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Knightrider Video Podcast Special Edition Featuring Anthony Soto

Knightrider Video Podcast Special Edition Featuring Anthony Soto

Herald Podcast Department December 15, 2021

The Herald in partnership with the Holyoke Public Schools Media Center are proud to present a special episode of the Knightrider Video Podcast with Holyoke Public Schools Receiver/Superintendent Anthony...

Growing Up In Boston, Massachusetts

Growing Up In Boston, Massachusetts

Ally Dumoulin, Herald Writer December 10, 2021

Boston, Massachusetts. The start of a brand new life. Boston is the Capital City of Massachusetts. There are forty-three cities and towns in Eastern Massachusetts surrounded by Boston. Massachusetts is...

Judge and Jury: Is Race Involved?

Judge and Jury: Is Race Involved?

Sage Sherburne, Herald Writer December 10, 2021

     On October 26th, 2021, Ahmaud Arbery was a BLACK jogger on his routine when three WHITE men chased and fatally shot him. If we think back to George Floyd, Sandra Bland, Emmett Till and so on, the...

The Diversity at Holyoke High School

The Diversity at Holyoke High School

Taleishka Morales Babilonia, Photo Editor December 10, 2021

     One of the best things and one of my favorite things about Holyoke High is our diversity. In the community of Holyoke itself, we have a huge number of different races and ethnicities. What is diversity?...

Devonte Hart

Devonte Hart

Sage Sherburne, Herald Writer December 10, 2021

It's not an uncommon situation for white people to adopt black children or take them in temporarily. Me, as someone who is a born African American, was adopted by a white older couple when I was 9, as...

Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness

Alexa Moran, Social Media Manager/YouTube Editor November 17, 2021

Teen Vogue recently published an article which discussed breaking the stigma of mental health. This is a very sensitive topic in the world. People are very small minded when it comes to speaking about...

Restored faith in the Police force?

Restored faith in the Police force?

Sage Sherburne, Herald Writer November 17, 2021

Do you know what the First Amendment means? It protects our right to live. If you are black, white, Brown, Purple, a parplegic and if you have a learning disability. Even if you are an alien from another...

Spirit Days

Spirit Days

Niurka Rivera, Herald Writer November 17, 2021

Spirit Days at Holyoke High occur every week on Friday. Personally, I like Spirit Days. The majority of people like to participate and you can see the creativity that comes from their outfits. The spirit...

Tips and Tricks for a Safe Halloween

Tips and Tricks for a Safe Halloween

Alysha Izquierdo, Herald Writer November 17, 2021

Many people may be concerned about how this year's trick or treating can affect those who have yet to be vaccinated. Health officials across the country are giving the greenlight for celebrating Halloween...

The Spell before Thanksgiving

The Spell before Thanksgiving

Sage Sherburne, Herald Writer November 16, 2021

The following is a fictional story by Sage Sherburne.  Once upon a time in Salem Massachusetts, the year was 1692. People did weird things such as praying to the devil, talking to animals, making things...

Salem Massachusetts: The Witching City

Salem Massachusetts: The Witching City

Sage Sherburne, Herald Writer November 16, 2021

The following is a fictional story by Sage Sherburne.  The year is 1626, is when it was founded. Roger Conant and a group of immigrants from Cape Anne, came astounded. They all thought that it...

The Hidden Tower

The Hidden Tower

Olivia Mazza, Herald Staff November 16, 2021

     There is a tower that is hidden away behind a road cut off, through a forest with a dirt trail being the last thing you can follow to get you to the tower, decrepit and decayed, littered with needles...

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