
December 18, 2025
Like schools and communities across the state and country, Holyoke has recently experienced overlapping surges of gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses among students and staf...

December 17, 2025
Peck Middle School celebrated the opening of a new Catie’s Closet with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, December 17. Tucked into a corner of a much larger storage are...

December 16, 2025
Earlier this month, 33 high school seniors and their families gathered at the start of the school day to share a breakfast, highlight their academic achievements, and to celebrate...

December 10, 2025
A record number of students from Sullivan and Peck middle school students participated in the fall season of the Play Ball program this year, with 68 students from the two sc...

December 10, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is looking for your input through two surveys! Superintendent search survey: HPS staff, families, students, and community members are encouraged to t...

December 9, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is seeking volunteers to join a Music Programming Work Group that will help support the district’s efforts to strengthen music education—with a focus on bot...

December 9, 2025
Holyoke High School North junior Darius Kayden Baez—known musically as d4rius—is marking the debut of his self-produced album with a live performance scheduled for 7 p.m. at the ...

December 8, 2025
As December comes to a close, two Holyoke School Committee members will celebrate a combined 56 years of service before passing the torch to the two newly elected committee member...

December 8, 2025
On November 17, the Holyoke School Committee voted to approve a new competency determination policy (follow this link for Spanish) that lists the steps students must tak...

December 5, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools staff, families, and community partners are invited to provide their input into the characteristics they most would like to see in the next HPS superintende...

December 4, 2025
Each fall, before the winter weather sets in, Holyoke Public Schools buildings and grounds are readied for the return of freezing temperatures, snow, and ice. That work—coordinated...

December 3, 2025
The Holyoke School Committee is seeking volunteers interested in serving on the Superintendent Search Screening Committee. The primary role of the 13-15 member Screening Committee...

December 3, 2025
Holyoke High School North students and staff are hard at work preparing for a magical evening of art, music, and theater as a kickoff to the holiday season. It will all come toget...

December 3, 2025
The Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) is inviting qualified candidates to apply for the position of superintendent of Holyoke Public Schools, with applica...

December 3, 2025
All HPS schools will operate on their regular schedule today, Wednesday, December 3, following yesterday’s snow storm. City roads and school parking lots have been plowed and tre...

December 2, 2025
A late afternoon fire on Monday, December 1 at 131 Roberto Clemente Street has left at least 35 families without homes. Adjacent buildings at 127 and 121 Clemente Street also suff...

December 2, 2025
All Holyoke Public Schools after school and evening activities, events, and practices have been canceled today, Tuesday, December 2, due to weather. School will follow our regular...

December 2, 2025
The district’s annual Panorama survey opened on Monday, December 1 and will close on Monday, December 15, 2025. HPS families should use this link to take the survey in En...

December 1, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools follows specific protocols when determining whether to keep schools open or to close because of weather conditions. “While delays, early releases, and scho...

November 25, 2025
Ahead of the Thanksgiving break, students, staff, and families at two elementary schools held after-hours celebrations to highlight the positive contributions of Puerto Rican cult...
