Celebrating Deaf History Month

We're hosting an Enrollment Block Party on Tuesday, April 30, 5:30-7:30pm at HMS… Instructional Coach Ryan Harrel tells us more about it.

Congratulations to the following artists for receiving the 2024 District Art Award:

• Kat Mai Duch (4/WST) - Silhouette painting
• June Nelson (4/HLA) - Self Portrait with Flowers
• Chloe Gale (5/JEF) - Mysterious Eye Collage
• Elliot Perkins (5/HTS) - Self portrait
• Sam Bordenkircher (6/HMS) - Parrot Crayon Etching
• Alejandra Rojas Vasquez (7/HMS) - Prisma Colored Pencil Burger
• Annie Lou Howell (8/HMS) - 
• Delaney Wilson (9/HHS) - 2- Point Perspective
• Harper Schoon-Tanis (9/HHS) - Linoleum Print
• Hadleigh Hilgert (11/HHS) - Digital Art Piece

The artists' work will be displayed for the next year in the Board Training Room in the District Administartion Building.

Holland Middle School is proud to announce that Reese Weeks and Ashlyn DePoy will be advancing to the National History Day Finals in Washington D.C. Their submission in the Group Website Category Junior Division, Silencing the Pain: Discovering Comfort in Medicine, earned them a top spot at the Michigan History Day state competition this past Saturday at Central Michigan University.  

Lexi Gibson also advanced in the Individual Exhibit Junior Division with her entry, The Barbie Revolution,  earning an alternate spot to the NHD finals.  

We’ll celebrate new students and families to Holland Public Schools and offer assistance to complete online registration and enrollment.

Tuesday, April 30, 5:30-7:30pm at Holland Middle School

• EVERY family enrolled in HPS Kindergarten who attends the BLOCK PARTY will get a Summer Goodie Bag with books and fun activities for summer learning! 
• The Ottawa County Health Dept and Miles of Smiles will be there giving the required Vision, Hearing & Dental screenings for K Enrollment.  
• Current HPS families who are registered for 2024-25 by the May 1 will be entered into a drawing for $100 Meijer gift cards!

Big congratulations to our incredible staff members for being selected as members of West Michigan Teacher Collaborative!

• Angela Gonzalez-Urbina
• Kelly Panse
• Shonett Davis
• Veronica Salazar
• Maricela Gallegos Cisneros
• Lourdes Hernandez-Vasquez

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow and learn alongside others passionate about becoming educators in our community. Your dedication to the success of our students shines through, and we're excited to see the impact you'll make! 

Holland High Theatre is set to open their latest production April 25-28 at the HHS Performing Arts Center.  This week, we talk with cast members of Hello, Dolly!

• Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7pm
• Saturday and Sunday at 2pm

The Dutch Nerd Army concluded their season at the Class A State Tournament in Ann Arbor Saturday.  The team was composed of juniors Adam Alderson, Alan Juarez, Eleanor McMullen, and Ben Rund-Scott, sophomores Landen Butch and Wilson Lin, and freshman Harper Schoon-Tanis.