Howard B. Thomas Grade School
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HBT Robotics
HBT Robotics Club On Thursdays throughout the month of November and December HBT has hosted a Robotics & YouTube Creators Club. The students enrolled in the club had a blast racing robots, controlling them as they did fun tricks, and even designing their own future robots. Each week had a different focus. Some pictures are…
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In The Loop – December 2025
🎄 Holiday Spirit and Student Success Across Central 301! 🚀 From celebrating a record number of Illinois State Scholars to honoring veterans across our buildings, this month has been full of pride and powerful moments. Our Thanksgiving activities brought creativity and community to classrooms, and the Central Rockets delivered an unforgettable IHSA football season that united fans…
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HBT Penguin Patch
The Penguin Patch came to HBT On the evening of December 4th, the HBT PTO hosted the Penguin Patch for students to come and purchase small items for their loved ones. This is a great opportunity for students to think about others this holiday season all while staying within a budget. A giant thank you…
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Twister Times – December
Twister Times December’s Newsletter
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HBT Celebrates
HBT Students Celebrate The HBT Kindergarten students had a celebration together on Friday, November 21st, with their classmates, teachers, and some parent volunteers. In addition, the 1st graders held a “Balloons Over Broadway” parade for over 100 guests. Their creativity was shining as they displayed their balloon and crown to many familiar faces! Last but…
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HBT Challenger Trip
HBT 5th Grade Field Trip HBT 5th graders attended their Challenger trip. The entrance fee for this trip was taken care of by the HBT PTO. (Thank you HBT PTO!) As you can see from the pictures, the students had a great time and learned so much.
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HBT & Robots
HBT’s Robotics & YouTube Creator Club Begins This year HBT has been partnering with the Twister Community to host fun and engaging after school mini clubs. Today we had the priviledge of having session 1 of 4 of our Robotics & YouTube Creator Club hosted by KhanFlicks. The students learned about various Humanoid Robots, got…
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HBT Veterans Day
HBT celebrates the Veterans On Tuesday, November 11th, HBT celebrated some local Veterans with a donut and coffee breakfast and full assembly! Check out the pictures below to get a glimpse inside of this memorable day for HBT students and our local Veterans.
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HBT’s Comic Club
Kaboom! It’s Comics! Kaboom! It’s Comics! is a new mini club offerred at HBT for 4 weeks during the month of November. Monday, November 10th, was the first meeting. There were 24 HBT students who attended and created their own character and began writing a 3 panel comic. A giant thank you to two HBT…
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HBT/Barnes & Nobles
D301 Hosts Barnes & Nobles Bookfair District 301 hosted a bookfair at Barnes & Nobles. HBT staff attended the event to either read a book to students, help families shop for good books, or greet District Families and guests who came to shop! It was a huge success and even TURBO showed up. Thank you…
