Half Day on Thursday for Tulip Time!

HPS will host the annual Registration & Enrollment Block Party on May 21.  This week, we talk with HHS Community Coordinator Tyler Mouw about it.

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Sunday, August 17 at Winding Creek Golf Club

$125/Player

• 18 Holes
• 2 carts/team
• Awards Dinner
• Player Gifts
• Raffles
• $20/Awards Dinner Only

Register now!

• Get your team together OR we can build a team for you.
• Registration deadline is August 10.

HPS is proud to award two more Teachers Live Here grants to Holland educators:

• Isabella Smith (Kindergarten at Jefferson)
• Alec Driscol (Holland Middle School)

Along with $26,500 in down payment assistance, they could also get $2,500 to assist with closing costs if they purchase a home within the school district boundaries.  

HMS Teacher, Kyle Kreps was awarded $5,000 for being named the 2025 Power H IMPACT Award Winner.  

We invite you to congratulate Kreps as he represents HPS in the Tulip Time KinderParade.

Congratulations to the Holland High School Chorus for their Division 1 Excellent Rating at MSVMA State Choral Festival on Friday - something this group hasn’t done before!

Calendar Highlights:

• First Day of School | Thursday, August 21
• Homecoming | Friday, October 10
• Thanksgiving Holiday | November 26 - November 30
• Holiday Break | December 20 - January 4
• MLK Day | Monday, January 19
• Mid-Winter Break| Friday, February 27 - Monday, March 2 
• Spring Break | Friday, April 3 - Sunday, April 12
• Class of 2026 Commencement |Tuesday, May 19
• Last Day of School | Wednesday, June 3

These dates are tentative, pending ratification of The Board of Education at the April Board of Education Meeting.

HPS Families and members of the Holland Community will have one more chance to give input on the district's five-year facility plan on Monday, May 12, 3:45pm at Holland Language Academy.  Superintendent Nick Cassidy will discuss:

• Phase 1 of the Plan (Redistricting K-5 buildings)
• Phase 2 of the Plan (Building Renovations, Facility Construction, and Use of Existing Facilities)
• Results of a Community Survey 

This meeting was originally scheduled to happen on Monday, April 28 but was cancelled to give additional time to gather more/better information about the Facility Plan.