October 10, 2023
The City of Holyoke has recognized and celebrated Hispanic and Latino cultures over the years, including a Puerto Rican festival during the city's centennial celebrations in 1973 ...
October 6, 2023
Western Mass Families First is partnering with Holyoke Public Schools to offer a free, 12-session “Power of Parenting Program” that runs for six weeks. This is the third time this...
September 29, 2023
HPS Translator and Interpreter Diego Acosta says he and his Language Access colleagues do so much more to support and engage the Holyoke community than simply converting a message...
September 28, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools employs multilingual staff members in every building who can serve as interpreters and translators for students and families for whom English is not their p...
September 27, 2023
As Holyoke Public Schools prepares to celebrate International Translation Day on September 30, district and school staff, students, and families are paying tribute to the work of ...
September 27, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools has served as an exemplar in the management of COVID-19, in large part because of a strong collaboration between the district, our families, health servic...
September 22, 2023
The Holyoke school community is participating in a month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through October 15. As part of that celebration, Superintendent An...
September 22, 2023
The middle school building project continues to move along as scheduled, with contracts signed and American Environmental Inc.—a Holyoke-based company—beginning the abatement, dem...
September 22, 2023
With the first year of Holyoke Public School’s “Moving Forward” strategic plan now completed, district leaders have documented the gains achieved to date and have set new benchmar...
September 19, 2023
HHS Opportunity Academy student Eva Marie Sicard has been reported missing. She was last seen on September 5. Holyoke Police are asking anyone who may have information about her...
September 19, 2023
On Tuesday, September 19, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released accountability results for all Massachusetts schools and districts bas...
September 19, 2023
HPS third-grader Mirabelle Hines won first place in the “Best Mixed Medium” category among entrants in grades K-5 for a painting she created and entered in a contest this summer s...
September 18, 2023
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education wants to make it financially easier for people to earn college degrees that will allow them to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling c...
September 14, 2023
From September 15 through October 15, Holyoke Public Schools will join with schools and communities nationwide in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month through a variety...
September 13, 2023
This fall, the district’s Health Services and Facilities teams are joining together and engaging with the Massachusetts Asthma Action Partnership (MAAP) and Health Resources in Ac...
September 12, 2023
Holyoke Health Center’s dental team is back in Holyoke Public Schools continuing to provide safe, quality preventive dental care and education to students through the free Oral He...
September 5, 2023
With school back in session this week, the weather still feels like the height of summer with daily high temperatures expected to be in the low to mid 90s all week. The National W...
September 1, 2023
The 2023-24 school year was off to a strong start on Wednesday, August 30 for Holyoke’s elementary, middle, and high school students in grades 1-12. Across all of the district’s 1...
August 24, 2023
Superintendent Anthony Soto, Mayor Joshua Garcia, and Ken Williams from Unfold the Soul kicked off the new school year for staff members during the SY23-24 Convocation.
Holyok...
August 23, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools offered six Extended School Year programs this summer that offered a wide range of learning and social activities for qualifying students from mid July thr...