December 20, 2023
This year’s winter break will begin three hours earlier than HPS had previously announced as a way to give students, families, and staff a little extra time to prepare for the hol...
December 20, 2023
Opportunity Academy Principal Geoffrey Schmidt will be leaving Holyoke in January to take on the role of principal for Louis E. Dieruff High School in the Allentown School Distric...
December 18, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools has received a supply of warm clothing from the Cradle to Crayons Seasonal Clothing and Coats program. To request winter clothing for your children, pleas...
December 14, 2023
HPS classroom teachers for students in grades K-9 are leading weekly lessons and classroom discussions designed to help students build healthy relationships, manage strong emotion...
December 14, 2023
HHS North's Madrigal Singers helped create a festive atmosphere during the Light Up a Life Community Memorial Service and tree lighting at Holyoke Mall recently. Under the directi...
December 13, 2023
Mark your calendar! The Holyoke Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is planning a Holiday Celebration on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Holyoke M...
December 12, 2023
Did you know that students in dual-language immersion programs—including those who are native Spanish speakers—outperform their monolingual peers on standardized tests beginning i...
December 12, 2023
Over the course of three days, Holyoke High School seniors at the Dean and North campuses submitted a total of 275 college applications, with 122 colleges offering on-the-spot acc...
December 12, 2023
The Holyoke High School North Winter Concert and Art Show is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on December 14. The concert will be held in the auditorium, while a wide range of student artw...
December 12, 2023
Join us for an electrifying evening at Holyoke STEM Academy on Friday, December 15, 2023, at 5 p.m. for a STEM Beats concert. This will be a high-energy event that you won’t want ...
December 8, 2023
Congratulations to the 71 students in elementary, middle, and high school who were recognized for strong or improved attendance during a districtwide celebration on December 5! T...
December 7, 2023
Executive Director of School Leadership Jackie Glasheen and Assistant Superintendent Stephen Mahoney presented the HPS Instructional Model to the HPS School Committee in November....
December 6, 2023
When Holyoke High School North students search for their 9th grade English teacher Sheila Fallon on the internet, they can see she was the 2014 Grand Colleen in the St. Patrick’s ...
December 5, 2023
The Holyoke City Council recently approved appropriating funds to fully replace windows and doors at Lawrence and McMahon Schools, and partially replace doors and windows at Donah...
December 5, 2023
Cecily Selden, a fifth grader English teacher at Morgan, received a Superintendent’s Excellence Award from Superintendent Anthony Soto, who surprised her in class on Thursday, Dec...
December 5, 2023
Harry Chandler was a member of Holyoke High School’s Class of 1939. He joined the Navy in his senior year, without completing his high school coursework or graduating with his fri...
December 4, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools is hosting its first quarter Attendance Award Celebration in the cafeteria at Holyoke High School North from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5.
In tota...
December 4, 2023
Xavier Rodriguez, a seventh-grade student at Sullivan School, received a Superintendent’s Excellence Award from Superintendent Anthony Soto, who surprised him in his classroom on ...
November 28, 2023
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , children who don’t get enough to eat and are routinely hungry are more likely to have lower grades and higher ra...
November 27, 2023
Under the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service’s Community Eligibility Program, every student who attends Holyoke Public Schools is eligible to receive free breakfasts and lunches ev...