Welcome to Holland Public Schools

The Michigan Alliance for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young is recognizing HPS as a MI HEARTSafe School District.  West, Holland Heights, Jefferson, and Holland Middle School received the award for the first time, HLA was awarded last year, and Holland High School has been awarded a HEARTSafe designation four times.

• To receive the award schools must have:
• A Medical Emergency Response Plan
• A Medical Emergency Response Team
• CPR/AED Training for staff
• Accessible and Maintained AEDs

In the last year, over 130 staff members have been CPR/AED trained with another 70 for the near future.

Students and Staff at HPS are safer because of the hard work of our Holland Hospital School Nurses, the Holland Fire Department, Safety Director Joe Soto, the Michigan Alliance for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young, and Project Adam (Automated Defibrillators in Adam' Memory)

As Holland High School prepares to host the last home football game of the season, here is a reminder about some of the rules and expectations for students and families who attend the game:

• Middle school age and younger MUST be an accompanied by an adult
• No student backpacks
• No re-entry for any spectators
• All school rules apply to events held at Hope College. 
• The stadium and parking lot is a drug free school zone which includes any vape products.

Holland will host Godwin Heights at 7pm at the Hope College Stadium, Friday at 7pm. #GoDutch

Some facts about the importance of daily attendance at Holland Public Schools.

Holland Public Schools is excited to be using the My Ride K-12 app!

This app will let parents:

• use their phone to follow your student’s bus in real time.
• see estimated arrival times of the bus to the bus stop.
• check for bus information.
• receive updates on their phone about any changes in daily bus routes.

Starting October 17, K-5 riders of Bus #55 will begin piloting the program.  We hope parents of these riders will help us pilot this program by downloading and using the app.

 The program will open up to ALL families in the district on November 4.

HHS Student Senate is inviting all HPS families to Trunk-Or-Treat!

Sunday, October 27, 5-7:30pm in the parking lot behind HHS off 24th.

• Face Paint 
• Candy Walk 
• Costume Contest 
• Raffle 
• Potato Sack Races 
• Pumpkin Bowling 
• Limbo 
• Wagon Ride
• PLUS - Tons of candy and costumes!

This week, we meet Betty Nguyen (11th Grade) - another great kid doing great things at Holland Public Schools!

• Listen Now!

Join the Holland Educational Foundation for a special evening of dinner, art, and celebration as we mark 40 years of supporting Holland Public Schools through the Holland Educational Foundation.

• Saturday, November 9, 2024 | 6:30 - 9:00pm | Holland High School

Whether you’re a longtime supporter or new to HEF, this is your opportunity to contribute to the mission of HEF in a meaningful way.

Help students never miss the bus again.

The My Ride K-12 app helps improve communication between parents and HPS transportation staff and provides tools that help keep parents informed about their children’s daily journey on the bus. Parents/guardians can securely use the My Ride K-12 app to see bus stop location, their child’s assigned route, scheduled pickup time, and when to expect the bus each day.

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held:

• Tuesday, October 8, 4:15-7:15pm
• Wednesday, October 16, 4:15-7:15pm
• Thursday, October 17, 12:30-3:30pm

Please set an appointment time to meet with your student's teacher:

• Holland Heights
• Holland Language Academy
• West
• Jefferson

Drop-in Parent/Teacher Conferences at HMS and HHS will be held on October 10, 3:30-6:30pm and October 15, 3:30-6:30pm

 Featuring music from Holland Orchestras, with special performances from the HHS Jazz Band and HHS Choirs.

• Wednesday, October 23, 7pm | HHS COMMONS

In Quiz Bowl action this past Saturday, the Dutch Nerd Army (DNA) opened their season by competing in the Jan Rademacher Memorial tournament in White Cloud.  The team ran into some tough competition, including two schools that placed at Nationals last year. Although their 3-6 records weren't what they wanted, they came away with some positives, and are looking forward to a great season.  Ben Rund-Scott was the top individual scorer on the day.

• The DNA will be in action again on November 16, when they host the 18th Annual Holland Fall Quiz Bowl Invitational.
  

In this newsletter from HPS Nutritional Services:

• What’s for breakfast? 
• Farm Fresh and Locally Grown
• Food Allergies and Special Diets