National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10th. Teachers make a positive and impactful influence on students that last a lifetime. To show our sincere gratitude, the PTO staff appreciation committee will be celebrating the HMS staff with special events throughout the week. We need your help! Please consider stocking the staff lounge with snacks and drinks. This is a wonderful way to show your appreciation and enjoyed by staff! Click HERE for more details and to sign up. Please email staffapp@hmspto.org with any questions. Thank you in advance for your contribution!
May PTO Meeting Date Change, Save the Date!
Our last meeting of the year is coming up! Thank you to all who have attended, supported, and volunteered! Please note our May PTO meeting has been moved to Friday 5/17 at 9:30 am. We will be voting in our next year’s executive board and budget. These are both posted on our website for you to review ahead of time at hmspto.org.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sip n’ Shop!
Please join us on Thursday, May 9th from 3:00pm-7:00pm at Alixandra Collections for an evening of sipping (wine for adults; sparkling water for kids) & shopping!
15% of sales both at Alixandra Collections and Alixandra Blue will be donated to HMS PTO. See FLYER for details.
8TH GRADE GRADUATION PREFERRED SEATING & PARKING RAFFLE
How can you secure preferred seating and parking to the 2024 Graduation Ceremony? The only way is to enter the raffle and take your chances.
SEATING – Two families will win four reserved seats each for graduation on Friday, May 31st. Raffle tickets are $25 each or five tickets for $100.
PARKING – Two cars will have Preferred Parking parking spaces on the HMS parking deck for the graduation ceremony. Preferred Parking tickets are $15 each or five for $60.
TO ENTER, please send funds via ZELLE to treasurer@hmspto.org. Be sure to include your name and whether you are entering the seating, parking or both raffles.
The HMS PTO is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit managed by parent volunteers. All funds raised will be put toward the graduation celebration on May 29th, 2024. We appreciate your support!
Hinsdale Central Color Guard Clinic
Do you like music? Love to dance and perform? Join the Hinsdale Central Color Guard team! We perform at home football games, pep rallies, and parades! No experience needed or required! See FLYER for details.
Community Speakers Series Presentation: Who Gets Into College and Why Presentation by Jeff Selingo on 4/24
Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
7:00pm – 8:30pm
In Person at the Hinsdale Central Auditorium
Register HERE.
It’s the question on the minds of teenagers and their parents everywhere: how do colleges select their freshman class? For an entire admissions cycle, Selingo was embedded in three admissions offices and followed a group of high-school seniors through the process as well as players behind the scenes, including the marketers, the financial aid consultants, and the rankers.
Selingo dispels the entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game, reveals why families have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good” college, and explains how the Covid-19 pandemic will impact admissions in the long run.
See FLYER for details.
Upcoming Dates
- Spring MAP Testing – April 23, 24, 25, 26
- ISA Testing – April 24, 25, 26
- Community Speaker Series, Who Gets Into College and Why – Wed., April 24th, 7-8:30pm, Hinsdale Central auditorium
- BOE D181 Celebration – Mon., May 6th at 5:30pm, HMS
- National Teacher Appreciation Week – May 6-10th
- PTO Sip n’ Shop – Thursday, May 9th from 3-7pm
- Last PTO Meeting – Fri., May 17th at 9:30am, HMS
- 8th Grade Outdoor Celebration – Wed., May 29th
- 8th Grade Graduation – Fri., May 31st
Parent Night-Thank you!
Thanks to all who attended our parent night this week and those who purchased raffle tickets. It was a fun casual event for parents to get together and meet. The event raised $1750 for the PTO! We had some very excited raffle winners!
Future Care Planning Presentation for Families with Special Needs, 4/17
If you have a student with special needs, please attend an informative presentation on future care planning for your child. It’s never too early to start preparing. This event will be held at HMS on Wednesday, April 17th at 6:30pm. Click the LINK for a short video introduction and to register!
8TH GRADE GRADUATION PREFERRED SEATING & PARKING RAFFLE
How can you secure preferred seating and parking to the 2024 Graduation Ceremony? The only way is to enter the raffle and take your chances.
SEATING – Two families will win four reserved seats each for graduation on Friday, May 31st. Raffle tickets are $25 each or five tickets for $100.
PARKING – Two cars will have Preferred Parking parking spaces on the HMS parking deck for the graduation ceremony. Preferred Parking tickets are $15 each or five for $60.
TO ENTER, please send funds via ZELLE to treasurer@hmspto.org. Be sure to include your name and whether you are entering the seating, parking or both raffles.
The HMS PTO is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit managed by parent volunteers. All funds raised will be put toward the graduation celebration on May 29th, 2024. We appreciate your support!