Please join us for our Family Trivia Night FUNdraiser on Friday, February 24th from 7PM to 10PM in the Commons at HMS! Purchase tables for teams of up to six (6) participants, or buy individual tickets and we will slot you on a team in need.

Your ticket includes the following:
– Light fare dinner and snacks
– Entertainment from the HMS Jazz Ensemble
– Two full hours of trivia hosted by Pub Trivia USA
– A TROPHY for the winning team(Great bragging rights for sure!)
– PRIZES for the most creative team theme
– Raffles and silent auction items
– Fun with friends and family!

Teams can consist of families, friends, adult-only, kid-only, faculty/staff or any combination… you create the team of your choice! Ticket sales are limited to 300, so please purchase your table or individual ticket(s) early!!

If you are unable to attend the event, we would greatly appreciate a donation as this is the ONLY FUNDRAISER we will host this year.

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If you have any questions, please contact Janet Lahr and Carol Stephenson at VPFunding@hmspto.org

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Look for a special announcement in your Inbox from Principal Ruben Peña in the next few days with all the exciting details about our first ever HMS Trivia Night FUNdraiser coming up on February 24th. Tickets will be limited so make sure to make your purchase right away. All proceeds will go towards enriching the educational experience of students at HMS.

Many thanks to the following HMS families whose businesses are generously sponsoring the evening:  Headliner  Sponsors: Drs. Jeffrey and Toula Berti

Gold Sponsor: Dr. Neha Iyengar (Hinsdale Eye Center), and Silver Sponsors: Paul & Jennifer Virant (Vistro) and Max & Shannon Maxwell (Lawry’s).

We would love to add more. If your business is interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Janet or Carol at VPFunding@hmspto.org

Once again, the Lost and Found is overflowing with items. Please have your child check for any missing items. There are lots of sweatshirts, winter coats, hats, gloves, water bottles and lunch boxes! Anything not collected by February 1, will be donated.

All HMS students are welcome to attend the “Students in Technology” Conference on Saturday, February 11, 2017 in the Bensenville Elementary District 2 at Blackhawk Middle School. This is an annual conference where kids present to kids. The event is open to kids in grades 3 through 12.

Click here for more information and to register.  Registration ends January 20 at 12:00 p.m.

We hope everyone is looking forward to the Family Trivia Night Fundraiser on Friday, February 24, 2017. We are hopeful this fundraiser, which is the only fundraiser we will host this school year, will meet most everyone’s needs by bringing families and staff out for a fun night while raising money for our PTO.

Tickets are expected to go on sale in the next week. Look for a special invitation soon. We will have limited seating, so please purchase your tickets early.

We still have a need for business sponsors. If you or someone you know would like to be a sponsor, please contact Janet Lahr at vpfunding@hmspto.org

District 181 now offers the opportunity for parents and staff to opt-in for text messages from the District and D181 schools. These texts will be limited to three types of important messages: (1) Transportation Alerts (e.g., bus delays), (2) Weather Alerts (e.g., snow days), and (3) Safety Alerts (e.g., power outage). Receiving a text is a fast and easy way to help ensure you don’t miss an e-mail with this type of timely news. Texts will be sent via SchoolMessenger, the same notification system used for automated e-mails and phone calls. To opt-in, simply text the word “YES” to 67587 from your cell phone number currently on file with the District, and be sure that you receive the auto-confirmation text that will be sent in response. If you need to add a cell phone number to the system, or if the number needs to be updated, that step will need to be completed first. Click here to view the one-page FAQ with information on that process and further detail regarding text messages from D181.

HMS PTO is hosting a Family Trivia Night Fundraiser on Friday, February 24, 2017. We are hopeful this fundraiser, which is the only fundraiser we will host this school year, will meet most everyone’s needs by bringing families and staff out for a fun night while raising money for our PTO.

We are currently reaching out to local businesses for sponsorships and support. We know many HMS families have their own businesses. We are hopeful that some of our own HMS family businesses will be interested in sponsoring this terrific event! If you have an interest in being a sponsor for this event, please contact Janet Lahr at VPFunding@hmsptorg.

If you shop Amazon, you can support HMS PTO with every purchase by shopping at smile.amazon.com! When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to our HMS PTO with no cost to you!

On your first visit to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), you will need to select Hinsdale Middle School Parent- Teacher Organization as the charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.

We thank you for your support!

Looking for holiday gift ideas? It’s never too early to get your future HC Red Devil geared up! Hinsdale Central Boosters will be selling spirit wear at the front entrance to Hinsdale Central from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, December 19th and Tuesday, December 20th.

Please consider stopping in to find some Central goodies for your students and family fans.

How is the math curriculum changing and how will it vary by level? What is happening with regular and ACE social studies? How will the new science standards change what our children learn in science? What are the planned changes for LA and ELA and how will these classes be integrated with social studies and science? What is the common assessment framework and how will it affect our students?

Learn the answers to these questions and more as HMS Department Chairs Bill Eggert, Shannon Donovan, Amy Ostrowski, and Cheryl Petrou discuss our School Improvement Plan, highlighting curriculum and assessment changes at our next PTO meeting, Wednesday, December 14th at 9am in the MRC.