Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Welcome back, Students.

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Student Senate: Student Senate needs one more Jeep for the Homecoming Parade and were wondering if a student would like to volunteer on Friday, September 25th, before the football game. If they are interested, please email kslotman@hollandpublicschools.org or tell a senator, and we will give more info!

Clubs and Sports: Any student who is interested in clubs or sports, click here for a list of the coaches and advisors. 

Early Release Speed Sessions: Each Wednesday, Coach Woodby and Coach Lewin will be hosting a speed development session from 2:10 until 2:55. In-season athletes should expect to attend between school and practice times. Offseason athletes are also strongly encouraged to attend. 

Sports - https://hollandathletics.com/

Football: The Dutch led early but lost the OK Silver showdown with the defending conference champion Belding. Eli Wolters threw four touchdown passes and threw one interception. Finn Galloway caught four touchdown passes and had one rushing touchdown, giving him 10 total touchdowns through two games.

Men's Soccer: On Wednesday night, Holland defeated conference opponent Hamilton 7-0. Senior Luke Rund-Scott recorded a hat trick, and Jovanny Carrillo netted two goals for Los Dutch. Also scoring goals were Asher Folkert and Pike Fletter. Goalies Simon Ozimek and Landon Van Ingen shared the shutout. "Hamilton is a much improved program under their coaching staff," said Holland coach Greg Ceithaml. "Last year, we tied twice. Tonight, we were able to move the ball a little better and got some good scoring opportunities. We will need to maintain this level of play if we are going to be successful in the next few weeks against a very challenging schedule." Holland is now 5-0-1. In JV action, the Holland JV defeated Hamilton 6-0.

Women's Swimming and Diving: Your Holland Girls Swim and Dive Team traveled to Grand Haven for their second meet of the season. The Dutch lost the meet 77-99. "Grand Haven's team is very talented and almost three and a half times the size of our team. Our girls competed well and held their heads high," said head coach Tonya Book.
Junior Paige Frens had season-best times and fourth-place finishes in the 200 and 500 freestyle events. Sophomore Sage Brown took fourth in the 200 Individual Medley and first in the 100 breaststroke with a season-best time. Freshman Emmi Prutch was fourth in the 50 free and in the 100 Free, where she took off two seconds from the first meet. Imagyn VanVeen placed first in the 100 backstroke with a season-best time. Emma Valentine, Vivian Bolt and Ally Valentine went 4, 5 and 6 in diving.
The Dutch will compete with Grand Rapids Christian at Calvin University on Tuesday, September 8. The meet begins at 7:00 pm.

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Word of the Day

Dissonant typically describes music that is not in harmony, or sounds and notes that clash. In non-music contexts, dissonant describes things that clash by not being in agreement or by not fitting well together.

The guitarist struck a dissonant chord.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Welcome back, Students.

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Clubs and Sports: Any student who is interested in clubs or sports, click here for a list of the coaches and advisors. 

Unified Soccer: Interested in being part of a fun, inclusive team that brings students with and without disabilities together? Sign up for Unified Soccer!

• Time Commitment: 1–2 days per week after school

• Requirement: A current sports physical is required

• Sign Up: Email Kayla Gearring at kgearrin@hollandpublicschools.org

All are welcome—let’s kick off an awesome season together!

Holland Theater: Auditions! Matilda the Musical is our fall musical, which means it’s audition season! Auditions will be Tuesday, September 1 from 3–5:30 pm and Wednesday, September 2 from 3–6 pm in the Choir Room.
• If you cannot make either of the audition dates/times, please reach out to Director Kate and we’ll find another time for you to audition.
• For your audition, please prepare 16 bars (or 1 minute long) of a song to perform. If you don’t have a song picked out, don’t worry—we can help you find one! 
• Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes, as there will likely be a movement portion of the audition. 
• Come prepared to fill out a conflict sheet with dates you are unavailable to rehearse. This will help us create a rehearsal calendar that is as accurate as possible.
• If you have any questions, please reach out to the director at kleighto@hollandpublicschools.org, or reach out to one of the students on the Theatre Leadership Team (Ka'Shay Louks, Izabelle Andrlik, Shiloh Maples, Tray Knox, Kelsey Leep, and Couri Strong). 

