Community News

Have a child enrolled in Kindergarten this fall?  Register today for Kindergarten Readiness Camp!

• July 10-August 3
• At West Elementary 
• FREE for all families enrolled with Kindergarten student enrolled for the fall of 2023

Caleb Duzan (5th Grade at Jefferson) wins district-wide Rock Paper Scissor tournament.

In March 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily waived certain Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) requirements and conditions due to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) Declaration. The easing of these rules helped prevent people with Medicaid and CHIP from losing their health coverage during the pandemic. The PHE will end 5/11/23 and families will need to go through Medicaid redetermination to retain the benefit.

HLA Instructional Assistant Oralia Mascorro honored for her impact on students for nearly a half-century.

Each Tuesday from May 16th until August 29th the Midtown Center will have one food truck parked in its parking lot for members of the community to come purchase food and enjoy. We will have a rotation of 5 different food trucks throughout the Summer, and will also have seating available for people in our lovely Prince Park located directly next to the building.

The Hope Women's Basketball offers a variety of camps for girl's of all ages - grades 3-12! Individual Camp is the week of July 17th this summer! 

Purchase a raffle ticket to give a special little person in your life the chance of a lifetime! 

Ride in the famous Big Red Dutch Wooden Shoe ahead of the Holland High School Marching Band as they TipToe Through The Tulips during the Tulip Time KinderParade and VolksParade.  

Holland Public Schools is looking for community input to help determine a winner of the district’s 1st Annual District-wide Power H IMPACT Award. Six finalists, one staff member from each building, were selected from among the hundreds of nominations from students, staff and families. The following finalists have already received a $1,000 cash prize and are eligible to receive an additional cash prize as the winner of the district-wide IMPACT Award:

• Corene D’Addona, Speech & Language Pathologist at West Elementary
• Oralia Mascorro, Instruction Assistant at Holland Language Academy
• Tesha Post, Social Worker at Holland Heights Elementary
• Karen Legg, Counselor at Holland Middle School
• Nick Snarski, Center Room Coordinator at Jefferson Elementary
• Jeff Kordich, Teacher at Holland High School/Holland Early College

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

A HHS teacher is working on plans to build a district-wide disc golf course at Holland High that would be accessible by everyone in the community!

Contact Jeff Kordich if you're interesting helping to get the course built or  sponsoring a hole on the course!

Monday, April 17, 7:30pm at Christ Memorial Church.

Join us for dessert, coffee, and musical offerings in the celebration of life; with guest performances by the HHS vocal Dimensions and HMS 7th and 8th Grade orchestras.

Dig in to School Breakfast

Celebrate National School Breakfast Week with special menus each morning to BUILD a great FOUNDATION for your day! 

Our goal for the week is to promote school breakfast as a nutritious & healthy way for students to build their day and increase the student participation! The average number of students served, district wide, is 688 students per day. We'd love to serve more students, especially since breakfast is free for all students! 

Join us at the 7th Annual Love & Lean Walk/Run for Mental Health Saturday, April 22.

Your support will help to expand mental health education and suicide prevention programs through the work of the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan and the Be Nice. program.  

We were overwhelmed by your generosity during our give-back event at the Power H Shop yesterday... Especially those that sent items from our Amazon Wish List. 

Thank you!

We're still looking for BRAND NEW items to fill the shelves of the store:

• Shoes
• Clothing
• Coats and boots
• Backpacks
• School supplies
• Household items

Our friends at the Herrick District Library have some great reading lists for Black History Month. Check it out!

GSRP is FREE for families who qualify. We have immediate Openings at

• Jefferson Pre-K
• West Pre-K
• Natured-based Holland Heights Pre-K

Full-day classes are offered Monday through Thursday at each of HPS' K-5 buildings with a variety of family needs in mind.  GSRP is a state-funded preschool program serving children who turned 4 by December 1, 2022.

