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This Week:
November
3 - Basketball and Wrestling Tryouts
8th Grade Parent OBX trip; mandatory 6:00pm
4 - Fall Picture Retakes
6 - Report Cards Go Home
7 - College and Career Development Day
HMS Blood Drive 1:30pm-6pm
Tryouts for basketball and wrestling will be Monday, November 3. Students must have a current physical on file to try out.
Picture retakes are November 4th and are only for students who missed the initial picture day or would like to retake their previous picture. Payment forms are available in the front office for either parents or students to pick up. Call the school at 336-623-9791 for more information.
Attention 6th Grade parents, The 6th Grade Haw River field trip is quickly approaching! All permission slips and the $27 payment are due by Wednesday, November 6th. Please send in payments as soon as possible to help us finalize plans. Thank you for your support—we’re looking forward to a great trip!
Parents, report cards will be sent home with students on Thursday, November 6.
Holmes will be celebrating College and Career Development on Friday, November 7th. We invite all students and staff to wear your favorite College or Career t-shirt.
We invite you to be a hero in our community by donating at the Holmes Middle School Blood Drive: November 7th, 1:30 PM - 06:00 PM.
As we look ahead, please note that Monday, November 10 is a teacher workday and Tuesday, November 11 is a holiday. There will be no school for students on Monday, November 10 and Tuesday, November 11.
Upcoming Dates:
November
10 – Teacher Workday (No School)
11 – Veterans Day (No School)
26–28 – Thanksgiving Break (No School)
Boys and Girls basketball and wrestling tryouts begin Monday, Nov. 3. Anyone trying out for girls basketball and wrestling will report to the locker rooms right after school. Any boys trying out for basketball will report to the back of the media center right after school. Below are the time for tryouts:
Wrestling-3:30-5:30 p.m. *Tryouts will run from 11/3-11/7
Girls Basketball-3:30-5:30 p.m. *Tryouts will run from 11/3-11/4
Boys Basketball-5:30-7:30 p.m. *Tryouts will run from 11/3-11/4. The time is due to only having one gym for both boys and girls to use. From 3:30-5:30 the boys will attend a study hall to work on homework and any incomplete work. They will also work on strength and conditioning skills.
IF YOUR CHILD IS PLANNING ON TRYING OUT FOR ANY OF THESE SPORTS I MUST HAVE A CURRENT SPORTS PHYSICAL ON FILE FOR THEM. IF A THEY DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT SPORTS PHYISCAL ON FILE THEN THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TRYOUT. YOU CAN TUNR IN THE SPORTS PHYSICAL TO THE FRONT OFFICE.
This Week:
October
29 – Football vs. WRMS (Home)
30–31 – Teacher Workdays (No School)
Student Leadership will continue selling Boo Grams in the mornings outside the cafeteria until Tuesday, October 28.
The Yearbook Club has a limited number of Yearbooks from last year (2024-2025), and the year before, (2023-2024). If you are interested in purchasing one of these yearbooks, please contact Mrs. Meadows or Mr. Moore. The cost for these Yearbooks is an amazing deal at only $20.00.
Tryouts for basketball and wrestling will be Monday, November 3. Students must have a current physical on file to try out.
Picture retakes are November 4th and are only for students who missed the initial picture day or would like to retake their previous picture. Payment forms are available in the front office for either parents or students to pick up. Call the school at 336-623-9791 for more information.
The end of the first 9 weeks is October 29. There are teacher workdays scheduled for October 30 and 31. There will be no school for students on Thursday and Friday.
Upcoming Dates:
November
3- 8th Grade Parent OBX trip; mandatory 6:00pm
-Basketball and Wrestling Tryouts start
4 – Fall Picture Retakes
10 – Teacher Workday (No School)
11 – Veterans Day (No School)
26–28 – Thanksgiving Break (No School)









ALL GAMES START AT 4:00 P.M.
Monday, Oct. 20-⚽Soccer home against Dillard Middle. *Playoff Game
-🥎Softball away at Rock Middle. *Playoff Game
-🎾Tennis away at Rock Middle. *Playoff Game
*IF SOCCER, SOFTBALL, AND TENNIS WIN THEIR GAMES ON MONDAY THEN THEY WILL PLAY ON WEDNESDAY, OCT, 21.
Thursday, Oct. 23-🏈Football away at Reidsville Middle. *Playoff Game
*IF FOOTBALL WILL PLAY THEIR NEXT GAME ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29.
Don't forget that if your child is planning on staying after school for any home sports game that they must turn in a game permission form by 10:00 a.m. the day of the game to either their core 1 teacher or the front office. If your child decides to leave school and come back to the game, they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Your child cannot be dropped off at the game without supervision.
