
Mom (and Holmes office aide) Bethany Shaffer at the open house with first-grader Sophie along with preschooler Sawyer.
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Parents and students check out the classroom listings before entering Holmes Elementary’s open house.
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Holmes Elementary staff including Principal Marilee Tanner greet and assist parents arriving to the open house.
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Second-grader Shayleigh Stewart and kindergartner Carter Stewart along with mom Jackie Brittingham meet with teacher Alea Shope.
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First-grader Cayla Kirk, left, and second-grader Scott Kirk get acclimated along with their mom in teacher Larita Harris-Jones’ classroom.
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From left are first-grader Madilyn Puckett in her classroom at Holmes Elementary, along with third-grader Abigail Puckett and fifth-grader Alanna Puckett.
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Holmes teacher Alea Shope and students’ mom Jackie Brittingham get a little closer to second-grader Shayleigh Stewart and kindergartner Carter Stewart.
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Brandon and Erica Richardson with first-grader Brooklynn and future student Briana.
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Wilmington schools — including Holmes Elementary — held their open houses Monday as parents got to meet teachers and staff while kids eyed their new classrooms prior to classes beginning on Wednesday. Shown, Holmes kindergarten student Bella Matheney checks out the listings on the front windows of the school with dad Jamie. For more photos from the event, visit wnewsj.com.
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Holmes Elementary Assistant Principal Ryan Schlater is busy giving directions at the open house.
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First-day pics
The first day of school for Wilmington, Clinton-Massie and East Clinton students is Wednesday, and Blanchester begins Thursday. Please share your kids’ first-day-of-school photos (along with their names, grades and schools) on our News Journal Facebook page, and we’ll also publish many of them in print and on wnewsj.com.
Wilmington schools — including Holmes Elementary — held their open houses Monday as parents got to meet teachers and staff while kids eyed their new classrooms prior to classes beginning on Wednesday.

















