Holyoke School District

The 5th Grade students had a wonderful time at Rural Ameritowne this week. Thank you to their teachers and Mrs. Orther's class for helping them prepare.

CMAS State Testing begins April 1st (no fooling) in the elementary and April 8th at the JR/SR High School. Please encourage 3-8th grade students to get a good nights sleep, eat right and do their best on these assessments.

Last week 5th Grade had some special visitors come and talk to them about the science of rocks and stars. It was fun that they were also relatives of the Fusts.

Mrs. Bliss class recently finished reading a chapter book about Mr. Vesuvius. Then they made their own "volcanic" explosions outside in the sandbox.

Congratulations to Tayla Martin who is a recipient of the 2024 Boettcher Foundation Scholarship!

Congratulations to Hannah Lindholm, Karlie Martin, and Tayla Martin for earning 2024 PC Telcom Scholarships! The support from PC Telcom to help our Holyoke students achieve their goals is greatly appreciated!

#TBT Back in 1977 student council was an active organization sponsoring many activities like a ski trip. Mr. Bernard helped them sponsor activities as well. #LeaveALegacy #DragonPride #OnceADragonAlwaysADragon

Physics students tested the gravitational pull on a falling object with no initial velocity, versus an object with an initial horizontal velocity.

Congratulations to the following Holyoke High School seniors who earned scholarships from Highline Electric Association. The school district is extremely grateful for the continued support of Highline Electric Association.

WEDNESDAY'S WELCOME: Even doors give students encouragment at Holyoke Elementary School.

6th grade girls presented to 3/4th grade girls to help them work on building healthy relationships, avoid drama and having a trusted adult. Being part of the Rox group is a great way for these girls to be leaders in our school and help their peers.

On April 4th from 12:45 to 3:15 student in their last year of preschool are invited to come and visit our kindergarten classrooms. If you need more information please call the elementary school office (970.854.3411)

HHS debuts new baseball uniforms last Saturday. Holyoke split the double header with Haxtun. (Photos courtesy of OTSPORTSCHEK)

Students are designing dream bedrooms for each other based on interviews and mood boards, and must draw their bedroom floor plans to a quarter inch scale. The tape on the floor shows the size of a 13x15 foot room to help students envision their layouts.

We will run a 2 hour late start schedule without breakfast. For full details read more here https://www.hcosd.org/o/holyoke/article/1520765

Using the R.A.C.E. acronym, 4th graders work on writing responses in Mrs. Duvall's room: R = RESTATE the question A = ANSWER the question C = CITE your evidence E = EXPLAIN your evidence

Many community members donated tennis shoes to both the elementary and Jr./Sr. High School PE programs. On behalf of our school district, THANK YOU to everyone who donated even a single pair of shoes for our kids. All together, about 60 pairs of shoes were donated! #Thanksomeone

Thanks to the parents and guardians who attended Friday's Parent Teacher Conferences. Please call the school if you need to reschedule your visit. Elementary 970.854.3411 Jr-Sr High 970.854.2284

The 6th grade typing goal is 30 wpm. Do their lessons look like your typing lessons in high school?

The Class of 2024 had a great time on their Senior Trip on Monday.