Welcome to Holland Public Schools

• Friday, January 17 - Half Day
• Monday, January 20 - MLK DAY | No School

Congratulations to two representatives from Holland Public Schools for being recognized by the City of Holland with a Social Justice Award.

• Karinna Martinez (Class of 2025) was awarded the Social Justice Youth Award recognizes her commitment to make the City of Holland a better place for everyone to call home.
• Chase Magsig (DHH Deaf Language Model) was awarded the Social Justice Award for his work to improve accessibility for the DHH Community in the City of Holland.

Thank you Karinna and Chase for everything you do in the City of Holland.

This series of Family Nights will support families with student who have a disability or suspects their child may have a disability.

• When: February 25 from 6-7
• Where: Administration Building-Board Room | 320 W. 24th

At our first meeting:

• Introductions and Intentions
• A walkthrough of Holland’s new Special Education Family Handbook
• Answers to your questions about Special Education at HPS

Unified Basketball is back in 2025. Be sure to catch a game and support these student athletes this season!

REMIND is the best way to get “Snow Day” announcements from HPS.

Support Holland Unified Sports and Peer-to-Peer by purchasing a custom shirt or sweatshirt hand-crafted by students in the High School Categorical Work-Based Learning Program. These students are involved in every step of the process, from selecting the designs to printing and packaging the apparel for delivery, gaining valuable skills and experience along the way!

There are two designs to choose from. 

• Short Sleeve T-Shirt: $10
• Long Sleeve T-Shirt: $15
• Hoodie: $25

Orders and payments are due by January 21st. (cash or check payable to Holland Public Schools)

All orders will be fulfilled and delivered to your (or your students) building by January 31st or you can pick them up during the home basketball game on January 31st between 5-7 pm.

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.

We hope parents of all K-5 bus riders will download and use the app.

This week we talk with HEF Ex. Director Kate Bolt: The Holland Educational Foundation is looking to make 2025 even better than 2024.

• Listen Now!

Out of the 14 total varsity teams from 8 schools, Holland finished 1st and 4th.  

• Adam Alderson, Landen Butch, Alan Juarez, Wilson Lin, Eleanor McMullen, Mia Rodriguez, Ben Rund-Scott, and Harper Schoon-Tanis.  

This puts them in the lead as they pursue another league title.  

Out of the 10 teams present, JV finished 4th and 5th.  

• Sam Huizinga, Chanelle Jackson, Chris Logan, Kimia McMullen, and ME Tanis.  

The DNA will be in action again next Monday as they travel to Hopkins to begin the round robin portion of the season.  

The following collection of photos is not necessarily a collection of my favorite photographs from 2024. Rather, this is a collection of photos that helps capture the story of Holland Public Schools in 2024.

Many find the holidays a time of sadness and stress. A new study showed that 64% of people with mental illness report holidays make their conditions worse. But even without a diagnosis of a mental illness, sadness and stress are very real feelings.

Here are some suggestions to make the holidays less stressful and more joyful: