
October is National Principals Month!
We are proud to recognize and celebrate our amazing Hardin Northern principals for their leadership, care, and dedication they show every single day. From guiding our school with vision to supporting our students, staff, and families, our principals make a tremendous impact on the HN community.
Please join us in thanking our principals for all they do to help our students grow, succeed, and thrive! Thank you Mr. Kauffman & Mr. Halsey!
We are proud to recognize and celebrate our amazing Hardin Northern principals for their leadership, care, and dedication they show every single day. From guiding our school with vision to supporting our students, staff, and families, our principals make a tremendous impact on the HN community.
Please join us in thanking our principals for all they do to help our students grow, succeed, and thrive! Thank you Mr. Kauffman & Mr. Halsey!


Good luck, Bears!


Throwback Thursday!
Today’s memory comes from the 1995 Northern Lites yearbook. The theme was “A Spirited Year” and from the looks of it, that’s exactly what it was!
Today’s memory comes from the 1995 Northern Lites yearbook. The theme was “A Spirited Year” and from the looks of it, that’s exactly what it was!


Good luck, Bears!🏈


Good luck, Bears!🏐 Senior Night!


Happy School Custodian Appreciation Day!
Today we give a huge THANK YOU to the hardworking custodians who keep our spaces clean, safe, and running smoothly—often behind the scenes and without enough recognition.
Your dedication, attention to detail, and pride in your work make a difference every single day. Whether it's staying late, arriving early, or going the extra mile, we see you and appreciate you!
Let’s all take a moment to say THANK YOU to the amazing custodial staff, Brian, Jeff, Scott, Albertina, Marlene, and David!
Today we give a huge THANK YOU to the hardworking custodians who keep our spaces clean, safe, and running smoothly—often behind the scenes and without enough recognition.
Your dedication, attention to detail, and pride in your work make a difference every single day. Whether it's staying late, arriving early, or going the extra mile, we see you and appreciate you!
Let’s all take a moment to say THANK YOU to the amazing custodial staff, Brian, Jeff, Scott, Albertina, Marlene, and David!


Volleyball Senior Night is scheduled for tomorrow night, Thursday, October 2nd, at 5:30 p.m.🏐


Our fifth graders turned into a rotating Earth today! We put maps on ourselves and spun around to see how our planet's rotation creates the cycle of day and night. The best part? Watching how different parts of the world experience sunrise and sunset. They had a blast!

"Sweet Math in Action! 🍬 Our 2nd graders created candy corn arrays to practice repeated addition!"








Last night, the Jr. High Volleyball team hosted North Baltimore and both 7th and 8th grade took the Tigers down.
Final Scores:
HN 7th Grade-25, 25
N. Baltimore 7th Grade-6, 9
HN 8th Grade-25, 25
N. Baltimore 8th Grade-12, 12
Way to go, Bears!
Final Scores:
HN 7th Grade-25, 25
N. Baltimore 7th Grade-6, 9
HN 8th Grade-25, 25
N. Baltimore 8th Grade-12, 12
Way to go, Bears!



Good luck, Bears!🏐


Picture Day is October 1st!


Results from JH Volleyball vs. Lima Temple Christian.


Griffin joined the kindergarten 100 sight word club last week! Way to go!



The sound of Civil War cannons and the smell of the blacksmith's fire will return to Hardin Northern next week. The History Brigade will host their annual Living History Day for the elementary classes next Tuesday afternoon. Several student presenters will join local living historians as they entertain the elementary students with tales of the Civil War, the French Revolution, and much, much more.

Good luck, Bears!


Tonight, Hardin Northern celebrated Homecoming 2025. It was amazing to see so many people come out to support our Polar Bears!
👑Congratulations to our 2025 Homecoming King and Queen, Lainey Thomas and Riley Newton!👑
Our Royalty Court included:
⭐Freshman Attendants – Riley Robey & Madilyn Suter
⭐ Sophomore Attendants – Addy Bacon & Treysen Eibling
⭐Junior Attendants – Lexi Oakley & Cody Thiel
⭐Senior King & Queen Candidates – Lainey Thomas & Kyler Sedlock, Mariann Woodruff & Riley Newton, and Kathrine Hipsher & Alex Gatchell
⭐Crown & Ball Bearers - Hazel Ribley, Griffin Rettig, and Logan Watkins
The mini cheerleaders did a fantastic job performing for the crowd, and we’re so proud of them!
Final Score: Ridgedale 14, Hardin Northern 0.
We’re thankful for such a wonderful turnout, a week full of fun and spirit, and for the Polar Bear pride that shines so brightly in our community.
👑Congratulations to our 2025 Homecoming King and Queen, Lainey Thomas and Riley Newton!👑
Our Royalty Court included:
⭐Freshman Attendants – Riley Robey & Madilyn Suter
⭐ Sophomore Attendants – Addy Bacon & Treysen Eibling
⭐Junior Attendants – Lexi Oakley & Cody Thiel
⭐Senior King & Queen Candidates – Lainey Thomas & Kyler Sedlock, Mariann Woodruff & Riley Newton, and Kathrine Hipsher & Alex Gatchell
⭐Crown & Ball Bearers - Hazel Ribley, Griffin Rettig, and Logan Watkins
The mini cheerleaders did a fantastic job performing for the crowd, and we’re so proud of them!
Final Score: Ridgedale 14, Hardin Northern 0.
We’re thankful for such a wonderful turnout, a week full of fun and spirit, and for the Polar Bear pride that shines so brightly in our community.

4th grade has been working on growth mindset and today learned about parts of the brain. They discussed what each part of the brain does, how they can exercise these parts of their minds, and finished with putting it all together by creating a cross-sections model brain out of doh!






Don’t forget! Tonight is the Hardin Northern FFA Chicken BBQ! 🍗
Meals can be picked up from 4–6 p.m. and our FFA kids are doing a fantastic job putting it all together. It smells absolutely delicious!
Meals can be picked up from 4–6 p.m. and our FFA kids are doing a fantastic job putting it all together. It smells absolutely delicious!

Good luck, Bears! 🏈
