Holbrook Unified School District #3 - Helping Unique Students Develop

Greetings Roadrunners! The City of Holbrook is hosting the first-ever Tumbleweed Drop on New Year's Eve from 7-9 pm with live music and the big Tumbleweed Drop! Organizers would love for all Roadrunners to participate. Start your search now for the best tumbleweed to be "dropped" on New Year's Eve & bring that tumbleweed to Gillespie Park on December 28th from 12 pm to 1 p.m. to vie for the Tumbleweed King crown. Let's ring in the New Year with the first ever City of Holbrook Tumbleweed Drop!

HUSD got into the holiday spirit this past weekend with IWES and Park Elementary participating in the Festival of Trees and parade! HUSD will begin winter break Monday, December 23rd and will return to school on Monday, January 6th! Happy Holidays Roadrunners!

ROADRUNNERS ARE IN THE ROUND VALLEY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES!! Boys play at 6 pm vs Morenci! Girls play at 7:30 vs at. Johns! Both games will be streamed live on iTalk 106.7. All games are played at the Round Valley Dome. Come out to support our Roadrunners if you can!!! Go Roadrunners!

Greetings Roadrunners! The SY 25-26 school calendars for IWES and Hulet, Park, HJHS and HHS have been approved. Please see the links below to view next school year's calendar. You can also find the school calendar on the HUSD #3 webpage at: www.holbrook.k12.az.us https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HhJX-w8L594KYBWGZq4K2RZ8YLgrY6gE/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HjIkwzIKurpR135ixygZp0GKWwtK8y6t/view?usp=sharing

IWES Christmas Concert Tonight! Twas the Night Before Christmas 6p at the George Gardner Performing Arts Center Come one, Come all!

Happy Holidays Roadrunners! Looking for a holiday gift? Don't forget the HHS Roadrunner Nest that has a lot of Roadrunner apparels, bookbags, hats, beanies... You can check out the Roost online at: https://hhs-roadrunner-nest.square.site/ Celebrating the holidays "The Roadrunner Way"!

The Holbrook Grad Night Committee will be hosting Breakfast with Santa this Saturday, December 14th from 8-11 am at the Holbrook Firehouse. Breakfast is $10 and will include pancakes, sausage, juice, face painting and cookie decorating. Get a printed photo with Santa for $2. All proceeds will go towards the 2025 Grad Night Party and prizes for this year's senior class. Thank you for your support and we hope to see you there!

Calling All Roadrunners! The City of Holbrook is seeking feedback on recreational programs and improved amenities for the City of Holbrook. Your feedback will help the City enhance recreational opportunities and improve amenities in Holbrook. Please share your thoughts and preferences by completing the survey below. https://forms.gle/AXRXQ7g7ua5JUveb7

The HUSD #3 JOM program will host a JOM Parent Meeting at 5 pm on December 11th at Indian Wells Elementary School. Please attend if you can to learn more about the HUSD #3 JOM goals and outcomes.

Holbrook Elk's Lodge 2450 will host their annual Hoop Shoot contest on 12/14/2024 at Hulet Elementary School. Doors open at 8:30 and the hoop shoot will begin at 9 am. All boys and girls ages 8 to 13 as of April 1, 2025 may participate. Each contestant will shoot 25 free throws with the contestant making the most made free throws in each age group advancing to the District competition on January 4th at Camp Verde. Come give it a shot!

HUSD Roadrunners Bernice Gover and Chris Ervin participated in the Northern Arizona University Institute for Native-serving Educators (INE) this year which concluded today with presentations of their curriculum guides and leadership practice guides. Thank you to both Chris and Bernice for your participation -The Roadrunner Way!

Come do the Turkey Trot on November 30th at 9am at the Navajo County Complex to support the 2025 grad night!! Sponsored by the Holbrook Booster Club!! Go Roadrunners!!!

When One Roadrunner Succeeds, We All Succeed! Tyler Tapaha just scored his 1,000th point as a Roadrunner! Congrats Tyler and the Tapaha family. Thanks for being Roadrunners!

Greetings Roadrunners! A quick reminder that HUSD #3 will not be in session next week November 25th-29th. We are thankful for each of you as Roadrunners and wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season!

A THANKSGIVING FEAST! We are thankful for our food service program, staff that help serve students every day and our wonderful governing board members & district office staff that came together to help serve the annual Thanksgiving lunch at Park and Hulet! It was a wonderful time for student and families to enjoy a delicious school lunch! Thank you everyone that helped out and thank you for showing The Roadrunner Way for our students and family! Happy Thanksgiving Roadrunners!

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!

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!

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

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!