![‘West Side Story’ to be staged at HHS North; four performances scheduled](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_a1c1221f-950e-473c-8b37-dccd1fcc1703.png)
March 17, 2023
“West Side Story” will be presented Thursday March 30, Friday March 31, and Saturday April 1 at 7:30 p.m. as well as Sunday, April 2 at 2 p.m. The show will be staged at Holyoke H...
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March 14, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools will be closed today, Tuesday March 14, due to worsening weather conditions. No afterschool activities.
Note to School and Central Office Staff: Dis...
![Reminder: Families have until March 19 to file a Zone Appeal](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_f734d9ca-69e9-47fb-9ef6-9c28542de2c0.png)
March 13, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools’ Zone Appeal process is now underway. Families who wish to request their child be placed in a school other than the school they are assigned to attend can f...
![Strengthening the strategic plan: Moving forward together!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_67556083-75d6-484c-a1e6-112dba3cfef7.png)
March 9, 2023
HPS has scheduled two public input sessions to provide updates and gather feedback on the first year of the district’s strategic plan, and to seek input on proposed focus areas fo...
![HPS employees offered free health screenings and chair massages; sign up soon](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_6a70abd9-7c25-4ace-b0b7-05a60351b954.png)
March 8, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools is partnering with Health New England to provide employees free biometric screenings and seated chair massages on April 5 from 9 a.m.- 12 noon, and from 1-6...
![2023 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards with five stars](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_996b58f0-f4d7-443a-b213-9dfc0543db60.jpg)
March 6, 2023
Six Holyoke Public Schools educators were surprised and honored on Friday, March 3, 2023, when their classroom doors were opened by Superintendent Anthony Soto bearing flowers, b...
![Veronica Colon, Gissel Santos Ruiz, and Mikayla Gamble singing](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_ad7b0d3c-c0d2-4615-9d60-df33748046ab.jpg)
March 3, 2023
Holyoke High School North senior Gissel Santos Ruiz has been selected for the Mass All-State Chorus. She will be performing on Saturday, March 4 as a Soprano 2 at Boston Symphony ...
![Jessica Bresnahan, Benito Colon, Kimberly Comtois, Jesenia Dejesus, Allison Gonzalez, Luis Robles](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_fc8fdea5-33f8-4dd3-b3e0-106cf34075ec.png)
March 3, 2023
Six Holyoke Public Schools educators were surprised and honored on Friday, March 3, 2023 when their classroom doors were opened by Superintendent Anthony Soto bearing flowers, bal...
![Seventeen nominees standing in a group](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_63213c2c-66fd-4d46-ad56-8e950e62afa5.jpg)
March 2, 2023
Nineteen HPS educators have been nominated for a Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award this year:
Jessica Bresnahan, Sullivan School Benito Colon, Holyoke High School N...
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March 1, 2023
Families of current and potentially interested Dual Language students are invited to learn more during two Dual Language family information sessions coming up soon:
Elementa...
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March 1, 2023
Eighth graders interested in attending Holyoke High School's Dean Tech Campus have through the end of the day on Friday, March 3, to submit a formal application for admission be...
![Snowy sky with text School is Closed February 28 - Stay warn and safe](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_02fe845a-5b8f-47bf-9639-e99d1902890f.png)
February 27, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday February 28, due to weather. No afterschool activities.
Note to School and Central Office Staff: District and schoo...
![Panorama culture and climate survey now open](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_fdbafbdc-69c0-4a0e-909b-1f2c82ecc521.png)
February 27, 2023
Please take a few minutes to take our annual Panorama culture and climate survey (en español ) that we conduct each spring so we can measure how our stakeholders are feeling abou...
![Zone Appeal Process Now Open with HPS logo](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_6155fd18-f2f2-403a-a827-acb367503bf2.png)
February 16, 2023
HPS was able to open the priority Zone Appeal process on Thursday, February 16—a few weeks earlier than expected! Zone Appeal applications can now be filed by families who wish t...
![Mount Vernon Group Architects logo and building photos](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_5e624bda-d404-424e-9228-099fffaa97fe.png)
February 14, 2023
The City of Holyoke has entered into a contract with the architecture/design firm Mount Vernon Group for schematic design work for a proposed new middle school to replace Peck Sch...
![Teacher working with three students using laptop computers](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_ab6ae871-11e3-440c-9465-722599794fb0.jpg)
February 14, 2023
You may be wondering: Is the Dual Language program at Holyoke Public Schools a good choice for students who are native Spanish speakers?
“Not only is the Dual Language program ...
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February 14, 2023
Holyoke Public School families can enroll their children in kindergarten or submit lottery applications for preschool or dual language programs for the 2023-2024 school year throu...
![Graphic art of a female lacrosse athlete](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_4b8e6d7f-a0e2-41d1-9896-d5cd5a53fa8a.png)
February 10, 2023
Holyoke Parks and Recreation is hosting Girls Lacrosse Training sessions on Wednesday nights at E.N. White School from January 24-March 12 (except during school vacation weeks) as...
![Elementary & Middle School Scheduled Tours](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_dfe99bf6-863b-452e-9ae2-4df3085618f8.png)
February 10, 2023
All elementary and middle schools have scheduled tours for students who will be new to their school next fall. This is a great opportunity for families to meet their new principal...
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February 10, 2023
You have one more chance to see SHE KILLS MONSTERS at Holyoke High School—tonight, Friday, February 10 at 6:30pm. Tickets are available at the door: Students/staff $5; General Adm...