Hinckley-Big Rock High School

Our HBR Symposium is underway! We are excited to learn and continually improve our craft to meet our students' needs. #WeAreHBR #CareerReady #ReadyToGo

Mrs. Larsen and Renaissance pulled it off once again, entertaining HBRHS with the Rally full of class skits, competitions, raffles, live music, hot sauce, and acknowledgments! An energizing way to go off into Spring Break! #WeAreHBR

Zoe Bonior, ILY Hunt, Austin Kennedy, Lillian Losiniecki, Sam Nickels, and Allen Williams entered "Frame of Mind," a show including art from around DeKalb County and juried by the Kishwaukee Art League. Opening reception April 22 at the Ellwood-Nehring House Museum. #WeAreHBR

Today's girls' soccer game has been cancelled. The soccer team should meet in the HS cafeteria at 3:45 for a meeting.

It is time to start rounding up our newest Royals- the kindergarten class of 2036! If you have a student who will be 5 years old before September 1, 2023, please complete the following form: https://forms.gle/GxkVjUnyYYK8xnZ5A **We would also ask you to share this email/ form with any friends and neighbors who have young children. Help us spread the word! We can't wait to meet our new Royals! Kindergarten Round Up Form: https://forms.gle/GxkVjUnyYYK8xnZ5A

Check out this week's Every Royal's Voice blog post to gain insight and perspective from an @HBRHS429 staff member on her experiences this year. https://tinyurl.com/HBR-Blogspot. #WeAreHBR #RoyalPride

If you're looking for a fun way to spend Saturday, come see Mrs. Sanderson for a cute craft at the Hinckley Public Library!

Thank you to the parents who joined us for the Conversation and Connection Parent Meeting on Tuesday evening. The vaping presentation shared that evening can be found here: https://5il.co/1qy5o. Thank you to those in attendance for the meaningful conversation. #WeAreHBR

Due to the fact that we have not used any emergency days during the 2022-2023 school year, Monday April 10th will be a day of non-attendance for our students and staff as initially planned in our school calendar. https://www.hbr429.org/page/school-calendar #WeAreHBR #HBRUpdate

Choir is looking for new members who enjoy music and singing. We meet every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during Flex at the high school. Come join us for our next meeting! #WeAreHBR

Another successful Library Club lock-in. Our students had a blast and we laughed our way through the night! They played minute-to-win-it, decorated travel mugs, challenged their brains to name all 50 states, ran the halls for a photo scavenger hunt, ate snacks and did trivia! We hope they all napped today like the sponsors did! #HBRLibraryClub #WideAwakeRoyals

The Library Club hosted lock-in is underway!

Student Leaders and Teachers met to plan the April 28th HBRHS Community Service Day. Projects include helping at local libraries, Farm Friends in Big Rock, community and forest preserve trash pick-up, sewing/knitting, food panty, and school grounds landscaping. #WeAreHBR

Mrs. Rich's Foods students competed in Burger Wars, whipping up their secret recipes to impress the student and faculty judges. That room smelled like summer and tasted like success! #WeAreHBR

In preparation of the forecasted snow fall tonight, 3.9.23, and tomorrow morning, 3.10.23, we are sharing the options in our inclement weather procedures (https://5il.co/1npnj). If a change in our school day occurs tomorrow, we will communicate no later than 6:00 am. #ReadyToGo

Tonight was the 64th annual FFA Awards program. This year's seniors wrote and delivered the keynote address. They did an awesome job capturing the twists and turns of their journey over the past four years. There is much to be proud of with our FFA students and program! #WeAreHBR

Our final parent-athlete meeting of the year is tonight at 6:30pm at the high school. Please join Mrs. Halverson if you haven't attended a meeting yet and your student is planning to participate in a spring sport!

The banquet will be held on Wednesday March 8, 2023, in the main gym at Hinckley-Big Rock High School beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Parents are invited to our 3rd Conversation and Connection Meeting in the HBRHS library at 6:00 pm on March 14th. Student vaping is on the rise across the nation and in our community. Insights about vaping will be shared by speakers from Northwestern Medicine. Please join us.

Senior Bridget Wilkening was a panelist at a CTE conference hosted at Waubonsee this morning. She shared about her skill development and personal growth through her FFA supervised agricultural experiences (SAE) and record book. Nice work Bridget! #WeAreHBR #RoyalPride