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Veterans Day is approaching and we want to make sure we honor those who have served! If you have a family member that has served, please send in their information so that we can honor them in a slideshow presentation during our Veterans Day luncheon. Please send Veteran information and images to shelby.byrns@fayar.net.

Veterans are welcome to join their student for lunch in the library on Wednesday, November 11. You may bring your lunch or purchase from the cafeteria.

Beginning with the 2027-28 school year, Fayetteville Public Schools will adjust to new feeder patterns. A feeder pattern is the grouping of elementary schools that will attend the same middle school and junior high school. The current feeder patterns split some elementary schools, sending part of their students to one middle school and the remainder to another middle school. It also splits some middle schools when the students move up to junior high, sending some to one junior high and the remainder to another. However, the new 2027-28 feeder pattern keeps all of the students from an elementary school together as they transition to middle school and junior high without splitting them.

Beginning next school year, August of 2027, all students zoned for Holt Middle School under the new feeder pattern (Owl Creek & Holcomb) will attend John L Colbert Junior High School.

• If you have a 5th grade student who currently attends Holt and you live in the Asbell or Butterfield zones, your child will be zoned to attend McNair Middle School next year.

• If you have a 5th grade student who currently attends Holt and you live in the Root zone, your child will be zoned to attend Thomason Middle School next year.

• If you reside in the Holcomb zone, Holt will remain your middle school.

• If you currently attend Holt but are not zoned for our school, the link below provides more information on how the new feeder pattern might impact you once your child leaves Holt.

However, the district is offering a one-year-only grandfather provision to allow your student to remain at Holt for the 2027-28 school year, as long as you provide transportation to and from school. A survey regarding the grandfather option will be emailed on Monday, Oct. 19th, to those of you residing within the Asbell, Butterfield, and Root zones.

• For our 6th graders who reside in the Holcomb zone, you will be assigned to John L Colbert Junior High for the 2027-28 school year.

• If you are a 6th grader living in the Asbell or Butterfield zones, you will be assigned to Woodland Junior High.

• Finally, if you are a 6th grader living in the Root zone, you will be assigned to Ramay Junior High.

Parents of students who are not eligible for the grandfather provision can still request an in-district transfer through the district's standard process.

For more information on the feeder pattern, please CLICK HERE.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Matt Morningstar

matt.morningstar@fayar.net

The morning of Tuesday, November 3, Strawbridge Studios will return to Holt to take photos of any students that were absent on picture day, as well as all new students. If you would like to place an order for photos, please go to

www.strawbridge.net

Click "Order Pictures &Yearbooks," enter code PX523712. Or, you can scan the QR code below.

Here is the link to order yearbooks.

The deadline to order is March 31, 2027.

All students can receive FREE breakfast in the cafeteria from 7:10-7:40!

You can ADD money to your student's account at:

www.MySchoolBucks.com

You can apply for free/reduced meals at (every family must reapply every year):

https://www.myschoolapps.com/

You can view the Lunch Menu here:

https://schools.mealviewer.com/school/HoltMiddle

Here is the phone number to reach the school and get a message to your student: 479-527-3670. We will also set up a plan for students who need to call home by using the office phone. We know that this is a little different but we will work hard to gain and keep your trust in communication.

Emails

Principal - matt.morningstar@fayar.net

Vice-Principal & 504's - richard.guthrie@fayar.net

Vice-Principal - brandon.craft@fayar.net

SPED Designee - becky.williams@fayar.net

Counselor - mary.brunk@fayar.net

Nurse - destiny.brown@fayar.net

Admin Assistant - amy.bond@fayar.net

Registrar & Front Desk - katie.jackson@fayar.net

Here is a link to the 2026-27 FPS district calendar: Link

Here is a link to the A Day/B Day Calendar: CLICK HERE

November 2-6 Canned Soup Drive! Bring your can(s) to advisory!

November 3 - Fall Picture RETAKES day (morning)

November 10 - 6th grade to Fayetteville Public Library Tru Lit Program (morning)

November 23-27 - NO School Thanksgiving Break

November 30 - 6th grade to Fayetteville High School for Fine Arts Preview (morning)

December 10- Fall Music Showcase Performance- 5th gr 5:45 pm, 6th gr 7:00 pm

December 18 - Winter Blitz - schedule TBA

December 21-January 4 - Winter Break - NO School

Tuesday, January 5 - First day of Spring Semester!

Join in the fun on Holt's spirit dress up days!