
November 6, 2025
From new playgrounds to waterway-friendly parking lots, the HPS maintenance and facilities team was hard at work over the last five months completing various construction, re...

November 5, 2025
Holyoke High School North senior Fynn Maldonado will see their original murder mystery script come to life at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 13 at De La Luz Soundstage located at...

November 5, 2025
Holyoke residents elected two newcomers to the Holyoke School Committee when they voted in citywide elections on Tuesday, November 4. Residents also re-elected seven current ...

November 4, 2025
While the new Peck Middle School has been open and operational for several months, many community members may not have had an opportunity to see the learning spaces or get a fe...

November 4, 2025
Four seniors from Holyoke High School North have begun production work on a series of video podcasts for their journalism honors class that produces the Holyoke High Herald. In th...

October 31, 2025
Every October, school communities come together to celebrate National Principals Month. This recognition honors the leadership, hard work, and “many hats” of school principals—who...

October 31, 2025
As of Friday, October 31, the federal government is not planning to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in November during the government shutdown. This d...

October 30, 2025
If you walk into Lawrence School at 7:45 a.m., whose face will you see first? Chances are you’ll be greeted by Myriam Rodriguez, the Family Access and Community Engagement (FACE)...

October 29, 2025
Six athletes, one coach, two teams, one contributor, and two athletic legends were welcomed into the Holyoke Public Schools Hall of Fame during a banquet in their honor at Holyoke...

October 27, 2025
Having a shared common background is a good way for students and staff to connect, said Jacob Rodriguez-Rivera, a junior at Opportunity Academy. Izaiah Calderon, a recent gradua...

October 27, 2025
Holyoke families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for food assistance may find their benefits no longer available on November 1 unless the federal ...

October 24, 2025
As part of their Senior Night celebration on Thursday October 23, HHS North’s varsity football players presented their football jerseys to teachers and staff who were selected as ...

October 23, 2025
HPS students and staff are preparing for fun classroom and school activities as part of Halloween celebrations in the coming week. “While costumes are always optional, for childr...

October 21, 2025
The Holyoke High School Theater Company invites the community to an evening of mystery, laughter, and suspense with “The Final Act”—an original murder mystery dinner theater. The s...

October 16, 2025
These second grade students aren’t just learning neuroscience at an early age—they’re learning neuroscience in two languages. College students and faculty from Mount Holyoke host...

October 16, 2025
Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics. These four subjects together make up “STEM,” a shorthand acronym for the academic fields that drive progress and innovation. All HP...

October 9, 2025
The Holyoke School Committee is in contract negotiations with the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) to support the search process for a new superintendent, now...

October 8, 2025
A tall fourth grade student in a bright blue hoodie is the first pick-up of the morning for Morgan School’s walking school bus on a recent Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. sharp. “There...

October 6, 2025
“We’ve been listening,” answered Chief Human Resources Officer Beth Gage when asked why Holyoke Public Schools’ teacher retention rate is the highest it's been in more than a deca...

October 3, 2025
Over the summer, students in grades K-8 participated in the district’s summer reading challenge , organized in partnership with the Holyoke Public Library. Students were challenge...
