Another familiar face to many, meet Miss Haylie Essenmacher! She will be teaching 4th grade this year. Miss Essenmacher graduated high school from HBCS in 2019, received her bachelor's degree from Western Governors University in December 2023, and will be completing her Master's degree, also from Western Governors University, before the beginning of the school year! She has been a familiar face at the school for the past four school years as she has been in various roles throughout the elementary school and she loves everything about our district! She is looking forward to a great school year and says as always, Go Pirates!🧡🖤
It's that time! Register your student for the upcoming school year.
If you are new to the District, please contact the PreK-5 or the MS/HS Office to register your child and get your Skyward Information.
For all returning families, please complete your registration online via Skyward. You can find the registration by logging into Skyward (not the app as registration is not supported here) and then clicking the Returning Student Registration button. You can then register each student.
Please complete the registration to ensure that we have the most accurate and up-to-date information including address, phone, and email so we can communicate quickly with you. Don't fret if their registration is incomplete, as your child will still be able to attend in the fall.
Questions? PreK-5 please contact tweeks@hbpirates.org or call ext 53102. MS/HS please contact lholdwick@hbpirates.org or call ext 53300. If you simply need your Skyward credentials or your password reset, please contact our Director of Technology droggenbuck@hbpirates.org or call ext 53439.
Don't miss any middle and high school sports action this fall! Check out the schedules for football, volleyball, and cross country. (All dates and times are subject to change.)
Meet our next new staff member, Rebecca Roggenbuck! Rebecca is the new Academic & Career Readiness Advisor. She will also be spending a few hours of her day teaching special education. She graduated from Harbor Beach Community Schools in 2014 and received her bachelor's degree from Saginaw Valley State University. After working at a neighboring school for the past 5 years she is so excited to be back as a Pirate! She lives on a farm outside Harbor Beach with her husband and two children. When she is not spending time with her kids, she enjoys reading, going to country music concerts, and spending time outdoors. She can't wait to meet all of the wonderful students at Harbor Beach and is looking forward to a great year!
🏃♂️🏃🏻♀️Calling all runners in grades 6-12!
Varsity Cross Country practice starts on Monday August 12th at 6:30pm at the track. Please turn in a completed physical on or before this day. Middle school cross country practice will begin Monday August 26 at 8:00am.🏴☠️
Introducing our next "new" staff member (who will look familiar!), Jackie Soper!
Mrs. Soper is so excited to be teaching 10th and 12th grade ELA this year, in addition to the 6th grade Life Skills class she taught last year!
She went to college at Michigan Technological University where she graduated with a BS in Business Administration and a Secondary Teaching Certification. She also has a Masters Degree from Spring Arbor University.
She and her husband Kevin both grew up in the Thumb. They started dating while at Caro High School. After graduating college, they often moved for Kevin’s job with Dow Chemical/Corteva. They are happy to call Harbor Beach home after being here for the last eight years. They have two sons who both attend HBCS. Hackett is a senior and Tobin will be in 4th grade.
Her favorite hobbies are reading, writing, and cooking. For the last few years, she has loved watching the Iowa Women's Basketball team so this summer she has been watching the WNBA and cheering on Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin. She is happiest living simply and spending time together as a family.
She loves being back in the classroom and cannot wait to be with her new students this year. Her passion is helping students learn about themselves, the world around them, and helping them be the best humans they can be.
Back to school season is here! This summer, we have added some fantastic members to our staff and we would like to introduce them to you. Our first feature is Rodney Terwilliger! Mr. Terwilliger is from Bad Axe. He graduated a "Hatchet", but is now a "Pirate". He comes to Harbor Beach Schools from Our Lady of Lake Huron School, where he taught 4th and 5th grades. Mr. Terwilliger will teach special education for Harbor Beach and is very enthusiastic about the new opportunities and exciting challenges awaiting him. He received his B.A. from Siena Height University and his M.F.A. from Eastern Michigan University. In addition to teaching young minds, he enjoys reading good books, watching intense sports, and hanging out with family. Literature and History are his favorite subjects. He also makes a mean double chocolate-chocolate chip cookie.
The start of a new school year always brings change, including staff. This year we have several new additions to our staff along with staff members moving to new roles. Check out where you can find these friendly faces in a few weeks! Also, watch for spotlights on our new staff members coming soon!
Here are the supply lists for our elementary (Preschool-5th grade) students!
Hey middle schoolers! In case you're ready to get moving on your back to school shopping, here is the supply list for 6th-8th graders. Schedules will be live on Skyward next week! (Not all 7th & 8th grade students will need Ag and Spanish supplies; their schedule will indicate if they do!) ✂️✏️📓🗂️
It's August! That means back to school is just around the corner. We will see you soon!
Parents, check out this awesome opportunity!
We are looking for a secondary ELA teacher to add to our team!
Today and tomorrow (June 10-11) the track is being painted. Please stay off the track until Wednesday, June 12. Thank you!
Congratulations to our K-5 students of the month for May! Have a wonderful summer break, Pirates!! 🧡🖤🏴☠️🧡🖤
⭐️✨Our final Pirate Gold honorees for the 23-24 school year are:
Pat Terrill recognized by Deb Hunter
Matt Quintano recognized by Michelle Seidl
Catilyn Siemen recognized by Taylor White
Tim Tenbusch recognized by Michelle Seidl
Sara Dedona recognized by Taylor White
Sara Dedona recognized by Michelle Seidl
Congratulations to Pat Terrill who is retiring from the Athletic and Transportation office after 39 years with HB Schools! The entire staff celebrated on the last day of school with an ice cream party.
Here it is, the FINAL week at a peek of the school year! 😎
Congrats to the softball team on their victory last night!
We had a lot of fun with this during deer hunting season so we thought we would feature all of you turkey hunters! Pictures can be emailed to bpleiness2@hbpirates.org.
