Holyoke High School

Holyoke High School
Address
500 Beech Street
Holyoke, Massachusetts, 01040
USA
Coordinates 42°12′00″N 72°37′27″W / 42.20000°N 72.62417°W / 42.20000; -72.62417Coordinates: 42°12′00″N 72°37′27″W / 42.20000°N 72.62417°W / 42.20000; -72.62417
Information
Established 1882
School district Holyoke School Department
Superintendent Sergio Paez
Principal Stephen Sullivan
Faculty 102
Number of students 1,300
Color(s) Purple & White          
Mascot Purple Knights
Average SAT scores 447 verbal
465 math
431 writing
1343 total (2014-2015)[1]
Website www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/hhs/

Holyoke High School is a public high school in western Massachusetts, that serves the City of Holyoke.

Overview

Holyoke High School is located in Holyoke just off of Interstate 391. Currently, there are approximately 1300 students enrolled in the school in both divisions. The school colors are purple and white and the school song is "Hail, Holyoke".

Athletics

Holyoke High School has varsity teams in the following sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Ice Hockey, Skiing, Softball, Golf, Indoor Track, Field Hockey, Football, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Track & Field, Tennis, and Volleyball. HHS has a JV team for football, soccer, cheerleading, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball. It also has freshman teams for football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and softball. Girls Varsity Basketball: Western Mass Champions 2012

Clubs and activities

Media

There is currently one school newspaper at Holyoke High School, The Holyoke Herald, which is produced by its students in the school's journalism classes. Students also air a weekly program on the local Public-access television cable TV channel titled HPS 12. Published once a year is the literary and creative arts magazine, "The Knight Writer." In addition to these publications is the yearbook which also publishes a blog on its website.

References

  1. ↑ "SAT Performance Report - School and District Profiles: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education". Profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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