Hardin Northern Local School District

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! 📚

Red Ribbon Week is October 27th-31st!

Congratulations to our Lady Bears on an incredible season! 🏐 Last night, they battled hard in the District Finals against Leispic, wrapping up their season with an impressive 17-8 for the season and 8-1 in the conference!

We’re so proud of you girls! What a season to remember!

HN: 25, 21, 11, 10
Leipsic: 14, 25, 25, 25

VARSITY Details:
Kendall Frank - 26 assists, 8 digs
Addy Bacon - 15 kills, 8 digs
Baylie Bacon - 9 kills, 7 digs
Lainey Thomas - 17 digs, 2 aces
Lexi Oakley - 15 digs
Kaitlyn Whitaker - 8 digs
Morgan Stewart - 4 digs

Congratulations Lainey & Riley!

Our third graders worked so hard during the ELA State Test this week! We are incredibly proud of their focus, determination, and positive attitudes. Each student took their time, stayed confident, and truly gave their best effort — and that’s something to celebrate!

A big thank-you to our wonderful families & the cafeteria for donating breakfast treats and snacks to help fuel our brains before testing. Your support helped set our students up for success each morning!
After the test, students enjoyed some well-deserved fun, including extra recess, a class movie, and a few special activities to help them relax and celebrate all their hard work.

This week reminded us that success isn’t just about scores — it’s about effort, teamwork, and perseverance. Way to go, third graders!

Good luck, Bears!🏐

Mrs. Monday's kindergarteners got to choose a Halloween costume for her to wear! Ideas were very creative and included among us, princesses, skeletons, a deer, Wednesday, Rumi, a spider changer, Bluey, and even a tree!

Jack has read 100 sight words! Way to go, Jack!