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HPS says ‘thank you’ to school counselors and adjustment counselors February 6-10 is National School Counseling Week—a time to celebrate and recognize the important contribut...

All HPS schools will be closed tomorrow, Friday February 3, because of dangerously cold temperatures predicted throughout the region, with projected wind chills as low as 30 belo...

After a relatively mild winter so far, forecasters are predicting extremely cold temperatures in Holyoke in the coming days, with a projected overnight low of minus 4 degrees Fri...

Holyoke Public Schools offers families a program choice that gives students the opportunity to learn in both English and Spanish. In this innovative Dual Language program model, s...

Over the next few weeks, HPS eighth graders will learn more about Holyoke High School’s three campuses, take tours, and speak with school representatives as they prepare for an im...

Now that Holyoke Public Schools has launched its new website and mobile app, we have more ways than ever to share cafeteria menus with families and staff: Monthly calendar...

During its January 3 reorganizational meeting, the HPS School Committee unanimously voted to keep Mildred Lefebvre as vice chair for 2023. In addition to her work supporting the s...

All HPS staff members are invited to participate in January’s wellness challenge: How to make healthy meal choices while navigating rising food prices. Food prices have inc...

Layla Barnett is a 4th grader at Peck School. She was nominated for a Superintendent's Excellent Student Award by school counselor Mauricio Tobar. Layla joined the Peck School in ...

Paola Diaz-Adorno is a 4th grade English language arts teacher at Peck school. She was nominated for a Superintendent's Excellence Award by her colleague and school counselor Maur...

HPS has launched a new mobile app to help students, parents, and community members know what is happening at our schools, right from their cell phones. Many people use their ph...

Holyoke Public Schools will release students three hours early on Friday, December 23 for the start of the holiday break. Exact release times for each school can be found at the b...

Viral and bacterial infections are on the rise: Precautions advised RSV, Flu, COVID-19, and Group A streptococcus infections also pose combined risks Like schools and ...

During the month of November, Holyoke educators shared their expertise during three different conferences! E.N. White Math Coach Odalis Amparo presented on Culturally Sustaini...

Every U.S. household is eligible to order four free at-home COVID-⁠19 tests now that the federal government has made more test kits available. Prior allocations had been depleted,...

HPS releases details of Phase 2 rezoning decisions Holyoke Public Schools has concluded Phase 2 of a six-month rezoning planning process that will allow the district to t...

An architectural firm recently hired by the district to work on a project unrelated to rezoning has recalculated the square footage sizes of Donahue, Kelly, and Sullivan schools u...

Holyoke Public Schools has completed Phase 1 of its rezoning efforts that will allow the district to transition to separate elementary (PK-5) and middle (6-8) schools and redraw s...

The student drop off and pick up routes at Peck School and Holyoke Middle School have been changed while an underground sewer pipe is replaced in the school parking lot as part of...

Pending changes will affect more than half of all HPS students in grades PreK-8 Holyoke Public Schools kicked off a listening campaign this week to gather feedback from staff...