Maurice A. Donahue School

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...

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 ...

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...

Governor Maura Healy's Council on Latino Empowerment has scheduled a listening session beginning at 6 p.m., Monday, June 24 at Holyoke City Hall, 536 Dwight Street. Community m...

Congratulations to third grade student Anthony J. Carrasco for winning the excellence award from Superintendent Anthony Soto. Nominated by Principal Marc Swygart, Anthony's excell...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Holyoke Public Schools has been making significant changes in its practices and operations designed to strengthen student learning while supporting staff recruiting and retention ...

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...

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,...

Congratulations to Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Family Engagement Steven Moguel, who recently graduated from the Influence 100 program , run by...

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...

The federal Clean Bus Grant Program recently announced a grant award of $7,245,000 that will fund the purchase of 21 electric school buses to serve Holyoke Public Schools student...

Under a clear blue sky, 250 seniors became Holyoke High School’s newest alumni during a graduation ceremony held outdoors on the football field. Student speakers included Salutat...

Holyoke Public Schools’ middle schools have scheduled open houses so rising 6th graders and their families can tour their new school and meet school staff. STEM Academy, 1045 Ma...

During a lively ceremony in the Dean gymnasium this afternoon, 71 students celebrated their graduation from HHS Dean, having met the requirements for high school diplomas and thei...