![Calendar page showing school is closed on February 6](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_b6801927-020c-4be3-b0e7-2fdf7ec26b6c.png)
February 6, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools will be closed tomorrow (Thursday) due to weather conditions. There will be no after-school activities. Note to 12-month staff: Offices will be closed. As ...
![A look at the unfinished interior of the new William R Peck Middle School](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_ca541580-9f94-4812-bd89-82417809bd1f.png)
February 4, 2025
For the first time since construction crews began work on the new Peck Middle School , community members can now take a virtual tour of both the exterior and interior of the build...
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February 3, 2025
The Holyoke Public Schools community was saddened to learn of the passing of Linda Pula on January 29, 2025 at the age of 76. She was a longtime HPS educator, retiring after 35 ...
![calendar page showing two-hour delay on December 4](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_f811ee98-cde4-4144-bfa9-fafdccb33a35.png)
February 3, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay today due to weather conditions. For safety reasons, no students should arrive at school prior to the delayed opening. Brea...
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February 1, 2025
Every Friday, a team of Transitions Academy students travels to the district’s Central Supply building where they help fill backpacks with shelf-stable foods such as dry rice, can...
![Students from Transitions Academy fill bags for the weekend backpack program](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_1e212f78-bba2-4851-8265-c3adbac63e12.png)
January 29, 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 ...
![A letter from the Holyoke School Committee](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_bc121127-6c18-45fe-a870-8a710e3fc275.png)
January 28, 2025
Dear Holyoke Public Schools Community, The Holyoke School Committee is pleased to announce that Mr. Anthony Soto was appointed via unanimous vote as Interim Superintendent durin...
![HPS welcomes Diego Sharon](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_ac0cfab6-f544-4357-9b25-4f333ed4a16a.png)
January 28, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools has selected a new principal to head up the new Peck Middle School. “As you know, our new Peck Middle School will open in August for the 2025-26 school yea...
![LORD OF THE FLIES](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_8d5228d2-b385-419e-8046-4f411c13a652.png)
January 27, 2025
Join the Holyoke High School Theater Company on February 5, 6, 7 at 6:30 p.m. and February 8 at 1 p.m. for four intense performances of “Lord of the Flies” to be staged at Holyoke...
![Group of students and teachers](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_1ea7d9b2-ef15-456b-8300-14fe628ac37f.png)
January 22, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools has scheduled Acceleration Academies for Monday, February 17 through Friday, February 21, designed to provide enriching learning experiences and English Lan...
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January 22, 2025
Holyoke High School's Dean and North Campuses will run from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mid-term exams will continue as scheduled. Students are expected to attend school today.
![calendar page showing two-hour delay on December 4](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_9b3246a9-9138-47e7-bda5-c03f8ac3f301.png)
January 22, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22 due to weather conditions. For safety reasons, no students should arrive at school prior to the de...
![Thermometer showing 0 degrees on blue background](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_847dad5d-5b27-48f6-b56d-cbcdfe028a78.png)
January 17, 2025
After a relatively mild winter so far, forecasters are predicting extremely cold temperatures in Holyoke in the coming days, with temperatures dropping down to a low of 2 degrees...
![A culinary student at Dean hones her knife skills while chopping garlic](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_2a6c6354-0291-412a-9235-00cef3cd2cc7.png)
January 13, 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. Superinte...
![Students work on Dual Language workbooks](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_c171538e-39c2-41cd-9194-444e62c53fd0.png)
January 13, 2025
For families of young children who may not be familiar with the district’s Dual Language program , HPS has scheduled family tours in both English and Spanish at the two elementary...
![Students at the student summit smile up at the camera](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_0715d692-eff0-458d-a896-cef570cf2d0f.png)
January 13, 2025
In December, more than 60 students in grades 9-12 gathered in a Springfield conference center for the first-ever, student-facilitated Holyoke High School Student Summit. This eve...
![The new William R Peck Middle School](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_e707fa90-6083-4244-b529-e23ebbd6e806.png)
January 10, 2025
Work crews are continuing their work on the new Peck Middle School throughout the winter months, keeping the project on budget and on schedule to be ready for students and staff a...
![SEPAC Holiday Celebration / Fiestas de SEPAC](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_3732d3e9-ae9d-4435-a313-04e17dd6b165.png)
January 8, 2025
Students and their families are invited to attend the Holyoke Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Holiday Celebration scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 1...
![LOGO CONTEST / CONCURSO DE DISEÑO DE LOGOTIPO](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_3829791a-b0ef-4ab7-b56c-b41b8340f201.png)
January 7, 2025
As the new Peck Middle School comes closer and closer to opening for students this year, it’s time to finalize one of the most fun aspects of the new school: The new logo! Stude...
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January 7, 2025
While other students and staff were preparing for the new year, Holyoke High School's wrestling team and coaches traveled 130 miles to face off against new opponents at Parsippan...