Congratulations Mr. Conkle and Mrs. Huss!
🐎Mustang Weekly Updates🐎
9/22/25 Message:
📚🐎 Mustang Academic Night!
Join us on Tuesday, the 23rd, from 6–7 PM for Mustang Academic Night! 🎉
Come meet your child’s teachers, pick up your child’s progress report, and learn about the curriculum. Other topics that will be discussed are how to use SchoolConnect, Canvas, Infinite Campus, Title 1, and our AIG program.
When: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Where: Holmes Middle School
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Academic Sessions are as follows (pick one to attend):
6:00-6:20
6:20-6:40
6:40-7:00
An invitation for this event went home with your child. Please ask them about it. If the invitation didn't make it home, then click on the link below for a copy.
Mustang Academic Night Invitation
🎃👻 Halloween Dance Song Requests 👻🎃
Good Afternoon Families,
Students can now request songs for our upcoming Halloween Dance using the link below! 🎶 Please remind your child that all requests must be school-appropriate.
👉 Submit Song Requests Here
We’re looking forward to a fun night filled with great music, dancing, and Halloween spirit! 🕸️🦇
This week:
📅 September Events 🍎
22 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
23- Title 1 Parent Night- pick up your student’s progress report from 6pm-7pm at Holmes
24 – 🏈 Football Home vs. Dillard – 4:00 p.m.
25–26 – ✏️ Teacher Workdays (No School for students)
Upcoming dates:
📅 September 🍎
29 – ⚽🥎🎾 Soccer/Softball/Tennis Away @ Dillard – 4:00 p.m.
30- Europe Trip Interest Meeting- 6pm- Media Center- anyone interested in learning more should come!
-🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Away @ Rock – 4:00 p.m.
📅 October 🎃
1 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
2 – 🏈 Football Away @ Rock – 4:00 p.m.
– 🎓 7th Grade Envision Career Field Trip
6 – 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
6- 8th Grade Courthouse Visit (Group 1)
7- 8th Grade Courthouse Visit (Group 2)
8 – ⚽ Soccer Home vs. Rock – 4:00 p.m.
9 – 🏈 Football Home vs. Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
13 – ⚽ Soccer Home vs. Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Dillard – 4:00 p.m.
14 – 🦓 8th Grade Zoo Field Trip *New Date*
16 – 🏈🥎🎾 Playoffs Begin
17 – 🎃 PTSO Halloween Dance (Details & permission slip coming soon)
20 – ⚽ Soccer Playoffs Begin
– 🥎🎾 Playoffs Continue
21 – 🧰 Parent Toolkit Presentation w/ DA Katy Gregg – 6:00 p.m. @ WRMS (Holmes hosts May 12)
22 – 🏈⚽ Playoffs Continue
– 🥎🎾 Championship Games
28 – ⚽ Soccer Championship Game
29 – 🏈 Football 3rd Place & Championship Games
Future Panther Night- 9/19!
Join us at the MHS Home Football Game for Future Panther Night and help cheer the Panthers on to victory!
The first 100 students will receive a FREE Panther T-shirt!
Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
Holmes Cheer & Football should meet at the press box at 6:30 p.m.
Let’s go Panthers!
9/15/25 Message:
📸 Fall Photos 🍂
📅 Date: Tuesday, September 16th
🏫 Who: Strawbridge photographers will be on campus
📖 Purpose: These photos will be used in the yearbook and available for purchase.
💵 Cashless Process: All orders must be placed online.
🌐 Visit: www.strawbridge.net
🔑 Use Code: FM495126
📢 Say Something Training 🗣️💚
On Thursday, September 18th, we will participate in a school-wide training during Homeroom on the Sandy Hook Promise “Say Something” platform.
🔎 The Say Something app is a program that teaches students how to:
✅ Recognize warning signs of someone who may be at risk of hurting themselves or others
✅ Take threats or concerning behavior seriously
✅ Use the anonymous Say Something app 📲 to safely report concerns to a trusted adult
This training helps us keep our school safe 🏫💙 and reminds us that if you see something, say something—your voice can protect others.
👀 8th Grade Vision Screening 🩺
Our annual 8th grade vision screening, conducted by our amazing school nurse 🩺💙, is scheduled for Thursday, September 18, 2025.
👓 If your student wears glasses or contact lenses, please make sure they bring and/or wear them that day.
🚫 If you do not wish for your student to participate, please notify your student’s homeroom teacher by 8:00 a.m. on the morning of the screening.
