
September 28, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools employs multilingual staff members in every building who can serve as interpreters and translators for students and families for whom English is not their p...

September 27, 2023
As Holyoke Public Schools prepares to celebrate International Translation Day on September 30, district and school staff, students, and families are paying tribute to the work of ...

September 27, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools has served as an exemplar in the management of COVID-19, in large part because of a strong collaboration between the district, our families, health servic...

September 22, 2023
The Holyoke school community is participating in a month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through October 15. As part of that celebration, Superintendent An...

September 22, 2023
The middle school building project continues to move along as scheduled, with contracts signed and American Environmental Inc.—a Holyoke-based company—beginning the abatement, dem...

September 22, 2023
When the Peck School building is demolished later this fall, it will pave the way for construction of a new middle school to serve about 550 students in grades 6-8. While the new ...

September 22, 2023
With the first year of Holyoke Public School’s “Moving Forward” strategic plan now completed, district leaders have documented the gains achieved to date and have set new benchmar...

September 19, 2023
HHS Opportunity Academy student Eva Marie Sicard has been reported missing. She was last seen on September 5. Holyoke Police are asking anyone who may have information about her...

September 19, 2023
On Tuesday, September 19, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released accountability results for all Massachusetts schools and districts bas...

September 19, 2023
HPS third-grader Mirabelle Hines won first place in the “Best Mixed Medium” category among entrants in grades K-5 for a painting she created and entered in a contest this summer s...

September 18, 2023
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education wants to make it financially easier for people to earn college degrees that will allow them to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling c...

September 16, 2023
Holyoke High School Dean Campus Carpentry students had the opportunity to help build the Habitat for Humanity House at 360 Chestnut in Holyoke.
Teacher Scot Goulding took his...

September 14, 2023
Middle and high school students looking for fun, free, engaging activities after school have a variety of options to consider:
Middle school students are invited to participa...

September 14, 2023
From September 15 through October 15, Holyoke Public Schools will join with schools and communities nationwide in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month through a variety...

September 13, 2023
This fall, the district’s Health Services and Facilities teams are joining together and engaging with the Massachusetts Asthma Action Partnership (MAAP) and Health Resources in Ac...

September 12, 2023
Holyoke Health Center’s dental team is back in Holyoke Public Schools continuing to provide safe, quality preventive dental care and education to students through the free Oral He...

September 8, 2023
The district’s after-school program formerly known as the Connections program will be offered again this year beginning Monday, October 2 under a new name—Beyond the Bell—for stud...

September 5, 2023
With school back in session this week, the weather still feels like the height of summer with daily high temperatures expected to be in the low to mid 90s all week. The National W...

September 1, 2023
The 2023-24 school year was off to a strong start on Wednesday, August 30 for Holyoke’s elementary, middle, and high school students in grades 1-12. Across all of the district’s 1...

September 1, 2023
All students at Holyoke Public Schools’ three middle schools and three high schools will be using Yondr pouches to store their cell phones during the school day for the 2023-24 sc...