Holbrook Junior High School - Helping Unique Students Develop

HJHS! HJHS would like to send a Shout Out to Our Teachers! You are Appreciated for ALL YOU DO! Happy Teachers Appreciation Week (May 2-May 6).

HJHS 8th Graders! This is an exciting time for 8th grade students as the month of May is full of so many activities as they finish out their junior high years and get ready to head off to high school. Up First: 8th Grade to High School Transition Day is next week, Tuesday, May 3rd. Permission slips were sent home in P.A.S.S. Class. Students need to return the permission slip and be in good standing with their positive behavior points in order to attend.

HJHS! HJHS is going ALL IN with Positive Connections tomorrow, Friday, April 29th. Students and staff are encouraged to wear their ALL IN shirts as part of supporting positive interactions on campus. The P.A.S.S. Class with the highest % of shirt wearers will receive an instant doughnut party. Tomorrow is also class games. Will be a great day full of positive energy and fun. We hope to see all of our students coming to school ready to go "ALL IN with Positive Connections".

IWES BIKE TRAIL! Volunteers from Oregon to Colorado are helping construct a bike trail that IWES students, community members and bike enthusiasts can use! First of a kind! Thank you to everyone for making the bike trail a reality!!!

Ben Williams- Class of 2013! Benjamin Williams has accepted a PhD position at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC for the fall of 2022. Ben just received his Masters Degree in Neuroscience from BYU. Mr. & Mrs. Williams noted, “We couldn't be more proud and grateful he got such a great start at HUSD”! Way to go Benjamin! WHEN ONE ROADRUNNER SUCCEEDS, WE ALL SUCCEED!

HJHS!! Saturday 4/23: Holbrook Community Clean Up! This is a great opportunity for HJHS students to go ALL IN with Positive Connections While Providing Community Service. In Addition, 50+ Positive Behavior Points Can Be Earned By Providing Service to the Community of Holbrook Along With Including Some Social Media Positivity. If you have any questions about this event or students earning positive behavior points for their participation please contact the school at 928-524-3959

HJHS! State Testing...Just a reminder: The Arizona State Reading and Math Tests will be given tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19th and Wednesday, April 20th for all 6th-8th graders as required by the Arizona Department of Education. We ask that you make sure your child is well rested and arrives to school on-time so they are ready to give "No Less Than Their Best"! Make-Up testing will be April 25th-28th

Greetings Roadrunners! A reminder there will be no school on Friday for Easter holiday. We look forward to students and staff returning on Monday!

Keep up to date on your child’s academic progress on the HUSD app! The HUSD 3 app now has an Infinite Campus link in the app! Check grades, attendance and stay updated on your child’s progress! Together we can Help our Unique Students Develop!

HJHS Reminder! TOMORROW… Tuesday, April 12th the students of HJHS will participate in their required AZ Department of Education State Writing Assessment! Please ensure your child arrives to school on time so they are able to Give No Less Than Their Best! Checking students out early could jeopardize their ability to complete their test at their own pace. Once the test is started they must finish the same day. Thank you for supporting and encouraging your child to do their best with their state testing.

HJHS! State Testing...Just a reminder: The Arizona State Science Test will be given tomorrow, Wednesday, April 6th for all 8th graders as required by the Arizona Department of Education. We ask that you make sure your child is well rested and arrives to school on-time so they are ready to give "No Less Than Their Best"! All 6th-8th Grade Students will be taking the Arizona State Writing Test next week then followed by the Arizona State ELA and Math Tests the following week. AZSCI: 8th Grade Only Wednesday, April 6th Make-Up’s April 7th AASA Writing: 6th-8th Grades Tuesday, April 12th Make-Up’s April 13th and 14th AASA ELA/Math: 6th-8th Grades ELA/Math Unit 1 Test Tuesday, April 19th ELA/Math Unit 2 Test Wednesday, April 20th Make-Up’s April 25th-28th

HJHS presents: Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. Performances at the George Gardner Performing Arts Center! 7 pm Friday and Saturday! Come enjoy this outstanding performance!

HJHS! The HJHS Musical Performers in Schoolhouse Rock, Live!! Jr. performed a preview show for the school today! WOW! What a performance it was! Community performances will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 1st & 2nd at the GGPAC (HHS Auditorium) at 7:00pm. We hope you can come out to support the junior high performers. You won’t want to miss it!

HJHS! The 8th Grade AVID students presented the AVID program to Hulet 5th grade classes this morning. They shared their future goals, what AVID is, they played a class bonding game and answered questions as the 5th graders prepare for their transition to being junior high students!

HJHS! The HJHS Robotics/STEAM Club robots are on the move. Their Initial phase of programming is a success! The students are learning and implementing skills that will carry them into the future of this technological world!

HJHS!! Serving our Community the Roadrunner Way! Our Junior High Student Council members supporting the Holbrook Public Library with their “Drive-Thru Story Celebration” this evening… Way to Make Us Proud!

HJHS! Check this out.... Our after-school Robotics/STEAM Club is busy building Lego ev3 Mind Storm Robots. Next week they will be programming them so that they can use port view, move straight, make turns, display text and graphics and create custom images and sounds. How cool is that? Check back next week for more on this project!

HJHS! What better way is there to end the day before Spring Break than with some friendly competition. Today's "Positive Connections" Class Games was a blast and full of students working together, communicating, supporting each other and simply having fun together. It's great to see the students supporting each other in such a positive way! Thank you HJHS Student Council for planning and organizing these fantastic games. Reminder: No School Next Week--March 14th-18th. Happy Spring Break to All!

HJHS! 8th Grade Science--Learning In Action: Mr. Matt Smith with the Petrified Forest National Park visited today as the classes wrapped up their unit on the rock cycle and weathering/erosion/deposition. Mr. Smith expanded on teaching the importance of the Petrified Forest for studying igneous/sedimentary rocks and the changes brought onto the area by weathering/erosion/deposition as well as the affects to animal life. The students enjoyed their day of scientific learning.

HJHS! Reminder: Spring Pictures will be taken tomorrow, Monday, March 7th for students in grades 6th-8th who are ordering a package. Plus, the 8th Grade Panoramic Group Photo will be taken.