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Telling Holyoke High's Story Since 1898

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Telling Holyoke High's Story Since 1898

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Telling Holyoke High's Story Since 1898

The Herald

Senior Night! Friday, October 24th!

Jyzaha Perez, Sports Writer/Podcast Host October 23, 2025

Senior Night is Friday Oct 24th at 5:15pm at Holyoke High School. Entry Fee: $4 students, $6 adults, $4 for senior citizens. This is a time and game where we celebrate the time and effort these...

Spotlight On: Justin Smart

Spotlight On: Justin Smart

Luciano Vazquez, Staff Writer October 20, 2025

Justin Smart is a Student Support Staff Member at Holyoke High School North Campus. He works in ROOTS, which is a team which deals with the behavioral issues within the school, and also is a restorative...

My Journey as a Holyoke High Student

My Journey as a Holyoke High Student

Ariyana Logan, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

My name is Ariyana. This is my second year in HHS, and so far, my experience has been good. I had faced some challenges towards the beginning of my freshman year, but even so, it’s still been good. As...

Starting Your School Year Strong: A Three-Part Guide

Starting Your School Year Strong: A Three-Part Guide

Lyla Roman, Editor in Chief October 14, 2025

It’s been a couple weeks since HHS began the 2025-’26 school year, and at this point, September has bid us adieu and October begins to welcome us with open arms. With the midway point of this new month...

Holyoke?s Gedeon Ortiz-Torres (15) registers a kill against Athol in the first set Friday in Holyoke. M

Holyoke Purple Knights Boys Volleyball: Can they end their early season slump? 

Daniel Rodriguez, Writer April 2, 2025

  The Holyoke High School Purple Knights boys volleyball team is set to face off against the High School of Commerce on April 3, 2025. This match could serve as a crucial turning point for the...

How Bi-lingual Education can help the Future of Holyoke

How Bi-lingual Education can help the Future of Holyoke

Kai Bonnett, Writer March 3, 2025

Holyoke Public Schools offers a Dual Language program designed to support students in developing proficiency in both Spanish and English. The primary objective of this program is for students to attain...

2024 Ballot Brings Good to the People of Massachusetts

2024 Ballot Brings Good to the People of Massachusetts

Kai Bonnett, Writer December 3, 2024

On November 4th, a ballot for the state of Massachusetts was introduced. Whenever these ballots happen, they bring important and impactful topics and questions that can be voted on. They do this to decide...

Who is HHS Winter Athlete of the Season?

Who is HHS Winter Athlete of the Season?

Teairra Zayas, Writer December 3, 2024

Holyoke High Student Vicssel Colon has won athlete of the season for Fall 2024. Vicssel is a junior that  plays for the girls Varsity Volleyball team. She completed the season with 228 digs, 4 kills,...

Holyoke High's Legendary Soccer Duo

Holyoke High’s Legendary Soccer Duo

Teairra Zayas, Writer November 1, 2024

  Kyra Lipman  and Leilany “Leila” Sanchez  are an iconic  duo at Holyoke High. The two sophomores are iconic icons for Holyoke High School's girls soccer team.  This season was an incredible...

Holyoke High School's Fire Alarm Disaster

Holyoke High School’s Fire Alarm Disaster

Kai Bonnett, Writer November 1, 2024

  Fire alarms are an essential part of school, as a result, schools always like to have planned times to do fire alarm drills for preparation and practice, usually around every month and a half....

Recent Construction May Slow Down School Transportation

Recent Construction May Slow Down School Transportation

Lyla Roman, Writer November 1, 2024

  Attention students, parents, and school staff of Holyoke High School! As of October 24th, construction workers have been seen working on Beech Street, not far from the school premises. The construction...

The Bathrooms of Doom

The Bathrooms of Doom

  Welcome back Holyoke High for the 2024-2025 school year. It's that time of the year again! New year, new school right? Well not entirely, some things have remained the same, one of those things...

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