Thursday, December 18, 2025

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Holland Art: Vote for Ashylyn DePoy as a finalist for Artist of the Week  (https://www.artsonia.com/museum/aotw/vote.asp). She is this week's finalist for her Misunderstood Mug. There are 1000's of pieces submitted every week, and Artsonia selects its finalists, but we need your vote to win.  

Holland Theater: Holland Theater is excited to share details about our mid-winter musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! Please read this email carefully-- there’s a lot of important information about auditions, casting, and rehearsals. There’s also a note about our next performance opportunity coming up later this spring! 

Audition Dates: Monday, January 5 & Tuesday, January 6
Show Dates: March 5, 6, 7, and 8
Location: HHS Auditorium

What to Expect

• Monday, Jan. 5: Singing auditions. Please prepare a 16-32 bar song to sing (about one minute long or so). If you’re not sure what to sing, please feel free to reach out to me. We will also have songs available day-of.
• Tuesday, Jan. 6: Callbacks + additional vocal auditions as needed
• Sign-up: You can start signing up for auditions now at this link. Drop-in auditions are welcome, as well, but it's great to have an idea of who's coming beforehand!

Attached to this email you can find:

Tiny Gallery Holland - Student Design & Art Opportunity: A student-led project in partnership with the Holland Arts Council, is currently recruiting 3-5 high school students interested in design, architecture, art, fabrication or hands-on making to help design and build miniature public art galleries that will be installed in community spaces. Great opportunity for creative students who want to gain real-world experience while contributing to their local arts community! Apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgJiiq5nYyWiwKJPdOGErToSw1fwkmw1wAdnRgh-uUlUc4yg/viewform

SLiC: SLiC is collecting squishmallows for children in foster care, as they are the most popular request by children of all ages. Each donation helps ensure children entering the foster care system have something of their own during an uncertain time. All plush donations will be distributed by Arbor Circle through their welfare and youth programs. The donation box is located in the SSO

Sports - https://hollandathletics.com/

Wrestling: Holland Wrestling – Dome Home Quad Recap: Holland wrestling delivered a strong performance at home in the Dome, earning two convincing varsity dual wins to open conference action. Holland 60, Zeeland West 21 (Conference) and Holland 56, Grand Rapids Union 21. With the sweep, Holland improves to 7–2 overall and 1–0 in conference on the season. Varsity Double Winners (2–0 on the night): Victor Ruiz (126), Aiden Segovia (138/132), Makario Stark (150), Damion Jordan (157), Mikkel Adams (165), Andreas Valkema (190), and Kelvin Rodas-de la Rosa (215/285).

Thursday Night At Holland: Thursday night is shaping up to be one of the biggest evenings of the winter season as our long-time rival, West Ottawa, comes to town, and every matchup is happening at home. With all five basketball teams and varsity wrestling competing at HHS, it’s a full night of action that you won’t want to miss. The evening tips off at 4:00 p.m. with a doubleheader as JV boys basketball takes the floor in the aux gym while JV girls basketball battles it out in the Dome. At 5:30 p.m., the action ramps up with two more matchups. Boys' freshman basketball takes over the aux gym, while girls varsity opens up the varsity showdowns in the Dome. Meanwhile, the spotlight shifts to the mats at 6:00 p.m. as varsity wrestling takes over the Commons. Yes, the commons! Rivalry duals are always electric, and with the crowd right on top of the action, the energy is sure to be unmatched. If you're coming in for basketball, be sure to arrive early or stay late to catch some of the wrestling action in the battle for the hammer! The night culminates at 7:30 p.m. with boys varsity basketball in the Dome. We expect a packed house with a DJ on site in the Dome, fun and exciting student sections, and hard-fought battles as our teams play in one of the season’s most anticipated games. Get here early, be loud, and cheer on the Holland High Dutch! WEAR RED!!! 

Word of the Day

Something described as jaunty is lively in manner or appearance. Jaunty can also describe something, such as an article of clothing, that suggests a lively and confident quality.

The server whistled a jaunty tune as she wiped the tables and set out fresh flowers in preparation for the day’s diners.