May 4, 2023
Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia offered an update on the proposed new middle school to replace Peck School in his April 27 “From the Mayor’s Desk” newsletter update. “The directive o...
April 27, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools’ district-wide third-quarter attendance celebration will take place from 5-6 p.m. on Monday, May 1 at Sullivan School. Each school is inviting two students ...
April 27, 2023
April's Acceleration Academies were fun and rewarding learning opportunities for participating students. This year's programs focused on mathematics for students in grades 1-5 at ...
April 14, 2023
On Monday April 10, Holyoke Public Schools concluded the second of two community conversations about the proposed new middle school, including an in-person meeting on Wednesday, A...
April 13, 2023
Donahue fourth-grader Joelimar Brito has maintained perfect attendance for a number of years, missing only one day of school since kindergarten. There are days when she’d rather s...
April 5, 2023
The spring break Acceleration Academy will take place from April 17-21, with a mathematics concentration for students in grades 1-5 and 9-12:
Grades 1-5: Offered at Donahue, ...
April 4, 2023
Peck Principal Sarita Graveline will take on a new role as an Executive Director of School Leadership for Holyoke Public Schools effective July 1, 2023. She is filling a position ...
April 3, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools will share updates and solicit input on a proposed new middle school to replace Peck School during two upcoming community conversations:
Wednesday, Apr...
April 3, 2023
HPS Director of Athletics Melanie Martin was presented with a Distinguished Service Award from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association on Thursday, March ...
March 30, 2023
As part of his commitment to highlighting staff and student excellence, Superintendent Anthony Soto continues to make surprise presentations to staff members and students as part ...
March 30, 2023
The Holyoke High North Arts Department hosted Afro-Cuban musician Daymé Arocena for a three-day residency earlier this year.
Fluent in Spanish and English, she studied music fr...
March 29, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools provides Early Childhood “Child Find” screenings throughout the school year at no cost to families as a way to identify preschool age children ages 3-5 who ...
March 21, 2023
Holyoke families are invited to participate in a 12-session “Power of Parenting” program that runs weekly on Tuesdays, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. beginning March 28. Free child care and ...
March 21, 2023
Learning math doesn't have to be boring or intimidating—especially when learners are guided in their studies by a fun and engaging penguin named JiJi!
HPS students in grades Pr...
March 20, 2023
Drawing inspiration from photos, 224 students from Holyoke High School North this winter created individual portraits to send to children living in an orphanage in India as part o...
March 17, 2023
Earlier this week, Holyoke Public School released the 2023-24 school calendar , which was shared with district staff and families via email. The calendar was developed with input ...
March 17, 2023
“West Side Story” will be presented Thursday March 30, Friday March 31, and Saturday April 1 at 7:30 p.m. as well as Sunday, April 2 at 2 p.m. The show will be staged at Holyoke H...
March 14, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools will be closed today, Tuesday March 14, due to worsening weather conditions. No afterschool activities.
Note to School and Central Office Staff: Dis...
March 13, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools’ Zone Appeal process is now underway. Families who wish to request their child be placed in a school other than the school they are assigned to attend can f...
March 9, 2023
HPS has scheduled two public input sessions to provide updates and gather feedback on the first year of the district’s strategic plan, and to seek input on proposed focus areas fo...