News and Announcements

Please join us for our Magnet and SAS School Tour at 8:30 am on October 1, 8, 17 (@ 12:30pm), 22, 29 and November 5. The CHOICES application opens on October 1 - November 5. Please register by clicking on the title.

Congratulations to our seventh- and eighth-grade ACE Award recipients for their outstanding achievement! Families are invited to join us on Thursday, October 15, at 5:00 p.m. for seventh grade and 5:30 p.m. for eighth grade.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our Lotería Dress-Up Day and Lunchtime Parade on Wednesday, October 14! Students and staff may dress as a classic or original Lotería card—or wear a Lotería-themed shirt—for a chance to win prizes

Annual vision screenings for all eighth-grade students will take place October 12–15. Students who wear corrective glasses should remember to bring them to school.

Holmes is celebrating College Awareness Week by encouraging students and staff to represent their favorite college, alma mater, or dream school! Wear college attire on Friday, October 9, and visit the college photo backdrop in front of the library during Nutrition and lunch.

Every day counts during Holmes’ October Attendance Challenge, running October 6–30! Students who attend school each day will have weekly opportunities to win a Squishmallow during our Friday drawings.

Holmes is offering Saturday Math Intervention from 8:00–10:00 a.m. for sixth grade and 10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. for seventh and eighth grades. Space is limited to 10 sixth-grade students and five seventh- or eighth-grade students, so families are encouraged to register soon.

New adventures await! More exciting field trips are coming. Will you join us? Register today and pick up a permission form from Mrs. Kim in Room 104.