Holbrook Junior High School - Helping Unique Students Develop

HJHS 8th Grade Bridge to HHS Success! ~The 8th graders attended their first session for transitioning into high school. HHS Principal Mr. Hargrave and Assistant Principal Dr. Haussman joined us to talk about high school credits, graduation requirements, classes offered and the many opportunities HHS has to offer their students. ~First step in transitioning to the high school.... 8th grade Promotion on May 23rd! 🌟 In addition, we reviewed the expectations to finish out their elementary years with success to ensure they are on track for promoting. ~We were excited to kick off the 8th grade transition process today and are looking forward to celebrating the 8th students as they complete their 8th grade school year! 🌟🎉🌟

HJHS: Shout Out to the 8th Graders that did an amazing job with their Science State Testing! They focused, took their time and gave "No Less Than Their Best"! Way to Go 8th Grade Roadrunners! ~Thank you HJHS families for supporting your child and their State Testing Requirements. You are Appreciated.~

HJHS Reminder: 8th Grade Required AZ State Testing in the area of Science is tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20th and Thursday, March 21st. Testing will begin at 8:30am. It's important students are present and on time. 🌟

HJHS: Welcome Back from Spring Break & Welcome to the 4th and Final Quarter of the 2023-2024 SY. ~Just a Reminder: State Testing is Fast Approaching starting with 8th Grade Science this week. ~Please keep in Mind: *State Testing is an Arizona Department of Education requirement for all students. It is important that students are in school and on-time on testing days. If you know your child will be absent please notify the school as soon as possible so make up testing can be arranged/scheduled.*~ Full Testing Schedule Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1onuPq_oYIel2yOUB_4vVyJ2bkUO60ua3/view?usp=sharing

Congratulations to HJHS Students and Staff of the Month for February! ~These Roadrunners are being recognized for being Next level-Roadrunner 2.0 as they are Respectful, Responsible, Reliably Safe and Give No Less Than Their Best! ~Thanks for being Roadrunner 2.0: Rose Laredo, Bahboy Takala, Becka Begay, Quannah Aberle, Alexis Kenshol, Ms. McLaws and Mr. Johnson

Greetings Roadrunners! We all know HUSD #3 has great teachers and we appreciate the great work they do each day! Here is an opportunity for you to extend your appreciation for a teacher that is deserving of the Arizona Rural Schools Association Teacher of the Year! Nominations can come from a fellow teacher, a parent or even a student can nominate their teacher for the 2024 ARSA Teacher of the Year! Simply complete the form from the link below that will be an automatic submission to the Arizona Rural Schools Association nomination committee! Let's recognize the teachers that Help our Unique Students Develop at HUSD #3! https://www.azruralschools.org/teacher-year-award When One Roadrunner Succeeds, We All Succeed!

PICTURE DAY MONDAY! Just a reminder that HJHS Individual Spring Pictures and the 8th Grade Group Panoramic will be taken on Monday (March 4th). Pictures can be ordered online at mylifetouch.com Picture ID# EVTK8KX79 Click Here for Flyer with QR Code: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15IWmyVhm1VzGvxWV4lTbhLfTpXE_YjT1/view You can also Click Here for Package Pricing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CRCQdKDe_jWEhxVYnYHG8MlyE6zHqrxk/view Click Here for the 8th Grade Group Photo Pricing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TDAogh246KARMp3mu8BJsdMgKZ23cjtP/view

HJHS for the Win! Woohoo! 🎉🏀 Congratulations to our 8th grade boys basketball team for their win against Winslow in round 1 of the playoffs. Boys will advance to play Round Valley on Thursday! Way to Go Roadrunners!! 🌟🏀🌟

Charting the Future of Holbrook Community Visioning Sessions provided by the City of Holbrook! Please come if you can!

