![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...
![An HHS wrestler faces an opponent in the Parsippany Hills gymnasium.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_60bf539c-783d-4223-9f03-abc096cf87ae.png)
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...
![The HPS tech teams sits at a long table with stacks of Chromebooks to distribute](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_e45566c2-5624-4868-985e-6c9b7e666c72.png)
January 2, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is providing every student in grades 9-12 a Chromebook computer that will be assigned to them for their use both at home and at school during the school yea...
![baseball glove on grassy field with inset photo of John F. Clark](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_e213323f-1740-4ca3-b6b9-b6ee4e95cede.png)
January 2, 2025
The Holyoke Public Schools community was saddened to learn of the passing of John F. Clark Jr. on December 22, 2024 at the age of 88. Jack was a longtime educator in the Holyok...
![Trees and ground covered with snow](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_51456789-ce67-4403-8a6e-ba1f7fe76a3e.png)
December 18, 2024
HPS students will be on holiday break beginning Monday, December 23 through Monday, January 6. Schools will reopen on Tuesday, January 7. Schools will operate on their regular f...
![A student does a lifting exercise while two others use exercise bikes](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_2ac84467-33f6-4ad7-8595-d913cce1139e.png)
December 18, 2024
The sounds of clinking weights and humming treadmills fill the air in Holyoke High School North’s new fitness center, located in a renovated space on the school’s third floor. Beg...
![Two students practice assisting a patient with limited mobility](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_0efb1c2c-4e2c-4168-9be3-6216d1fbbead.png)
December 17, 2024
HPS eighth graders can soon apply for admission to Holyoke High School’s Dean Tech campus for the 2025-26 school year. Applications will be accepted from January 9 through Februa...
![Art from the winter concert and art show on display at HHS North](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_4e348d76-b580-4f18-b4b8-4beb91597141.png)
December 16, 2024
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...
![A student in eighth grade works on an art project](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_9975d985-d27a-48a4-ba76-2dea2e209a76.jpeg)
December 16, 2024
Beginning in January, HPS eighth graders will have opportunities to learn more about Holyoke High School’s North and Dean Tech campuses—including taking tours and speaking with sc...
![Calendar page showing two-hour delay on December 16](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_647875da-adf5-45eb-908a-568d6f5400c2.png)
December 16, 2024
Holyoke Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Monday, December 16 due to weather conditions. For safety reasons, no students should arrive at school prior to the dela...
![An HSS advisor speaks to an HHS North student](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_b7073a18-a1b8-4c31-a37d-0a1fab4c2098.png)
December 13, 2024
For many HHS North seniors, the MA College Application Celebration (MCAC) marked a major milestone: Getting admitted to college. MCAC is an annual event held in collaboration wit...
![Introducing the new William R. Peck Middle School](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_8b2674b3-259f-4741-a882-c994a2a23767.png)
December 11, 2024
Holyoke’s new middle school will launch a new chapter for about 550 students in grades 6-8 when it opens next fall—but with a name and mascot that are already quite familiar to r...
![FAFSA Forms Now Available](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_0ed7c4f3-bd53-4f5f-b5f2-e4d6151689c4.png)
December 10, 2024
College-bound students who will be seeking financial aid can now begin working on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form . Submitting this form is required fo...
![Students complete Spanish worksheets](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_08d5055a-b288-49ab-8b71-9b972b8b407a.png)
December 9, 2024
Holyoke’s prekindergarten and kindergarten students enrolled in the Dual Language program at Kelly and E.N. White are fully immersed in their classroom lessons, learning primaril...
![$65,000 HEAL Grant Awarded - Supporting environmental health improvements](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_26b38487-7a64-4477-a1aa-14412bf5f914.png)
December 5, 2024
Holyoke Public Schools has been awarded a $65,000 grant to continue improving environmental conditions in district buildings, with a focus on asthma, extreme heat, and overall ind...
![Student enjoys the literacy program](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_3f27f54e-22aa-4f43-9996-1fc3f246fe64.png)
December 5, 2024
First-graders at four of the district’s six elementary schools were recently paired with mentors from the Ignite Reading program, who are now providing “high dosage” tutoring to ...
![/two-hour delay December 5](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_06e68cd5-f219-4c39-a746-bae7b87ae2ba.png)
December 5, 2024
Holyoke Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, December 5 due to weather conditions. For safety reasons, no students should arrive at school prior to the del...
![Michael Melendez in math class](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_eaf6fc6d-23fe-4363-a043-2d26f81fe03c.jpeg)
December 4, 2024
Michael Melendez, a senior at Holyoke High School North Campus, is one of two district students to receive a Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) Award. He i...
![blue cloud with white snow flakes falling with text: Inclement Weather Protocols](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_9067f6e1-c92c-4500-bba8-9e552b94747b.png)
December 3, 2024
Any time there is a change to school schedules caused by weather or other circumstances, Holyoke Public Schools will announce the schedule change on the district website —both as ...
![A parent who took the course smiling with an instructor](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_0f88f26b-1eb2-425c-ab68-a387cd865048.png)
December 3, 2024
In late November, seven Holyoke families wrapped up a 12-session “Power of Parenting ” program with final lessons and a completion celebration at Holyoke Public Library to mark th...