Activities, Clubs, Sports

Clubs

  • Clubs are formed based on student or teacher interest.
  • If you have an idea for a club, find a teacher to be a sponsor.
  • Clubs meet at noon, after school, and other times.

Dances/Parties

  • Dress for all dances must follow the school dress code.
  • To enter a school dance, you must present a current student identification card.
  • Three dances are held during the school year.
  • The dances begin at 7:30 p.m. and end at 10:00 p.m.
  • Your parent/guardian needs to pick you up promptly at 10:00 p.m.
  • There is music and dancing in the gym.
  • The GYM is open for activities and games, refreshments sold outside.
  • You must arrive before 8:30 p.m. and stay until the dance is over unless you are picked up by a parent/guardian.
  • If, for some reason you must leave before the dance is over, you must be picked up by a parent/guardian.
  • There are no "formal" events at Holmes Junior High school.
  • These dances are for Holmes students only, and all school rules apply.
  • Student visitors are never allowed at a Holmes sponsored school dance.
  • Parents are welcome to visit dances and/or to help chaperone.
  • You are not to be on the school campus unless you are attending the dance.
  • If you have un-served detention, you will not be allowed to attend the dance (a notice will be sent to these students the week of the dance).
  • The behavior at the dances should always be appropriate. Running, pushing and horseplay, as well as all types of inappropriate dancing ("moshing" and "freaking", etc.) will all result in a time-out or a call to parents to be sent home from the dance. Students may also be excluded from future dances for bad behavior.
  • If you plan on attending the dance, you must have attended school that same day.

If you have been suspended from school and your school activity participation restriction is in place during a scheduled dance, you may not attend the dance.

Lunchtime Intramurals

  • In intramural sports, you play against other Holmes students.
  • Intramural sports are available during the lunch hour.
  • These may include: volleyball, basketball, badminton, flag football, indoor soccer or other sports.
  • Listen to the daily bulletin for information about intramural sports.
Eligibility Requirements for Participation in Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities
  • The student must be enrolled in the number and types of courses that will enable him/her to fulfill graduation requirements.
  • The student must earn a grade average of "C" (2.0 GPA and no F's) or above during the immediately preceding marking period. Grades will be averaged without regard to plus or minus signs.
  • Students who have not cleared their detentions will not be allowed to practice or play until their disciplinary record has been cleared.
  • Any student who is suspended from school for disciplinary reasons shall be excluded from all extra-curricular activities and all co-curricular activities, except for the regularly scheduled class time, for 1 week. The exclusion from extra- and co-curricular activities shall begin on the same day as the suspension from school.
  • The activities to which this policy applies shall include the following:
    • Student Body or Class Officer Positions
    • Athletics
    • Drama, and Musical Productions
    • All extra curricular choirs and bands.
    • Any extra-curricular or co-curricular activity which, on average, requires more than 4 hours of participation per week during the time span of the activity.
  • School time/lunch time intramural games are excluded from this policy.

Student Council

  • The purpose of the Student Council is to:
    • promote a closer relationship between faculty and students.
    • make policy and determine student body funds are allocated/spent.
    • promote school spirit and involvement.
    • represent the student body.
  • Student Council is comprised of Associated Student Body (ASB) officers, class presidents, and home room representatives.
  • Student Council members must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5, a "C+" average, and meet good citizen requirements.
  • ASB officers and class presidents serve terms for the full academic year.
  • ASB president, ASB vice president, ASB secretary, ASB treasurer, eighth grade class president, and the ninth grade class president are selected during the fourth quarter of the previous school year.
  • Seventh graders elect their class president in September of the current school year.
  • A representative is elected from each homeroom (one semester terms) in September and January.
  • Ms. Hogan is the Staff Advisor for the Student Council.

Yearbook

  • The yearbook is designed and produced by students enrolled in the Publications class.
  • Yearbooks are pre-sold throughout the year.
  • They are delivered during the last week of the school year.