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You are AVID

The AVID elective prepares students to be college and career ready. Read more to apply for AVID today!

Parent Information Nights 2023

It’s time to start planning for the 2023-2024 school year. Join us to find out what you need to know about the next grade level and prepare for the coming school year.

Parent Engagement Night

Please join us for our first Parent/Guardian Engagement Night on February 23. Read more to RSVP.

Athletics Update

Read more for information about Spring sports at Holmes and Davis Senior High School.

We Love Our Counselors!

Happy School Counselors Week! Thank you to our Holmes Counselors and all of the staff that support our students' while at school.

Spirit Week & Snowball Dance

Come to the Snowball Dance this Friday from 6-8 pm. Tickets will be sold on Wednesday and Friday during lunch. Read more for details and spirit week information.

Winter Home Games at Holmes

We love our new gym floor. Come see it for yourself and join us for one of our Winter home games. Read more for details.

Semester 1 Ends Soon

Semester 1 ends on Friday, January 20. There is a teacher work day for Junior High on Monday, and Semester 2 begins on January 24.

Attendance Reporting

Please report student absences by phone, email, or send a signed note upon student’s return. Read more for links and details.

Back to School Night

Back to School Night is rescheduled for Wednesday 9/14 at 6pm.

Holmes Webstore

Purchase Holmes Back-to-School items online to avoid the payment line at Schedule Pick Up!

Freshmen Athletics at DSHS

Holmes Freshmen: Read more for how to participate in athletics at Davis Senior High School

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District News

Happy Spring Break!

Schools and offices will be closed March 27-31 for Spring Break.

Opt-In to DJUSD Text Messages

Opt-in to texting for additional messaging!

You're Invited- Virtual and In-person Outreach for Universal Transitional Kindergarten and Extended-Day Kindergarten Site Concepts

This presentation will highlight the proposed expansion of our Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs in DJUSD and the facilities growth each elementary school site may undergo to accommodate additional classes and students for each program.

Approved 2023-24 Instructional Calendar

View the newly approved 2023-24 calendar!

Title VI Native American Education Program Public Forum

Join us on March 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Virtual Outreach for Universal Transitional Kindergarten and Full-Day Kindergarten Site Concepts

Please join us for a virtual presentation which will highlight the proposed expansion of our Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs in DJUSD.

Student Enrollment for 2023-24 Now Open

New student enrollment paperwork can be dropped off at the District Office!

Spring Compassion Project

The Compassion Project, a workshop series on adolescent mental health, will be held again in March/April.

Apply for the State Seal of Biliteracy

Applications are due March 3!

Visual and Performing Arts Feedback Opportunity

Share your thoughts at Parent Engagement Night - Feb. 22

Week of the School Counselor

This week we celebrate our school counselors, psychologists, speech pathologists and therapists.

Response to Shooting Tragedies

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Calendar

Mar27

Spring Break - No School

Autism Awareness Month

All Day

Apr01

Child Abuse Awareness Month

Our Mission

The parents, students, faculty and support staff at Holmes Junior High are committed to the achievement of excellence in academics and all other curricular pursuits. They are also committed to the cultivation of individual abilities and talents in a supportive environment where respect for individual and group differences and for the rights of others guide behavior.