Good Evening Mustang Families, This is Mr. Bulla, Assistant Principal with your weekly announcements: - Please make sure you are connected on School Connect - formerly ClassTag. We have an Athletic Newsletter posted on Sunday evening and a monthly School Newsletter. If you need help connecting to School Connect, please contact Mrs. McCorkle! - Football will be taking team pictures on Monday, Sept. 9 and Cheerleaders will be taking pictures on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Coaches have handed out the picture sheets so ask your athlete about it. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. McCorkle. - New Roofing will be happening at Holmes Middle School. The parking spaces in the morning drop off area to the right of the school by the Big Tree will be off limits due to dumpsters being placed in these locations. Please refrain from parking in those spots. Car Rider pick up and drop off should not be impacted. - Any students who are interested in Student Leadership, please have those applications turned in to Mrs. Evans (6th grade) on Tuesday, September 10th. - This is a very important message pertaining to your rising 7th grade child’s immunization needs. All North Carolina 7th grade students are required to obtain two immunizations, Those are the TDAP and meningococcal vaccines. This immunization requirement is due no later than September 24, 2024. Any student not submitting their updated record by the deadline will be excluded from attending school until the record is received. We are working hard to avoid that situation. Please make plans for your child now by contacting your child’s health care provider or the Rockingham County Health Department. For any questions or more information, please contact our school nurse. - BUS Information for Monday: Bus 97 will be running during it's normally scheduled time. It will not be bus 343 in the morning. You should look for bus 97. Bus 185 should be running its NORMAL time and getting the students to school prior to 8:30. Please be on the lookout for these two changes. For afternoon buses, there is a bit of a delay in some of the routes, so buses may arrive home a little later than normal. Thank you for your support and as always if you have any questions please reach out to the school and remember, there's no place like Holmes! -- Justin M. Bulla Assistant Principal

Good Evening, This is Mr. Bulla, Assistant Principal with your weekly announcements. Monday, September 2nd is a Holiday, there is no school. Tuesday, September 3rd - There will be a Football and Cheerleading Parent meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. It is important that you and your student attend this meeting. Wednesday, September 4th - Football will play a scrimmage game at O.T. Bonner Middle School in Danville, VA - Game starts at 4:00 p.m. From Student Leadership - Any student interested in being on the Student Leadership Committee needs to pick up an application from the front office or Mrs. Evans (6th grade) during homeroom or I/E this week. Forms are due with signatures on Tuesday, September 10. Officers will include: President and Vice-President (8th grade) and 2 class representatives (one male/one female) from both 7th and 6th grade. If there are any questions, please see Mrs. Evans. I-Ready diagnostics will be on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Please encourage your student to do their best and complete this diagnostic. We hope you have a great long weekend, we will see everyone back in the building on Tuesday. As always, if you need anything please reach out to the school and remember, "there's no place like Holmes!"

Please remember, Monday is Labor Day and we will not have school!

Good Morning: Bus 185 will begin their route around 8:00. Bus 343 will be picking up 97/13/124 students after it drops off its 343 route. It will start the 97/13/124 route around 8:15. Thank you!

RCS would like to thank our businesses, communities, families, non-profit organizations, students and staff who partnered, volunteered and/or donated items to the 2024 Stuff the Bus! RCS is grateful for your donations and your generosity! HMS cheerleaders at Eden Walmart.