Thank you for helping us keep our Mustangs healthy and ready to learn! 🐴📚
This week:
📅 September Events 🍎
15 – 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Away @ Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
16 – 📸 Fall Picture Day (Flyer went home Friday/ register/pay online)
17 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Rock – 4:00 p.m.
– 🤝 PTSO Meeting – 5:30 p.m. (Media Center, all welcome)
18 – 🏈 Football Away @ Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
19 – 🐾 Future Panther Night @ MHS Football – 7:00 p.m. 🎁 First 100 students get a free T-shirt!
19- First Parks Club mtg, Please have rides ready at 4:20pm. Please see Mr. Conkle for details. First meeting focus is a zoom with a park ranger from Katmai National Park in Alaska!
Upcoming dates:
📅 September 🍎
22 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
23- Title 1 Parent Night- pick up your student’s progress report from 6pm-7pm at Holmes
24 – 🏈 Football Home vs. Dillard – 4:00 p.m.
25–26 – ✏️ Teacher Workdays (No School)
29 – ⚽🥎🎾 Soccer/Softball/Tennis Away @ Dillard – 4:00 p.m.
30- Europe Trip Interest Meeting- 6pm- Media Center- anyone interested in learning more should come!
📅 October 🎃
1 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Away @ Rock – 4:00 p.m.
2 – 🏈 Football Away @ Rock – 4:00 p.m.
– 🎓 7th Grade Envision Career Field Trip
6 – 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
8 – ⚽ Soccer Home vs. Rock – 4:00 p.m.
9 – 🏈 Football Home vs. Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
13 – ⚽ Soccer Home vs. Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Dillard – 4:00 p.m.
14 – 🦓 8th Grade Zoo Field Trip *New Date*
16 – 🏈🥎🎾 Playoffs Begin
17 – 🎃 PTSO Halloween Dance (Details & permission slip coming soon)
20 – ⚽ Soccer Playoffs Begin
– 🥎🎾 Playoffs Continue
21 – 🧰 Parent Toolkit Presentation w/ DA Katy Gregg – 6:00 p.m. @ WRMS (Holmes hosts May 12)
22 – 🏈⚽ Playoffs Continue
– 🥎🎾 Championship Games
28 – ⚽ Soccer Championship Game
29 – 🏈 Football 3rd Place & Championship Games
30–31 – ✏️ Teacher Workdays (No School)
We are hiring!!!
Join the Mustang Magic Yearbook Staff!
Do you love photography, writing, design, or just capturing the best moments of middle school? Come be part of the team that creates our school’s story for the year!
Parents are required to attend with students who are interested.
When: Thursday, September 11, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: HMS Media Center
Whether you’re interested in snapping photos, writing captions, designing pages, or helping with interviews—there’s a place for YOU on the Yearbook Staff.
No experience needed—just bring your creativity, school spirit, and ideas!
Come see what the Mustang Magic Yearbook is all about. Don’t miss your chance to be part of something unforgettable!
Sunday Msg= 9/8
🐎Mustang Weekly Updates🐎
9/8/25 Message:
🎉 Welcome to Holmes Middle School! 🎉
📢 Game Day Reminders & Updates 🏈🎉
Mustangs, please remember:
✅ If you plan on staying after school for a home sports game, you must turn in a game permission form by 10:00 a.m. on the day of the game. Forms can be given to your Core 1 teacher or the front office.
✅ If you leave school and plan to come back for the game, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian 👨👩👧. Students cannot be dropped off without supervision.
⚡ Special Updates:
Because last week’s football game was canceled due to weather ⛈️, any guest with their red ticket 🎟️ will be admitted free to the next home Holmes game.
Students who stayed after school with Dr. Bailey for that game are also invited to attend the next home football game on 9/24 for free. (We kept a list of names—please see admin if you have questions.)
💙 Finally, a huge thank you to our families for your flexibility and quick response to the weather changes. We know everyone was excited to compete, dance, and cheer last Thursday, but the weather had other plans. Thank you for keeping such a positive spirit!
📢 Field Trip Volunteers:
It is THAT time of year. Please check the below link to ensure that your background check is up to date. 6th, 7th, and 8th grade are all planning fieldtrips. First up, is the 8th grade Zoo trip on October 7th. We would love to have you join us!
Would you like to attend a field trip? 🚌 Please complete the mandatory field trip background check here: Background Check Link ✅
🍫 PTSO Update! 🍫
👉 The candy sale is still rolling! Monies are due back at school on 9/15! Please keep turning in those sales, and remember—we have more chocolate available for check out. 😋
💯 All funds go directly back into supporting our amazing students and teachers 🎓🍎.
