Holladay Fine Arts Magnet Elementary School

Holladay’s magnet program provides students with a rigorous, fine arts integrated academic experience What makes Holladay unique?

Students at Holladay Fine Arts Magnet Elementary School enjoy a rigorous academic program that follows Arizona’s College and Career Readiness Standards. Our program fully integrates the academics with the Fine and Performing Arts daily. We use thematic units and projects to incorporate students’ learning with dance, visual arts, drama, and technology for three hours every day. Holladay students se

e the Performing Arts specialist twice a week for 30 to 45 minutes each session. One session the students use the piano keyboard lab and the other session is on our performance stage learning dance, drama, and songs. Students will also see our Visual Arts specialist once a week from 45 to 1 hour 10 minutes depending on the projects the students are learning and developing. Our classroom teachers also use music, singing, dance, acting, and visual arts in their rooms throughout the day. Our students leave Holladay having the opportunity to share many academic and artistic experiences. What is a Fine and Performing Arts Magnet? Holladay School offers performing, and visual arts to every child every week. While teachers strive to help their students achieve academic excellence, these same children also get the chance to excel in the arts. All students are part of a musical production during the year, singing, acting, and dancing. Every child learns to play the piano in our piano keyboard lab. Every student gets the chance to create visual works of art in the art studio. . These unique programs continue after school with our free extended day program. Learning is just more fun at Holladay. Tell me more about the Performing Arts opportunities. The Fine Arts program at Holladay is an active and integral part of each child’s school day at Holladay, as they learn the Fine Arts curriculum outlined by the district, state, and nation. All students are exposed to the Visual and Performing Arts throughout the school year on a weekly and sometimes daily basis. In the Performing Arts, students experience music, dance, and drama. They learn basic music, drama, and dance elements and they learn how to play the piano keyboard in our piano keyboard lab- the only one of its kind in TUSD. Our school also gives young performers many opportunities to appear on stage. Every year each grade level presents a musical production in which students sing, dance, and act. Holladay continually showcases students in the performing arts. Our chorus and dance teams rehearse after school four days a week and perform all year long at our school as well as other events around Tucson. Instrumental music instruction further enhances our students’ intellectual growth and student soloists often perform at special events. The Visual Arts play an important role in our daily curriculum and in all the productions as students help to create needed scenery, props, and costumes. Students get to have their own artwork displayed during the year in our art gallery as well as throughout the community. Tell me more about the Visual Arts opportunities. The visual art program at Holladay is a rigorous program that is formulated around the stages of child development and the Arizona’s College and Career Readiness Standards for the Visual Arts. It is a program in which the students develop the technical skills needed to successfully use a variety of media along with the compositional skills that will better enable them to communicate through visual art. While developing the aforementioned skills the students are also exposed to the historical and societal aspects of the visual arts as well as learning the skills necessary to be able to critique their own work and that of others. Our program accomplishes these lofty goals while being entirely project based which results in the students having wonderful and varied art experiences that produce an end product. The art assignments have a close relationship with the learning that is going on in the regular classroom and most often the art assignment correlates with not only topics discussed in class but academic skills relating to math, social studies and language. The students in any given art class are given an art assignment and they have to problem solve their way through several steps in order to complete the work. The skills needed and developed in art class are, goal setting, prioritizing, sequencing, estimating, comparing, contrasting, selecting, interpreting visual data, time management, and self evaluation. What does your FREE afterschool program consist of? We understand that parents/guardians are working more than ever, and with the rising cost of afterschool care, many are put into financially stressful situations. Holladay Magnet School is here to help!! We offer a FREE (yes, FREE) afterschool program! This vibrant and varied program offers many classes every day of the week. These include piano keyboarding, Visual Arts, chorus, award winning sport teams (basketball and Track & Field), gardening and landscaping, jazz and modern dance, and computer learning in literacy and math as well as small group tutoring in reading and math for those students who need the extra help. Students can choose two different classes to attend each afternoon on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 2:45-4:15 PM. On Wednesdays, students can participate in Club Wednesday from 1:45-3:15 PM. Students can select a club to participate in from a selection including cooking, outdoor games, arts and crafts, folklorico, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Students extend their learning into the after school hours Monday through Friday with enriching and fun (and educational) activities that are taught by some of the best in Tucson. Mission statement

Holladay is a school where people of many cultures learn, work and play in a safe and caring environment, where the skills, talents, abilities and languages of all children are developed. Our school is a place where children of different ethnic groups get to know each other as friends and classmates. They will leave Holladay having the opportunity to share many academic and artistic experiences.

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08/07/2026

🎉✨ What an AMAZING First Day Back! ✨🎉

Our Redhawks kicked off the school year in style by walking the red carpet while being welcomed with smiles, cheers and high-fives from our incredible staff! ❤️🖤
The halls were filled with excitement, new friendship, and endless possibilities. We can’t wait to see all the amazing things our students accomplish this year! Here’s to a fantastic school year! 🍎📚🎨

08/03/2026

🎉 The countdown is on—school starts in just 4 days! 📚🍎

Don’t forget to join us for Meet the Teacher on Wednesday, August 5th from 1:00–3:30 p.m. Come meet your teacher, see your classroom, and get excited for an amazing school year!

