
District 301 News
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HBT Newsletters 24-25
HBT Newsletters for the 24-25 School Year Each month HBT posts a newsletter. You can return to this post to find the previous newsletters for the school year. June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024
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Friday Focus – February 14, 2025
🎉 FRIDAY FOCUS 🎉 Here’s a look at what’s happening across Central 301 this week: 🎉 100th Day of School CelebrationsStudents across the district marked the 100th day of school with creative outfits and fun activities. From Country Trails to Lily Lake, classrooms were filled with excitement as students celebrated how much they’ve learned so…
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CT 4th Grade Service Project
Our awesome 4th graders at Country Trails turned into little sewing superheroes! They used donated fabric to create cozy blankets for the seniors at a local care facility. Talk about spreading warmth—one stitch at a time!
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Student Council Gift to Library
Student Coucil Spreads Love on Valentine’s Day The Prairie View 4th and 5th grade Student Council gifted $200 to the Prairie View library to assist with new book purchases. The funds were raised through the Candy Cane Gram fundraiser Student Council ran in December.
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Kids Night Out
HBT PTO sponsors a fun Kids Night Out On Thursday, February 13th, the HBT PTO hosted a Kids Night Out. CHS students volunteered their time to run some games and crafts. HBT students rotated through a craft station, Minute to Win It games station, a board game station, a dinner station, and time in the…
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Kindness Week in the Central Middle School LMC
Throughout the week students have visited our Library Media Center to participate in a variety of different kindness activities! From kindness rocks, kindness notes, kindness buttons, and a Valentine’s Day activity, students have enjoyed stopping by for some well-deserved fun, camaraderie, and relaxation.
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Code to the Future Showcase
Prairie View Students Show Off Their Coding Skills Students in grades 1st-5th had the opportunity to “showcase” the skills they have been learning in their weekly Code to the Future sessions to their family members. The morning started with a presentation from a few helpful 5th grade students, then donuts and coffee and a session…
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CHS Student Readers
CHS Students Come to Read in Kindergarten and 1st Grade Classrooms Students from Central High School came and visited HBT on February 11th to read to some of our Kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. The students enjoyed hearing from the older students. Check out the pictures below to get a glimpse into the experience for…
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Central 301 Seeks Applicants for Board Vacancy
The following is a statement from the Central Community Unit School District 301 Board of Education: “Effective immediately, Dr. Eric Nolan has resigned from the Central Community Unit School District #301 Board of Education. We sincerely thank him for his dedicated service to our community and students. Ms. Dornetria Hemphill will assume the role of…
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Kindergarten 100th Day of School
Celebrating the 100th Day of School in Style! On Monday, February 10th, our kindergarten classes had a super fun day celebrating the 100th day of school! Students dressed up to look like they were 100 years old! The classroom was filled with smiles as everyone embraced their “older” selves. Some kids wore glasses, others had…
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100 Days of School at Country Trails
Country Trails students and staff glimpsed into the future to dress like they are 100 years old!