H.B. Lawrence School

As students across the district prepare for the return to school, Sullivan students offer advice for incoming 6th graders. Their sage guidance will be helpful for all students; ev...

Holyoke Public Schools has successfully completed its 2025 summer programming, offering a wide range of engaging, hands-on learning experiences for nearly 1,000 students, supporte...

Route information for large buses for the 2025-25 school year is now available on the Transportation page of the district website. HPS will contact families directly with minibus...

School is not the same when a student is not here: Here to learn, here to socialize, and here to be a part of our school community. For all students to fully benefit from their l...

Nine participants from the district’s summer learning programs recently shared their thoughts on what they love learning the most throughout the year. Would you be surprised to ...

Holyoke Public Schools shares important information and provides a wide range of supports through a variety of communication channels . “We want to make sure we are reaching our...

HPS focuses on two strategic priorities for 2025-26 school year Holyoke Public Schools’ has established two priority focus areas for the 2025-26 school year that draw upon the di...

Families with children who ride school buses to school are encouraged to download and install the “My Ride” K-12 bus-tracking software to their Apple or Android devices prior to ...

With the school year fast approaching, some families may be wondering why they haven’t been hearing much lately from the district or their children’s schools via email or text mes...

As summer is winding down and everyone prepares for the return to school, families are reminded to review this list of health and wellness requirements to ensure all steps are com...

Holyoke Safe Neighborhood Initiative’s annual back to school celebration is set for this Saturday, August 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at McNally Field, located behind Kelly School....

The Holyoke School Committee voted this week to open a national search for a permanent superintendent to be in place for July 1, 2026, with assistance from an external search cons...

Inspired by similar efforts for Peck Middle School , Lawrence Elementary School recently developed an inclusive process to select a new mascot, colors, and logo. “The identity o...

While students are enjoying a well-earned break, the HPS Operations and Facilities team is hard at work managing a wave of improvements across district buildings, parking lots, an...

With extremely high temperatures in the forecast for the next few days , the district's Summer Eats locations will offer only Grab-n-Go meal options today, tomorrow, and Thursday....

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from Tuesday morning through Thursday evening, with dangerously hot conditions and heat index values up to 105 degrees po...

Although school will soon be out for the summer, healthy meals are available at no cost for kids and teens (ages 18 and under) during the week, starting on Tuesday, July 1. The S...

Summer is a great time to pick up a book and read—especially for students on summer break. Families are encouraged to read together and enjoy their favorite novels, stories, books...

When the state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted on April 28, 2015 to take receivership of Holyoke Public Schools, there was no clear path back to local governan...

Holyoke Public Schools is exiting “chronically underperforming status” one week from today—on Tuesday, July 1, 2025—after 10 years under state governance. Education Secretary and ...