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HOLLY, Michigan -  Yesterday, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) released a list of 123 “Beating the Odds” schools that are outperforming schools with similar risk factors and demographic composition. Two separate studies, using considerably different methodologies, identified these schools.

Holly High School is among the schools chosen.

“We have good things happening in Michigan schools,” state Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan said.  “These ‘Beating the Odds’ schools are helping students make progress and finding ways to overcome traditional barriers to academic achievement.”

“Beating the Odds” schools credited various factors for their success including strong building leadership, common vision,  highly qualified and dedicated staff,  high academic and behavioral expectations,  a collaborative school culture,  commitment to technology,  strong community and parent involvement,  and staff commitment to do whatever it takes to help students succeed.

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Holly High School

HOLLY, Michigan – The Holly Area School district is one of fewer than 400 public school districts in the nation being honored by the College Board with a place on the Second Annual  AP Honor Roll, for simultaneously increasing access to Advanced Placement coursework while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams. Achieving both of these goals is the ideal scenario for a district’s Advanced Placement program, because it indicates that the district is successfully identifying motivated, academically-prepared students who are likely to benefit most from AP coursework.

Since 2009, the Holly area school district increased the number of students participating in AP from 112 to 143 students while improving the percentage of students earning AP exam scores of 3 or higher from 40 percent in 2009 to 62 percent in 2011. The majority of US colleges and universities grant college credit or advanced placement for a score of 3 or above on AP exams.

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Seniors Sam Caldwell and Megan...

HOLLY, Michigan – The week’s Homecoming festivities may have culminated in Friday night’s Broncho football victory over the Waverly Warriors of Lansing, but the 2011 Homecoming parade in downtown Holly was packed with spirit and hometown pride.

The Holly Bronchos marching band followed the parade’s HHS office administrator and Grand Marshal Kathy Kahn as they turned onto E. Maple Street toward the Karl Richter Campus.

Floats, cheerleaders, cars carrying HHS Homecoming Court members and other teams and organizations throughout the Holly Area Schools district made up the balance of the half-hour long parade.

While the senior class won total points for Spirit Week, the sophomore class won the float competition with their Spiderman-themed  float.  It was seniors Sam Caldwell and Megan Incammicia who were crowned as the 2011 HHS Homecoming King and Queen.

The Bronchos’ 37-25 victory over the Waverly Warriors of Lansing was the perfect ending to Friday’s celebration, boosting the Bronchos into the state playoffs for the second straight season.

From 8 – 11 p.m. Saturday night, Holly’s annual Homecoming dance will be held at Holly High School, 6161 E. Holly Rd., Holly.

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HOLLY, Michigan – It’s the raffle of all raffles this year as Holly High School Language Arts teacher, Anthony Coggins attempts to raise enough funds to take a group of lucky HHS students to Washington DC, free of charge.

Coggins is coordinating the Holly High School Washington DC Mega Raffle, selling 1,000 tickets at $100 per ticket, and potentially raising $100,000 in the process. An all cash-prize raffle, the winning ticket holder will win $10,000. Second, third and fourth prizes are $5,000, $3,000 and 2,000 respectively, while sixth through tenth prize winners get $1,000 each, eleventh though fifteenth prize winners each win $500, and sixteenth through twentieth prize winners all win $250 apiece.  

Most of the remaining raffle money will be used to send at least 20 lucky HHS students to our nation’s capital for a 6-day all-expense paid trip, June 24-29, 2012.