Hinckley-Big Rock High School

It's time to begin our round up of the next class of kindergarten students! 🎉 If you have or know of an HBR child (friend, neighbor) who will be 5 by September 1, 2026, please complete this Google Form! https://forms.gle/nsBg6yV2bbrm6ASQ9

HBR FFA members have stayed busy this Winter through a verity of events and classroom activities! The middle school celebrated the holidays with a Christmas Party; the high school made gifts for Prairie Crossing; community members showed support through the purchase of a tree, wreath, or porch pot; HBR FFA donated poinsettias to the Hinckley Public Library for the Giving Tree families; students had fun at our chapter meetings; Entrepreneurship visited South Moon and spoke to Fran Kriesch to learn about their businesses; Pipestone Farms graciously donated to our HBR FFA chapter; and we participated in the Vet Science CDE! The HBR FFA Alumni held their annual meeting on 1/12, highlighting our fundraising efforts, HBR FFA Alumni Building, and more. Don’t miss out on our HBR FFA Alumni Strawberry Sale! All orders must be in by 2/16. See attached flyer for more information. Upcoming we have a HS meeting on 2/11 during lunch and MS meetings on 2/5 and 2/19 @7:45am in the Science Lab. National FFA Week will be celebrated 2/17-2/20; recognizing the students, staff, and others that continue to support FFA within our community. In addition, our Annual FFA Banquet will be held at the High School on 3/11. Check out our 3rd Quarter Newsletter for updated events dates and more!

The Painters District Council 30, the hosts of the annual Apprenticeship Expo, are offering a paid construction pre-apprenticeship. The nine week program that starts in April will prepare participants with safety training, fall protection, and industry certifications. Unlike some pre-apprenticeship programs, this program is directly connected to the union registered apprenticeship programs and is right here in our region.

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HBR School District is excited to invite all parents, students and staff to post an encouraging, kind or supportive message to one of our Royal staff or students! This link will be live through February and messages will be shared throughout the district. Thank you for participating! The link can be found here: https://youuplift.com/hinckley-big-rock-high-kindness-wall/

HBR seniors enjoyed Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Hamlet today!

Each year, Art Club members and Drawing 2 students participate in the Memory Project, an art project connecting youth around the world to build cultural understanding and international kindness. This year, HBRHS students will be creating portraits of/for children and teens from India in foster care. If you are interested in supporting our efforts in this project, please donate to #429Cares on the Webstore and indicate that you would like to contribute to the Memory Project fees for Art Club. To learn more about the Memory Project go to memoryproject.org/participate and watch their video! Also check out a few of last year's HBR student work of children/teens from Malawi!

Come out and cheer on our Lady Royals tonight (1/29) as they take on Indian Creek! Games start at 5:30pm at home!!

The Blood Drive will take place on Friday, February 13th in the Hinckley-Big Rock High School Large Gym. You can book an appointment sometime between 9 AM-1:50 PM, or walk-in. This is not only for HBR students, but parents and community members are also welcome to donate. Any donor must have a photo ID with them. Each donation saves 3 lives!

Click here: https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11614399

It may be the winter, but Spring will be here soon! Athletic registrations are open for Spring Sports!

Register at https://schools.snap.app/Hinckleybigrock and make sure to have an up to date Physical on file in the Main Office.

If your athlete is a Dual Sport Athlete, please make sure to fill out the Dual Sports Form located in the Main Office and turn into Mr. Wilkie.

#RoyalsReign

Our Girls Varsity Basketball Team will compete for 3rd Place of the Little 10 Basketball Tournament tonight at 6pm @ Serena High School!

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Due to the extreme cold weather threat for tomorrow, 1/23/26, HBR schools will participate in an e-learning day.

Tonight!

HBR vs Indian Creek
Girls Varsity Basketball
Little 10 Tournament Semi Finals
7pm
Serena High School

#RoyalsReign

Congratulations to our Special Olympics Basketball team! They took 4th place in Regionals! Way to go Royals!

Congratulations on your Outstanding Winter IVVC students. Oliver Johannsen in Auto Body Repair, Savannah McMurtrie in Emergency Medical Services, Austin Kennedy in Automotive Technology and Harry Nier in Construction Trades.

Check out HBR FFA's 3rd Quarter Newsletter for upcoming Meetings and Events!

Come out and cheer on our Royals Special Olympics Basketball team tomorrow night at 6:30!

Congratulations to Anna Herrmann who hit a three pointer in last night's game to land her spot amongst the Top 20 IHSA all-time 3 point scorers!! Way to go Anna!!

Join us tonight for the Hinckley - Big Rock FFA Alumni Annual Meeting! Monday January 12, 2026 @ 6:30 pm St. Paul's United Church of Christ 324 W. McKinley St., Hinckley Please use front entrance - handicapped accessible. All are welcome to attend and a light supper will be served.

Some of our National Honor Society students, Cameron, Evelyn and Evie volunteered at the Hinckley Food Pantry over winter break, they assembled snack bags for future shoppers.