![Four students celebrate at a dance party in McMahon's hall](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_45203e2e-8059-4583-9dfd-7a5d88749eeb.png)
August 13, 2024
Students in grades PreK-8 and their families are invited to attend a meet-and-greet program to meet teachers and tour their schools. Light refreshments will be served. In additio...
![AP Environmental Science](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_9d972961-f09a-4852-b9bf-0e9f39775b2f.png)
August 13, 2024
Eight months of study for three hours of testing. Eighty multiple choice questions with three essays. Advanced Placement exams are notoriously difficult, but students in the 2023-...
![INSPIRE. CREATE. TEACH. Two positions open at Transitions Academy.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_b6d4ffca-044b-4946-ab2c-451bd8fe920e.png)
August 2, 2024
Holyoke Public Schools offers a wide range of employment opportunities that “speak to the heart” for many job seekers throughout the region. Working for HPS has many r...
![A white lily in front of a black studio backdrop](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_34630900-82fe-4458-99e4-7b7493f56633.png)
July 31, 2024
The Holyoke Public Schools community was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Robert M. Abrams on July 22, 2024 at the age of 91. He served periodically on the HPS School Comm...
![NEW BUS TRACKING APP](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_59e0aff7-3b83-4519-b998-3c545c8a7595.png)
July 30, 2024
Holyoke Public Schools has completed its switchover to the My Ride K-12 bus-tracking software, which was first introduced in the district last spring as part of a transitional pha...
![Five award badges from NSPRA](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_0d75a435-463e-4292-89ec-2dd16c7c3a39.png)
July 24, 2024
The Holyoke Public Schools communications team has earned five national awards this year, including an Award of Excellence for a video produced by HPS Media Center Director Michae...
![Jorge Colon and Natasha Colon Ortiz](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_077c75e2-3ee6-434d-baad-0abb33fd0752.png)
July 23, 2024
Walking down Sargeant Street is becoming more colorful every day. This summer, representatives from Paper City Art Kids are painting a series of murals to mark the route of Morga...
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July 23, 2024
Holyoke Public Schools is gathering suggestions for possible names and mascots for the new middle school building. If you have ideas you’d like to share, please complete this shor...
![Together for Holyoke Stories and Inspiration from our schools - image of caterpillar sidewalk mural from above](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_a512c775-bf3a-4f83-8f14-7c502d4847b6.png)
July 22, 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. What's...
![Crews work on Lawrence school](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_217beae0-6b56-4bb3-a9c5-cd745e000e15.png)
July 19, 2024
School may be out for summer, but the hallways are as busy as ever at Donahue, McMahon, and Lawrence schools as new windows are installed there, along with other construction an...
![Concrete poured onto the building's second floor](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_14f48de9-bf5b-40c1-aaf7-1cd1b8338f86.png)
July 19, 2024
On a recent Friday afternoon, a work crew of about 20 people poured more than 350 cubic yards of concrete to form the second story deck of “section B,” or the northern side of th...
![Stacks of colorful books forming stairway to graduation cap](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_dd9252f9-08ba-4f27-8aad-7c1cfae9c928.png)
July 16, 2024
Holyoke Public Schools has adopted new procedures to help ensure students are prepared to advance to subsequent grade levels for the following school year. “We know that students...
![Boy eating watermelon slice at picnic table](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_ab9e7907-f1c1-48bd-92ac-39ed0676037f.png)
July 2, 2024
The district's Summer Eats program offering free meals for kids kicked off on Monday, July 1, with a family fun day that included games, face painting, and free carousel rides at ...
![Collage of four photos showing Mayor Garcia celebrating with students](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_e8aba1ae-30eb-4bc2-82a5-c6734dd2a760.jpeg)
July 2, 2024
Elementary, middle, and high school students recently received recognition for their strong, improved, or perfect attendance for the fourth quarter during a districtwide celebrat...
![Morgan students learn SEL in the classroom](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_2e601056-556b-4af8-b84e-a5d00faad7c6.png)
June 26, 2024
Morgan Elementary School's second-graders have been learning valuable life skills as they participate in social-emotional learning focused on stress management through the TRAILS ...
![Sodexo employees in the HPS food truck](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_51380d73-5d2f-486d-be2a-96519f29d4f4.png)
June 26, 2024
Although school is out for the summer, healthy meals are available at no cost for kids and teens starting July 1. The Summer Eats program in partnership with Sodexo has added addi...
![worker installs final beam at top of new middle school under construction](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_0f67e0c5-39b2-4f5f-b0f4-a5bc118fd8a0.png)
June 26, 2024
As a construction crane lowered the final beam to the top of the steel framework that is forming the underpinning of Holyoke’s new middle school on a breezy Monday afternoon this ...
![A group photo of event attendees in front of the ceremonial steel beam](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_49bcd598-99c6-44d9-a431-8eec751bab85.png)
June 25, 2024
The City of Holyoke this week is marking the next milestone in its plans to build a new two-story, 107,475-square-foot middle school for 550 students that will meet the needs of a...
![handwriting on left and Mayor Garcia holiding pen on the right](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_9b59a1c6-0a4d-4d46-a7c5-44ddbbba2b57.png)
June 24, 2024
A topping off (or topping out) ceremony is a customary way to celebrate a significant milestone during the construction of a new building—when the final and highest steel beam is ...
![two students look at a book together](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_323a12dc-afbe-4eba-b56f-a757d74180cb.png)
June 24, 2024
Students in grades PreK-8 are encouraged to read for at least 30 minutes every day from June 21 through August 25 as part of a city-wide summer reading challenge organized by Holy...