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June 21, 2024
Students at Morgan School have a safe, enjoyable way to walk to school—as part of an award-winning walking school bus. In partnership with the Safe Routes To School (SRTS) progra...
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June 20, 2024
Holyoke High School Dean Campus was awarded a $500,000 Skills Capital Grant to upgrade technology in the school’s Advanced Manufacturing and Health Assisting programs as part of a...
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June 18, 2024
Students, staff, and community members gathered at McMahon School to celebrate the school’s first-ever Juneteenth event. During an event held on the school’s front lawn, counselo...
![Lora Talbot and Kim Carlino smile in front of the new Donahue School mural](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/holyoke_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_c5355bfe-0b3e-4eb3-bcca-cccaae575142.png)
June 18, 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...
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June 17, 2024
Metcalf Middle School and the HPS Transitions Academy will soon have new leadership, with current Metcalf Principal Kate Ritchie leaving at the end of June to accept a position i...
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June 17, 2024
Carpentry and electrical students from HHS Dean Campus had a first-hand look at the transformation in progress of the historic Farr Alpaca Mills site on Monday, June 17 as work c...
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June 17, 2024
Beginning July 1, Yaraliz “Yara” Soto will take on a new role as director of mathematics for Holyoke Public Schools after most recently serving as a math expert teacher and coach...
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June 17, 2024
Holyoke High School seniors from all three campuses who submit their FAFSA (college financial aid forms) by June 20 are eligible to receive a $30 Barnes & Noble gift card through...
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June 17, 2024
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch from Tuesday morning through Friday evening, with dangerously hot conditions and heat index values up to 106 deg...
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June 14, 2024
For 25 HPS staff members, a celebration held at Nueva Esperanza on June 12 was the culmination of 6 months and 60 hours of study. These staff members—counselors, family and commu...
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June 14, 2024
The Holyoke High School Opportunity Academy Class of 2024 graduated Friday, June 14 2024, in an emotional ceremony held in the Holyoke War Memorial. Some of OA’s 88 graduating se...
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June 12, 2024
Twenty three new students were inducted into the Holyoke High School Chapter of the National Honor Society on Wednesday, June 5, during an evening celebration with family, friends...
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June 12, 2024
Last week, 16 HHS Dean students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society and 14 seniors were recognized for maintaining their membership in the honor society for a...
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June 11, 2024
The longer you look, the more you might notice in the patterns of the newly painted mural on an outside wall of Donahue School. A colorful abstract of shapes and curves, the mura...
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June 7, 2024
Holyoke Public Schools has been making significant changes in its practices and operations designed to strengthen student learning while supporting staff recruiting and retention ...
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June 7, 2024
Delivery teams dropped off piles of steel at the construction site for the new middle school this week—and the landscape there will soon change considerably again as work crews be...
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June 7, 2024
Although the new middle school hasn’t yet opened its doors, class was in session for 12 Dean students when they toured the construction site on Tuesday, guided by HPS Director of ...
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June 6, 2024
Superintendent Anthony Soto and Executive Director of Finance Sean Mangano presented the proposed 2024-25 school budget of $117,456,973 to the School Committee on Tuesday, May 28,...
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June 5, 2024
Congratulations to Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Family Engagement Steven Moguel, who recently graduated from the Influence 100 program , run by...
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June 4, 2024
Holyoke Public Schools has selected 25 students in grades 6-12 from six schools to receive one of the district’s most prestigious honors for students who demonstrate academic exce...