Good evening Mustang families! This is Mr. Bulla, Assistant Principal, with your weekly announcements. Tomorrow is the first day of school and we are so excited to welcome all of our students back for a wonderful, educational and exciting new school year. We cannot wait to see you. Our great news for tomorrow is that all of our buses will be running1 They all have drivers and we are excited and thankful for tha. If you ride bus 13 which used to be 124, you will be picked up after bus 343 runs its route. So be looking for bus 343. It will not arrive until after 8:15. Any students who are late tomorrow because of any bus issues will of course be given an excused tardy and it will not count. Please do not worry about that! Any student interested in joining the 24/25 yearbook staff needs to bring themselves and a parent or guardian to the interest meeting that will be held on Thursday, September 5 at 6 PM. If you have any questions about yearbook staff, please reach out to Mrs. Meadows or Mr. Moore. Boys soccer, girls tennis, and softball tryouts begin Tuesday, August 30. Tryouts will start after school and end at 5:30. If you try to try out for girls tennis please plan on picking them up at the tennis court across from Morehead. There will be a football and cheerleading parent meeting on Tuesday, September 3 at 5:30 in the cafeteria. The athletes and their parents or guardians must attend this meeting. Remember that lunch and breakfast are free this year. The school building will not open until 7:45. The official school day begins at 8:25 and ends at 3:25. Again, we are so excited to see all of our wonderful students tomorrow for the start of the wonderful and educational new school year and just remember that there's no place like Holmes. We will see you bright and early tomorrow! Have a great evening!

L E T S G O!

It's STUFF THE BUS Day!!!! Join us at the Eden Walmart!

Tennis tryouts start August 27th!

Opening day for teachers! We had a great breakfast and snacks provided by our PTSO. We're busy getting all our plans in place for Monday. Don't forget to- Open House is Wednesday from 3pm - 7pm.

Sports Information for the week of August 19

Free sports physicals will be offered at Holmes Middle School on Thursday, Aug. 22 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF PHYSICAL.

Good evening Mustang family, Open House will be Wednesday, August 21st from 3:00 - 7:00 PM. Make plans to pick up your schedule, ensure bus transportation, and meet your teachers! Kona Ice will be on campus for you to purchase tasty treats! This is a reminder that breakfast and lunch will be free this year for all students. No class schedules will be given out until Open House so be sure to attend. All supply lists can be found at the Eden Wal-Mart, picked up at school, or found on ClassTag. Come help us "Stuff the Bus" on Saturday, August 24th from 9-11:30 am. We will be at the Eden Wal-Mart. Football practice begins Monday, Aug. 19 from 4-6 p.m. Please report to Holmes's track. Free sports physicals will be available at Holmes on Thursday, Aug. 22 from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. A parent/guardian must be present to get a physical. At the upcoming Open House, families can opt to rent Chromebooks for home use during the school year. This optional rental program carries a $30 fee, payable by cash or check, which gives students access to a device for use at home as needed. To participate, please visit Mrs. Berteotti in the media center during the Open House. Students interested in joining the 24-25 yearbook staff need to bring themselves and a parent or guardian to an interest meeting that will be held on Thursday, September 5th at 6 p.m. Any questions, reach out to Mrs. Meadows or Mr. Moore. We look forward to seeing you at Open House and as always, There's No Place Like Holmes!

Don't stress over lunch money!

Info for Tennis!

Good Evening Mustang Families, This is Mr. Bulla, Assistant Principal with your weekly announcements! - Open House will be Wednesday, August 21st from 3:00 - 7:00 PM. Make plans to pick up your schedule, ensure bus transportation, and meet your teachers! Kona Ice will be on campus for you to purchase tasty treats! - No class schedules will be given out until Open House so be sure to attend. - All supply lists can be found at the Eden Wal-Mart, picked up at school, or found on ClassTag. - Come help us "Stuff the Bus" on Saturday, August 24th from 9-11:30 am. We will be at the Eden Wal-Mart. - Rising 7th and 8th graders who want to play football this year: Football practice starts Monday, August 19th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM - Sports physicals will be offered at Holmes Middle School on Thursday, August 22 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM - We look forward to seeing you at Open House and as always, There's No Place Like Holmes!

Yesterday an automobile accident occured in the Eden area that severely damaged Bright Speed phone services in the area. Yesterday an estimated time of restoration was given, but the issue has not yet been resolved. Calling in Eden area schools, Central Office, and calls to the Help Desk are still affected as a result of this. Outbound calling and interoffice calling is still functional, however inbound calling will continue to be an issue until Bright Speed can resolve the issue and repair the damaged line.

Did you say Kona Ice?

We promise to keep the Mustang Corral operating smoothly until Dr. Bailey's healthy return!

Don't miss this! The Last Don's are giving away school supplies. Save the date!!