Sports - https://hollandathletics.com/

Men's Soccer: On Saturday, Holland traveled to Plainwell for the Plainwell Invitational. In the first match of the day. Holland defeated Plainwell 4-0. Jovanny Carrillo, Malachi Honderd, Pike Fletter, and Mason Soto all scored goals for the Dutch. Sawyer DeWitt, Fletter, and Caelen Gray all earned assists. Goalies Simon Ozimek and Landon VanIngen shared the shutout. In the second match of the day, Holland defeated Battle Creek Lakeview 2-0. Luke Rund-Scott converted a penalty kick and assisted Pike Fletter. Defenders Asher Folkert, Sawyer DeWitt, Gael Garcia, Greydon Prince, and Simeon Carter helped goalie Simon Ozimek earn the shutout. "We played well today," said Holland coach Greg Ceithaml. "We needed a great effort from our players to overcome such good competition. It was very encouraging to see so many of our players playing at such a high level." In JV action, the Holland JV beat Plainwell 4-0 and tied Battle Creak Lakeview 1-1. On Monday night, the Holland varsity soccer team traveled to Zeeland West and beat the Dux 4-0. Luke Rund-Scott gave Holland the lead in the second half on an assist from Andi Andres. In the second half, Los Dutch broke open the score with three goals in three minutes. It started with a goal by Jovanny Carrillo from a cross by Pike Fletter. Fletter then added a goal himself by deflecting his shot off a Zeeland West defender and into the net. Hector Garcia capped the scoring with a long-range shot. The Holland defense helped goalies Simon Ozimek and Landon Van Ingen share the shutout, the 4th in a row for Los Dutch. "Zeeland West is an excellent team, and the score is misleading," said Holland coach Greg Ceithaml. "It was a very close match. We had some strong finishing in the second half, but both teams showed skill and determination." Holland is now 4-0-1. In JV action, Holland JV defeated Zeeland West 6-0.

Cross Country: 

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Word of the Day

Conscientious describes someone who is concerned with doing things correctly. It can be used as a synonym for both meticulous and careful.

She has always been a conscientious worker committed to painstaking research.

Friday, August 28, 2026

Welcome back, Students.

Information

Clubs and Sports: Any student who is interested in clubs or sports, click here for a list of the coaches and advisors. 

Unified Soccer: Interested in being part of a fun, inclusive team that brings students with and without disabilities together? Sign up for Unified Soccer!

• Time Commitment: 1–2 days per week after school

• Requirement: A current sports physical is required

• Sign Up: Email Kayla Gearring at kgearrin@hollandpublicschools.org

All are welcome—let’s kick off an awesome season together!

Holland Theater: Auditions! Matilda the Musical is our fall musical, which means it’s audition season! Auditions will be Tuesday, September 1 from 3–5:30 pm and Wednesday, September 2 from 3–6 pm in the Choir Room.
• If you cannot make either of the audition dates/times, please reach out to Director Kate and we’ll find another time for you to audition.
• For your audition, please prepare 16 bars (or 1 minute long) of a song to perform. If you don’t have a song picked out, don’t worry—we can help you find one! 
• Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes, as there will likely be a movement portion of the audition. 
• Come prepared to fill out a conflict sheet with dates you are unavailable to rehearse. This will help us create a rehearsal calendar that is as accurate as possible.
• If you have any questions, please reach out to the director at kleighto@hollandpublicschools.org, or reach out to one of the students on the Theatre Leadership Team (Ka'Shay Louks, Izabelle Andrlik, Shiloh Maples, Tray Knox, Kelsey Leep, and Couri Strong). 

Sports - https://hollandathletics.com/

Men's Soccer: The Men's varsity soccer team started the season with a 1-1 tie with Grand Rapids Christian. Freshman Javonny Carrillo scored the lone Dutch goal. On Wednesday night, the Holland Varsity Soccer Team defeated Zeeland East 8-0. In the first half, Caelen Gray opened the scoring on a pass from Andy Andres; Jovanny Carrillo scored the first of his three goals on an assist from Caelen Gray. Carrillo scored twice more before the end of the half. In the second half, Asher Folkert scored on a long shot, Dre Lopez scored from an assist by Carrillo, Carter Hofland converted from a pass by Santi Salazar, and Pike Fletter capped the scoring from another pass from Salazar. Goalies Simon Ozimek and Landon Van Ingen shared the shutout. Holland is now 1-0-1. In JV action, the Holland JV had a comeback win against the Zeeland East JV 2-1. 

Cross Country: The Holland Dutch opened their cross country season on Friday at the Portage Early Bird with a 4th-place (Girls) and 13th-place (Boys) finish. Top awards for the day included Olivia Weiss, Johanna Mulder and Molly Murphy for the girls team and Aiden Lambers for the boys team. The Varsity scoring group for the day for the girls included Olivia Weiss, Johanna Mulder, Molly Murphy, Tessa Nienhuis, Ashlyn Depoy, Lexi Gibson, and Lucy Vanhuis. The Varsity scoring group for the day on the boys' side was Aiden Lambers, Caelen Gray, Jack Schulte, Will Rund, Luke Arendshorst, Myles Pitcher, and Louie Orme. We are proud of our Dutch runners on this early season race, and can't wait to see all of the improvements over the coming weeks. The Dutch return to the course on Sept. 11 in East Lansing to compete in the Spartan Invite.

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Word of the Day

Tilde refers to the mark ~ placed especially over the letter n (as in the Spanish señor, meaning "sir") to denote the sound \nʸ\, or over vowels (as in the Portuguese irmã, meaning "sister") to indicate nasality. When a tilde appears as an independent character, it usually means "approximately" (as in "we'll be there in ~ 30 minutes").

A familiar example of the tilde appears in the name of the Brazilian city São Paulo.

This week we introduce you to the new Associate Superintendent of School improvement at HPS, Scott Joseph.

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