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Mark your calendars for the best Holiday event of the year. Graphic provided by Hingham Holiday Fair website.
Shop at Hingham High’s Holiday Fair this Weekend
(Above) The U.S. Capitol is the home to the legislative branch of the United States government, where both houses of congress, the House of Representatives, and Senate meet to determine the nation's laws. After the elections, the capitol is now home to both houses of congress which have a Republican majority.
The Key Races that Decided the House Majority
HHS Band musicians, conducted by Mr. Cincotta, performing “American Heritage”
Hingham Residents Honor our Veterans
Turkey leading almost 1,900 runners at beginning of 2023 Turkey Trot Race
Annual Hingham Turkey Trot is Coming Up!
Massachusetts voters casting their votes at ballots in 2022.
Election Day Offers an Important Tradition, a Civic Duty, and a Break for Students
The television production studio at HHS sits empty between show tapings.
The Recent Absence of Hingham High School’s “The Friday Show”How are Students Feeling?
(Current Seniors Ellie Fortuin (left), Caroline O’Hara (center), and Maddie Cusack (right) at their NHS induction ceremony last year, taken by Jennifer O’Hara)
Peer Tutoring as a Core Pillar of Hingham’s National Honors Society
Students at HHS are excited to begin the winter sports season
The Transition From Fall to Winter Sports at HHS
Freshman Nolan McManus makes a play in his first season of soccer
Hingham High School Wraps Up Term One
Runners starting the Hingham Turkey Trot
Celebrating Different Thanksgiving Traditions Around Hingham
(Hingham football team as the captains walk out during their previous game against Duxbury. Photo credit: Vivien Nicholas)
Thanksgiving Football Game Nears
Riley Leonard, the quarterback of Notre Dame looks to send a ball downfield. (Vincent Carchietta)
Can the Undefeated Army triumph over the Powerhouse Notre Dame?
LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels poses with the Heisman trophy after winning the award in 2023 (Brian Ciancio/AP).
The Race to the College Football Heisman
A play from the Harvard vs Yale game from last year
The Big Game: Harvard Takes on Yale
The Hingham Boys Soccer Team breaks their huddle against Oliver Ames at Worcester State University on Saturday
A Season to Remember: Hingham Boys’ Soccer falls Just Short
(Above) The 1975 Saturday Night Live cast, as portrayed in ‘Saturday Night’ (Photo Credit: Hopper Stone)
Comedy is Brilliant Chaos in ‘Saturday Night’!
Album cover of the album “Chromakopia” by Tyler the Creator
“Chromakopia” by Tyler the Creator: A Track-by-Track Breakdown
HHS band students, conducted by Mr. Cincotta playing the national anthem in the HHS stands at the recent neon Hingham vs. Plymouth North home game on Oct 4, 2024.
The Return and Significance of Hingham High’s Pep Band
Photo by Hunter Abrams depicting Ralph Lauren Runway walk during New York Fashion Week
From New York City Runways to Hingham High School Hallways: New York Fashion Week September 2024
Mr. Cincotta teaching Hingham students taken by Hank Ader
Hingham Bands: Building a Culture
Moana 2 songwriters, Abigail Barlow, left, and Emily Bear pose for a picture at the movie's premiere in the United Kingdom
A Discussion of the Moana 2 Soundtrack
A busy site in Snowport, the Hot Chocolate Bar. Photo Credits: Izzi Puleo
The Holiday Market at Snowport: The Seaport transported into a Snowglobe
(The Holiday Market in the Boston Seaport lit up at night) Photo by Alex Pickering
Holiday Happenings in and around Hingham
Pages of seniors from the 2023-2024 Hingham High School yearbook
Senior Quotes: Should HHS Put Them in the Yearbook?
Celia McCarthy’s family's Liberty Pole home, decorated with lights for the holidays in 2021
When to Start Decorating for the Winter Holiday Season
HHS band students, conducted by Mr. Cincotta playing the national anthem in the HHS stands at the recent neon Hingham vs. Plymouth North home game on Oct 4, 2024.
The Return and Significance of Hingham High’s Pep Band
Photo of fans honoring Welles Crowther during the first half of the Boston College game.
The Boston College “For Welles” Red Bandanna Game
Shining a light on Hingham news

