By Bradlee Dowling & Sienna Lammond, ’26
Co-editor in Chief and Staff Writer
This year, The Hawk will profile some of the truly special students in the Class of 2026. Each issue, we’ll ask several seniors about their Hanover High School experience to get to know a little bit more about them before they head off into the world. The chosen seniors showcase excellence, whether as a team captain, award winner, club leader, or academic achiever. Read our previous profiles at Senior Spotlight.
Haley Ray
Haley Ray has been in Hanover schools since preschool, so she’s fully grown up here. One thing that has remained constant throughout her time here has been sports. Haley has been playing soccer and basketball since elementary school and has continued doing so throughout her entire time at Hanover High School. Although she does not do as much art and crafting as she did in middle school, one thing that she definitely learned in high school has been confidence. As she got older, she became less shy and more comfortable in class.
Her favorite class was history, specifically her sophomore year with Mr. Perry. Having it first period made it easier to wake up in the mornings, especially since Mr. Perry had such enthusiasm and excitement for the subject every day. Aside from her academic life, Haley’s favorite moments in high school involved attending pep rallies! She has enjoyed watching her classmates compete, cheering them on, and having school spirit. One of her proudest moments is when she made it into the National Honor Society this year.
Outside of school, Haley is currently working at Playa Bowls in Hanover. When looking ahead, Haley is planning on going to college and studying business. Haley’s favorite years of high school were her sophomore year and her senior year. If she had the chance to go back and do her high school experience all over again, she would take more challenging courses and join more clubs. The most important lesson from life so far is that you should not take your time for granted because high school flies by much faster than you think.
Jameson Bryan
Jameson Bryan has been in Hanover schools all her life! One thing that she has always done from elementary through middle school and even now is doodling on her papers. What has changed for Jameson from elementary to high school is how she feels about school. In high school, she has taken school much more seriously and studied much harder than she had ever before. She says she definitely misses not having to think about grades!
Her favorite teacher is Mrs. P because she is always so welcoming and encouraging, which has made a huge difference for Jameson’s outlook on the school environment. Outside of the classroom, Jameson’s favorite high school activity has been field hockey. She also plays lacrosse and works during the week, and something she is especially proud of is her ability to balance school, sports, work and life.
Planning to attend college next year, Jameson says she has learned a lot from high school, especially about the importance of hard work and responsibility. This will surely stick with her in the future. Jameson’s favorite year of high school has been senior year. If Jameson had a chance to redo her years at HHS, she would have done a few things differently. For example, she would have gotten more involved in clubs and would have tried a little harder in freshman year. Jameson learned one big thing from high school: not to take everything too seriously and to enjoy the little things in life.
Bryan Collins
Bryan Collins moved to Hanover from Weymouth just before starting kindergarten. Back in elementary and middle school, Bryan had a deep passion for Boston sports. Throughout high school he has stayed true to his favorite teams: the Patriots, Celtics, Red Sox and Bruins.
At HHS, Bryan found interest in business. “Before hgih school, the aspect of business kind of seemed boring to me. But after taking a couple of accounting classes with Mrs. P, I realized that there are so many interesting ways that business can be used.” This realization led him to DECA, a business club at HHS. There, his passion for business flourished as he competed at the district conference in January with his partner Leo Galvin and qualified fo rthe state competition in March.
Once he entered high school, Bryan let go of playing baseball. He shares that he misses it but never enough to pick it back up. “However,” he adds, “I did decide that this spring I will be managing our varsity baseball team to revive that old interest of mine.”
Bryan’s favorite class that he’s taken in high school is Sports and Society with Mr. Molloy. “This has been my favorite class because one of my biggest passions is sports and every single day our class goes into deep conversation about what is going on in the sports world and how sports everywhere are affecting our society.” His favorite teacher is Señora Curtis. He has taken her Spanish classes the past three years, from college prep Spanish 3 to AP Spanish 5. “I was not the best Spanish student going into her class a few years ago,” he confesses, “but the confidence she had in me to keep improving by far makes her my favorite teacher in the whole entire school.”
Bryan’s favorite high school activities he’s taken part in have been football, basketball, DECA, “and Bible Club with Sam Light.” After high school, Bryan will attend Xavier University. There, he will major in finance and minor in sports management. “High school has influenced my choice of a future career path because of the many business opportunities I have engaged in here, along with the strong sports atmosphere we have at the school.” His proudest accomplishment thus far? “Advancing to states in the DECA competition,” he says.
One thing people may not know about Bryan is his active community engagement with IMPACT Sports. “With IMPACT, I have been able to teach children with disabilities how to play basketball.” He explains that this is one of his favorite out-of-school activities, “since mentoring these kids always brightens my week.”
His favorite year of high school has been senior year. He describes, “the best part of senior year has not even hit and I have been having the most fun!” If given the opportunity to do high school over again, the only thing he would change would be procrastinating much less. And finally, one lesson Bryan has learned during high school is that, “overthinking can ruin any aspirations you have if you don’t just go for it.”
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