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Holland Public Schools is celebrating the winner of the district Power H IMPACT Award!  This week we talk with Holland High Special Education Teacher, Kayla Gearring about being named this year's Power H IMPACT Award.

Members of the Holland High School Forensics team will travel to Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek for the State Competition on May 3 & 4. State competitors include:

• Yanyssa Ochoa (12th Grade) will compete in Informative
• Eleanor McMullen (11th grade) will compete in Oratory
• Leila Sundararajan (10th Grade) will compete in Prose 
• Chaza Ben (9th grade) will compete in Broadcasting.

Congratulations to the following Holland High and Holland Early College students for being awarded the CFHZA Promis Scholarship:

• Thy Tran
• Holly Byrd
• Josephine Suarez (HEC)
• Jackie Romero
• Cristal Felix-Trejo 

The Promise Scholarship is a last-dollar scholarship. This means that after other grants and scholarships have been applied, the scholarship will cover the remaining cost of tuition, books, room, and board.

Graduation season is underway at Holland Public Schools where we recently celebrated 16 students who completed the Holland Early College program at Holland High School. On this week's podcast, we listen in on that celebration!

The first voice you hear in this recording is HHS Principal Andrea Meahall

Highlights of the HPS 2024-2025 Academic Calendar:

• Wednesdays | Early Release Days
• 8/22 | First Day of School
• 11/1 | No School
• 11/27-29 | Thanksgiving Break
• 12/21-1/5 | Holiday Break
• 1/20 | No School - MLK Day
• 2/21-24 | Mid Winter Break
• 4/4-13 | Spring Break
• 5/20 | Commencement
• 5/26 | No School - Memorial Day
• 6/4 | Last Day of School

Student art from all HPS buildings will be featurted in the annual District Art Show at the HHS Art Gallery.

Community members wanting to view the art show can come during the Artist Reception on Tuesday, May 14 from 4:30-6:00pm. Additional hours for viewing of the show will be:

• May 15-17 from 3-8pm
• May 20-24 from 3-8pm

Visitors should park in the HPS Administration parking lot at the corner of Van Raalte Ave and 24th Streets and enter through door #46. 

Holland Public Schools recently hosted visits from Dr. Corinne Edwards, Director of the MDE Office of Educational Supports and members of The Educational Fund Council.

As we prepare for the start of the next school year, it's time register your student for 2024-25. This is something we ask ALL current HPS families to do EVERY year. 

Completing the registration lets us know your student(s) will be returning next year!  It also lets you:

• Review and update household contact information
• Review and update student health information
• Request transportation for the 2024-2025 school year (Deadline to request bussing is August 1)

Without this information, your student can not be added to a class list for next year OR have a class schedule created for them.

• Friday, May 3 | 4:30-7pm at Holland Language Academy, 461 VanRaalte
• Saturday, May 4 | 9:30-12pm at Holland Language Academy, 461 VanRaalte

For HPS students, Grades 1-5, marching in the KinderParade on Thursday, May 9.  Cash or Check ONLY.

Debut Regional Juried High School Art Competition at the Holland Area Arts Council.

• Miranda Lemus - All Eyes on You | Art Excellence Award - 2nd Place
• Harper Schoon-Tanis - Giraffes Wear Suits | Dennis Foley Award

The Exhibit features works from students from around the area. April 12 -May 25 (Admission is free of charge.)

Holland Softball takes on Saugatuck under the lights at Matt Urban Field - Friday, May 3 at 6pm

• Admission is FREE | Bring a donation for the Power H Shop!

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.