Holyoke High Opportunity Academy

All HPS schools will be closed next week, April 15-19, for April break. Classes resume on Monday, April 22. Reminder to families that April Vacation Academy is in session April 15-22 for students in grades 3-8 who enrolled in the program.

Good budget news and much more in this week's Together for Holyoke | Buenas noticias sobre el presupuesto y mucho más en la edición de esta semana de Together for Holyoke. https://holyokepsma.edurooms.com/engage/holyoke-public-schools/newsletters/together-for-holyoke-april-12-2024

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 occurred at 10:20 a.m. this morning in North Plainfield, New Jersey. Shaking was reported in the Holyoke region, as well as Boston, Worcester, and areas in Rhode Island, and Connecticut. There has been no reported impact in Holyoke, and all schools are operating on their regular schedule.

HHS North will host the SAT on Saturday, May 4. Interested juniors must register at www.collegeboard.org by April 19. Email your school counselor for a fee waiver.

Reminder: HPS schools will be closed on Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday. In addition, Monday, April 1, is a districtwide professional development day. No school for students except for Lawrence students who will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. (3-hour early release).

Families are invited to The IEP Improvement Project - The New IEP informational meeting presented by Holyoke SEPAC and HPS on Wednesday, March 20 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Register ahead at https://bit.ly/3V3NSB9

Featured Scholarship of the Day! The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts is one scholarship application for over 160 local scholarships! Included in this application is the Latino Scholarship Fund of Western Mass & the Margaret Hyland Scholarship. Many HHS students get scholarships through the Community Foundation. We encourage students to apply here: https://communityfoundation.org/students/scholarships/. Deadline: March 31st.

Featured Scholarship of the Day! The Hagan Scholarship is worth over $15,000 per year! This scholarship is for students who have a minimum 3.5 GPA and an annual family income of $100,000 or less. Students must attend a 4 year college after graduation. To apply: https://haganscholarships.org/. Deadline: March 1st.

Holyoke High School posts many scholarships for seniors each year. February through May is heavy scholarship season! Students and families can access the HHS Master Scholarship List at the college counseling website. We encourage students to apply to as many as possible! https://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/o/hps/page/college-planning-and-financial-aid

Holyoke Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, February 13 due to weather conditions. There will be no after-school activities. Offices will be closed. -- Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke permanecerán cerradas el martes, 13 de febrero debido a condiciones climáticas adversas. No habrá actividades extraescolares. Las oficinas estarán cerradas.

HPS has scheduled an in-person FAFSA Help Night from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27 at HHS North for high school seniors (and their families!) from all three Holyoke High School campuses.

It's the last night to see "Noises Off" at Holyoke High School North. This zany, high-energy theater production is the perfect showcase for this group of students' incredible comedic timing and breath-taking pratfalls. Do not miss this! Curtain goes up at 6:30 p.m. Tickets at the door. Cash only! https://bit.ly/3OopyFV

February Vacation Academies have been scheduled for February 19-23 for elementary, middle, and high school students at five HPS schools to provide enriching learning experiences and English Language arts support during February break week. Find more information here, including link to register: https://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/article/1432263

The January 26, 2024 edition of Together for Holyoke is now available. Follow this link to read the latest news! https://bit.ly/493Xq2S

Holyoke SEPAC and Holyoke Public Schools Parent Worksop: “How can parents address bullying in school.” Tomorrow, January 24, from 6-7 p.m. via Zoom. Registration link: https://bit.ly/3ScDN2V

Holyoke High School is offering a FAFSA Help Night at 6 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, January 24 in the HHS North cafeteria. Seniors from all three Holyoke campuses and their families are encouraged to participate if they would like help completing the FAFSA form for college financial aid. - La Escuela Superior de Holyoke está organizando una Noche de Ayuda FAFSA (Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes) el miércoles 24 de enero a las 6 p.m. en la cafetería de la Escuela Superior de Holyoke Plantel Norte. Se anima a los estudiantes de último grado y a sus familias a que participen en caso de que necesiten ayuda completando el formato FAFSA para recibir ayuda financiera para la universidad.

The HPS Dual Language Program is accepting applications starting in February for the 2024-25 school year. Families who already know they would like their children to participate are encouraged to complete an application as soon as possible. https://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/article/1409011

ACCESS season has begun for our multilingual ESL students! Holyoke Public School staff and teachers wish success to all students participating in this important test. We celebrate all your languages and linguistic abilities; multilingualism is a superhero power! We are excited to celebrate your success in academic and social English when the results of this test are released in the Spring. Students who are ESL students received a letter with the dates of testing. Please help us cheer on your students to show all they know! - (SPANISH) ¡La temporada de ACCESS ha comenzado para nuestros estudiantes multilingües de ESL! El personal y los maestros de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke desean éxito a todos los estudiantes que participan en esta importante prueba. Celebramos todos sus idiomas y habilidades lingüísticas; ¡El multilingüismo es un superhéroe! Estamos emocionados de celebrar su éxito en inglés académico y social cuando se publiquen los resultados de esta prueba en la primavera. ¡La temporada de ACCESS ha comenzado para nuestros estudiantes multilingües de ESL! El personal y los maestros de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke desean éxito a todos los estudiantes que participan en esta importante prueba. Celebramos todos tus idiomas y habilidades lingüísticas; ¡El multilingüismo es un poder de superhéroe! Estamos emocionados de celebrar su éxito en inglés académico y social cuando se publiquen los resultados de esta prueba en la primavera. Los estudiantes de ESL recibieron una carta con las fechas de los exámenes. ¡Ayúdenos a animar a sus estudiantes para que demuestren todo lo que saben! - (HAITIAN CREOLE) Sezon ACCESS kòmanse pou elèv ESL nou yo ki pale plizyè lang! Anplwaye Lekòl Piblik Holyoke ak pwofesè yo swete siksè pou tout elèv ki patisipe nan tès enpòtan sa a. Nou selebre tout lang ou ak kapasite lengwistik ou yo; miltilinguism se yon superhero! Nou kontan selebre siksè ou nan angle akademik ak sosyal lè rezilta tès sa a ap pibliye nan prentan an. Elèv ki se elèv ESL yo te resevwa yon lèt ak dat tès yo. Tanpri ede nou ankouraje elèv ou yo pou montre tout sa yo konnen! - (SWAHILI) Msimu wa ACCESS umeanza kwa wanafunzi wetu wa lugha nyingi wa ESL! Wafanyakazi na walimu wa Shule ya Umma ya Holyoke wanawatakia mafanikio wanafunzi wote watakaoshiriki katika mtihani huu muhimu. Tunasherehekea lugha zako zote na uwezo wako wa kiisimu; lugha nyingi ni shujaa! Tunayo furaha kusherehekea mafanikio yako katika Kiingereza cha kitaaluma na kijamii wakati matokeo ya jaribio hili yanapotolewa katika Majira ya kuchipua. Wanafunzi ambao ni wanafunzi wa ESL walipokea barua yenye tarehe za majaribio. Tafadhali tusaidie kuwashangilia wanafunzi wako ili kuonyesha yote wanayojua!

Holyoke Public Schools are closed today, Tuesday, January 16 due to winter conditions. No afterschool activities. - La Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke estarán cerradas hoy, martes 16 de enero debido a las condiciones invernales. No habrán actividades extraescolares.

Holyoke Public Schools are closed today, Monday, January 16 due to winter conditions. No afterschool activities. - La Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke estarán cerradas hoy, martes 16 de enero debido a las condiciones invernales. No habrán actividades extraescolares.