Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School

Every year on October 10th, the world celebrates World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness around mental health issues and promoting efforts to support mental...

There are many great changes to highlight as we enter the 2024-25 school year at HBR! One of the changes is to the role that I play in serving the Hinckley-Big Rock school commu...

Hello! My name is Bonnie Osborne, and I am thrilled to introduce myself as the new Director of Student Services here in HBR! As I’ve stepped into this new role, I have been tr...

We are so excited to welcome you all back to the new school year! The first days of school have been filled with simply impressive students, staff, and family support. This is goi...

Written By: Elementary School Principal, Deb Hervey Here at HBR Elementary, we love any opportunity to focus on and celebrate the deep, incredible agricultural community th...

Hello everyone! My name is Jenna Ardelean and I am the reading specialist at the elementary school. This is my 2nd year at HBRES and my 18th year teaching! I currently live i...

Hi everyone, my name is Ally Barry. I am a parent to three children in the HBR school district. I have Emersen, who is in 4th grade. Emmett, who is in 1st grade and Emery who is i...

Hello Hinckley-Big Rock! I'm Bridget Wilkening, a proud alumni of Hinckley-Big Rock, having graduated in 2023. I am now currently attending Joliet Junior College and majoring in A...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In this week’s Every Royal’s Voice, we continue to share memories from our elementary school 5th graders. This is an incredible group of students who have made some amazing memori...

For last week’s Every Royal’s Voice, we asked our 5th grade students, who are excited to move on to middle school, to share some of their memorable moments here at Hinckley-Big Ro...

Hi, my name is Ally Barry and I am a mother to three children. Two of them currently attend HBR elementary school. Emersen is in 3rd grade, Emmett is in Kindergarten, and Emery is...