The Harborlight
Shining a light on Hingham news

The Harborlight
Ethan Warhaftig

Ethan Warhaftig, Managing Editor

Ethan Warhaftig is a junior and a Managing Editor for the Harborlight. He is president and founder of the Jewish Student Union, junior executive of HHS Unity Project, and is also a member of Model UN, Student Council, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band. He plays tennis year round and starts on the boys varsity team. In his free time, Ethan enjoys playing guitar and piano, watching sports, and spending time outdoors.

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The Nova Music Festival in southern Israel was supposed to be a celebration of “Friends, Love, and Freedom”. Instead, it became the site of a merciless massacre and is now a memorial for victims of Oct. 7th, 2023.

Hingham Synagogue Remembers Oct. 7th One Year Later

Ethan Warhaftig, Managing Editor
October 14, 2024
Homecoming was bustling with excited shoppers and students.

A Successful Homecoming Despite the Weather

Ethan Warhaftig, Managing Editor
October 13, 2024
Dr. Buckey stands outside HHS every morning to greet students as they enter the building.

Meet Dr. John Buckey, HHS Interim Principal

Ethan Warhaftig, Managing Editor
September 14, 2024
Seniors Celebrate Prom

Seniors Celebrate Prom

Ethan Warhaftig, Contributing Writer
June 6, 2024
Principal Swanson stands in his office at HHS

Appreciation for Mr. Swanson: A Profound Change-Maker at HHS

Ethan Warhaftig, Contributing Writer
May 27, 2024
Adelia, The Wonder Girl, a second grade student at South Elementary School is courageously battling a brain cancer diagnosis.

HHS Unity Project Organizes First Ever “Adelia Week”

Ethan Warhaftig, Staff Writer
April 21, 2024
Nearly Four Hundred Band Students in Grades 5-12 took us “Back to the 80’s” for this year’s All-Town Band Concert. Photo Credit: HMPA

Rockin’ the 80s at Hingham’s All- Town Band Concert

Ethan Warhaftig, Staff Writer
March 18, 2024
In the spring of 2024, six new tennis courts at Hingham High School will become part of the athletic complex. Photo Credit: Ethan Warhaftig

Hingham High School Set to Debut Six New Tennis Courts In Spring

Ethan Warhaftig, Staff Writer
March 4, 2024
Two Electric Vehicle chargers at the Water St. train station

The Unknown Future of EVs

Ethan Warhaftig, Contributing Writer
February 6, 2024
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic

1984: 75 Years Old, Yet More Relevant than Ever

Ethan Warhaftig, Staff Writer
January 8, 2024
The Hingham High School Wind Ensemble during their concert on Thursday night. Credit: Hingham Music Parents Association

HHS Band Program Produces Another Stellar Performance

Ethan Warhaftig, Staff Writer
December 10, 2023
Taken by Ethan Warhaftig

Congregation Sha’aray Shalom as the Latest Victim of Antisemitism

Ethan Warhaftig, Staff Writer
November 27, 2023
The empty gymnasium, a more common sighting this year during the school day due to the change to the sophomore gym requirement. Credit: Ethan Warhaftig

Monumental Change to Sophomore Gym Requirement

Ethan Warhaftig, Staff Writer
November 6, 2023
Plant samples from AP Environmental Science in Mr. Hutcheson’s classroom By: Ethan Warhaftig

Environmental Science: Hingham’s Newest AP

Ethan Warhaftig, Staff Writer
October 15, 2023
HHS Music Kickoff a Major Success

HHS Music Kickoff a Major Success

Ethan Warhaftig, Staff Writer
September 24, 2023
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