
Are you a resident of the HBCS School District? Be sure to mark your calendars for the 2025 Bond Proposal vote! Check out the graphic below or click here for more information: https://www.hbpirates.org/page/bond-tri-fold


Headed to the varsity football game tomorrow night? Don't miss the Elementary Spirit Booth!


The 7th grade volleyball team remained undefeated with a victory over Ubly, while the MS football team mounted a strong comeback but wasn't able to overcome an early deficit against Cass City. (Volleyball team pictures courtesy of Karen Murphy; football picture courtesy of the HB yearbook staff.)


HBCS was happy to host our local Rotary Club for a lunch meeting yesterday. Supt Mr. Chilman gave a presentation on the State of Our School, including information on the upcoming Bond Proposal on the ballot on November 4, 2025, at City Hall. Many thanks to the HBCS food service staff for a delicious lunch and the Creative Studies classes for the desserts and apple butter for our guests! Thank you, Rotary, for attending and engaging with us!
Please remember to vote on the bond renewal proposal on November 4, 2025, at HB City Hall from 7 am - 8 pm.
Please remember to vote on the bond renewal proposal on November 4, 2025, at HB City Hall from 7 am - 8 pm.





On Tuesday, September 23, the Port Hope AMVETS offered a Mobile Food Pantry; they generously donated fresh vegetables and fruit, and a few baked goods to the benefit of the Harbor Beach Community Schools’ Food Pantry and our partner in this service project, Harbor Beach United Methodist Church. 41 HBCS families received direct benefit of loose and pre-packaged grape and baby Roma tomatoes, large yellow and red sweet peppers, bags of miniature peppers, yellow onions, pineapples, sweet corn, Romaine lettuce, potatoes… Wednesday, September 24, the Port Hope AMVETS offered a privately funded Mobile Food Pantry at Port Hope; they generously donated a variety of bread, “kid-friendly” baked goods, meat, potatoes, a few frozen meal entrees, sweet corn, and yellow onions to the Harbor Beach Community Schools’ Food Pantry; the primary partner in our Food Pantry service project, the Harbor Beach United Methodist Church, received a “share” of this food. We are grateful for the Port Hope AMVETS, the volunteers who organized and worked tirelessly at the Port Hope events, the HBCS students who unloaded vehicles of food for the HBCS Food Pantry, and our Food Pantry partner the HB UMC. Thank you from the bottoms of our plates!

We would like to wish our sweet Preschool director/4 year old preschool teacher Vicki Bishop a happy birthday today! We hope those Little Pirates make sure you feel loved today!


The freshman volleyball team dropped its first match of the season to a tough Cros Lex team last night, but came back to pull off a big win against Yale!


The Middle School Football game at 6PM will be played against Cass City, instead of Bad Axe.

Mark your calendars, seniors and families! Questions? Contact Mrs. Talaski at ltalaski@hbpirates.org.


Middle school volleyball traveled to Bad Axe last night, and the 7th grade team picked up another win to remain undefeated on the season!


🔬💧 Our physical science students put surface tension to the test! Using pennies, water, and soap, they discovered how soap breaks water’s surface tension and changes the number of milliliters a penny can hold.







Mrs. Thom's 3-year-old preschool class had a special guest reader visit them from the middle school this morning!



It was a busy weekend for our Pirate athletes! Our CC teams saw several runners medal and PR, our varsity football team brought home another win, and our JV volleyball team competed in their home tournament! Results from that were not available, but check out some of the fantastic shots our yearbook staff captured! (Cross country pictures courtesy of Rachel Bulgrien; football pictures courtesy of Ashley Wehner-Palmer.)




Today's Mindful Monday message from Ms. Clarady.


Check out what is in store for the week ahead at HBCS! (Subject to change.)


This week, we welcomed back the Class of 1965! They toured the "new" school in advance of their 60th class reunion this weekend.


An undefeated evening for our Pirates! Victories for the freshman, JV, and varsity volleyball teams, as well as JV football!



Tonight's student section theme at Vassar! Good luck, guys!


Our VEX IQ teams are hard at work getting their robots ready! They'll have a busy season ahead of them.


Don't miss the first Pirate Crew PTO Popcorn Friday of the year tomorrow! And check out the great news below, thanks to generous PreK-6 families!
