
January 28, 2026
The School Committee is moving three candidates forward as finalists in their search for a new superintendent for Holyoke Public Schools, with interviews and site visits planned i...

January 26, 2026
Holyoke Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, January 26, due to weather conditions. There will be no after-school activities. Note to 12-month staff: At this time, we are ...

January 26, 2026
Kelly Elementary School has hit an important milestone this year: The Dual Language program is now offered to students at every grade level in the building, from prekindergar...

January 23, 2026
Holyoke Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 26, due to weather conditions. There will be no after-school activities. Monday's School Committee meeting will be held vi...

January 23, 2026
Weather forecasters say there could be significant amounts of snow on Sunday, January 25 leading into Monday, January 26. Unfortunately, it’s too early to know for sure how much s...

January 21, 2026
Holyoke students who typically bring a lunch from home but would still like some additional foods at lunch time can now choose an optional “Grab-n-Moo” meal bag in their school caf...

January 15, 2026
HPS eighth graders from Sullivan and Peck middle schools recently toured Holyoke High School’s North and Dean campuses to learn more about the academic and extracurricular opportu...

January 15, 2026
Holyoke Public Schools (HPS) continues to make significant strides to strengthen the student learning experience, as evidenced by many accomplishments . In order to fully real...

January 13, 2026
While Holyoke’s school leaders are ALL passionate educators, each has unique interests and experiences that they bring to work with them each day in support of their staff, studen...

January 9, 2026
Holyoke High School North’s students and staff likely could not have imagined that an off-campus one-day Student Summit in Springfield about 13 months ago would so profoundly...

January 9, 2026
As part of the district’s mid-year culture reset beginning this January, Holyoke Public Schools is focusing on building awareness about—and significantly reducing the use of—harmf...

January 7, 2026
Holyoke Public Schools’ Health Services Department, in collaboration with the City’s Board of Health, is sharing this important information with families and staff about respirat...

January 7, 2026
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...

January 6, 2026
The School Committee has selected 12 community members to serve on the Superintendent Search Screening Committee, tasked with reviewing applications and holding preliminary, confi...

January 5, 2026
Jens Michaelsen and Patty Norris Lubold were sworn in on Monday, January 5 as Holyoke’s newest School Committee members by Holyoke City Clerk Brenna Murphy Leary during an inaugu...

December 23, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools will dismiss students three hours early on Tuesday, December 23 due to weather conditions. All afterschool and evening activities have been canceled. Early...

December 18, 2025
Like schools and communities across the state and country, Holyoke has recently experienced overlapping surges of gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses among students and staf...

December 16, 2025
Earlier this month, 33 high school seniors and their families gathered at the start of the school day to share a breakfast, highlight their academic achievements, and to celebrate...

December 10, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is looking for your input through two surveys! Superintendent search survey: HPS staff, families, students, and community members are encouraged to t...

December 9, 2025
Holyoke Public Schools is seeking volunteers to join a Music Programming Work Group that will help support the district’s efforts to strengthen music education—with a focus on bot...
