{"id":99334,"date":"2025-07-09T12:29:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hps.collaborative.org\/hopkins-academy\/?page_id=99334"},"modified":"2026-09-19T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:03:27","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hadleyschools.org\/hopkins-academy\/hs-departments\/history","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;8363d3a1-7f13-4aae-8984-26124f93e21c&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#0d3559 80%|#ffffff 80%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;gcid-36fd78a7-34bc-404d-873c-dafa34efaae5&#8243; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;80%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;80%&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;waves2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset7&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;-10vw&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-36fd78a7-34bc-404d-873c-dafa34efaae5%22:%91%22colorEnd%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;5138c454-be54-4233-bd3b-f8e6a8747976&#8243; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;73121f80-a3ef-4484-8763-c3f18e3c56d2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Explore the Depths of History at Hopkins Academy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;ddeb8c09-9078-4424-bc15-2efb6572e28e&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Figtree|Figtree_weight|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;72px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the <strong data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"92\">Hopkins Academy History Department<\/strong>, where students explore the people, events, and ideas that have shaped our world. 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