Hinckley-Big Rock High School

UPDATE: All basketball games at HBR tonight, 2/15/2021, have been cancelled.

The Girls Basketball games on 2/13 at GKHS will stream over both Facebook and YouTube. Here is the link to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD9OT6PLz0xuXOwX1tJmPZg Here is the link to the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GkCogsAthletics

The Lady Royals hit the court at 5:30pm at Hiawatha tonight! You can watch via livestream at the link below. #LetsGoRoyals #1000 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvGj8bEDP7pwmspTkHclgcg/videos

UPDATE: The Little Ten Conference has decided in order to maintain a fair playing advantage, there will be no spectators at tournament games this season. You can tune in to the game via Facebook Live at the address here: https://www.facebook.com/HBRLadyRoyals

Check out the game live on Facebook tonight! Cheer on our Lady Royals in their first home game. Fr/Soph plays at 5:30pm! Facebook.com/HBRLADYROYALS #GoRoyals #LadyRoyals

Welcome to our unique sports season! Let’s welcome our Royals back to the courts by showing our support – order a personalized cutout to fill the bleachers with fans - https://store.hbr429.org. Orders must be placed w/photos submitted to adonlan@hbr429.org by 2/12.. Our student athletes and Pep Club thank you for your support!

Academic Coaching sessions start TODAY at 3:15 pm. Today's focus areas are English and Social Science (History). Meet with a teacher to ask questions, get help, or just for some motivation. See this article for details: https://www.hbr429.org/article/396313?org=hbr-hs #WeAreHBR

We are excited to offer IHSA Pre-Participation Sports Physical Examinations to any HS/MS students on Saturday, February 6th, 2021 from 9 AM-11 PM at Hinckley-Big Rock High School. Provided by Scott Davis, NP (Cost $45.00 Cash or Checks to Scott Davis) Please sign up for a 15-minute time slot at this link: https://forms.gle/TdATWZMkDTNp2QsH7

Sports are back! Although we are not able to host fans, do not miss a game by ordering your cardboard cutout that we will place in the stands to support our athletes! See the link https://5il.co/p9zg and order yours today...thanks Pep Club!

Some of the dates for the SAT Prep Class needed to be revised. Please see this news article for the new dates: https://www.hbr429.org/article/370868?org=hbr-hs Students can also find the updated dates in the SAT Prep Class Google Classroom. #WeAreHBR

As sports practices are set to begin, this is a reminder to all parents and athletes that we need you to register on our sports website - 8to18 (https://hinckleybigrock.8to18.com/accounts/login) and have a current physical on file in order to participate!

ATTENTION PARENTS Hinckley-Big Rock School District is excited to continue to offer a blended early childhood program for the 2021-22 school year. This program will serve students ages three through five. Applications open on February 16. Space is limited, students will be selected through a lottery process. Please go to the link below for more information and how to register for this exciting program. https://tinyurl.com/HBRBlended

We are excited to have our Royals return in person next Tuesday! As a reminder there is no school Monday, January 18th. IVVC students please note that Tuesday, January 19th is an IVVC attendance day. Please make sure you arrive at HBR in time to catch the bus! #RoyalsReturn

FFA Week is coming up! Check out the attached flyer for all of the events Mrs. Sanderson has planned for the week! #HBRFFA #RoyalsProud #HBRAg

Skip the kitchen and pick up a delicious salad, soup or sandwich from Panera today! The HBR Jr Class has a fundraiser running today at the Dekalb location. You can even order ahead for curbside pick up - just remember to enter the code "PRFUND" at checkout! #SupportHBR

Have a sophomore interested in attending Indian Valley Vocational Center next year? Check out this great event to learn more!

Check out this great article about Tessa Prellberg! Read about her time here at HBR and her future plans at Aurora University - congratulations Tessa! #RoyalsProud #WeareHBR https://illinois-basketball.com/tessa-prellberg-hinckley-big-rock-aurora/

Our Every Royal's Voice blog post this week comes from an HBR parent - check it out to gain perspective on what is has been like for their family so far this year! #WeareHBR https://tinyurl.com/HBR-1-8-Blog

Office hours with teachers via Google Meets will be available during the adaptive pause (Jan. 7 - 15). Check your email for details. The schedule can be found here: https://5il.co/oatb We encourage our students to take advantage of this opportunity! #WeAreHBR

Textbook pickup will take place tomorrow (1/7) and Friday (1/8) from 7:30 to 9:00 am and from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. An email was sent out this morning to those who need to pick up books . Not all students will need to pick up books. Questions? Contact bkriesch@hbr429.org #WeAreHBR