Hardin Northern Local School District

After studying how landforms change and how movement shapes Earth’s surface, fourth grade students applied their learning to explore topographic maps. Using play-doh, they created different elevation levels to see how these changes are represented on maps!

🏀Alright, Polar Bears… the battle is ON!

It’s Elementary vs. JH/High School to see who can bring in the most money as we get ready for Hoopin' It Up in HCO on November 16th at Hardin Northern!

Let’s have some fun, show your Polar Bear pride, and support a great cause! Mark your calendars and plan to attend this awesome event!

Now let’s send in that money and see which side comes out on top and who gets the pie in the face!

🏀 The 13th Annual Hardin Northern Basketball October Youth Skills Camp wrapped up last night! We had 64 young athletes in grades K–6 participate this year, working hard and learning a variety of basketball skills.

We’re so proud of their effort, growth, and enthusiasm throughout the camp! Keep practicing those skills and continue to improve every day, Bears!

Yesterday was the annual Fall Awards Banquet for students in grades 7-12 that recognized students for their academic achievement during the Spring of the 2024-2025 school year. Students were recognized for receiving their academic letter, star, honor pins, and for their hard work in maintaining a 3.0 or higher, as well as students who earned a 3.5-4.0. We also took the opportunity to recognize our 1st Quarter students who earned honor roll status and who had perfect attendance for the year thus far. Congratulations to all of our Bears who were recognized on their well-deserved honors! Go Bears!

Board of Education Meeting for Thursday, October 30th has been cancelled.

Congratulations Kyler, Hunter, & River!🏈

Picture retakes are tomorrow, October 29th!

Hardin Northern had some special guests today! We were joined by Nora Prichard, the Hardin County Special Olympics Coordinator, along with members of the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office. They stopped by to share all about Hoopin’ It Up in HCO – The Second Annual Battle!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 16th at Hardin Northern School. Doors open at 12:30 PM, and tip-off is at 2:00 PM. Donations will be accepted at the door, and all proceeds go toward a great cause.

To get the excitement started, we’re kicking off Pennies for a Pie fundraiser! It’s the elementary vs. the high school to see who can collect the most money. The winning side gets to see their principal take a pie to the face! More information will be sent home with students tomorrow and information on our social media.

Let’s show our Polar Bear pride and help raise funds for an amazing cause. Come on, Hardin Northern—let’s make a difference and have some fun doing it!

Motivation Monday!

“You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing.”

Mistakes don’t define you. Effort does. You’re going to stumble sometimes-that’s okay. What matters is that you get back up and keep trying. Bears, show up and be your best, not perfect.

Boys Basketball Parent Meeting
Thursday, October 30th

Tonight we honored and celebrated our incredible seniors who have given their time, talent, and heart to football, cheerleading, cross country, marching band, and golf.
Thank you, seniors, for the memories and leadership you’ve shown throughout your years as Polar Bears. You’ve left your mark, and you will be greatly missed.
Best of luck in all that lies ahead. Once a Polar Bear, always a Polar Bear!

Final score of the football game vs. Elgin:
HN-8
Elgin-30

Good luck to Riley, Kalie, and Treysen as they compete at Regionals in Tiffin tomorrow! We are proud of you!

Each spectator must purchase an online ticket in advance through the OHSAA Ticketing website.
Tickets - www.OHSAA.org/tickets
Regional Tournament Admission: Adults $12 and students $5. 
This site is not on school grounds thus cash will NOT be accepted for admission.

Senior night for high school football, cross country, cheerleading, golf and marching band will be held tonight, October 24th, prior to the varsity football game with Elgin. All senior athletes and their parents will be honored in the ceremony. All parents participating will be asked to line up alphabetically by 6:25 pm near the weight room. The ceremony will begin at approximately 6:30 pm.

Good luck, Bears!🏈

The first graders have been studying animals and practicing research. They were able to choose which animal they wanted to research and then wrote facts about their animal. Then they used their facts to write a book. They really enjoyed this project and loved making their own book!

Mrs. Hackworth's first grade at Hardin Northern has been researching animals and their characteristics. Each student wrote a nonfiction book about an animal.

Today our Hardin Northern Elementary students celebrated reaching their first quarter goals with a fun and exciting Dodgeball Tournament!

There were lots of laughs and great teamwork! Congratulations to our sixth graders, who came out on top as the dodgeball champions for the first quarter!

Way to go, Bears! Keep working hard and aiming high as we move into the second quarter!

Today our Junior High and High School students got to celebrate the end of their first quarter success with a Grit House Rally! Each Grit House designed an escape room to challenge all the students to solve the clues and make their way out — and it was a blast!
Afterward, everyone joined in for a fun game of Friendly Feud, with all the questions centered around school-related topics. Laughter, teamwork, and school spirit filled the gym as students competed and cheered each other on. What an awesome way to wrap up the first quarter!

The fourth grade tackled their first novel of the year this month reading Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe. They have learned strategies for tackling hard vocabulary, written from the perspective of different characters, and mastered describing setting, characters, and events using details! They can’t wait to check out the other books in the series! 📚