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Under the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service’s Community Eligibility Program, every student who attends Holyoke Public Schools is eligible to receive free breakfasts and lunches ev...

Under the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service’s Community Eligibility Program, every student who attends Holyoke Public Schools is eligible to receive free breakfasts and lunches ev...

Do your children eat breakfasts or lunches provided through their school cafeteria? If so, we’d love your feedback to help us improve their dining experiences! Please take this...

We spoke with Richard Peck about his great uncle William R. Peck and his lasting impact on the students of Holyoke. Although William passed away when Richard was a child, his gre...

President Barack Obama signed “The Native American Heritage Day Resolution 2009,” designating the Friday after Thanksgiving as “Native American Heritage Day.” He stated, “I enco...

Friendly Reminder! No School on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday, November 27. Enjoy the long weekend!

The district’s annual Panorama survey has been extended—so it now closes on Thursday, November 29. Please make sure you provide your feedback today! Holyoke Public Schools cond...

Third grade inclusion teacher Allison Gonzalez thought it was just a normal school assembly for students and staff at Kelly School when she entered the cafeteria and started headi...

Construction crews have taken down more than 50% of the former Peck School in preparation for construction of a new middle school that will serve approximately 550 students in gra...

Holyoke Public Schools’ annual Panorama survey remains open through Wednesday, November 22. The district conducts this survey each year to measure how stakeholders feel about the ...

As we head into the end-of-year holidays, families are reminded of the importance for their children to be in school on time every day that classes are in session. “We encoura...

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation wants to make kindness the norm for people of all ages—and they say there's good science to support the importance of their work: Scie...

The district’s annual Panorama survey is now open! Holyoke Public Schools conducts this survey each year to measure how stakeholders feel about the district’s culture and clima...

The HPS Special Education Parent Advisory Council and Holyoke Public Schools have scheduled an informational night from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 8 in the Holyoke High Schoo...

Earlier this week, 60 members of the HPS Facilities team gathered for a thank-you celebration—a rare opportunity for all of them to leave their school buildings at the same time t...

The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) recently notified Holyoke officials that they will provide additional reimbursement for the new middle school construction proje...

Join the Holyoke High School Theater Company on November 14, 15, and 16 beginning at 6:30 p.m. for three powerful performances of the multilingual version of Thornton Wilder’s “Ou...

HPS district staff and Holyoke city employees are encouraged to serve as mentors to eighth-grade students from Holyoke STEM Academy, Metcalf and Sullivan schools to help them prep...

Holyoke Public Schools wrapped up its month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month on October 15, with each school offering its own celebrations and classroom learning opport...

On Tuesday, October 17, Mayor Joshua A. Garcia and Superintendent Anthony Soto participated in the first steps of demolition work at the William R. Peck Middle School, as the cit...