Parents, please remind your children to retrieve their lost items from the overflowing HMS lost and found locations. You are also welcome to come view the items in person. There are shelves and clothing racks outside the gymnasium with so many water bottles, lunch bags/boxes, as well as shoes, outerwear and other clothing. In the cabinets under the grade level cubbies in the main foyer entrance, books, pencil cases, personal school items, agendas, headphones, and much more are waiting to be claimed. We remind our students to check these areas during morning announcements often. All items will be donated at year end.

The HMS PTO would love for you to join us on May 7th at the Walk for Wellness House and to share our team link with others that might be interested in joining us as well. The entire family is welcome to sign up. There are 3k walk and 5k Walk/Run options. Each D181 school will have their own team and we would like to have the most participants including students, staff and families!

The HMS team will be walking in support of those in our community affected by cancer. For those that aren’t familiar with the Wellness House, they are in Hinsdale and provide support services to those living with cancer and their families/friends/caregivers free of charge.

Join our team HERE.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Gather for the Garden Thursday! It was wonderful to see so many HMS families, as well as, Dr. Garcia and our fantastic administrative team. Your support means so much to the PTO! A huge thanks to our fundraiser co-chairs, Kristin Hull and Heather Gustafson, for all their hard work in organizing this successful event! It is not too late to be a sponsor! You can contact vpfunding@hmspto.org with any questions.

Thanks again to our generous sponsors. We are looking forward to keeping everyone updated on the progress of the garden!

• Premier Event Sponsor – Band & Wire
• Dessert Bar Sponsor – Dr. Alix Charles
• Photo Booth Sponsor – CHT
• Raffle Sponsor – Railhead Corporation
• Family Sponsors – Barth-Green Family, Michael Green Family, The Hull Family, The Hong Family, The Jashnani Family, The Labriola Curran Family, The Lucht Family, The Meltzer Family, The Paquette Family, The Patadia Family, The Ronaldson Family, The Sweis Family and JPG Gardens

The HMS PTO is excited to partner with Lou Malnati’s on Wednesday, April 26th. For every dine-in, carry-out, or delivery order placed at the Oak Brook Terrace (18W080 22nd Street) or Western Springs (4700 Gilbert Avenue) locations, a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to HMS! Please be sure to mention our special code FUNDHIMS23.

It takes a village to raise a child, THANK YOU to the 100+ HMS teachers/staff for being part of that village!! Parents, here’s one last chance to show our gratitude during National Teacher Appreciation Week. Please consider donating snacks & drinks to stock the staff lounge all week long. Items can be dropped off on Friday, April 28th during school hours (7:30am-2:45pm). Additional information and to sign up, click here SUG! Thank you in advanced for your donation. Email staffapp@hmspto.org with questions.

Congratulations to the 8th graders and their families! This year’s celebration will include a Picnic Lunch and Block Party for the graduates on Wednesday, May 31st.
Adult Volunteers are needed to make this celebration fantastic!
We also need ushers for the Graduation Ceremony on June 2nd.
Please sign up here SUG.
For more graduation related information, please visit the HMS PTO website at https://hmspto.org/2023-hms-8th-grade-graduation-raffle/ or email us at graduation@hmspto.org. Or check your email for communication from Mrs. Vescovi or Ms. Burke.