HPS will release students three hours early tomorrow, Tuesday, December 23, due to weather. There will be no after-school activities. | Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke permanecerán cerradas mañana martes de 23 diciembre debido a condiciones climáticas adversas. No habrá actividades extraescolares.
We’re looking for your feedback about school lunch 🥗 If your child attends HPS, take a few moments to fill out this brief survey from Sodexo about their dining experience: https://bit.ly/4p4deu9
The HHS North Holiday Art Festival is TOMORROW!
The festivities kick off at 6 p.m., with the “Little Town of Christmas” variety show starting promptly at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy works and performances by fine arts students, Madrigal Choir, music students, and the Holyoke High School Theatre Company.
A donation of ten dollars per family is suggested. We’ll see you there!
The festivities kick off at 6 p.m., with the “Little Town of Christmas” variety show starting promptly at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy works and performances by fine arts students, Madrigal Choir, music students, and the Holyoke High School Theatre Company.
A donation of ten dollars per family is suggested. We’ll see you there!
Holiday celebrations, Panorama survey, and a send-off to long-time School Committee members in this edition of Together for Holyoke: https://holyokepsma.edurooms.com/engage/holyoke-public-schools/newsletters/together-for-holyoke-december-8-2025
How are we doing? Holyoke Public Schools is conducting our annual Panorama survey to measure how our community feels about the culture and climate of Holyoke Public Schools, and how the school-year experience is going for our students and their families. To take the survey, just follow this link https://bit.ly/4iv36J8 and select your child’s school from the drop-down menu. Please take the survey to provide feedback for each school where you have a child in attendance. The survey closes Monday, December 15.
Inside the new Peck Middle School, an interview with Lawrence FACE coordinator, and a student taking center stage in this edition of Together for Holyoke: https://holyokepsma.edurooms.com/engage/holyoke-public-schools/newsletters/together-for-holyoke-november-2025
Ready for an extra hour of sleep? ⏰ 😴 💤
Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday, November 2 in Massachusetts—so be sure to set your clocks back one hour late Saturday evening or Sunday morning!
While some digital clocks will automatically adjust for seasonal Daylight Savings Time changes, many won’t.
The annual fall back to standard time means there will be one hour less of daylight in the afternoons and one additional hour in the mornings
Don't forget! SEPAC Trunk-or-Treat is tonight! 🎃🍬
Looking for fresh, nutritious food for your family? Visit the Mobile Food Bank! 🍎🍐🥕🥬
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¿Busca alimentos frescos y nutritivos para su familia? ¡Visite el Banco de alimentos móvil! 🍎🍐🥕🥬
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¿Busca alimentos frescos y nutritivos para su familia? ¡Visite el Banco de alimentos móvil! 🍎🍐🥕🥬
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The School Committee meeting scheduled for October 27 has been cancelled. The next School Committee meeting will be Monday, November 3.
SEPAC Trunk-or-Treat is back on October 29 🎃🍬 6-7 p.m. in the front parking lot of Holyoke High School North, 500 Beech Street.
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, Humans of OA, and stronger teacher retention rates in this edition of Together for Holyoke: https://holyokepsma.edurooms.com/engage/holyoke-public-schools/newsletters/together-for-holyoke-october-6-2025
Interim Superintendent Anthony Soto surprised five students in their classrooms on Friday with news that they received awards for participating in the district’s Summer Reading Challenge presented in partnership with the Holyoke Public Library. Hierianna Wiley, Catalina Stallings, Ramona Provost, Lorena Berroa, and Jackson Pennant each took home a tablet or scooter, a new T-shirt, and a certificate to celebrate their outstanding summer reading.
It’s International Translation Day! 🥳
Language translation and interpretation services in school aren’t just helpful — they’re essential! Families have a right to equal access to education, which includes having someone available in the language that you speak during meetings, school-wide events, conferences, and more. When one of our 150 qualified interpreters perform this work, barriers between families and school are removed.
At HPS, we aim to have as many interpreters as possible in each of our buildings by helping teachers, FACE coordinators, counselors, and more become certified interpreters. If you are a current staff member who speaks English along with Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Portuguese, or Arabic, this free program might be for you.
Learn more and register: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGFIvYInYU/cwdrRl64ynnrm8vObW357Q/view?
Language translation and interpretation services in school aren’t just helpful — they’re essential! Families have a right to equal access to education, which includes having someone available in the language that you speak during meetings, school-wide events, conferences, and more. When one of our 150 qualified interpreters perform this work, barriers between families and school are removed.
At HPS, we aim to have as many interpreters as possible in each of our buildings by helping teachers, FACE coordinators, counselors, and more become certified interpreters. If you are a current staff member who speaks English along with Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Portuguese, or Arabic, this free program might be for you.
Learn more and register: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGFIvYInYU/cwdrRl64ynnrm8vObW357Q/view?
Hey families, check this out! 👇
Student voices www.youtube.com/@hpsmediacenter
Holyoke High School North seniors Jaydasen Otero, Avery Feliciano, Julia Guzik, and Jyzaha Perez introduce themselves and share their experiences in the inaugural episode of the Herald’s podcast “Unscripted.”
Holyoke High School North seniors Jaydasen Otero, Avery Feliciano, Julia Guzik, and Jyzaha Perez introduce themselves and share their experiences in the inaugural episode of the Herald’s podcast “Unscripted.”
We invite you to attend the Holyoke SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) and Holyoke Public Schools' Introduction to SEPAC and the 2025-26 elections on October 1, from 6-7 PM . Read more: https://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/article/2447619
Ahoy, ye mateys! 🏴☠️⚓️ Lawrence Lions celebrated spirit week with a sea-worthy finale: Pirate day. Staff and students enjoyed dressing up in their finest eyepatches, bandanas, and peglegs—and of course, talking like pirates, too.
Scenes from the “walking school bus” 🚌.
Teacher Samantha Morin captured these shots during a recent walk to school alongside Morgan School’s “walking school bus,” an organized route that students join in the morning and afternoon on their way to and from school. The walking school bus provides more than just safety—it’s an opportunity for students to connect, get to know Holyoke, and start their morning with activity and movement.
Check out these images from the walk to school, or better yet, take a walk through Holyoke and capture your own! 📸
Teacher Samantha Morin captured these shots during a recent walk to school alongside Morgan School’s “walking school bus,” an organized route that students join in the morning and afternoon on their way to and from school. The walking school bus provides more than just safety—it’s an opportunity for students to connect, get to know Holyoke, and start their morning with activity and movement.
Check out these images from the walk to school, or better yet, take a walk through Holyoke and capture your own! 📸
A strong start to the new school year, ribbon cutting at Peck, and school open house dates in this edition of Together for Holyoke: https://holyokepsma.edurooms.com/engage/holyoke-public-schools/newsletters/together-for-holyoke-september-9-2025