Maurice A. Donahue School

Holyoke Public Schools has scheduled Acceleration Academies for Monday, April 21 through Friday, April 25, designed to provide enriching learning experiences as well as math supp...

Holyoke Public Schools is conducting its annual survey to gather feedback and suggestions from families who have received written information from HPS in the language they speak a...

HPS students in grades 3-8 and 10 began taking Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS ) exams in late March. These tests will continue to be administered through earl...

On the last Wednesday of each month, area families have been meeting at the Holyoke Children’s Museum for engaging “Family Talks” discussions for parents and guardians, free meals...

Holyoke students participated in a wide range of “Read Across America ” activities in their classrooms this Month—including guest readers sharing some of their favorite storybooks...

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 ...

Zoë Moynihan graduated from Holyoke High School North thinking she wanted to be a police officer—but that didn’t turn out to be her path. Her real passion lies in working with chi...

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 ...

Six Holyoke Public Schools educators were surprised and honored on Monday, March 3 when Superintendent Anthony Soto entered their classrooms bearing flowers and balloons to let th...

Lawrence School hosted a special literary event—and special guests—during Friday’s “United States of Readers” event. The event, part of a national literacy program from Scholas...

Families interested in enrolling students in the district’s Dual Language Program should complete the dual language lottery application form . Applications will be entered into t...

Holyoke Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay today due to weather conditions. For safety reasons, no students should arrive at school prior to the delayed opening. Brea...

Holyoke Public Schools has released the district’s 2025-26 school calendar, which is now posted on the calendar page of the district website . PDFs are provided in English and Sp...

Health officials across Massachusetts and the United States are reporting increasing numbers of flu cases over the past few weeks—primarily Type A influenza—and there’s no indic...

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 ...

On Tuesday afternoons, Lawrence School becomes a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) workshop for children and families. Dream Designer is a free, drop-in program ...

Holyoke Public Schools is one of 15 school districts across the state to receive funding to support early literacy initiatives through the Partnership for Reading Success in Massa...

Holyoke Public Schools will be closed tomorrow (Thursday) due to weather conditions. There will be no after-school activities. Note to 12-month staff: Offices will be closed. As ...

For the first time since construction crews began work on the new Peck Middle School , community members can now take a virtual tour of both the exterior and interior of the build...

The Holyoke Public Schools community was saddened to learn of the passing of Linda Pula on January 29, 2025 at the age of 76. She was a longtime HPS educator, retiring after 35 ...