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Kirk answers a question minutes before he is shot dead at Utah State University on September 10th, 2025.
The Brutal Assassination of Political Activist Charlie Kirk
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
Arts students pose for a full group photo.
Hingham High School Music Students Attend the Music Kickoff!
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
Balloon letters spelling out "JAZZ" float above a crowded cafeteria.
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
Led by Coach Jordan Lay (L), the Girls Volleyball Team–featuring players Reese Barnes, Elise Fickes, Meghan Koenen, Taylor Ferrante, Lyla McGuire, Zoe Schulze, Emma Kelley, Olivia Carleton, Piper Grimm, Abby Kracunas, Hadley Veysey, Allie Banks, and Liana Melgoza–showcase talent, teamwork, and dedication on and off the court.
Girls Volleyball Falls Just Short in a Close Game Against Milton
The Hingham High Girls Field Hockey Team discussing after their game against Marshfield
Hingham Field Hockey Beats Marshfield!
USF Running out of their Tunnel before a Win against #25 Boise State
Bullish or Bluff: South Florida’s Football Team is off to a Blazing Start, but are they Contenders?
Hingham’s senior defensive end Teddy Anderson, celebrating after getting a sack in the Harbormen’s annual Thanksgiving Day game against Sictuate last year.
The Harbormen’s Road to Revenge: A Look into the Harbormen’s Upcoming Football Season
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
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 Climate Crisis has caused a dramatic increase in wildfires such as this at Talkin Lake in British Columbia in July, 2023.
Climate in Crisis: Recent Climate Events Strike Global Concern
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
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

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McKenzie Patterson

McKenzie Patterson, Junior Editor

McKenzie Patterson is a Junior at Hingham High School and has been writing for the Harborlight since her freshman year. In addition to writing for the Harborlight, she is in the Global Citizenship Program, Student Council, and Debate Team. She enjoys reading, baking, and spending time with her family in her free time. McKenzie has a goal of becoming a lawyer in the future!

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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

McKenzie Patterson, Junior Editor
June 9, 2025
Like the families sitting in the bleachers, the seats on the turf await the graduates' arrival.

Opry, the HHS Service Dog, would never miss this event!

The graduating class meets in the auditorium one final time before receiving their diplomas.

The HHS Class of 2025 gathers in the main lobby, waiting for the ceremony to begin.

Charlotte Bernstein gives a smile to her classmates before receiving her diploma.

Class president Ryan Burns is the final student to receive his diploma.

Moments after receiving their diplomas, the seniors are wild with celebration.

Soon to be graduate Matt McCarthy walks up to the podium for a handshake and a diploma.

Tala Sanford leaves the podium after giving her Valedictorian Speech.

The graduating class patiently listens to the various speakers before it's diploma time.

The Class of 2025 stands to face the crowd before doing the annual tassel toss.

Dr. Buckey, the principal of Hingham High School, addresses the graduating class and audience.

The Hingham High Turf was decorated with the tradition “Hingham High School” red banner and the new “Class of 2025” banner.

Hingham High provides information about one of the travel opportunities in 2026.

HHS Students Expand Their Horizons: Hingham High 2026 Travel Opportunities

McKenzie Patterson, Junior Editor
June 8, 2025
Graduates of the Class of 2024 throw their graduation caps in celebration.

Hingham High Says Goodbye to the Class of 2025

McKenzie Patterson, Contributing Writer
May 25, 2025
The epic attacks of the senior assassin games! (YouTube: Smosh Games Thumbnail)

Senior Assassin 2025: Let the Games Begin!

McKenzie Patterson, Contributing Writer
May 11, 2025
Rescuers search for survivors amongst the debris of the Sky Villa Condo, a building that collapsed in the recent earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar. (The New Indian Express AP)

Earthquake of 7.7 Magnitude Devastates Myanmar

McKenzie Patterson, Contributing Writer
April 8, 2025
English students read books of many different time periods and genres.

Hingham High English Books: What do the students think?

McKenzie Patterson, Contributing Writer
March 9, 2025
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump gave the executive order for the immediate withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. (Jim Watson Getty Images)

Reversing Biden’s Climate Change Initiative: Trump Withdraws the U.S. from The Paris Agreement

McKenzie Patterson, Contributing Writer
February 2, 2025
Colin Lasch taking a face off in a game against the Weymouth Rams

The Harbormen Hockey Team Starts Their Season with a Smashing Success!

McKenzie Patterson, Contributing Writer
January 12, 2025
Image from one of the many 2022-2023 girls’ basketball wins. Photo Credits: Joshua Ross Photography

Hingham High School Welcome The Winter Sports Season

McKenzie Patterson, Staff Writer
December 4, 2023
Hilary Swift - New York Times

The Lewiston, Maine Shooting

McKenzie Patterson, Staff Writer
November 6, 2023
Photo taken of the Hingham High School Girls Soccer Team just before playing in their game. (Photo Credit: Maddie’s Promise Foundation)

Annual Maddie’s Promise Game

McKenzie Patterson, Staff Writer
October 15, 2023
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