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The 2023 Yearbook has officially been sent to the publishers!

The 2023 Yearbook has officially been sent to the publishers!

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief May 18, 2023

The 2023 Yearbook has officially been submitted to Jostens Publishing. The Yearbook team worked extremely hard throughout the year to create the best final product. On Thursday, May 4th, Yearbook Editors...

Upcoming Senior events for the end of the 2022-23 School Year

Upcoming Senior events for the end of the 2022-23 School Year

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief May 8, 2023

Seniors at Holyoke High School have less than one month of traditional classroom instruction before Final Exams are administered. With the end of the school year quickly approaching, many celebrations...

Major bank failures raise alarm across the United States

Major bank failures raise alarm across the United States

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief March 17, 2023

The ever tumultuous US economy was sent into a downward spiral last weekend when a major bank announced its failure. Silicon Valley Bank, a California-based company that caters to tech sector investors,...

Holyoke High School, Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

HHS Updates, News and Events: The Herald interviews Mrs. McKenna for the inside scoop

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2023

The end of the 2022-23 school year is right around the corner at HHS. The school has many upcoming events for Seniors and underclassmen alike. The end of the winter sports season is drawing closer, which...

Impact of Inflation on Hampden County Residents

Impact of Inflation on Hampden County Residents

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief February 17, 2023

The United States inflation crisis has been a major point of division within the country over the past few years. In 2020, shortly after the COVID outbreak, prices began rising dramatically across the...

NHL Season Reaches the Halfway Point: Bruins Tearing Up the League, Krejci plays in his 1,000th Game

NHL Season Reaches the Halfway Point: Bruins Tearing Up the League, Krejci plays in his 1,000th Game

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief January 25, 2023

Recently, the 2022-23 National Hockey League season reached the halfway mark. The season has been filled with new records being set and exciting moments for all 32 teams. One team that has garnered national...

Buffalo Snowstorm raises new climate change questions

Buffalo Snowstorm raises new climate change questions

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief January 8, 2023

For years, scientists have been warning the world about the effects of climate change on the planet. Temperatures have been consistently rising, with the climate.gov website reporting that “2021 was...

Holyoke Soldiers Home Faces Second COVID Outbreak

Holyoke Soldiers Home Faces Second COVID Outbreak

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief December 20, 2022

In late November, another COVID outbreak occurred at the Holyoke Soldiers Home, which is no stranger to the disease. Western Mass News first reported the incident on November 30th, noting that 11 veterans...

Springfield’s Bright Nights returns for its 28th Season

Springfield’s Bright Nights returns for its 28th Season

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2022

The holiday season is officially underway in New England, which also means the return of various traditions. Springfield’s Bright Nights “opened for its 28th season” on November 23rd. The display,...

HHS Hosts Freshman and Sophomore Career Day on November 22nd

HHS Hosts Freshman and Sophomore Career Day on November 22nd

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief November 30, 2022

On November 21st, Holyoke High School hosted a Freshman and Sophomore “You can Be Anything you Want to Be” Career Day in conjunction with local and state organizations, including attorneys, Holyoke...

Holyoke High School, Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

Mrs. McKenna sits down with the Herald for Interview

Patrick Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief November 17, 2022

The Thanksgiving break is fast approaching at HHS and the year has been moving quite rapidly. There have been many events going on around the school, from Knight Time to the conclusion of fall sports....

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