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I Feel...

I Feel…

Sage Sherburne, Herald Staff June 15, 2021

“Life isn’t black and white. It's a million grey areas, don’t you find?” Ridley Scott   Can we travel through the grey skins of endless torment? Can we sing at the top of our lungs...

China and Russia Announce Plan to Build Moon Research Station

China and Russia Announce Plan to Build Moon Research Station

Conrad Broderick, Digital Editor June 15, 2021

China and Russia announced plans to make a lunar research station, a very ambitious space project between the two countries. China’s National space administration and Russia's Roscosmos (the equivalent...

Closing This Final Chapter

Closing This Final Chapter

Alexa Moran, Social Media Editor June 14, 2021

After a year of dealing with so much chaos all around this world with this never ending pandemic. Schools are now beginning to say their last farewells to the graduating class and welcoming the new classes...

Lacking Enthusiasm Toward New HPS Calendar

Lacking Enthusiasm Toward New HPS Calendar

Samantha Antil, Digital Editor June 14, 2021

Just about a week ago the new calendar for Holyoke Public Schools was released, albeit under the radar. A quick glance at the plans raises a few questions, especially surrounding the start date. Over the...

Can Standardized Testing be Harmful to Students?

Can Standardized Testing be Harmful to Students?

Willie Lopez Morales, Social Media Editor June 14, 2021

For a long time, standardized tests have been used in schools across the country to measure their students’ abilities and intelligence. Sometimes these tests are used to determine whether students are...

McDonalds increases hourly wages to $17 sparking controversy across the country

McDonalds increases hourly wages to $17 sparking controversy across the country

Willie Lopez Morales, Social Media Editor June 14, 2021

With the large increase in unemployment rates in the United States after the pandemic hit, many people have been hesitant to go back to work. This has left many businesses and companies to be short of...

Middle age school students arriving to school

A Glance at the Upcoming 2021-2022 Academic School Year

Willie Lopez Morales, Social Media Editor June 14, 2021

With the end of the 2020-2021 school year approaching, talks about what the school schedule would look like when students return to school in the fall have begun to surface. Students and staff at Holyoke...

The 2021-2022 Schedule For HPS

The 2021-2022 Schedule For HPS

Issac Aponte, Herald Staff June 14, 2021

So as you probably have noticed, the schedule for this school year has been anything but normal, and for good reason. Due to the state of the pandemic, a lot of decisions have been made on the fly, including...

HHS News and Tidbits for the End of the Academic Year

HHS News and Tidbits for the End of the Academic Year

Patrick Sweeney, News Editor May 25, 2021

The end of the academic school year is right around the corner for students at Holyoke High School North Campus. The 2020-21 school year has been unlike any other. All students began the year remotely...

Sophomore Voices Guest Series: Remote Learning in Our Eyes

Sophomore Voices Guest Series: Remote Learning in Our Eyes

Taleishka Morales Babilonia, Special Guest Writer May 25, 2021

This pandemic has changed and impacted a lot of things today. One of the biggest things is we now have to go out with masks and have to put hand sanitizer every so often. Another big impact is that students...

Massachusetts to End Mask Mandate and State of Emergency

Massachusetts to End Mask Mandate and State of Emergency

Annalyse McBride, Herald Staff May 19, 2021

A little over one year ago wearing a mask to leave your house became the new normal in not only the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but across the country. Places of business were required to make masks...

New England Day Trips Part V: Manchester, Vermont

New England Day Trips Part V: Manchester, Vermont

Patrick Sweeney, News Editor May 19, 2021

This is the last in a series of articles highlighting one town in each New England state. You will find tips on how to enjoy yourself for the day without the fear of spreading the coronavirus. This article...

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