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back! ❤️🖤

07/23/2026

The countdown is ON! School starts in just 14 days, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone back for an amazing new school year! 🎒✏️🍎

Haven’t registered yet? Now’s the time! Don’t wait—get your student registered today so they’re ready for the first day of school. Call the front office at 520-225-1600 or come stop by!

This year is going to be bigger and better than ever, with lots of new, fun, and exciting things planned for our students. From engaging learning experiences to unforgettable school events, you won’t want to miss a thing!

Let’s make this the best school year yet! ❤️🖤

07/09/2026

🌟Looking for a school where learning goes beyond the classroom? Our 2nd–5th grade Magnet Wednesday Program gives students 2 hours every Wednesday to explore new skills through fun, hands-on learning experiences! 🎨🔬💻🎭

Each week, students build confidence, discover new interests, strengthen teamwork, and develop skills that prepare them for future success—all while having fun!

✨ Enroll today and give your child the opportunity to learn, grow, and shine every Wednesday! We can’t wait to welcome your family to our Magnet Program! 💙📚

07/08/2026

🌟 Celebrating Excellence at Holladay! 🌟
We are so proud and honored to celebrate school ambassador and rising 5th grader, Luis, for achieving Top 10% performance on the Arizona state assessment! 🎉
Yesterday, while we were working in the office, we received an amazing phone call from Luis himself. He was excited, proud, and eager to share his incredible accomplishment with us. Moments like this remind us why we do what we do. Hard work, perseverance, and believing in yourself truly make a difference.
Luis shared that he will be celebrating this special achievement with his aunt by going out for ice cream, and we couldn’t think of a sweeter way to celebrate this well-deserved success! 🍦
Congratulations, Luis! Your Holladay family is incredibly proud of you. Keep shining, keep growing, and keep showing us what is possible! ❤️💙

07/01/2026

🎭✨ Now Enrolling! ✨🎨🎶

Enrollment is now open for Preschool through 5th Grade!

Does your child love to act, sing, dance, and create? 🌟 At Holladay, creativity comes to life every day through the arts while students build a strong academic foundation.

Come see what makes our school so special! Stop by for a tour, meet our amazing staff, and explore all we have to offer.

📞 Call 520-225-1600 for more information or to schedule your tour today. We can’t wait to welcome your family! ❤️🖤

06/07/2026

Redhawk Family, Something Great Is Loading...

Holladay is a fine arts magnet Where The Arts Come Alive! We prioritize visual and performing arts integrated education and seek to bring out the voice in every student. This year we had the incredible opportunity to learn from the best at the . We met with the experts in implementation and are ready to bring something special to Holladay next year!!!!! Thank you to the legendary and for sharing their secret sauce.
We are deeply grateful for this experience and for a staff that is committed to growing together for the benefit of every child we serve.

The energy is high. The vision is clear. The momentum is real.

And this is only the beginning.

🏡 Something is Launching Next Year
🎭 Where the Arts Come Alive
🚀 Guess what’s next!!

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05/30/2026

🎮✨ Learning comes to life in 3rd grade!

Our students combined art, game design, and grade-level math standards to create their own interactive games using “if-then” instructions. Through hands-on, cross-curricular learning, students build creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills every day.
Come see how we inspire learners to create, innovate, and succeed! ❤️🎨

❤️ Holladay

05/23/2026

❤️🖤🤍❤️🖤community, creativity, and partnership🤍

Our neighbors at Innovation Tech High School were given a creative challenge: to represent the meaning of community through a physical artistic symbol. Their incredible answer was this beautiful Buddy Bench, now proudly placed at our school.

A Buddy Bench is a special place where students can sit if they’re feeling left out, looking for a friend, or simply needing connection. It’s a reminder that no one has to feel alone and that kindness and inclusion matter every day.

We want to extend a huge thank you to Innovation Tech High School for this thoughtful gift and meaningful partnership. Special thanks to for the physical construction of the bench and to the Innovation Tech High School team for bringing this vision to life.

We are so grateful for this lasting symbol of friendship, belonging, and community here at Holladay! Belonging Partnership

05/23/2026

Let’s celebrate Ms. Julia Palomarez as she begins her well deserved retirement.A proud Holladay graduate, it is especially meaningful that Ms. Julia is concluding her time with TUSD in the very place where her journey began. As a custodian, grandmother, PTO leader, grandparent club initiator, garden club moderator and caring presence, she dedicated years to creating a safe and welcoming environment for generations of Holladay students and families.

Ms. Julia, thank you for your dedication, kindness, and unwavering commitment to our school community. Holladay is better because of you, and your legacy will live on for years to come. Please join us in wishing Ms. Julia joy and blessings in retirement. Once a Redhawk, always a Redhawk. ❤️🌹♾️

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Location

Tucson

Telephone

+15202251600

Website

http://holladayes.tusd1.org/

Address

1110 E 33rd Street
Tucson, AZ
85713

Opening Hours

Monday	8:35am - 2:45pm
Tuesday	8:35am - 2:45pm
Wednesday	8:35am - 1:45pm
Thursday	8:35am - 2:45pm
Friday	8:35am - 2:45pm