The Power H shop is a store that opens one night each month.  It allows HPS families to come and shop for clothing, school supplies, and household items - FREE of charge! All the items are donated by area agencies and organization - and families just like yours! But, our inventory is running low!

In February, instead of allowing families to come and shop, we're asking you to come and give!

• THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 4:30-6pm

We're looking for BRAND NEW items:

• Shoes
• Clothing
• Coats and boots
• Backpacks
• School supplies
• Household items

This week, Superintendent Nick Cassidy announced the details of the new Teachers Live Here program that is aimed at retaining and attracting the very best teachers to Holland Public Schools. Here is a part of that announcement.

TRAILS invites you to attend a free presentation: Suicide Awareness and Prevention for Caregivers and Communities on Tuesday, February 7, from 4:30-5:45pm (Eastern) via Zoom.

Teachers Live Here will provide $25,000 in down payment assistance to Holland Public Schools teachers. An anonymous donor in the City of Holland will help HPS retain and recruit the best educators to the district.

The Holland OCSN and Pathways to Potential Team will open the Power H Shop for all Holland Public Families

• Thursday, January 11, 4:30-6pm

The Power H Shop is located at Longfellow School (32 E 24th St, Holland, MI 49423).

Monday, January 16 at the Holland Civic Center

"Why We Can't Wait!"

• Doors open at 11am
• Community Celebration 11:45am-12:45pm
• Essays and Artwork of HPS students will be featured

Thank you: City of Holland, Community Foundation Holland/Zeeland Area, Gentext Corporation, and I Am Academy

Hey Seniors! Scholarship season is here at the Community Foundation of Holland/Zeeland. Applications deadlines are approaching for several scholarships!

Congratulations and Welcome to Chris Arendshorst and Lois Mulder. They took the oath of office on Monday, January 9 before the Annual Organization Meeting for the Board.

CultureWorks Transformative Art + Design Academy is a Holland, MI-based, faith inspired nonprofit offering culturally relevant, transformative art and design experiences to youth from all backgrounds. They provide a nurturing environment where professional teaching artists and designers work with middle and high school students from all backgrounds to inspire curiosity, develop talent, and build 21st century skills.

COVID isn't over quite yet! This week, we hear about a program with the Holland Hospital School Nurses that is helping keep families healthy as we deal with COVID along with RSV and Flu all at the same time.

Saturday, December 17 at 7pm at the Jack Miller Center for the Performing Arts at Hope College.

Featuring HHS Bands, Choirs and Orchestras.

The PERIOD PROJECT continues at Holland Public Schools.  The program that provides menstrual health products to students - FREE of charge.

The Power H Shop will open this afternoon from 5-7p. This month, the shop will look a little more festive than in previous months.

Every student at Holland Heights will get a free copy of When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree thanks to a generous donation from Two Men and a Truck!

During a staff luncheon this week, Superintendent Nick Cassidy recognized some Unsung Heroes of the HPS Staff.

• Nominate a HPS Unsung Hero

Apply even if you have no income or low income and don’t usually file taxes!

The HHS National Honor Society will host their Fall Blood Drive in the District Admin Building on Wednesday, November 16 | 8a-2p.

• High School blood drives account for 30% of the donor blood supply.
• The impact students can make on the community blood supply is INVALUABLE!
• 16-year-old donors: please be sure to bring your signed consent form and all donors bring an ID! 
• This event is also open to our adult neighbors in the Holland community

Local veterans and neighbors in the community are invited to celebrate with the students and staff of Holland High School.

• Thursday, November 10, 1pm in the Dutch Dome at Holland High School.

This week, we learn more about what's on the ballot for School Election Day - Tuesday, November 8.

Land Acknowledgment: Acknowledging place and honoring people.

On the ballot in the City of Holland: 19.5-Mill Non-Homestead Millage Proposal

• Supports Daily Operating Budget
• Does Not Apply to Primary Residences