corner during Wednesday’s game against Whitman Hanson (9/11).

Strong Opening for Hingham High School Athletics

Caitlin Patten, Managing Editor
September 14, 2024
This is a glimpse inside a workout class at Orangetheory Fitness, located at 15 Shipyard Drive, Hingham MA.

A Look Inside the Mental and Social Benefits of Exercise 

Caitlin Patten, Staff Writer
April 21, 2024
Notre Dame's Becky Obinma (10), Maddy Westbeld (21), and Sonia Citron (11) defend Ole Miss' Kharyssa Richardson (33) in the second round of the 2024 tournament. (Credit: Matt Cashore, USA TODAY Sports)

NCAA Women’s March Madness

Caitlin Patten, Staff Writer
April 1, 2024
The 49er’s signature helmet (left), and the Chiefs helmet (right), placed directly in front of the Super Bowl trophy in preparation for Sunday night’s game.

Super Bowl LVIII Preview

Caitlin Patten, Staff Writer
February 7, 2024
Copies of Instructions for Dancing (left) and The Summer of Broken Rules (right). (Credit: Caitlin Patten)

Best Books I Read in 2023

Caitlin Patten, Staff Writer
January 16, 2024
The bike room featured at Cycle Town Studio. (Kristen Grossman)

Best Ways to Stay Active in the Winter

Caitlin Patten, Staff Writer
December 18, 2023
Forwards (from left to right) Ella O’Neill, Sam Ruddick, and Haylen Wilson celebrate their first goal of the game on Tuesday against Milton. Credit: Joshua Ross

Hingham Girls Field Hockey Advances to Elite Eight

Caitlin Patten, Staff Writer
November 12, 2023
Hingham’s Kiki McGourty wards off an Algonquin forward as she outruns her to the ball. By: Joshua Ross Photography

Girls Soccer Loses 2-1 to Algonquin

Caitlin Patten, Staff Writer
October 29, 2023
Darius Slay, Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, covers New England’s receiver, Kendrick Bourne (left) in Week One of the 2023 NFL Season. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper))

A Look at the Patriots Season so far

Caitlin Patten
October 2, 2023
Jason Tatum turns to the Boston crowd at TD Garden for applause after stepping off the court in the 4th quarter of Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76er’s. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Celtics Defeat 76ers in Game 7 of NBA Playoffs

Caitlin Patten, Staff Writer
May 21, 2023
Ben Farrington (left) congratulates Hingham goalie, Nate Hoffman (right) after their victory over Lincoln-Sudbury in the Coaches Cup Championship on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Hingham Boys Lacrosse Defeats Lincoln-Sudbury in a 9-8 Victory

Caitlin Patten, Contributing Writer
April 30, 2023
FDU shoots over Purdue on Friday, March 17th

March Madness 2023: First Round Upsets

Caitlin Patten, Contributing Writer
March 25, 2023
Taken at a USC football game

NCAA Football Playoff Expansion

Caitlin Patten
March 11, 2023
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