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Summer LEAP Field Day was a huge success! Thank you to all the staff who helped make it happen, and a special shoutout to the Mount Prospect Fire and Police Departments for joining the fun!

Huge shoutout to the IMC (Instructional Music Camp) staff for an outstanding summer performance! I was so impressed by our Summer LEAP students, their respect and engagement made it even more special. Great job to everyone involved!

Coach James and Coach T closed out their volleyball camp with a trip to Melas Park today for some beach volleyball! Grateful to work alongside these coaches and their commitment to athletics! Such a great turnout throughout the entire summer!

Grateful for the dedicated staff across the district who are spending part of their summer teaching at Summer LEAP at Holmes! Incredible energy and an amazing turnout for the first two days!

Huge shoutout to Pedro for staying locked in these past 3 months—didn’t miss a single workout and steadily added weight to every lift. Consistency is key! #strength #lifting #weight

From rocking the drums as Holmie the Hawk to getting dunked at the end of the day—what a great time at Holmes! Huge thanks to all the staff who helped make our “Stay and Play” event a success!

Enjoying this morning’s @D59Holmes Band, Orchestra, & Choir Concert. I so appreciate the commitment to the Performing Arts we have in D59 and the great teachers we have leading this work with our kids.

The things we do for our students… Holmes Stay & Play is this upcoming Friday! Students can buy tickets every morning before WIN leading up to the event!

Bravo to our incredible Holmes students for a fantastic performance in tonight’s Aladdin musical! Huge thanks to Mr. Sweet, Ms. Mansour, and Mr. Welk for their dedication and countless hours of preparation. What a show!

I had a couple visits during tonight’s supervision duty! Love these two 🥰

Grateful to be a part of the Holmes admin team! Thank you to all incoming 6th grade families who made it to our 6th Grade Orientation last night! #holmes2028 #ccsd59

Congratulations to All of our iReady Competition Bulls Ticket Winners!!!

Congratulations to our March Students of the Month!! #soarhighhawks

Celebrating the end of another great quarter - Q3! Sending our Hawks into Spring Break the right way! Be safe, have fun, and see you all the 31st!

Great job to the Holmes Leadership Committee for hosting the St. Patty’s bead fundraiser today! Congrats to Jacob for winning the pot o’ gold (or prize basket) 😃☘️☘️☘️

8th Grade Auto-Robotics had their official race car challenge today. Our student’s ability to code, alter, and build different scenarios and challenges that arose with their cars was very impressive! Great job to Mr. Mowery!

Beach party hosted by our 7th grade Advanced-ELA class. Awesome vibes all around at Holmes! Great job to our staff and students for hosting!

So proud of our @CCSD59 Choral Students, staff, and Families! It was a packed house today!

Today, Leigh and I had the pleasure of attending the CCSD59 Choral Festival. We were truly impressed by the outstanding talent of students from across the district and the exceptional work of the organizing staff. Kudos to everyone involved!

Holmes lifting club kicked off day 2 with a focus on back & shoulders. Good to see students committed to the iron!