Friday, March 6, 2026

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Cooking Club: Cooking club will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, March 10th, from 3–5 pm. Please confirm your attendance by filling out the Google Classroom form in Google Classroom or Remind. At this time, the cooking club is at capacity, so we are not taking new members. We are looking forward to cooking together tomorrow!

Vet for a Day: The Ottawa Animal Hospital is hosting a Vet for a Day event on Saturday, March 21st from 9 AM - 12 PM. This event is geared towards high school students who are interested in a career in veterinary medicine. They have several hands-on activities like suturing, interpreting radiographs, extracting "teeth", and many more to help students gain a better understanding of veterinary medicine. They also have presentations on all of the different career pathways for veterinarians and veterinary technicians (nurses). There is a $35 registration fee for all students. 100% of the proceeds go towards the Paisley Paws Charitable Veterinary Foundation that helps owners pay for life-saving veterinary care. If you are interested, you can call (616) 396-7420.

Dodgeball Tournament: Do you want to play in the super fun Springbrawl Dodgeball Tournament with your friends? Fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8iM5reJrf5VTL85_u6Kl5MUfgSfEdq6fN4CVDVxFZQ16H7Q/viewform?usp=header if you want to be a part of the tournament on April 19 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.!

Holland High Art: Mayor Bocks will be making a PROCLAMATION on Wednesday, March 4th at 4 pm, at City Hall, that MARCH IS YOUTH ARTS MONTH!!  This is open to the public. Holland Public Schools will have student art represented in two exhibits for the month of March.
One exhibit will be at Holland Area Arts Council from March 5-28, and the other exhibit will be featured at Herrick District Library, March 2-31. The following high schoolers are represented: @ Herrick: Hector Zuniga, Annie Lou HowellAnjalee GaleKate FergusonKelsie Dekker
@ HAAC: Rian PowersHarper Schoon-TanisAnnie Lou HowellMason RozemaIsis Seaman. There are special artist receptions at both locations that the artists (and public) are invited to attend. These will be: @ Herrick: March 23 from 6-7 pm, @ HAAC: March 11 from 4:30-5:30 pm.

Clothing Drive: The Social Services Committee of the Holland Youth Advisory Council is putting on a used clothing drive. Students can bring in gently used or new clothes and drop them off in the red bin located in front of the main office. These clothes will be donated to the new Community Action House Resale store. 

SHE SPEAKS Club:  There is a new club at Holland High. An all-girls safe space where members can express their feelings through poetry, music, writing, and vision boards while supporting one another in a judgment-free environment. Snacks will be provided! She Speaks meets on Friday, March 6th from 3:15–4:30 PM in Room B1210. Fill in this Google Form if you are interested: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9HFOzc3Sasc7MD_ZPlAYqTvpAhfoDJXXERg6Qydabf-FsOw/viewform?usp=header

Holland Theater: Join us for our spring production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, running this week, March 5–8! Packed with laughs, awkward moments, and big talent—you won’t want to miss this crowd-favorite musical! Tickets are now on sale! Go to https://hollandtheatre.ludus.com/200512143 and buy them today!

Student Shoutouts: Recognizing each other ups your Aura! Use the link below to submit a recognition form and earn yourself 20 5-Star points! There are also posters in the Commons with a QR code you can scan with your phone. Points will be awarded every Monday. If you write an outstanding shout-out, it could be picked to be shared during the morning announcements and you could get extra points! All shout-outs will be recognized on the TVs around the school, so if you see your name, stop and read what others noticed about you! Let's hype eachother up and recognize all of the amazing things our students do here at Holland High School! https://forms.gle/qfLoeZ6y45dVpo3y6

Sports - https://hollandathletics.com/

Men's Diving: Congratulations to Keegan Welsh on his success at diving regionals last night at Otsego High School. Keegan placed 13th overall and will advance to the Division 3 state meet at The Holland Aquatic Center.

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Word of the Day

Vaunted describes someone or something that is often spoken of or described as very good or great.

The team’s vaunted defense faltered in the second half of the game.