
March 14, 2025
Grilled chicken over Caesar salad with home-made dressing and flame-toasted garlic bread may sound like an intimidating meal to prepare, but three students from Transitions Academ...

March 13, 2025
It’s been several months since more than 60 students participated in the first of two Holyoke High School North Student Summit activities —and today, students and staff say they c...

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 11, 2025
Steven Santiago, an 11th-grade scholar-athlete from Holyoke High School North Campus, reached an extraordinary milestone at the New England Championships, securing his 100th caree...

March 7, 2025
One hundred fifty students spent February break week creating posters, essays, dioramas, and other purposeful—and fun—projects with HPS staff as part of the February Acceleration ...

March 6, 2025
Twenty-seven new students were inducted into the Holyoke High School chapter of the National Honor Society on Tuesday, February 25 in the HHS auditorium during a celebration with ...

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 14, 2025
Sullivan Middle School students are seeing big improvements in their focus and concentration—and are ultimately spending more time learning in their classrooms—thanks to a new wei...

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
A record number of current 8th-grade students have set their sights on attending Holyoke High School’s Dean Campus in the fall, with 276 submitting applications before the Februa...

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 ...

February 7, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is one of 15 school districts across the state to receive funding to support early literacy initiatives through the Partnership for Reading Success in Massa...

February 6, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools will be closed tomorrow (Thursday) due to weather conditions. There will be no after-school activities. Note to 12-month staff: Offices will be closed. As ...