H-BC Secondary Families:
Reminder NO School Friday, February 13 and Monday, February 16.
Student 3rd Quarter Midterms will be emailed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
(Repeat) FEBRUARY DISTRICT NEWSLETTER: LINK
LOOKING AHEAD:
Friday, February 13, 2026 - No School
Monday, February 16, 2026 - No School (President’s Day)
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - Midterm Quarter 3 grades sent
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - Secondary Conferences 4:00 - 7:30 PM
February 23 - 27, 2026 - FFA Week
Monday, March 2 - USF Band/Orchestra will perform for HBC Secondary - 4th Period
Monday, March 2 - Sr. High Knowledge Bowl at HBC (PM)
March 4 - 7/8 Festival Band in Canton, SD
Sunday, March 8 - Daylight Savings (Spring Ahead)
Monday, March 9 - Sr. High Knowledge Bowl (Sub Regionals)
March 13 - 6th Grade Choir to Tuff Home
March 16-20 - NWEA for Middle Level
March 17 - Large Group Contest - in Luverne during school day 8-12 band and 9-12 choir
Friday, March 20, 2026 - End of Quarter 3
April 15 - Chanhassen Jr/Sr Choir/Band trip
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - ACT fort Juniors
Friday, April 24, 2026 - Early Release
Friday, April 24, 2026 - HBC Prom 7 PM
May 11 - 6-12 Band and Choir concert
Thursday, February 19th - Parent/Teacher Conferences Secondary (New) - The next Secondary Conferences will be held on Thursday, February 19th from 4:00 - 7:30 PM. Conferences will look similar to Open House where parents can come and meet with their students’ respected teachers during the 3.5 hour time block. Teachers will be available to discuss students’ progress during this time.
ACT 2026 Information for Juniors
During the upcoming months, all juniors will be preparing for the ACT by completing the OntoCollege ACT Prep Course during ELA, Science & Math classes.
Here are some IMPORTANT DATES for your planning purposes. Both Practice-ACT & ACT are offered at HBC Secondary.
Wednesday, February 11th- Juniors will take the Practice ACT Test & score their practice-test. (Scored in all areas & composite.)
Throughout March - Students will prepare for ACT using John Baylor’s “On to College” Training at school & at home.
Throughout March - Juniors should complete an interest survey on ACT.org and pick 4 colleges to send their scores (Ms. Sandbulte will remind students of this.)
Tuesday, April 21st - ACT TEST DAY at HBC 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM! (Please ARRIVE EARLY - 7:50 AM!)
If you have any questions, please email Ms. Sandbulte - j.sandbulte@isd671.net
Spring Assessments Coming Soon (New)
Spring Testing is an important time to check progress for our students. As we get closer to April, we will enter the Spring Assessment season. Please click this LINK to see our HBC Assessment Calendar. This will give you an idea when each assessment is scheduled for ACTs, MCAs and NWEAs.
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.
Please reach out to me if you have any needs. Phone- 507-962-3240 or email a.kellenberger@isd671.net