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The Hopkins High School Theatre program, Royal Productions, will present Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water," a comedy that takes place behind the Iron Curtain as American tourists rush into the embassy just ahead of police who suspect them of spying. Hilarity ensues as they frantically plot their escape.   The production is playing Thu […]

The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Ed Ehlinger, visited Alice Smith Elementary School this morning. Ehlinger started the day with a six block bike ride with elementary students and Hopkins Police. View photos. read more […]

Summer is just around the corner. If you are looking for fun and inexpensive activities to do with your children over summer break, look no further than the SEAC (Special Education Advisory Committee) Parent Community Fair. The purpose of the event is to give parents ideas for how to have the best summer ever with children of all ages. read more […]

Hopkins High School senior Amy Mathews won second place in the 2012 Third Congressional District High School Art Competition. Mathews also received a Silver Key Award in the Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards competition in the category of drawing. read more […]

Hopkins High School Senior Bridget Bennett received an honorable mention in the 2012 Jostens Photo contest for her photo of the girls soccer team titled "One more Win." Bennett's photo was one of 90 chosen out of a field of 8,000 entries nationwide. Bennett is the photo editor for the Hopkins High School yearbook. This is her second year winni […]

Hopkins High School senior, Paris Ebersviller, has received the New York Life Award for her painting titled "What we forget," depicting her and her grandpa. The award is special segment of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition that recognizes students who submit work that deals with bereavement or loss. Ebersviller will be nationally re […]

Operation Recess, a unique partnership between the Hopkins Police Department and Alice Smith and Eisenhower Elementary, was featured on Fox 9 yesterday. As part of the program, police officers participate in recess at both elementary schools once a week. Building relationships between police and youth is the ultimate goal of the program. read more […]

The Hopkins High School ACE team (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) took first place in the state competition at Dunwoody College. The competition challenged the team to design a parking ramp that was "outside of the box." In addition to bragging rights, the team brought home scholarships, a trophy and a sizable jar of gummy worms. The team […]

Last weekend XinXing kindergarteners, led by their teachers, Yiran Li and Donghong Wang, performed for hundreds of shoppers at the Mall of America during Passage to China, an annual outreach event sponsored by The Chinese Heritage Foundation and China Insight. This event is a wonderful opportunity to journey through Chinese culture, history, and geography an […]

Congratulations to E.D.U.C.A.T.E.D., Hopkins High School's Destination ImagiNation team, on winning first place in the state competition. The team, juniors Ian Anderson, Graham Giesting, Rachel Gorlin, Rebecca Gorlin and Natalie Polinsky, also won a Renaissance Award for demonstrating outstanding skill in the areas of engineering, design or performance. […]