HBC Secondary Bulletin 5/13/24
H-BC Secondary Families:
Please see all the important dates below. The end of May is very busy in the life of a secondary school. Thank you for staying informed.
Please click May Newsletter LINK for information of all the happenings in May.
LOOKING AHEAD:
Monday, May 13 - 5th Grade Secondary Tour 10:30 AM
Monday, May 13 - MS/HS Choir Spring Concert 7 PM
Tuesday, May 14 - 6th Grade Field Trip to Rock County Museums & Sandager Farm
Thursday, May 16 - Future Educator Signing Day 7:30 AM
Friday, May 17 - FFA Banquet at Steen Reformed Church - 7 PM
Sunday, May 19 - Baccalaureate for Seniors (HBC Commons) 2 PM
Monday, May 20 - Last Day for Seniors
Wednesday, May 22 - Last Day for Students Grades 6-11
Friday, May 24 - Class of 2024 Commencement at 7 PM
Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day Service - HBC Band Performs 10:30 AM (Beaver Creek Presbyterian Church)
Tuesday, May 28 - Quarter 4/Semester 2 Grades Sent
Tuesday, June 18 - Spring Sports Awards Night at 8 PM - Secondary Commons
Spring 5-12 Band Concerts - Monday, May 13th (New)
CEO Trade Show (New)
Mark your calendars for the CEO Trade Show on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 from 5-7 PM at Big Top Event Center in Luverne. See what all of our young entrepreneurs (Riley Tatge, Joy Taubert and Harli Rozeboom) have developed over the past school year.
Class of 2024 Updates
Thank you to the Class of 2024 for giving HBC 13 years of your best. This class is loaded with student leaders and we are excited to celebrate this next month with them. I am confident that this class is college and career ready as they embark on their next chapter. Here are some important dates for this class.
Senior Baccalaureate Ceremony - Sunday, May 19th - 2:00 PM at HBC Secondary Commons
Last School Day for Seniors - Monday, May 20th
Last School Day for 6th - 11th Grades - Wednesday, May 22nd
Class of 2024 Commencement - Friday, May 24th, 7:00 PM - The Class of 2024 Graduation Commencement will be in the HBC gymnasium.
Retirement Open House for Mr. Ellingson, Mr. Wiertzema and Mr. Leenderts - May 23, 2024 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Community Education Update - FREE Summer Speed Training & 3 vs 3 League (2nd - 6th)
Spring Sports Awards Program - Save the Date - June 18, 2024
2024-2025 School Year Schedule & Registration (New)
This past week our 8th - 11th grade students registered for classes for the 2024 - 2025 School Year. Some important notes for the 23-24 schedule.
Traditional 8 Period Day (46 minute class periods) and 5 minutes passing
Students in 6th/7th/8th Grade will be in a Middle School Model Schedule where all grade levels visit different teachers for the their core classes: Math/Reading/Science/Social Studies
Career Readiness Classes (Flowblazers) will be a NEW class for 7th & 8th graders next year. Students will explore over 16 careers throughout 7th and 8th grade (semester classes) This will be a replacement for Patriot W.I.N. time.
6th Graders will have everyday Physical Education Class taught by Ms. Bosch
Strength & Speed offered to Freshmen-Seniors (this is taught by Mr. DeBoer and Ms. Bosch)
College Biology will be taught by Ms. Untiedt and offered to Juniors and Seniors (dual credit in high school and college)
Due to legislative changes that require Civics and Economics to be taught in 11th or 12th grade, the 9th graders will be taking World History and Geography in 9th grade.
Students will only be allowed 1 study hall
Students who are taking PSEO classes will also get 1 study hall
Seniors can sign up to be a Peer Tutor (only 1 peer tutor per student)
If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call me at the below email address/phone number.
MDE Redesigning Assessment Reports – Your Voice Matters!
Families, educators, and students (grades 8–12): Do you have ideas about how the statewide assessment results, like the MCA, could be shared with the public and school and district staff?
For parents...
MDE is beginning the process of redesigning the statewide assessment reports. This includes evaluating how student results are organized and communicated (including the labels like "does not meet” or “exceeds" the standards, and what the reports will look like for new academic standards). The redesigned reports will be seen for the first time in summer and fall 2025.
Please take the survey to share your experience. It should take no longer than 15 minutes. The survey is now open for submissions until May 19. Responses are completely anonymous.
tinyurl.com/state-testing-survey
Your voice is important to this process. We appreciate your time and consideration.
Please reach out to mde.testing@state.mn.us with any questions or concerns about the survey or feedback process.
Better Speech and Hearing Month: School-based Speech-Language Pathologists work with students in grades K-12, as well as 3-5 years and 0-3 years. SLPs help students effectively use their speech and language skills to be successful within the educational environment. Some areas which an SLP may help students are: speech sounds, spoken and written language, stuttering (fluency), cognition, social communication, voice and augmentative and alternative communication. If you have questions or concerns about your child's communication, please contact Jil Vaughn, MA, CCC/SLP, H-BC Schools
National School Nurses Day: H-BC is privileged to have Mrs. Leenderts as our School Nurse! Happy School Nurses Day was on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
Spring Sports & HBC Patriots App/Website (New)
Spring Sports (Track & Golf) are right around the corner, please make sure to look at the HBC Website or download the HBC App. You can also visit the RedRockConference website for the most accurate information for games/times/locations.
Please make sure to download the HBC Patriots App (details below) to get your student-athletes’ schedules. Thank you for supporting HBC Athletics!
24-25 SCHOOL CALENDAR (New)
The School-Board Approved 2024-2025 School Calendar is out! Please click LINK.
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AM BUS CHANGES--For morning bus changes please call or text the bus line--make sure to identify your student and the bus number they are riding: 507-962-3240 Ext. 4.
Please reach out to me if you have any needs. Phone- 507-962-3240 or email a.kellenberger@isd671.net