• Hull High junior Fallon Ryan has been recognized by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association for her community service as part of Team Up 4 Community, whose mission is to “encourage athletes and all individuals to take decisive action to create positive and lasting change in their local and global communities,” the organization notes on its website.

According to Coach Jaime Standridge, Fallon is a junior three-sport standout athlete at Hull High, and captain and point guard of the girls basketball team. “In addition to being an amazing athlete and on the court leader, she is a well-respected role model and leader within her school community,” her coach wrote in explaining the program. “Prior to this year, Hull High had never been involved in the MIAA Student Ambassador Program, and Fallon saw this as an opportunity to make a huge impact within the school and community, hence taking the initiative to bring this program to Hull High, where she currently serves as the first-ever Hull High MIAA Student Ambassador, where she attends and leads the charge for all related events. During the last Student Ambassador event, the takeaway was to create a service project to help those in need, by collecting hats, mittens and gloves.

“Fallon took this challenge very seriously and took the initiative to organize and further promote this event at a recent girls basketball game, where fans from both Hull and opponent Carver were encouraged to donate gently used or new hats, gloves, and mittens in place of admission to the game. Both the Hull and Carver fans were very receptive to and supportive of Fallon’s efforts, and the Carver girls basketball team and athletic department did an amazing job helping to promote and further support as well. The event was a huge success and the donations box was overflowing by end of night.

“Fallon also sent an email to the local elementary school staff and students, further promoting the event, where she is further involved with the teachers and youth via the Hull Girls Bball Pirate Readers Program, and has encouraged them to continue to bring in donations,” Standridge continued. “‘It feels great to be a part of helping others in need,’ Fallon said, and I personally couldn’t be more proud of Fallon and all of her efforts – she is an amazing example of what all student athletes should strive to achieve, both on and off the court.

• ”Best wishes to native Hullonian Charlie Gould, who recently returned home from a hospital stay. Many know Charlie from his many community activities and his frequent contributions to our letters to the editor page. We know he will be back to his old self in no time!

• Siobhan Burke has been named to the University of Alabama Dean’s List for the 2023 fall semester. Students with an academic record of at least 3.5 earn a spot on the list.

• You have until Friday night to place your order as part of the Nantasket-Hull Rotary’s Stretch Your Food Budget program. Any Hull citizen may try the meal kits and special weekly offerings by going to www.SYFB.space and sending a request for a delivery. All SYFB meal kit options are free. The organization must receive your order by Friday night to ensure delivery on the next Tuesday.

• Happy Birthday (February 1) to former Times Publisher Susan Ovans. We hope you are enjoying your big day somewhere warm and fun!

• Richie Chau and Amelia Donovan, both of Hull, have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Rhode Island for the fall 2023 semester. To be included on the Dean's List, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average.

• Congratulations to Caitlin Rowe, who has been named to the Dean’s List at Salem State University for the fall semester. Kate is a junior at Salem State.

• Attention local photographers and artists! You are invited to enter your best photo in the first annual Town Report Cover Contest. To be considered, you may submit a Hull-related photo or drawing to the select board’s office at town hall before March 14. Anyone under 18 must have their parents’ permission to enter the contest. Visit the town’s website at www.town.hull.ma.us for all the details, and you could see your artwork on the cover of the town’s 2023 annual report.

• Hailey Gould of Hull has been named to the Dean's List for the 2023 fall semester at the University of New England. Dean’s List students must have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.

• The next meeting of the Hull Parent-Teacher Organization will be on Tuesday, February 6 at 7 p.m. at the Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School, 18 Harborview Rd. Members and non-members are always welcome to attend. The mission of the group is to support the Hull Public Schools by sponsoring fundraisers, cultural enrichment programs, and other activities. If you need childcare while you attend the meeting, reach out before the meeting to Renee Kiley at president@hullpto.org. If you have other questions, contact Caryn O’Connor at secretary@hullpto.org. More information can be found at www.hullpto.org.

•  Get your Valentine’s Day messages in as soon as possible – we are continuing our tradition of publishing free Valentine’s to (and from) our readers. You can tell that special someone just how much you care with a free Valentine in the February 8 issue of The Hull Times. Just print your 20-word message and return it to us by 5 p.m. on Monday, February 5. No late entries, please! Send your Valentines to news@hulltimes.com.

If you have news about Hull residents to share – birthdays, anniversaries, career and education achievements, weddings, births, and other milestones – send your information to us at news@hulltimes.com. If you include a photo, please be sure that everyone in the image is identified. Thank you!