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Tears, joy, relief, and maybe just a touch of fearful anticipation: It all mingled together as Holyoke High School North’s Class of 2026 walked across the football field during th...

“Class of 2026, you are ready!” Dean Tech Principal Roseanne Caracciolo welcomed students and guests with these encouraging words, as this year’s graduating seniors prepared ...

Graduating senior Don Ampofo will be heading into the summer behind the wheel of a brand new car, thanks to Gary Rome Hyundai of Holyoke. He and 19 other graduating seniors fro...

The last day of the 2025-26 school year for students will be June 18. All schools will follow the district's early-release schedul e that day, and all students are expected to...

The Holyoke School Committee has accepted a May 16 letter of resignation from Ward 7 School Committee member Ellie Wilson and will follow established procedures to select her repl...

Families and community members, take note: The annual “Heart of Holyoke” student art exhibit opens on Thursday, May 28, with a special gallery showing from 5-7 p.m. in the Holyoke...

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Public School Monitoring is in the process of conducting an Integrated Monitoring Review of Holyoke Public Schools...

A new milestone has been reached: The number of HPS students who have earned a Seal of Biliteracy now totals 128, compared to 95 last year. This year, 16 juniors and 15 seniors f...

The National Weather Service predicts temperatures may reach 95 degrees tomorrow, Tuesday May 19, while Accuweather predicts a high of 97 degrees with a chance of rain o...

Holyoke High School North hosted 16 unified track and field teams from around the region on Wednesday, May 13 as they participated in the WesternMass Championships. Unified Track...

Members of the Holyoke Teachers Association voted on Tuesday, May 12 to ratify a new three-year contract by a wide margin. HTA members voted 310-11 in favor of the contract, whic...

Holyoke Public Schools extends a heartfelt thank you to friends and supporters who helped Holyoke Public Schools with a recent large-scale meal packing event in support of the dis...

The bargaining teams of the Holyoke Teachers Association (HTA) and School Committee reached a tentative contract agreement during their mediation session on May 6. The week pri...

What new leave policies are included in Holyoke Public Schools’ most recent contract proposal to the Holyoke Teachers Association? Do other area school districts tie teacher sala...

What’s included in the School Committee’s proposed contract for teacher benefits? Chief of Human Resources B eth Gage explains in this short video . (See video and graphics, be...

The School Committee’s most recent proposal to the Holyoke Teachers Association offers greater compensation and leave time, while also reducing the contractual number of work days...

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Families with children in grades PreK-3 are invited to attend the second annual “Rocket Into Reading” early literacy event from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 14 at the Holyoke Public L...

What’s included in the School Committee’s proposed contract for teacher salaries? School Committee member Jens Michaelsen explains in this short video . “I am proud that our ...

The School Committee’s proposed salary structure recognizes teachers for their time teaching, their education, and professional licensure. The proposal invests $8.7 million more in...