Entertainment – The Herald

Billie Eilish Wins Major Grammy Awards

February 12, 2020

Billie Eilish takes home 5 awards at the 62nd year of Grammys. She was nominated for 6 categories and won 5 out of the 6. Billie is the youngest artist to win all 4 major categories. She had won Song of the year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist, along with Album of the Year, to top it off she had...

“Love myself, Love yourself”: How BTS’ message is shifting the western music market, one song at a time

Siannah Santos, Staff Writer

January 27, 2020

BTS. I’m sure you’ve heard of them. Whether they’re trending on twitter, topping the Billboard charts, or selling out stadium shows, they are always the talk of the town. Recently, the western world has seen K-Pop slowly take over, and have grown a more accepting and positive perspective toward...

My High School Experience

Ili Alvarez, Digital Editor

January 22, 2020

My senior year is going very well. I’m doing good physically, mentally and emotionally, I have good grades and good people by my side. I got into my top choice schools and even some scholarships. So overall, I'm doing well in school. Many say that you’ll lose friends when you hit your senior year, ...

Australian Wildfires

Andy Valle, Staff Writer

January 22, 2020

There is currently a very serious issue going on in the opposite side of the world. There is an extremely large wildfire that’s not just burning down houses, but is burning down an entire continent. Australia has been in a very harsh drought as early as November of 2019 and is curre...

The balancing act: the struggle of a student balancing school and personal life

Ili Alvarez, Digital Editor

January 22, 2020

Students have many responsibilities throughout the school year. They must balance their school work, work at their employer and their social lives and even their own social lives. These days it’s hard for young teens to balance work and school work sometimes since most of them barely have time for th...

Comedy comes to Holyoke High as students and staff share a night of laughter

Hannah Boucher-Hendricks, Social Media Director

January 17, 2020

The Sears Auditorium became a comedy club Tuesday night, as comedy came to Holyoke High School with students, administrators, teachers and staff all coming together for a night of laughter. Keep Laughing Entertainment and GRQ Entertainment presented "No Chill, the Holyoke High School Episode...

The Holyoke High School Theater Company to present “CLUE: On Stage” December 13-14

Herald Staff

December 6, 2019

The Holyoke High School Theater Company will be putting on a production of "CLUE: On Stage", December 13-14, 2019 for three side-splitting performances at the John F. Sears Auditorium at Holyoke High School. Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game...

Luigi’s Mansion 3: Inside Look

Isaac Aponte, Podcast Editor

December 5, 2019

So now that Spook-Month (AKA October) is over, a ton of brand new games and ports came to the Nintendo Switch. But to me, I was most excited for the game that actually came out on Halloween day, that game being Luigi’s Mansion 3. If you’ve never heard of the Luigi’s Mansion series, it’s a series...

Summer 2019: Choose your Adventure!

Megan McGuinness, Digital Editor

May 16, 2019

With the school year winding down and the summer quickly approaching, many are eagerly planning day trips to take during the summer. In getting away, people sometimes spend a great deal of money, but you don’t have to spend a ton of money to have a good time! Find below a list of fun and affordable places to visit this summer that are not too far from home! Enjoy!