Tag: Hillsborough High School
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Hillsborough Rotary Club continues ‘Service Above Self’ tradition with donation to Project Graduation
The Hillsborough Rotary Club donated $500 to Project Graduation, the organization dedicated to creating a safe, fun event for Hillsborough High School (HHS) seniors on graduation night. “Research shows that drinking and driving fatalities surge during graduation season and particularly on graduation night,” Karen Briegs, Project Graduation co-chair, said in a statement provided by the…
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Hillsborough boys hoops score big win on Senior Night
Nothing has been easy for the Hillsborough High School boys basketball team this winter. A two-week COVID-19 shutdown just two games into the season and recent snowstorms have limited the amount of times the Raiders have been on the court during February. The tough circumstances have been a challenge for Coach Scott Kallens and his…
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Six Hillsborough High School students nominated for Presidential Scholars program
Hillsborough High School students Youssef Abdelhalim, Nipun Banerjee, Cindy Dang, Emily Pan, Ryan Pierson and Nihal Saxena have been nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character, and involvement in community and school activities from nearly 3.6 million students…
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New Year’s Day 5K finds a ‘resolution’ to keeping seniors safe after graduation
Raising enough funding to keep more than 400 Hillsborough High School seniors off the roads on graduation night is no easy feat, and 21 years ago, Gary Verhoon knew he could combine his love for running and desire to start a new tradition in Hillsborough with a way to help. He started the Resolution Run,…
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Hillsborough girls hoops ready to play games on the hardwood this winter
The Hillsborough High School girls basketball squad will have the opportunity to take the court this winter. It will not be in front of friends and family that cheered the Raiders on to the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 final like last year, but it will be a sense of normalcy for a team of…
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Hillsborough squad excited to be back on the ice this winter
Months of anticipation to get back on the ice and begin the 2020-21 high school ice hockey season came to a head for the Hillsborough High School ice hockey team on Jan. 15. The Raiders had their prayers answered and were able to hit the ice at the Flemington Ice Arena for their first game…
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Hillsborough teen joins national scholastic figure skating team as member of Princeton Skating Club
A member of the Princeton Skating Club has been selected to the 2021 U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team. Haydn Gock, a senior at Hillsborough High School, will join 10 other skaters from the country to be recognized at the 2021 Toyota U.S Figure Skating Championship in Las Vegas from Jan. 11-21. The 2021 Scholastic…
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Hillsborough thankful to play full season on the gridiron
The Hillsborough High School football team headed to Edison on Nov. 20 to face Edison High School in a Big Central Football Conference showdown to finish out the 2020 season. Senior Sean Levonaitis rushed for three touchdowns and the Hillsborough defense racked five turnovers in what was a high scoring affair between the Raiders and…