
April 14, 2025
This week’s Together for Holyoke newsletter has been released. Check your email inbox, your text messages, or follow this link for the news behind our latest headlines. What's ...

April 11, 2025
Dean Technical High School senior Jayden Hildigunnarsson was one of nearly 60 students from across Massachusetts to be formally recognized during the Outstanding Vocational Techni...

April 10, 2025
Holyoke’s youngest learners have access to a wide range of fun, kid-friendly books they can bring home by the bagful each week, thanks to the Red Book Bag program that launched at...

April 9, 2025
A group of about 30 freshmen music education majors from UMass Amherst have visited STEM Academy music classes four times this year as they immerse themselves in the school’s succ...

April 9, 2025
During the annual Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA) conference in Cape Cod in late March, HPS Athletic Director Melanie Martin took home a we...

April 7, 2025
Join Holyoke Public Schools, Sodexo, and FoodCorps of Massachusetts and Rhode Island at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 at Donahue School for the second annual Holyoke Fun Fair. The ...

April 7, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools has scheduled Acceleration Academies for Monday, April 21 through Friday, April 25, designed to provide enriching learning experiences as well as math supp...

April 2, 2025
Prepare to laugh, scream, and get a little bit green at the Holyoke High School Music Department’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” playing April 3-6 in the HHS North audit...

April 2, 2025
In the four months since the Ignite Reading program launched at four of the district’s six elementary schools, first-grade students are seeing significant gains in their skills—a...

April 1, 2025
Following an intensive community engagement process—and more than 50 original sketches from HPS students who submitted their own design inspirations—Peck Middle School now has a n...

March 31, 2025
This week’s Together for Holyoke newsletter has been released. Check your email inbox, your text messages, or follow this link for the news behind our latest headlines. What's ...

March 31, 2025
UMass Amherst and its University Without Walls program have partnered with Holyoke Public Schools to offer HPS paraprofessionals and teachers of record a pathway to earn early-c...

March 31, 2025
When Justin Smart walks down the hall between classes at HHS North, he greets every student he sees, offering high fives, hellos, and words of encouragement. This might be expecte...

March 28, 2025
Engineering and Life Science Academy students at HHS North learned hands-on how to save a life recently, thanks to an elective CPR course they took online and in the classroom tha...

March 27, 2025
Students and staff at Holyoke’s Transitions Academy celebrated World Down Syndrome Day on Wednesday, March 21 with discussions, reflections, and colorful socks. Special educatio...

March 25, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is conducting its annual survey to gather feedback and suggestions from families who have received written information from HPS in the language they speak a...

March 25, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is accepting diploma requests from former students who graduated from the district with a Certificate of Attainment instead of a diploma because they failed...

March 24, 2025
HPS students in grades 3-8 and 10 began taking Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS ) exams in late March. These tests will continue to be administered through earl...

March 21, 2025
On the last Wednesday of each month, area families have been meeting at the Holyoke Children’s Museum for engaging “Family Talks” discussions for parents and guardians, free meals...

March 21, 2025
When the new Peck Middle School opens for the 2025-26 school year, Kevin McGrath will be welcoming students as the school’s new principal. He will be a familiar face for many, sin...