📅 If you’d like to learn more about how you can get involved, join us for our open PTSO meeting on Sept. 17th at 5:30pm 🕠. Everyone is welcome! 🙌
🎃 We’re also gearing up for the Halloween Dance 🕸️👻! Flyers and forms will be going home Monday for students to sign up to participate. Please check the attached flyers for more info. 📝✨
This week:
📅 September Events 🍎
8 –
⚽ Soccer Home vs. Dillard Middle – 4:00 p.m.
🥎 Softball / 🎾 Tennis Away @ Reidsville Middle – 4:00 p.m.
10 –
🏈 Football Away @ Western Guilford Middle – 4:00 p.m.
⚽ Soccer Home vs. Western Rock Middle – 4:00 p.m.
🥎 Softball / 🎾 Tennis Home vs. Rock Middle – 4:00 p.m.
11 –
📸 Yearbook Interest Meeting – 6:00 p.m. in the Media Center
👩👧 Students should bring a guardian to learn about the expectations and fun of joining the Yearbook Team!
🏐 Future Panther Volleyball Night:
🎟️ 1 Parent Ticket = 1 Free Kid Ticket (K–8, participating kids only)
👕 Prowler girls wear Jerseys / others wear MHS colors or team jersey
🥤 First 30 kids get a Future Panther tumbler!
Upcoming dates:
📅 September 🍎
15 – 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Away @ Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
16 – 📸 Fall Picture Day (Flyer coming soon; register/pay online)
17 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Rock – 4:00 p.m.
– 🤝 PTSO Meeting – 5:30 p.m. (Media Center, all welcome)
18 – 🏈 Football Away @ Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
19 – 🐾 Future Panther Night @ MHS Football – 7:00 p.m. 🎁 First 100 students get a free T-shirt!
22 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
24 – 🏈 Football Home vs. Dillard – 4:00 p.m.
25–26 – ✏️ Teacher Workdays (No School)
29 – ⚽🥎🎾 Soccer/Softball/Tennis Away @ Dillard – 4:00 p.m.
📅 October 🎃
1 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Away @ Rock – 4:00 p.m.
2 – 🏈 Football Away @ Rock – 4:00 p.m.
– 🎓 7th Grade Envision Career Field Trip
6 – 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Western Rock – 4:00 p.m.
7 – 🦓 8th Grade Zoo Field Trip
8 – ⚽ Soccer Home vs. Rock – 4:00 p.m.
9 – 🏈 Football Home vs. Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
13 – ⚽ Soccer Home vs. Reidsville – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Dillard – 4:00 p.m.
16 – 🏈🥎🎾 Playoffs Begin
17 – 🎃 PTSO Halloween Dance (Details & permission slip coming soon)
20 – ⚽ Soccer Playoffs Begin
– 🥎🎾 Playoffs Continue
21 – 🧰 Parent Toolkit Presentation w/ DA Katy Gregg – 6:00 p.m. @ WRMS (Holmes hosts May 12)
22 – 🏈⚽ Playoffs Continue
– 🥎🎾 Championship Games
28 – ⚽ Soccer Championship Game
29 – 🏈 Football 3rd Place & Championship Games
30–31 – ✏️ Teacher Workdays (No School)
Our HMS students have the opportunity to volunteer with the Rockingham County Youth Services Peer Accountability Circle for the 2025-26 school year. A Restorative Justice Peer Accountability Circle is a community-based diversion program designed to provide an alternative response from the juvenile justice system offenders.
They adhere to the restorative justice theory which is based on the premise of accountability to the victim and the community. Peer Accountability Circles may act as an arm of the Court bringing together the juvenile offender and his/her parent(s)/guardian(s), the victim (when applicable), and members of the community.
The Circle addresses the needs of the youth, the victim and the community by developing a holistic understanding of the youth offender and the circumstances that led to the offense.
The Circle participants discuss the offense, ask questions, and make decisions as to how the offender should take responsibility for his or her actions. These decisions are prepared in the form of a comprehensive, collaborative plan of action that is signed by all parties involved.
Program and often the Juvenile Justice staff then monitor the youth’s progress.
The information and knowledge gained from this Restorative Justice experience assists the youthful offender to be better equipped to make improved life choices, change negative behaviors, and leads to the enhancement of public safety.
Successful completion of this diversion process can result in the youth not having a formal court record.
Peer Accountability Circles will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Youth Services Office (located inside the Veterans and Family Services Building at 405 NC Hwy 56, Reidsville) from 5:00PM to 7:00PM. There will be a mandatory volunteer training on Friday, September 26 from 5:00PM to 6:00PM.
