
March 31, 2025
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...

March 27, 2025
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...

March 25, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is accepting diploma requests from former students who graduated from the district with a Certificate of Attainment instead of a diploma because they failed...

March 24, 2025
HPS students in grades 3-8 and 10 began taking Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS ) exams in late March. These tests will continue to be administered through earl...

March 21, 2025
On the last Wednesday of each month, area families have been meeting at the Holyoke Children’s Museum for engaging “Family Talks” discussions for parents and guardians, free meals...

March 20, 2025
Samara Thadison has been rolling sushi for almost a year at Iya Sushi and Noodle Kitchen in South Hadley as part of her co-op placement through Holyoke High School Dean Tech’s cu...

March 17, 2025
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 ...

March 17, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is one of 49 school districts in Massachusetts to receive funding through the My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP) program . The funding will allow participa...

March 14, 2025
Grilled chicken over Caesar salad with home-made dressing and flame-toasted garlic bread may sound like an intimidating meal to prepare, but three students from Transitions Academ...

March 13, 2025
Zoë Moynihan graduated from Holyoke High School North thinking she wanted to be a police officer—but that didn’t turn out to be her path. Her real passion lies in working with chi...

March 4, 2025
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 ...

March 3, 2025
Six Holyoke Public Schools educators were surprised and honored on Monday, March 3 when Superintendent Anthony Soto entered their classrooms bearing flowers and balloons to let th...

February 28, 2025
Lawrence School hosted a special literary event—and special guests—during Friday’s “United States of Readers” event. The event, part of a national literacy program from Scholas...

February 13, 2025
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...

February 12, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools has released the district’s 2025-26 school calendar, which is now posted on the calendar page of the district website . PDFs are provided in English and Sp...

February 11, 2025
A record number of current 8th-grade students have set their sights on attending Holyoke High School’s Dean Campus in the fall, with 276 submitting applications before the Februa...

February 11, 2025
Health officials across Massachusetts and the United States are reporting increasing numbers of flu cases over the past few weeks—primarily Type A influenza—and there’s no indic...

February 10, 2025
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 ...

February 6, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools will be closed tomorrow (Thursday) due to weather conditions. There will be no after-school activities. Note to 12-month staff: Offices will be closed. As ...

February 5, 2025
Samara Thadison, a senior at Holyoke High School Dean Tech Campus, is one of two district students to receive a Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Award. She is a...