
January 9, 2026
Holyoke High School North’s students and staff likely could not have imagined that an off-campus one-day Student Summit in Springfield about 13 months ago would so profoundly...

January 9, 2026
As part of the district’s mid-year culture reset beginning this January, Holyoke Public Schools is focusing on building awareness about—and significantly reducing the use of—harmf...

January 9, 2026
In 2022, Sullivan paraprofessional Keishla Rodriguez let her principal know she was moving back to Puerto Rico, and made a promise that she would come back to Holyoke Public Schoo...

January 7, 2026
Holyoke Public Schools’ Health Services Department, in collaboration with the City’s Board of Health, is sharing this important information with families and staff about respirat...

January 7, 2026
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...

January 6, 2026
The School Committee has selected 12 community members to serve on the Superintendent Search Screening Committee, tasked with reviewing applications and holding preliminary, confi...

January 5, 2026
Jens Michaelsen and Patty Norris Lubold were sworn in on Monday, January 5 as Holyoke’s newest School Committee members by Holyoke City Clerk Brenna Murphy Leary during an inaugu...

December 23, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools will dismiss students three hours early on Tuesday, December 23 due to weather conditions. All afterschool and evening activities have been canceled. Early...

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...
