Holland Middle

Due to inclement weather, the monthly mobile food pantry hosted at Holland High School has been cancelled today. The next food pantry at Holland High will be on Monday, February 10 at 4:30 pm. 

If you are in need of food assistance, see here for a list of other local mobile food pantries, or search here by zip code for additional food resources.

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.

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FAMILY HELP NIGHT: Mental Health, Digital Safety, Math, ELA, and More!  
January 21st: 5-6:30 
Attention Families! Are you looking for ways to help your middle schooler with math, reading, their mental health, or digital use at home? This is the night for you!  Check out the details below! 
Scholastic Book Fair, 20 minute presentation sessions, and walk up booths with information on how to help your middle schooler

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.

Meet the Holland Middle School Students of the Month.

Congratulations to the following HMS Students who didn't miss a day in the first half of the school year!

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:

HMS Student Council collected jars of Peanut Butter to benefit service/therapy dogs like Shimmy and Rocky.  

260 jars of Peanut Butter was donated this week to Paws with Cause! #HPSProud