If you are interested in volunteering as part of a Peer Accountability Circle, please review the Volunteer Rules and Agreement form and complete the attached application no later than Wednesday, September 17. Please return all completed applications to Mrs. Cassie Higgs, School Counselor, in Guidance.
For more information or questions regarding Peer Accountability Circles, please reach out to Tammy Burbey, Human Services Coordinator at Rockingham County Youth Services, at (336) 342-5756 ext. 2809 or tburbey@rockinghamcountync.gov.
Volunteer Rules and Agreement
https://tinyurl.com/2b2wnjnx
Volunteer Application & Parent Consent
https://tinyurl.com/2kderfks
📢 Student Leadership Committee Applications are in the office! 📝✨
If you would like to be a student leader for HMS, please pick up an application and turn it in to Mrs. Grogan by Thursday, 9/4. 🚀🙌
🐎Mustang Weekly Updates🐎
9/1/25 Message:
Thank you for a GREAT first week of school! 🎉
It has been fantastic getting to know this middle school group, and we are excited for all the great learning and growth ahead. 🚀📚
📢 Chromebook Update
We want to share an important update regarding student Chromebooks. While all students will continue to have 1:1 Chromebook access in the classroom, we will not be sending devices home this year.
As teaching staff, we recognize the importance of being mindful with work assigned outside of the school day and are already thinking creatively about ways to support student learning without placing extra burdens on families. Please know — we want to remove this worry from you.
This was an unexpected challenge for us, as we had originally been told that our devices could be updated. Unfortunately, many could not, which reduced the number of Chromebooks available for home use.
✅ The good news: By Tuesday, each student will be assigned their own Chromebook for in-school use, and that device will travel with them from class to class.
Thank you for your understanding, patience, and support as we navigate this together. Our focus remains on ensuring every student has the tools they need to be successful here at Holmes. 💙🐎
🚸Bus Reminders:
Bus 181 is now 188 and Boys and Girls Club students should now ride Bus 28.
This week:
📅 September 🍎
1 – Happy Labor Day (No School) 🎉
2 – 🏈📣 Football/Cheerleading Sports Parent Meeting – Cafeteria @ 5:30 p.m.
Parents must attend if their child is participating in sports.
3 – 🥎🎾⚽ Softball/Tennis/Boys’ Soccer Sports Parent Meeting – Cafeteria @ 5:30 p.m.
Parents must attend if their child is participating in sports.
4 – 🏈 Football Home vs. Bonner Middle – 4:00 p.m.
Upcoming dates:
📅 September 🍎
8 – ⚽ Soccer Home vs. Dillard Middle – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Away @ Reidsville Middle – 4:00 p.m.
10 – 🏈 Football Away @ Western Guilford Middle – 4:00 p.m.
– ⚽ Soccer Home vs. Western Rock Middle – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Rock Middle – 4:00 p.m.
11- Yearbook Interest Meeting at 6pm in the Media Center. Students should bring a guardian to this meeting to learn about the expectations and fun to be had with the Yearbook Team.
11 – 🏐 Future Panther Volleyball Night:
🎟️ 1 Parent Ticket = 1 Free Kid Ticket (K–8, participating kids only)
👕 Prowler girls wear Jerseys / others wear MHS colors or team jersey
🥤 First 30 kids get a Future Panther tumbler!
15 – 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Away @ Western Rock Middle – 4:00 p.m.
16 – 📸 Fall Picture Day (Strawbridge flyer coming soon; register/pay online).
17 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Rock Middle – 4:00 p.m.
18 – 🏈 Football Away @ Western Rock Middle – 4:00 p.m.
19 – 🐾 Future Panther Night @ MHS Football – 7:00 p.m. 🎁 First 100 students get a free t-shirt!
22 – ⚽ Soccer Away @ Reidsville Middle – 4:00 p.m.
– 🥎🎾 Softball/Tennis Home vs. Reidsville Middle – 4:00 p.m.
24 – 🏈 Football Home vs. Dillard Middle – 4:00 p.m.
25–26 – ✏️ Teacher Workdays (No School)
29 – ⚽🥎🎾 Soccer/Softball/Tennis Away @ Dillard Middle – 4:00 p.m.
Notable:
✨ ✨ Parent Toolkit Series ✨
District Attorney Katy Gregg will be presenting on important topics impacting today’s students: Sexting, Sextortion, Guns, Gangs, Vaping, & Truancy.
📅 Dates & Locations
October 21 – WRMS
February 10 – RMS
May 12 – Holmes
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
We encourage all families to attend. These sessions will provide valuable information and resources to help you stay informed and prepared as a parent. 💙
Soccer apparel is available! Purchase yours by Sept 5 & support our team in style!
