Black History Month - Untold Stories
During Black History Month, students will hear the Untold Stories of African American historical figures you may not have heard about - but who contributed to this nation's history.
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Land Acknowledgment: Acknowledging place and honoring people.
Holland Public Schools would like to acknowledge that our community and our schools are built on the beautiful ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe people, the People of the Three fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi.
We are, therefore, guests on this land and are grateful for the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations.
We acknowledge the histories and traditions of the people who originated here first and who are STILL here.
We strive to be good stewards of this place and our privilege. We have a lot more to learn and to do.
Thank you for sharing this place with us.
In August, College Board awarded thousands of students from across the country with academic honors through our annual National Recognition Programs. The programs celebrate underrepresented students who excel academically on College Board assessments, including PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and AP® exams.
- Sofia Angulo
- Yanyssa Ochoa
- Alan Juarez
High-achieving students from all 50 states and U.S. territories were eligible to apply. These student earned this academic honor because of their GPA of 3.5 or higher and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and/or AP® Exams. They can now list this honor on applications to stand out to colleges. Students can include this academic honor on their college applications, and many colleges intentionally recruit awardees through College Board’s Student Search Service™.
Join the students and staff at HPS as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our neighbors:
- Friday, September 22, 6pm at Ray & Sue Smith Stadium at Hope College
- Holland Football v Mona Shores
- Pre-game and Halftime Festivities
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
Our friends at the Herrick District Library have some great reading lists for Black History Month. Check it out!
#HPSProud of Teeyana Rumpsa (5th Grade at West Elementary) who was chosen from students across the country to participate in a virtual meeting with Joanna Ho, author of Eyes that Kiss at the Corners. Teeyana was able to ask the author a question during the meeting and received a collection of books from Scholastic Book Club.