Thursday, April 24, 2025

Information

Holland Theater: “We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Come see Holland Dutch Theatre’s showing of the Wizard of Oz April 30-May 4. April 30 is High School staff and students ONLY show for $5 entry at the door! Other showtimes are: May 1 7:00pmMay 2 7:00pmMay 3 2:00pm & 7:00pmMay 4 2:00pm & 6:00pm
Tickets can be purchased here.

Scholarships:

Class of 2025 – GRBS Scholarship Opportunity

Seniors! A $2000 scholarship opportunity from GRBS is now available. The original deadline was April 1, but it has been extended to May 2 to give you more time to apply. Don’t wait—apply ASAP! Application.

Ticket to Tuition Sweepstakes First-time FAFSA filers—here’s your chance to win big! Complete your FAFSA and text CASH to 855-50K-TICKET (855-505-8425) by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025 to enter the Ticket to Tuition sweepstakes.

Prizes:

• Forty winners will receive $10,000
• Ten winners will receive $50,000

Must be a Michigan resident and completing the FAFSA for the first time for the 2025-26 school year. Prizes will be awarded through a Michigan Education Savings Program account and can be used for tuition, books, housing, and more!

be nice.: Join the be nice club this Saturday at the 9th annual Love and Lean Walk/Run to support mental health awareness and the be nice organization. This annual event is inspired by the loss of Zach Kroll, a sophomore at Zeeland East, who silently suffered from depression and died by suicide in 2015 at the age of 15. Zach’s family and friends desire to use this awareness event to reach out to others and make a positive impact in the community. Sign up for either the 1.5 mile walk or the 5k run using this link: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Zeeland/LoveLeanWalkforMentalHealth

National Art Honor Society: Attention National Art Honor Society students! Our year-end celebration is happening TODAY after school in Mrs. Sligh's room. We will celebrate our SENIORS and officially WELCOME our newest members!  This is a DESSERT POTLUCK, so bring a sweet treat to share, and we'll vote for the most CREATIVE DESSERT!

Sports

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Women's Soccer: Holland visited conference rival Holland Christian on Wednesday night and fell 3-0. Holland gave up one corner kick goal in the first half and two goals in the second. "Holland Christian has many quick, athletic players," said Holland coach Greg Ceithaml. "We defended well and I am really proud of our defensive players and our goalie. We have to find a way to possess the ball better to give ourselves some better scoring opportunities and rest for our defenders." Holland is now 2-5.

Women's Tennis: Holland traveled to Zeeland East on Wednesday. The Dutch fell by a score of 7-1. Earning Holland's lone point was #1 singles player, Ahava LeFebre (6-0, 6-3). "While today did not go the way we wanted, we know we will bounce back," said Holland coach Kyle Kreps. Holland travels to Jenison on Saturday for a tournament.

Women's Track and Field: Holland lost to Spring Lake 107-30 and lost to Unity Christian 117-20 on the first warm afternoon this season. Gritting it out for first place were Miriam Lopez-Koolhaas in the Long Jump (13-7) and Johanna Mulder in the 800m (2:32.95) and the 3200m run (12:52.19). Taking second place was Annie Lou Howell in the High Jump (4-4),  Miriam Lopez-Koolhaas in the 100m Hurdles (17.36) and 300 hurdles (53.74) and Lizbeth Ferral Carrillo in the 400m(1:07.46). Third place finishers were Miona Rodgers in the 100m (13.32) and 200m (27.89), Lauren Rosales in the 300m Hurdles (59.19). Makayla Clark in the Discus (67-4). Amari Copado in the Long Jump (12-1). The Girls are headed to West Catholic on Saturday.

Men's Track and Field: The Holland Boys Track and Field team traveled to Spring Lake for a double dual meet against the host school and Hudsonville Unity Christian.  Two photo finish ending relays, each decided by 0:00.01 seconds, resulted in 10 points for Unity and 0 points for the Dutch.  Both races were amazing and well fought by all competitors, but the Crusaders won a close meet by a score of 76-61. Scoring first place finishes for the Dutch were: Harper Prutch - 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, Travanti Knox - 200m, Jamonte Rodgers - Long Jump, Rian Powers - 800m, and 800m Relay Team - Xander Esparza, Knox, Finn Galloway, Prutch. Second Place Scorers were: Rodgers - 100m, 200m, Galloway - 400m, Aiden Lambers - 1600m, Ryan Geerts - 3200m, Ethan Mercado - 110m Hurdles, Nazario Estrada - 300m Hurdles, and Arthur Powell - High Jump. Third Place: Angel Cortez - Pole Vault, Dieudonne Bahati - Long Jump, Philip Maatman - High Jump, Aime Kibango - 300m Hurdles, Grayden Prince - 1600m, Esparza - 200m, and Knox - 100m.

Men's Volleyball: Holland High men’s volleyball team had a great night of league competition last night. After dropping a match to Spring Lake, the Holland High Spikers were able to defeat Reeths-Puffer for our first league win. We finished the night with a close 2-1 loss to West Ottawa, but played strong throughout the match. Many great performances were had last night as everyone showed improvement. The Holland High Spikers will head to Cornerstone University this Saturday for their first tournament of the season. Go Dutch!!!

Word of the Day

Ostensible is used to describe something that seems or is said to be true or real, but is possibly not true or real. In other words, it is plausible rather than demonstrably true or real.

The ostensible purpose of a filibuster is to extend debate, but in reality, it is used to delay or prevent action.