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Holyoke School Committee member Devin M. Sheehan was recently elected president of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) for 2025-26. NSBA is a federation of state asso...

Five HPS elementary school students spent an hour stirring, mixing, cooking, and baking their favorite main dishes as part of the 15th Annual Future Chefs competition, facilitated...

In Massachusetts, one in seven girls do not have reliable access to pads or tampons, which makes participation in school difficult or impossible during their menstrual cycles. Wh...

Families and staff are encouraged to make note of the following dates as we head into the last three months of the school year: Friday, April 18—Schools are closed for Good Fri...

Families of young children, we have an important message for you: “We know it’s only spring, but a lot of planning has to happen to ensure we are prepared to welcome our youngest...

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 ...

Dean Technical High School senior Jayden Hildigunnarsson was one of nearly 60 students from across Massachusetts to be formally recognized during the Outstanding Vocational Techni...

Holyoke’s youngest learners have access to a wide range of fun, kid-friendly books they can bring home by the bagful each week, thanks to the Red Book Bag program that launched at...

A group of about 30 freshmen music education majors from UMass Amherst have visited STEM Academy music classes four times this year as they immerse themselves in the school’s succ...

During the annual Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA) conference in Cape Cod in late March, HPS Athletic Director Melanie Martin took home a we...

Join Holyoke Public Schools, Sodexo, and FoodCorps of Massachusetts and Rhode Island at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 at Donahue School for the second annual Holyoke Fun Fair. The ...

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...

Prepare to laugh, scream, and get a little bit green at the Holyoke High School Music Department’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” playing April 3-6 in the HHS North audit...

In the four months since the Ignite Reading program launched at four of the district’s six elementary schools, first-grade students are seeing significant gains in their skills—a...

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...

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 ...

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...

When Justin Smart walks down the hall between classes at HHS North, he greets every student he sees, offering high fives, hellos, and words of encouragement. This might be expecte...

Engineering and Life Science Academy students at HHS North learned hands-on how to save a life recently, thanks to an elective CPR course they took online and in the classroom tha...

Students and staff at Holyoke’s Transitions Academy celebrated World Down Syndrome Day on Wednesday, March 21 with discussions, reflections, and colorful socks. Special educatio...