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HPS Translator and Interpreter Diego Acosta says he and his Language Access colleagues do so much more to support and engage the Holyoke community than simply converting a message...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Superintendent Anthony Soto, Mayor Joshua Garcia, and Ken Williams from Unfold the Soul kicked off the new school year for staff members during the SY23-24 Convocation. Holyok...

Holyoke Public Schools offered six Extended School Year programs this summer that offered a wide range of learning and social activities for qualifying students from mid July thr...

Thanks to the hard work of HPS custodial, maintenance and facilities employees and outside vendors this summer, the district’s school buildings are undergoing some extensive repai...

American Environmental Inc.—a Holyoke-based company—submitted the lowest of five bids to the City of Holyoke for abatement, demolition, and filling and leveling work at the Willia...