5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 17

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.

1. Junior Prom is coming up tomorrow, Hopkinton Patch Editor Sean O'Donnell will be at the Grand March to take pictures and hopefully grab a quick interview with the Prom King and Queen. If you will be taking any pictures we will post a user upload gallery early in the afternoon.

2. The HPTA cordially invites community members, parents, and students to a retirement reception for Mrs. Ilene Silver in celebration of her nineteen years of dedicated service to . The reception will be held on Tuesday, June 12 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Elmwood School library. Light refreshments will be served. The HPTA is creating a memory book for Mrs. Silver that will be presented to her at the reception. We would greatly appreciate participation from the Hopkinton community. A section of the book will incorporate personal messages from community members, school administration, faculty members, parents, and students.

3. Last night we updated about Nick Russo's condition, . Anyone who saw or heard from Russo over the past week is asked to call the Framingham Police Department.

4. Are you following Hopkinton Patch on Facebook and Twitter? If you aren't, you should be!

5. Today is the last day of the week to se the Hillers athletes in games: 3:30PM B JV Tennis @ Medfield High School, 3:30PM G JV Tennis @ Medfield High School, 3:30PM B FR Lacrosse vs. Natick High School, 3:45PM B FR Baseball vs. Medway High School, 3:45PM G V Tennis vs. Medway High School, 3:45PM G JV Lacrosse @ Holliston High School, 4:00PM B V Baseball @ Medway High School, 4:00PM B JV Baseball vs. Medway High School, 4:00PM G V Softball @ Medway High School, 4:00PM G JV Softball vs. Medway High School, 4:00PM B V Tennis @ Medway High School, 5:00PM B JV Lacrosse vs. Holliston High School, 5:15PM G V Lacrosse @ Holliston High School, 6:30PM B V Lacrosse vs. Holliston High School.