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Details about the 4th Annual Hopkinton Heroes Essay Contest will be available in the spring of 2011. Stay tuned!

From Last Year 2009-10:
The HPTA’s 3rd Annual Hopkinton Heroes Essay Contest

Students Isabelle O'Rourke, Callie Rose Ronan, Jane Stillwell, Elise Miller, Isabelle Simes, John Simes, Sasha Hagan, Andrew Hayes, Olivia Dumas, Charlie Dumas, Aden Arakelian, Adrina Arakelian, Alyssa Sousa and Jason Zaharis nominated their heroes, who included Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Puglisi, Liz Jurasek, Margie Wiggin, Amy Hansen, Detective Timothy Brennan, Tom Dawson, Craig Hay, Olivia Dumas and Nancy Barton. Click to read more in The Runner.

 Click here to watch a video of the 2010 Winners reading their essays on the HCAM-TV website

Do you know someone who always goes the extra mile to make a difference in the lives of others? Is there someone you know who lives or works in Hopkinton who has made big strides towards helping the community, someone whose winning attitude and perseverance has made them stand out in the pack? This is your chance to say thank you!

Essay Criteria:

• Students in grades K – 12 are eligible to enter. Student must submit an essay, no longer than one page, stating why their nominee is a Hopkinton Hero. What they have done to serve others, what makes them stand out in the pack, how they have gone the extra mile.
• Only one essay per student will be considered.
• Nominees must live or work in Hopkinton. Any age.
• Past nominees and winners might not be re-selected by committee, unless recognized for a different reason.
• All entries must be received by March 15, 2010 in order to be considered
• 10 – 12 winners selected (based on the number of entries)

Winners Reception

• A winners reception was held at the Marathon Restaurant on Thursday, April 15, 2010.
• HCAM will create a DVD of each winner reading his/her essay
• Each nominated Hero received a framed copy of essay

From 2008-09
2nd Annual HPTA Hopkinton Heroes Essay Contest

The 2nd Annual Hopkinton Heroes Program provided an opportunity for Hopkinton students to recognize their local hero to say THANK YOU for all you do to make a difference in my life or in the lives of others. Heroes inspire other heroes and we thank this year’s winners for making such a difference in our children’s lives. We also thank the students who took the time to sit down and write a nominating essay to give credit and thanks to their heroes. This year we awarded 9 Hopkinton Heroes nominated by students. They are: Mr. Chris Nadeau nominated by John, William and Julia Nadeau, Mrs. Callaghan nominated by Jenna Bogan, Mrs. Grady nominated by Skylar Wright, Kim Bolick nominated by Abigail Carbonneau, Mr. Gunduz nominated by Alex Kirshy and also by Jillian Tomlinson, Mr. Bill Harrington nominated by Katherine Knox, Officer Phil Powers nominated by Lulu Murphy, and Sheila Kester nominated by Lindsay Kester.

• Lulu Murphy (Kindergarten) nominated Office Phil Powers: "Officer Powers is really nice and helps other people"
• Katherine Knox (1st Grade) nominated grandfather Bill Harrington: "He takes good care of me"
• John, William & Julia Nadeau (7th, 4th & 2nd) nominated dad Chris
  Nadeau: "He taught us citizenship, responsibility and appreciation of outdoors"
• Lindsay Kester (4th) nominated mom Sheila Kester: She helps with homework and fits "lots of things in to a very, very bustling schedule"
• Abigail Carbonneau (5th) nominated neighbor Kim Bolick: "She taught me to stay true to myself and to also play sports."
• Jenna Bogan (6th) nominated Mrs. Callaghan: "She supplies every child a fair chance and attitude that 'I should be recognized'"
• Alex Kirshy (8th) nominated Mr. Gunduz: "He confronted teaching with extreme energy and infectious positivity"
• Jillian Tomlinson (8th) nominated Mr. Gunduz: "Mr. Gunduz has changed my lifestyle and everything he has taught me is what I live by."
• Skylar Wright (9th) nominated Mrs. Grady, "She inspired me to go out into the real and follow my dreams and never let anyone stop me from reaching them."