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10/8/2025 11:43 pm

HMS Jazz Ensemble Home Run Inn Take N Bake Deadline - November 13

HMS PTO Meeting - November 14

HMS Book Fair - November 18-21 & 24-25

Brasi's Pizzeria Give Back - November 18

Annual Staff Potluck for Parent-Teacher Conferences - November 24

Hinsdale Central Open House - December 9

HMS PTO Meeting - Tap into Wellness

10/8/2025 11:37 pm

Please join us at our next PTO meeting with guest speak Amy Jakubiak, LCSW, 7th grade social worker, to discuss a quick stress and anxiety management technique called Emotional Freedom Technique on Friday, November 14, at 9 am in the HMS library.

Brasi's Pizzeria Give Back

10/8/2025 11:10 pm

Thanksgiving is almost here—take a break from cooking!

Order from Brasi’s Pizzeria on Tuesday, November 18th and support the HMS PTO!

Pizza and pasta and paninis - oh my! When you carry out/order via phone or online from Brasi's, a portion of your bill goes directly to benefit our PTO. Enjoy your favorite Italian dishes while helping fund programs, activities, and resources for our students—it’s a win-win! No cooking, no cleanup, and all for a great cause! Take the night off, grab a slice, and help make a difference!

Brasi's is graciously donating 10% of the day's revenue back to the HMS PTO, so spread the word to your friends and neighbors. Please mention HMS when placing your order.

Website HERE. Address: 34 E Hinsdale Ave, Hinsdale

The HMS Book Fair Is Coming Soon!

10/8/2025 11:05 pm

Mark your calendars and add the HMS Book Fair to your holiday shopping list! We are excited to bring back our beloved book fair with new shopping dates this year. Student sales will be held during school days, Tuesday-Friday, November 18-21. Additionally, shopping will be available during Parent Teacher Conferences, Monday-Tuesday, November 24-25.

As always, the success of this event relies on our parent volunteers! Grab a friend and sign up to help students to shop and make purchases. It's simple and FUN! Please see available volunteer opportunities HERE.

HMS is proud to partner with local bookstore, Anderson's Bookshop. Anderson's generously gives back to HMS - the more we sell, the higher the percentage of sales come back to us. Start making those shopping lists!

Annual Staff Potluck For Parent-Teacher Conferences

10/8/2025 11:01 pm

Please help us show some thanks and love to our HMS teachers and staff! We need volunteers to contribute a dish or drinks for the annual parent teacher conference potluck dinner for staff on Monday, November 24th. This PTO event is a staff favorite because they always love the amazing diversity dishes from HMS families! Food can be home cooked, store bought or catered. Please sign up HERE.

Food should be dropped off/delivered to HMS between 3:30-4:45pm (staff dinner break begins at 5:20pm).

Lastly, we welcome any help with set up if you are waiting for conferences. And if you are going to be out of town this week and would like to make a monetary donation instead, please contact the staff appreciation committee at staffapp@hmspto.org. Your family contributions and thoughtfulness will be acknowledged. Thank you in advance for making this such a wonderful event for our HMS staff!

Home Run Inn Take N Bake to Support Jazz Ensemble

10/8/2025 10:50 pm

The deadline to purchase a Take-n-Bake is this Thursday, November 13th! The HMS Jazz Ensemble is fundraising to help with travel expenses to perform in New Orleans in January 2026! Click HERE to order!

Pick up your order on Wednesday, November 19th, at HMS (top parking deck) between 2:00 - 4:30 pm. Questions? Email band director Mr. Andrikokus at gandrikokus@d181.org. Thank you for supporting our talented students!

Socktoboer

10/8/2025 10:49 pm

During the month of October, HMS is hosting a sock donation drive. Donations of new socks will be collected for People's Resource Center. Last year, HMS collected 1,500 pairs of socks to donate! Please bring your new socks to your advisory to be collected - deadline has been extended! Our current sock count is 400 pairs...we can do this Spartans!!

MATHCOUNTS Competition Series

10/8/2025 10:47 pm

MATHCOUNTS is a fun and challenging national math competition program for middle school students. A group of parents is organizing a MATHCOUNTS team for interested students, with weekly meetings starting Tuesday, November 18th, from 3:30 - 4:30 pm in HMS Room #104. For more information, visit the MATHCOUNTS website HERE! To register, please contact Jun Cai at hinsdalemathcounts@gmail.com. Thank you!

ASL Club at HMS

10/8/2025 10:45 pm

Learning American Sign Language (ASL) is like unlocking a whole new way to connect! It’s fun, expressive, and lets you communicate without saying a word (send secret messages in class or across a crowded or quiet room!). You’ll strengthen your brain with a new language, and gain a skill that helps make the world more inclusive.

Plus, ASL can count as a language credit in high school, and is the third most studied language in US colleges and universities behind Spanish & French and has uses in many job fields. Learn ASL — speak with your hands, listen with your eyes, and make a difference! Please see the Flyer HERE an alternate link HERE.