Harbor Beach Community Schools

🎯 Congratulations to our newest certified hunters!🦌 Twenty-seven students from 5th grade through high school successfully completed Hunter Safety! Students participated in 7 hours of classroom instruction through a collaboration with our PE classes, followed by a hands-on field day at the Harbor Beach Gun Club. During the field day, students put their knowledge into practice while learning about safe firearm handling, shooting, and responsible hunting practices. A big thank-you to everyone who helped provide this valuable learning experience for our students!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is PICTURE DAY! Orders can be placed using the form that was sent home yesterday or by visiting: https://quadnproductions.shootproof.com/gallery/21983512/

Varsity football suffered a loss on Thursday at Caro. They open up BTC Black Conference play Friday night, their first home game of the season. Come out and catch some football and also check out the Elementary Spirit Booth that will be set up! (Picture courtesy of Rita Messing.)

📚✨ EXTRA YEARBOOKS NEED A NEW HOME! ✨📚
We have extra yearbooks available and would love to find them a new home!
Forgot to order one? Want an extra copy for Grandma or Grandpa? Looking for a holiday gift for a student, sibling, or family member?
Limited copies available! First come, first serve! Only $5 each!
If you'd like to grab one (or a few!), send Lindsey Talaski an email at ltalaski@hbpirates.org to claim.

We hope you are enjoying your long weekend, Pirates! Here is a peek at what is coming up this week at HBCS. (Subject to change)

🏴‍☠️ Pirates picked up some big wins last night!

🏈 JV Football earned a victory over Caro to move to 2-0 on the season!

🏐 Both JV and Varsity Volleyball came away with sweeps over Kingston!

Way to go, Pirates! Keep it rolling!

Pirate Crew PTO Popcorn Fridays are back! Forms were sent home with PreK-8 students to prepay for the year last week; forms are due September 16 and the first Popcorn Friday of the year is September 25.

We are looking for an Elementary Para-Pro! Interested applicants should send their resume and application to: hr@hbpirates.org

More details about the position can be found here or by visiting our Employment page: https://tinyurl.com/354uksuu

Our freshman volleyball team had a great night at last night’s quad, picking up 2 wins in 3 matches! 👏

🌟 New Staff Spotlight! 🌟

Please join us in giving a warm Pirate welcome to our new Food Service Director, Courtney Halifax! 🏴‍☠️

Courtney is joining our crew and helping make sure our students and staff have delicious, nutritious meals each day. We’re excited to have her as part of the Harbor Beach family!

Welcome aboard, Courtney! 🖤

🌟 New Staff Spotlight🌟 We’re excited to welcome Carolyn Kirsch, our new PreK–4 Secretary, to the team! Carolyn is already bringing her friendly smile, caring spirit, and dedication to helping our students, families, and staff feel welcomed and supported. Join us in giving her a warm welcome to our school community!

High school tutoring is back this year! This is a great way for high school students to stay on top of their assignments and get extra help when needed.

🌟 Get to Know Our New Staff! 🌟

Help us give a warm Pirate welcome to Counselor Kara Volmering! 🏴‍☠️

We’re excited to have Mrs. Volmering joining our crew and look forward to all she’ll bring to our students and school community. Be sure to say hello and help us welcome her to Harbor Beach!

📸Meet the Middle School PR Class! 🎥 These 29 students are the creative minds behind much of the content you see shared on our school’s social media! From capturing the moments to telling the stories that make our school community special, they help keep you in the know. What would YOU like to see featured on our social media? Drop your ideas in the comments!

The Varsity Football game is this Thursday at Caro at 7 PM.

Hello HBCS families! We are so excited to be starting Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons back up the week of September 14th. HBCS are following the Capturing Kids’ Heart model where each month has a dedicated theme: empathy, kindness, responsibility, self-direction, and perseverance, just to name a few. These lessons are designed to assist students in learning valuable skills that we hope impact and foster their success in how they want to define what that looks like for themselves. SEL lessons will be taught by the school counselor(s), Mrs.Volmering. Monthly newsletters will be posted, just like this one, detailing what the theme will be and ways students and families can implement these skills at home and in the community. We are looking forward to another great year!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Volmering at 989.479.3261 ex. 53333. Thank you.

Are you ready for week 2, Pirates? Check out what the week ahead looks like at HBCS. (Subject to change.)

Seniors (& Senior parents!)--your painted parking spots look amazing! We would love to share pictures you've snapped of you and your spots. Please send them to pr@hbpirates.org.

Varsity football dropped their season opener last night at Cass City. (Picture courtesy of Rita Messing.)