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April 27, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools’ district-wide third-quarter attendance celebration will take place from 5-6 p.m. on Monday, May 1 at Sullivan School. Each school is inviting two students ...
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April 27, 2023
April's Acceleration Academies were fun and rewarding learning opportunities for participating students. This year's programs focused on mathematics for students in grades 1-5 at ...
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April 26, 2023
Holyoke Middle School’s cheer team performed two routines for members of the HPS School Committee on Monday, April 24, as part of this month’s student showcase.
HMS Principal R...
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April 25, 2023
As part of Autism Education Month, Donahue School has scheduled an HPS Family Night for 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 27 . The program will include lots of information sharing, prid...
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April 14, 2023
On Monday April 10, Holyoke Public Schools concluded the second of two community conversations about the proposed new middle school, including an in-person meeting on Wednesday, A...
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April 13, 2023
During a recent celebration event for LightHouse Holyoke , the father of an Opportunity Academy student was one of the guest speakers who shared inspiring stories, telling attende...
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April 13, 2023
Donahue fourth-grader Joelimar Brito has maintained perfect attendance for a number of years, missing only one day of school since kindergarten. There are days when she’d rather s...
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April 12, 2023
As part of his commitment to highlighting staff and student excellence, Superintendent Anthony Soto continues to make surprise presentations to staff members and students as part ...
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April 12, 2023
Under a new program that launches soon, HPS district staff have volunteered to serve as mentors to eighth-grade students from Peck and Holyoke Middle School to help them prepare f...
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April 5, 2023
The spring break Acceleration Academy will take place from April 17-21, with a mathematics concentration for students in grades 1-5 and 9-12:
Grades 1-5: Offered at Donahue, ...
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April 4, 2023
Peck Principal Sarita Graveline will take on a new role as an Executive Director of School Leadership for Holyoke Public Schools effective July 1, 2023. She is filling a position ...
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April 3, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools will share updates and solicit input on a proposed new middle school to replace Peck School during two upcoming community conversations:
Wednesday, Apr...
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April 3, 2023
HPS Director of Athletics Melanie Martin was presented with a Distinguished Service Award from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association on Thursday, March ...
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March 31, 2023
Students in the Dual Language program at E.N. White School recorded their interpretation of “La Cucharachita Martina”—a popular Cuban and Puerto Rican children’s folk talk about a...
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March 30, 2023
As part of his commitment to highlighting staff and student excellence, Superintendent Anthony Soto continues to make surprise presentations to staff members and students as part ...
![Musician Daymé Arocena conducts a group of student musicians](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_347513f0-caf5-404d-bb3d-0d3ea14e3106.png)
March 30, 2023
The Holyoke High North Arts Department hosted Afro-Cuban musician Daymé Arocena for a three-day residency earlier this year.
Fluent in Spanish and English, she studied music fr...
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March 29, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools provides Early Childhood “Child Find” screenings throughout the school year at no cost to families as a way to identify preschool age children ages 3-5 who ...
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March 21, 2023
Holyoke families are invited to participate in a 12-session “Power of Parenting” program that runs weekly on Tuesdays, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. beginning March 28. Free child care and ...
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March 21, 2023
Learning math doesn't have to be boring or intimidating—especially when learners are guided in their studies by a fun and engaging penguin named JiJi!
HPS students in grades Pr...
![HHS North students create artwork for children living in orphanage in India](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_33662228-1f8e-4379-adab-64273be9ff2b.png)
March 20, 2023
Drawing inspiration from photos, 224 students from Holyoke High School North this winter created individual portraits to send to children living in an orphanage in India as part o...