
April 1, 2025
Following an intensive community engagement process—and more than 50 original sketches from HPS students who submitted their own design inspirations—Peck Middle School now has a n...

March 31, 2025
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 ...

March 31, 2025
UMass Amherst and its University Without Walls program have partnered with Holyoke Public Schools to offer HPS paraprofessionals and teachers of record a pathway to earn early-c...

March 25, 2025
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...

March 25, 2025
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...

March 24, 2025
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...

March 21, 2025
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...

March 20, 2025
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...

March 17, 2025
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 ...

March 13, 2025
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...

March 4, 2025
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 ...

March 3, 2025
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...

February 28, 2025
Following a 32-year career at Holyoke Public Schools, Principal Cathy Hourihan of Lawrence School is set to retire in August, with current Metcalf School Principal Katherine “Kati...

February 28, 2025
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...

February 13, 2025
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...

February 13, 2025
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...

February 12, 2025
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...

February 11, 2025
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...

February 10, 2025
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 ...

February 7, 2025
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 ...