Holbrook Unified School District #3 - Helping Unique Students Develop

Indian Wells Elementary invites all Roadrunners to this year's Native American Heritage Night on Thursday, November 21st from 5 pm to 7 pm! Come celebrate with the IWES Roadrunners!

Roadrunners- a reminder about our season passes! Come out and support our Roadrunners: Golden Pass = $25 Individual Season Pass = $30 Individual Year Pass = $50 Family Season Pass = $60 Family Year Pass = $100 Golden pass is age 60 and up Family passes are for up to four people Passes may be purchased at the Holbrook District Office! Go Roadrunners!

Hey Roadrunners! Native American Heritage Month continues next week! Join in the celebration! Next week is packed with exciting events ! Let’s make this final week one to remember! 🎉 👉 Wednesday Night (11/20): Join us for our Title VI/JOM parent meetings at IWES at 5 PM. Five door prizes will be given away! 💬 Take our survey! Your voice matters and we want to hear from everyone—Native and non-Native families alike. Share your thoughts here: https://forms.gle/V2h4QyA3BhFnWxhh

HHS Student Council Food Drive! The HHS STUCO has a goal to raise $1,200 worth of food for our local Food Bank Christmas Box Drive! Check out the flyer for more details! Sharing the holiday spirit is The Roadrunner Way! Happy Holidays Roadrunners!

Congrats to Rayn Peterson (Class of 2024)! Rayn was selected as the 2024-2025 Miss Southwest Navajo! Ya'a'te'e'h Shí eí, Rayn Peterson, 2024/2025 Miss Southwest Navajo. Shí eí Dziłtł’ahnii (Mountain Clove Clan), born for Tódích’íi’nii (Bitter Water Clan). My maternal grandfather is of the Kinyaa’áanii (Towering House Clan) and my paternal grandfather is of the Tsénjíkiní (Cliff Dwelling Clan). My mother is Vivian Yazzie, my father is the late Randy Long. Rayn's platform will focus on Mental Health Awareness! Congratulations Rayn! When One Roadrunner Succeeds, We All Succeed!

A reminder that HUSD 3 will not be in session on Monday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day! Thank you to all Veterans for your service!

HOMECOMING 2024! Welcome home Roadrunners and a special welcome to the Class of 1974 who will be celebrating 50 years a Roadrunner tonight at the homecoming game! Holbrook vs Tuba City at 7:00 pm at Roadrunner Stadium GO ROADRUNNERS!

November is Native American Heritage Month and this school year we’re proud to have over 1,300 students who identify as Native American. To celebrate, we’ve organized Spirit Days spread throughout the month, making it easy for everyone to join in on the most convenient days—participation is welcome whenever it works best for you. Each themed day, from traditional clothing to language pride, honors Native culture with inclusivity and respect, inviting all Roadrunners, Native and non-Native, to celebrate together. For more information please click on this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DhvWYCU6SrVPWaZQ0IGkeJTqQ9OPtOZA/view?usp=sharing Thank you for celebrating Native American Heritage Month and thank you for being Roadrunners! For more information contact our Indian Education Director at bgover@holbrook.k12.az.us

Indian Wells Elementary held their annual Drug Free/Love Our School walk this morning! Thank you to everyone involved! We love IWES!

HHS Student Council presents: Trunk or Treat at GGPAC parking lot tonight! Line up starts at 6:30! Come have a family fun time The Roadrunner Way!! This is why we Love Our Schools!

Holbrook Junior High students were part of the college experience today as they attended the Northern Arizona University Indigenous Spirit Day! It was a great experience and HJHS students showed The Roadrunner Way by being Respectful, Responsible and Reliably Safe! Way to go HJHS! Thank you Ms. Cheri, Ms. Gover and all the people that helped support this great experience for our HJHS Roadrunners!

HUSD #3 Governing Board members conducted a Love Our Schools walkthrough today at various schools in the district! Thanks Board Members for all you do to make HUSD #3 great! We do Love Our Schools!

Thank you students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, elected officials and our community members for another great Walk to School/Love Our Schools rally! It was a great Roadrunner event with great student speeches, speeches by Chief Christensen and Sheriff Clouse and a great performance by our cheerleaders and Park and Hulet students! We appreciate all Roadrunners for keeping our schools and community drug free and thanks for loving our schools!

Love Our Schools is in full swing this week! Was great to have the interactive career fair at HHS today put on by Grow Arizona . HHS students got first hand experience with health related occupations, NAVIT programs, military information and APS bucket rides! Thank you to our businesses for "loving our schools today"! Stop by to sign our Love Our Schools banners too! Board Member Linda Yazzie is one of the first to sign our banner at HJHS! We do Love Our Schools at HUSD #3! Thanks for being Roadrunners!

Trunk or Treat Glow Ride at the SiiHasin Bike Trail on October 29th! Sponsored by the SiiHasin Bike Club, Navajo County Supervisor Alberto Peschlakai, and Arizona Complete Health! Come join us for this family fun event!

Greetings Roadrunners! The Walk With Me to Be Drug Free Walk to School event has been moved to Thursday, October 24th- same time, same place. The City of Holbrook is doing cement work on the 23rd at the Old Courthouse so we will move it back a day! Remember to wear Red! A quick reminder this is HUSD #3 Love Our Schools Week as well! Stop by and sign the Love Our Schools banners and we invite you to reach out in any way to show how you Love Our Schools this week! Thanks for being Roadrunners!

Greetings Roadrunners! We invite all Roadrunners to our annual Walk to School/Love Our Schools walk on Wednesday, October 23rd beginning at 7:45 am at the Old Courthouse in Holbrook! We will gather for a Drug Free/Love Our Schools rally and then walk to school together as Roadrunners! Students will be served breakfast at the Old Courthouse and buses will drop off students at the Old Courthouse unless parents request them to be dropped off at their respective schools! Please wear red for Red Ribbon Week! Thanks for your participation and thanks for being Roadrunners!

The week of October 21-25 we ask our parents, students, alumni, businesses and community members to help HUSD #3 celebrate Love Our Schools week. Throughout the week we will be celebrating our schools, teachers, principals, support staff, and anyone involved in helping educate our students to let them know we Love Our Schools! A sign of Loving Our Schools can be a note of appreciation, an email, helping with a project, attending a school event, making a sign for the school, attending the Walk to School Day, assisting with Drug Free Week activities or any other form of appreciation that shows we Love Our Schools at HUSD #3! Schools at HUSD #3 are dedicated to Helping our Unique Students Develop. Celebrating that work is part of our mission for Community and Family Engagement (CAFE) at HUSD #3. We hope you will join us celebrating Love Our Schools this week! You may send any notes of appreciation, pictures, or any other forms of communication to: roadrunnersuccess@holbrook.k12.az.us Thanks for all you do to Help our Unique Students Develop and Thank You for being Roadrunners!

Greetings Roadrunners- The October HUSD #3 Governing Board meeting will be held at the Holbrook District Office (1000 N. 8th Avenue) on Tuesday, October 8th. The original location was at Indian Wells Elementary School but due to construction the location will be changed. The November 12th HUSD #3 Governing Board meeting will be held at Indian Wells Elementary School. Thank you for being Roadrunners!

Congratulations to Laura Layden and Alicia Jiminez for being recognized as Rural Schools Teachers of Distinction by the Arizona Rural Schools Association! Congrats Ladies! Well deserved! Representing The Roadrunner Way!