Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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Hope Rise Program: Attention students! Hope College's RISE Program is launching January 20, 2026. RISE offers after-school academic support, hands-on STEAM learning, and opportunities to build leadership, college-readiness, and real-world problem-solving skills. The program runs Tuesdays–Thursdays from 3:15–5:15 PM, with transportation provided. If you’re looking to strengthen your skills, stay engaged, and grow as a learner, RISE is for you. Sign up TODAY at this link. 

Snowcoming Dance: The annual Snowcoming Dance is this month! Get your Tickets and Guest Passes on time!
When: Saturday, January 31, 2026; 8-11pm

Where: The Holland Civic Center
Get your tickets at: hhsdances.ludus.com or in the SSO after school or during lunch starting Monday, Jan. 31. Ticket sales end promptly at 3:15 pm, Friday, January 30th.
Tickets are $15 each if you are a Holland student. Non-HHS Guest Tickets are $20
Non HHS Guests are required to have a Guest Pass submitted no later than 3:00 pm on Wednesday, January 28th. Pick one up in the SSO and return to the SSO when completed.

Sports - https://hollandathletics.com/

Speed Training: Attention, athletes. Starting next week, there will be winter speed workouts every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:10 - 3:50 pm led by track coaches.  If you are looking to improve in any sport, speed always helps!  Bring a friend. We will meet in the "Upper deck" of the Commons.  Go Dutch!

Women's Basketball: Holland hosted Unity Christian in a girls' basketball conference game in the Dome on Tuesday night and lost 66-19. Despite the loss, the team turned a corner in playing with effort, confidence, and determination the entire contest. "We fought every possession tonight, cared about each other, and worked hard for each other. We were a true team and will build off of this," said Coach Telgenhof. Miona Rogers led the Dutch with 9 points, Alba Rodriguez Lima added 6 with a game-high 5 blocks.

Men's Basketball: The men's team fell to Unity Christian 68-36. The Crusaders led the Dutch 36-21 at halftime. Owen Vanderwaal led the Crusaders with 16 and had 12 of his points in the first half. The Dutch were led by Keegan Hulst with 16 points. 

Word of the Day

Eminently is used as a synonym of very and means "to a high degree."

Our team came up with an eminently sensible plan to reduce waste.