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December 12, 2023
Join us for an electrifying evening at Holyoke STEM Academy on Friday, December 15, 2023, at 5 p.m. for a STEM Beats concert. This will be a high-energy event that you won’t want ...
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December 8, 2023
Congratulations to the 71 students in elementary, middle, and high school who were recognized for strong or improved attendance during a districtwide celebration on December 5! T...
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December 7, 2023
Executive Director of School Leadership Jackie Glasheen and Assistant Superintendent Stephen Mahoney presented the HPS Instructional Model to the HPS School Committee in November....
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December 6, 2023
When Holyoke High School North students search for their 9th grade English teacher Sheila Fallon on the internet, they can see she was the 2014 Grand Colleen in the St. Patrick’s ...
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December 5, 2023
The Holyoke City Council recently approved appropriating funds to fully replace windows and doors at Lawrence and McMahon Schools, and partially replace doors and windows at Donah...
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December 5, 2023
Cecily Selden, a fifth grader English teacher at Morgan, received a Superintendent’s Excellence Award from Superintendent Anthony Soto, who surprised her in class on Thursday, Dec...
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December 5, 2023
Harry Chandler was a member of Holyoke High School’s Class of 1939. He joined the Navy in his senior year, without completing his high school coursework or graduating with his fri...
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December 4, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools is hosting its first quarter Attendance Award Celebration in the cafeteria at Holyoke High School North from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5.
In tota...
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December 4, 2023
Xavier Rodriguez, a seventh-grade student at Sullivan School, received a Superintendent’s Excellence Award from Superintendent Anthony Soto, who surprised him in his classroom on ...
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November 28, 2023
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , children who don’t get enough to eat and are routinely hungry are more likely to have lower grades and higher ra...
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November 27, 2023
Under the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service’s Community Eligibility Program, every student who attends Holyoke Public Schools is eligible to receive free breakfasts and lunches ev...
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November 27, 2023
Do your children eat breakfasts or lunches provided through their school cafeteria? If so, we’d love your feedback to help us improve their dining experiences!
Please take this...
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November 27, 2023
We spoke with Richard Peck about his great uncle William R. Peck and his lasting impact on the students of Holyoke. Although William passed away when Richard was a child, his gre...
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November 24, 2023
President Barack Obama signed “The Native American Heritage Day Resolution 2009,” designating the Friday after Thanksgiving as “Native American Heritage Day.” He stated, “I enco...
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November 21, 2023
Friendly Reminder! No School on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday, November 27. Enjoy the long weekend!
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November 21, 2023
The district’s annual Panorama survey has been extended—so it now closes on Thursday, November 29. Please make sure you provide your feedback today!
Holyoke Public Schools cond...
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November 20, 2023
Third grade inclusion teacher Allison Gonzalez thought it was just a normal school assembly for students and staff at Kelly School when she entered the cafeteria and started headi...
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November 20, 2023
Construction crews have taken down more than 50% of the former Peck School in preparation for construction of a new middle school that will serve approximately 550 students in gra...
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November 17, 2023
All three Holyoke High School campuses have been offering lessons, assemblies, senior meetings, and college application sessions to support students this fall. See below for detai...
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November 17, 2023
Students from 12 schools in Central and Western Massachusetts participated in the Massachusetts Girls in Trade fall conference on Thursday, November 16, at Holyoke High School Dea...