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November 16, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools’ annual Panorama survey remains open through Wednesday, November 22. The district conducts this survey each year to measure how stakeholders feel about the ...
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November 16, 2023
As we head into the end-of-year holidays, families are reminded of the importance for their children to be in school on time every day that classes are in session.
“We encoura...
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November 14, 2023
The curtain goes up this evening (Tuesday, November 14) on Holyoke High School Theater Company’s three-show run of “Our Town” that depicts this classic tale of small-town living—a...
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November 13, 2023
Join the Holyoke High School Theater Company on November 14, 15, and 16 beginning at 6:30 p.m. for three powerful performances of the multilingual version of Thornton Wilder’s “Ou...
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November 13, 2023
The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation wants to make kindness the norm for people of all ages—and they say there's good science to support the importance of their work:
Scie...
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November 7, 2023
The district’s annual Panorama survey is now open!
Holyoke Public Schools conducts this survey each year to measure how stakeholders feel about the district’s culture and clima...
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November 6, 2023
The HPS Special Education Parent Advisory Council and Holyoke Public Schools have scheduled an informational night from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 8 in the Holyoke High Schoo...
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November 6, 2023
Six former Holyoke students, two coaches, one team, and three “legends” will be inducted into the Holyoke Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame tomorrow, Saturday, November 4 at Wy...
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November 3, 2023
Five Holyoke High School North faculty and staff members offered up some musical and costumed fun recently, performing in their own version of "Masked Singer" hosted by Principal ...
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November 1, 2023
Good news! Lawrence School will reopen tomorrow, Thursday, November 2.
Heat has been restored in the building, but temperatures may be chilly in some portions of the school so ...
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November 1, 2023
Earlier this week, 60 members of the HPS Facilities team gathered for a thank-you celebration—a rare opportunity for all of them to leave their school buildings at the same time t...
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November 1, 2023
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) recently notified Holyoke officials that they will provide additional reimbursement for the new middle school construction proje...
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November 1, 2023
Congratulations to Holyoke High School Senior Felix Santiago (Dean Campus) for receiving the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Award.
Felix Santiago is a seni...
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October 31, 2023
Congratulations to Holyoke High School Senior Jaylene Moquin (HHS North Campus) for receiving the Mass Association of School Superintendents Award. Jaylene is a highly motivated ...
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October 31, 2023
There will be NO SCHOOL again tomorrow, Wednesday, November 1 for Lawrence students and 10-month staff while emergency steam pipe repairs are continuing. This school closure doe...
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October 30, 2023
There will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31 for Lawrence students and 10-month staff while emergency steam pipe repairs are being completed. This school closure does n...
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October 24, 2023
Join the Holyoke High School Theater Company on November 14, 15, and 16 beginning at 6:30 p.m. for three powerful performances of the multilingual version of Thornton Wilder’s “Ou...
![Students against orange and blue background](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_9f49f7f6-e9de-43f7-8a28-0ce859a2cf59.png)
October 23, 2023
HPS district staff and Holyoke city employees are encouraged to serve as mentors to eighth-grade students from Holyoke STEM Academy, Metcalf and Sullivan schools to help them prep...
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October 20, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools wrapped up its month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month on October 15, with each school offering its own celebrations and classroom learning opport...
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October 17, 2023
On Tuesday, October 17, Mayor Joshua A. Garcia and Superintendent Anthony Soto participated in the first steps of demolition work at the William R. Peck Middle School, as the cit...