Thursday, May 7, 2026

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Seniors - Next week, Tuesday, May 12, is your last day. We have planned our traditional senior march through all of our district schools to celebrate you in cap and gown. We have a morning assembly complete with games, the march, a catered picnic lunch at Kollen Park, and the senior countdown assembly. In order to participate, you need to fill out a permission slip. You can get your slip in the SSO. You must turn it in either back to the SSO or to Mr. T by Monday, May 11. More details to come, but get your permission slip back in asap. Email Mr. T at dtelgenh@hollandpublicschools.org if you have any questions.  

Student Senate: Are you interested in running for Student Senate for the 2026-27 school year? If so, stop by Mr.T's room, D1401, for information on what being a member of the Senate requires. You need to do this before Monday, May 11. You will also get information on how to run for office and when the election will take place. Don't miss out on this opportunity. All election materials are due by Tuesday, May 12, so get to Mr. T's room asap to get all of the details/requirements. If you miss the deadline and requirements, you will not be on the ballot. Email Mr. Telgenhof at dtelgenh@hollandpublicschools.org if you have any questions. 

CLEP: Accelerate and Graduate with CLEP and Modern States: Modern State Education Alliance(modernstates.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to making college affordable and attainable, offers FREE online courses in all CLEP subjects.  Taught by college professors, the self-paced courses align to CLEP exams and feature lectures, quizzes, and free textbooks.  Students must earn a passing score in order to receive college credit.  Most colleges in the area will accept these credits (please check with each institution). Summer is the perfect time for all motivated students to take advantage of this opportunity. Remember, HHS is a CLEP testing site.  Please contact Mr. Rumpsa for more information. jrumpsa@hollandpublicschools.org. 

Senior All-Night Party: Seniors, you are invited to register for the Senior All-Night Party by using this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduPuAlHSYuKfLFATlKm-U47uQzQNQCJUc-5eVtDNsxmngEhg/viewform. You will need to then head to the SSO office to pick up a waiver packet. You must have all 4 waivers signed and returned in order to attend this event. Please return the waivers to the SSO office. This event is FREE! You can expect fun, food, prizes, and more with your fellow classmates for one last time. This event is not sponsored by HPS, but by a parent volunteer group.

A.P. Exams: AP Exams are May 4-14. Students scheduled for an exam(s) should make sure to be at their exam location 20 minutes before the start time with their fully charged Chromebook. Make sure to know your exam time and location.

Holland High School AP Exam Schedule 2026

(Note: Students should arrive 15-25 min before their exam start time listed below.)

Sports - https://hollandathletics.com/

Women's Track and Field: On Wednesday night the girls track team beat Hamilton and lost to Zeeland West at the last home track meet for more than a year. The girls are 5-3 heading into the Conference meet on Friday. Taking first place and scoring 5 points was Johanna Mulder in the 1600m (5:10.00) That is a NEW SCHOOL RECORD.  Congratulations Johanna! Saniya Harshaw in the 100m (13.55) and 200m (28.90), Chaza Ben in the 400m (1:08.64), Tessa Nienhuis in the 800m (2:34.60) and the pole vault (8-0), Olivia Weiss in the 3200m (11:26.14), the 4x400m Relay team of Lizbeth Ferral Carrillo, Chaza Ben, Eisele Prutch and Tessa Nienhuis (4:36.45), the 4x800m Relay team of Olivia Weiss, Ashlyn DePoy, Harper Schoon-Tanis and Johanna Mulder (10:45.57), Makayla Clark in the Shot put (28-11) and Discus (75-11), Amari Copado in the Long Jump (15-5.25). Surging to 2nd place was Daniela Jarquin in the 100m (14.45), Lizbeth Ferral Carrillo in the 200m(29.20), Nilma Garcia in the 400m (1:11.33), Olivia Weiss in the 1600m (5:31.62), Johanna Mulder in the 3200m (12:00.92), Amari Copado in the 300 hurdles (55.22), Claire Smith in the High Jump (4-6), Sage Moes in the Pole Vault (7-0). Taking 3rd place was Chaza Ben in the 200m (29.35), Eisele Prutch in the 400m (1:12.03), Ashlyn DePoy in the 800m (2:40.79), Annie Lou Howell in the 1600m (6:21.48), Lauren Rosales in the 100 hurdles (19.84) and 300m hurdles (58.01), Mi’Queen Berry in the Shot put (64-0).

Women's Soccer: On Wednesday, Holland Soccer fell to Hamilton 3-0. "Hamilton played very well," said Holland coach Greg Ceithaml. "I thought we played well and attacked with menace. We just could not convert, and Hamilton did." Holland is now 1-11-2.

Holland Football: A huge congrats to sophomore Eli Wolters on being named to the MHSAA Student Advisory Council this week. "Eight student-athletes who will be juniors at their schools during the 2026-27 academic year have been selected to serve two-year terms on the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Student Advisory Council. The Student Advisory Council is a 16-member group that provides feedback on issues impacting educational athletics from a student’s perspective, and also is involved in the operation of MHSAA championship events and other programming. Members of the Student Advisory Council serve for two years, beginning as juniors. Eight new members are selected annually to serve on the SAC, with nominations made by MHSAA member schools. The incoming juniors will join the group of eight seniors-to-be appointed a year ago."Eli is the first student from Holland High School to earn a spot on this committee. 

Women's Basketball: 4-player workouts for girls' basketball start on Monday, May 11. Workouts will run on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 7-9 pm. Please reach out to Coach Flowers if you need the link to the sign-up sheet. There will be a meeting for all girls in grades 9-12 who are interested in playing basketball next year on Wednesday, May 13, immediately after school in the Dome. If you are unable to attend, please reach out to Coach Flowers to get the information that you will miss. 

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Word of the Day

Dudgeon is typically used in the phrase “in high dudgeon” to describe someone who is angry and offended by something they perceive to be unfair or wrong.

The customer stormed out of the store in high dudgeon after the manager refused to give them a refund for their purchase.