Welcome to Holland Language Academy

Holland Public Schools Administrators and members of the Holland Education Association have finalized the Academic Calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. Highlights of the calendar include:

• Open House | August 21
• First Day of School | August 23
• Holiday Break | December 23-January 7
• Mid-Winter Break | February 23-26
• Spring Break | April 3-7
• Tulip Time Parade - Half Day | May 9
• Last Day of School | June 4

Also included in the calendar are Early Release Days on most Wednesdays during the school year. On these days, students will be released from school 60 minutes early in order to allow teachers a better opportunity for collaborative professional development.

We'll focus on getting students ready for school in the fall (Tk and K), providing support with reading and math (grades 1-5), and keeping students on track for graduation (grades 6-11).

• June 19-August 3 (No School July 3-7)
• Monday-Thursday | 8am-12:30pm
• Free Breakfast & Lunch for students
• Transportation available for eligible families

As we prepare for the start of the next school year, it's time register your student for 2023-24. This is something we ask ALL HPS families to do EVERY year. 

Completing the registration lets us know your student(s) will be returning next year!  It also lets you:

• Review and update household contact information
• Review and update student health information
• Request transportation 2022-2023 school year (Deadline to request bussing is August 10)

Without this information, your student can not be added to a class list for next year OR have a class schedule created for them.

It doesn't take long to update this information in your Parent Portal account - but it is so important that you do it very soon!

Attention parents of current 5th grade students interested in Orchestra during 6th Grade.

The Meyer Music instrument rental program will be explained:

• Thursday, May 18 at HMS  | 6:30-7:15pm (make up fitting start at 6pm).
• Saturday, May 20 at HMS | 11am-12pm (make up fitting during this time).

You can even reserve the instrument at the meeting and it will be delivered to school in the fall!  If your child was absent on instrument fitting day, this can be done at the meeting 

HLA Instructional Assistant Oralia Mascorro honored for her impact on students for nearly a half-century.

Holland Language Academy family, 

With Tulip Time behind us, seniors last day at the High School, it sure feels like the final days are near. Many field trips are on the calendar, but we still have lots to accomplish. I keep reminding students it's important that we keep mentally focused on reaching our personal and classroom goals until the very end. Summer will officially begin at 11:35 on Tuesday, June 6. Until then, help us by getting students to school and on time as their attendance matters. 

Warmest Regards,  Principal Iliana 

Purchase a raffle ticket to give a special little person in your life the chance of a lifetime! 

Ride in the famous Big Red Dutch Wooden Shoe ahead of the Holland High School Marching Band as they TipToe Through The Tulips during the Tulip Time KinderParade and VolksParade.  

Holland Public Schools is looking for community input to help determine a winner of the district’s 1st Annual District-wide Power H IMPACT Award. Six finalists, one staff member from each building, were selected from among the hundreds of nominations from students, staff and families. The following finalists have already received a $1,000 cash prize and are eligible to receive an additional cash prize as the winner of the district-wide IMPACT Award:

• Corene D’Addona, Speech & Language Pathologist at West Elementary
• Oralia Mascorro, Instruction Assistant at Holland Language Academy
• Tesha Post, Social Worker at Holland Heights Elementary
• Karen Legg, Counselor at Holland Middle School
• Nick Snarski, Center Room Coordinator at Jefferson Elementary
• Jeff Kordich, Teacher at Holland High School/Holland Early College

Congratulations to the 10 winners of the District Art Awards.

• Yena Cho | HTS Grade 2
• Josue Olvera-Aguilera |  HLA Grade 3
• Marisol Bazan | JEF Grade 4
• Kooper Schipper | WST Grade 5
• Arcelia Garza | HMS Grade 6
• Griffin Embil | HMS Grade 7
• Amaya Hallacy | HMS Grade 8
• Greta Christensen | HHS Grade 9
• Jorge Arriola-Velez | HHS Grade 11
• Alyssa Burlingame | HHS Grade 12

Artwork created by these students will be on display in the District Admin Building until next May.

Li Mascarro has an impact at HLA by sharing her 46-years of history in the district with students and families.

Summer School at HPS is packed with fun learning activities with specific help for students in Math and Reading. 

Our DHH students are incredibly talented! They are

• Poets
• Storytellers
• Comedians
• Actors
• Dancers

See all their talents on display at Holland Middle School, Thursday, April 27, 6-8pm