HJHS Soccer Season is Here! ⚽️ Practices will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There’s still time to sign up with Ms. Baloo. ⚽️

HJHS Celebrating Friendship Friday (Feb. 16th). In place of February's class games, student council is sponsoring a Valentine daytime dance. The dance is casual (regular school attire). Student council will be selling consessions for students that would like to purchase extra snacks during the dance; there will also be a photo booth for some fun pictures. Students need to be in good standing with their positive behavior points in order to participate. We look forward to the morning of high energy laughs, smiles and an overall good time! *Students will still be served lunch prior to their normal dismissal time of 12:00pm.

Thank you Deputy Sanchez for your service at HJHS! Deputy Sanchez helps to ensure campus safety while building positive connections with staff, students and families. His community partnership is appreciated!! 🌟 🌟

Valentine's Day at HJHS! Please be advised that if Valentine's Day gifts are delivered or dropped off at the school we will get them to your child close to the end of the school day. We will not be delivering into classrooms throughout the day in an effort to minimize distractions of the learning environment. Additionally, glass vases and balloons are not permitted on school buses.

HJHS would like to thank all of our families for their continued partnership. The home-to-school connection is invaluable and we appreciate all of you. At HJHS we hope parent-teacher conference time is an opportunity to get to learn more about your child's progress personally, academically, socially and successfully at school. ~Thank you for taking your time to meet with our teachers whether in-person, virtually or over the phone. It is our goal to Give No Less Than Our Best for the students of HJHS. ~Your voice matters in the home-to-school partnership so we would love to hear from you. Please use the following link to access the parent survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16BoxH3GQy04QzbtRZ69JsgfdUAO76vm89vXbjdz3dME/

HJHS: Parent-Teacher Conferences are this week, Thursday, Feb. 8th. If you have not yet scheduled your conference time you can contact the office at 928-524-3959 to set that up or reach out to your child's PASS Class Teacher. *Also, parents are welcome to meet with any of the teachers--the PASS Class teacher or the office can help set those additional times up for you. As a reminder: Students will have Early Release (12:00pm) on Conference Day. Lunch will be served before students are released to go home. There will be NO after school activities on Thursday. Thank you for your continued partnership with the home-to-school connection.

Congratulations to HJHS Students and Staff of the Month for January! ~These Roadrunners are being recognized for being Next level-Roadrunner 2.0 as they are Respectful, Responsible, Reliably Safe and Give No Less Than Their Best! ~Thanks for being Roadrunner 2.0: Ayano Sakurai, Daniel Bakurza, Xzavier Nez, Brooklynn Brooks, Marco Hernandez, Payton Orton, Miss Jamie and Miss Estridge

UPDATED 2/2: Brackets Included! Go Roadrunners 8th Grade Basketball Tournament hosted by HJHS Friday and Saturday (Feb. 2nd/3rd). Brackets will be shared as soon as they are available. Gooooo Roadrunners!

Greetings HJHS Families: We are about half-way through quarter 3 and heading into Parent-Teacher Conference time. Quarter 3 Midterm is this Friday, February 2nd and conferences will be next week, Thursday, February 8th from 1:00pm-7:00pm. PASS class teachers will be reaching out to schedule a conference time or you can call our office at 928-524-3959 to schedule your conference.

Congratulations to HJHS 8th Grader Payton Orton as she took first place in the Regional Elks Hoop-Shoot Free Throw Competition in Camp Verde over the weekend. Payton will move on to the State Level Competition in Apache Junction in February. Way to Go Payton!

HUSD #3 & HJHS has partnered with the organization "School Connect...Creating Villages for Children" because it takes a village to help every child reach their potential. Their focus is to help schools create resources for supporting the home-to-school-to-community connections. A representative from School Connect will be on-campus tomorrow, Thursday, January 25th to see HUSD#3 and HJHS in their day-to-day routines. In addition to visiting the district/school, talking with teachers and students they will be taking pictures and video clips throughout the day. District and school leadership will be present and active with School Connect while they are here visiting. If you would like to learn more about School Connect and their mission you can visit their website at https://schoolconnectaz.org/ We are excited to show off our amazing students, teachers, staff and community.