Hinckley-Big Rock CUSD #429

With the Holidays upon us, folks will be decorating their houses inside and out, preparing feasts for family and friends, sitting by a cozy fireplace, and unwrapping gifts. Whil...

Hello HBR community, This is your 8th grade HBRMS basketball co-captains, Braxton Holcomb, Travis Herrmann, Gavin Pickert, and Jackson Dukes. We are currently a little over h...

This week’s blog is written by Kari Rogerson. Kari and her husband Ryan have 3 young children, 2 of whom attend HBRES. When not volunteering, driving kids around, or attending sch...

Conferences and Cooperation Happy Fall, Royals! This month’s iteration of Every Royal’s Voice comes to you from the Board of Education. We thought it might be interesting to s...

Farm Friends is a non-profit organization that assists individuals and their families with special challenges by providing suitable workshops, enjoyable activities and therape...

HBRMS would like to recognize our Crochet Club which was started this year by two of our 6th grade students! Evelyn Martin and Yaretzi Hernandez-Garcia started talking about ...

As the elementary school continues to celebrate our Royal team that we have formed this school year, we are delighted to highlight some of our new most valuable players, our new p...

¡Estamos celebrando! Hispanic Heritage Month, observed from October 15th to November 15th, is a nationwide event, and we are celebrating it at HBR. ¡Estamos leyend...

As we come off of Homecoming where our Royals from previous years come "home" to celebrate their school spirit and loyalty to the palace , we want to take this opportunity to int...

Snake Road Outdoor Education Program The 6th graders had the opportunity to adventure to Snake Road for our usual overnight trip this year. Our students had the freedom to e...

BEE The Change Hi, my name is Jennifer Darlinger and I am so excited to serve HBR as the new Director of Student Services! The Department of Stu...

We are off to a great start to the 2023-24 school year at Hinckley-Big Rock High School! Our students were welcomed in style with a red carpet, music, and a high-energy ass...

HBR Middle School is excited for the 2023-2024 school year! I had the unique opportunity to work alongside Mr. Strouss last year and was able to learn so much about the distr...

The summer of 2023 brought some exciting changes to HBR Elementary School. We hired nine (9!!!) new teachers and 8 new paraprofessionals! Various reasons contributed to this,...

Welcome Back Royal Families! We had some really amazing first days this week. The HBR staff is filled with energy and we are ready to go! The 2023-2024 school year is goi...

Your monthly Board of Education update Read highlights from the Board of Education meeting held on July 19, 2023. Want more information? Click here to see the full...

Notice is hereby given that Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 (“District”), DeKalb County, at 700 East Lincoln Highway, Hinckley, IL 60520, is intending to add...

Notice is hereby given that Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 (“District”), DeKalb County, at 700 East Lincoln Highway, Hinckley, IL 60520, is intending to add...

I wrote a piece for the Every Royal’s Voice blog more than a year ago that outlined our school’s exceptional teachers and their efforts to keep Hinckley-Big Rock an exceptional sc...

Dear Hinckley-Big Rock Community, As members of the Hinckley-Big Rock School Board, we would like to provide you with an update regarding the superintendent search that has bee...