The WWII Day Committee is looking for your personal, family artifacts from WWII. Letters, clothing, newspaper clippings, small equipment, photographs, gear … or whatever you have that will give the 8th graders more insight into what it was like to be a part of WWII (whether on the Homefront or abroad). All artifacts will be on display in the locked Cafetorium for an in-school field trip. Along with the artifact, we would also love a written “story” to accompany the item so they can understand more about what it is, who it came from, and why it is significant.

Please contact Stephanie Konieczka with questions, comments, or to organize dropping off your artifact. All artifacts to be received by February 15, 2021.
steph.konie@yahoo.com

Your help is greatly appreciated as we reimagine our beloved WWII Day Event in new, safer ways.

We need your help! Since it has definitely been a different year-to-date, we want the HMS yearbook to reflect how the students are living and learning during these unprecedented times. In order to do that, the Yearbook Club is soliciting pictures from parents.

If you would like to submit pictures for consideration to the yearbook staff:

Download the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the App Store or Google Play, and enter our access code: 21_HMS_spartans
Go to yearbookforever.com, enter our school name, click on Community Upload and enter our access code: 21_HMS_spartans

The categories listed in the program were not able to be changed to meet our needs so we had to get creative! In order to upload pictures, you will need to select a category from a list generated by the yearbook company. Therefore, below is a list of pictures we are planning to include in the yearbook, the category to select/upload for the specified pictures, and due dates.  For example, if you would like to upload a picture of your HMS student(s) with the new puppy, you would select “Softball” as the category.  This week is the last week to submit pictures!

Requested Pictures to Upload

Please note we would like to represent the entire student body so please choose 3-4 categories and only upload 2-3 pictures for each of those categories. Additionally, when selecting pictures to upload, please be sure they only include HMS students.

As the yearbook is being assembled, additional picture requests may be added to the list above.

Thank you in advance for your assistance,

The HMS Yearbook Club

Hello,

Independent Voters for D86 would like to invite the Hinsdale Middle School community to the Early Voting District 86 Board of Education Candidate Forum on Sunday, February 21 from 3:30 pm to 5:45 pm that will be held live and via Zoom.

This event has been organized to provide an opportunity for all D86 voters to hear the BOE candidates discuss issues of importance in D86. Written questions may be submitted until February 16, 2021, via private message on Facebook or to independentvotersford86@gmail.com. Prevalent themes in community submissions will provide the basis for moderator questions to all the candidates during this Q&A session.

This event is free and open to the public. It is a non-partisan, unbiased, impartial forum.

More information can be found on the attached digital flyer. In addition, please view the Facebook page and event page for further details.

Link to D86 BOE Candidate Forum Page

Link to D86 Candidate Event Page

Sincerely,

Independent Voters for D86

We are so excited to debut our new Sparty!! Be on the lookout on the HMS PTO Facebook page as we feature Sparty partaking in many of the activities that our students are doing each day.

Presented by The Community Speaker Series, D181 and D86.

Madeline Levine, Ph.D.: Ready or Not – Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World

In the wake of uncertainty and rapid change, many adults are doubling down on the pressure-filled parenting style that pushed children to excel. Dr. Levine identifies the skills that children need to succeed in a tumultuous future and offers day-to-day solutions parents can use to raise kids who are ready to face the challenge.

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Time: 7:00 – 8:15 p.m.

Format: Zoom Webinar

Register: Click here or visit www.d181foundation.org

The presentation is free and open to all. Registration is required as each viewer receives a unique link. This event will be recorded and will be available ONLY to those who register for the event. If you are unable to attend the live-stream, but will want to view the recording, please register.

For more information, please see attached flyer.

The WWII Day Committee is looking for your personal, family artifacts from WWII. Letters, clothing, newspaper clippings, small equipment, photographs, gear … or whatever you have that will give the 8th graders more insight into what it was like to be a part of WWII (whether on the Homefront or abroad). All artifacts will be on display in the locked Cafetorium for an in-school field trip. Along with the artifact, we would also love a written “story” to accompany the item so they can understand more about what it is, who it came from, and why it is significant.

Please contact Stephanie Konieczka with questions, comments, or to organize dropping off your artifact. All artifacts to be received by February 15, 2021.
steph.konie@yahoo.com

Your help is greatly appreciated as we reimagine our beloved WWII Day Event in new, safer ways.

We need your help! Since it has definitely been a different year-to-date, we want the HMS yearbook to reflect how the students are living and learning during these unprecedented times. In order to do that, the Yearbook Club is soliciting pictures from parents.

If you would like to submit pictures for consideration to the yearbook staff:

Download the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the App Store or Google Play, and enter our access code: 21_HMS_spartans
Go to yearbookforever.com, enter our school name, click on Community Upload and enter our access code: 21_HMS_spartans

The categories listed in the program were not able to be changed to meet our needs so we had to get creative! In order to upload pictures, you will need to select a category from a list generated by the yearbook company. Therefore, below is a list of pictures we are planning to include in the yearbook, the category to select/upload for the specified pictures, and due dates.  For example, if you would like to upload a picture of your HMS student(s) with the new puppy, you would select “Softball” as the category.  The third due date is 1/31/21

Requested Pictures to Upload

Please note we would like to represent the entire student body so please choose 3-4 categories and only upload 2-3 pictures for each of those categories. Additionally, when selecting pictures to upload, please be sure they only include HMS students.

As the yearbook is being assembled, additional picture requests may be added to the list above.

Thank you in advance for your assistance,

The HMS Yearbook Club

Presented by The Community Speaker Series, D181 and D86

Madeline Levine, Ph.D.: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World

In the wake of uncertainty and rapid change, many adults are doubling down on the pressure-filled parenting style that pushed children to excel. Dr. Levine identifies the skills that children need to succeed in a tumultuous future and offers day-to-day solutions parents can use to raise kids who are ready to face the challenge.

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Time: 7:00 – 8:15 p.m.

Format: Zoom Webinar

Register: www.d181foundation.org or HERE

The presentation is free and open to all. Registration is required as each viewer receives a unique link. This event will be recorded and will be available ONLY to those who register for the event. If you are unable to attend the live-stream but will want to view the recording, please register.

For more information, please see the attached flyer.

ART OFFERINGS AT HINSDALE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
For current HMS 8th Graders

Here is a link to a video that contains information about all of the art class offerings at Hinsdale Central High School. If you are a current HMS 8th grade family, be sure to check it out! If you have any questions, contact Patrick Maag, Fine Arts Department Chair Dist. 86, 630-468-4151, pmaag@hinsdale86.org.

The video title is: HCHS Art Promo Video 2021
The link is: https://youtu.be/EF-Gjt6_HD8

ART OFFERINGS AT HINSDALE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
For current HMS 8th Graders

Here is a link to a video that contains information about all of the art class offerings at Hinsdale Central High School. If you are a current HMS 8th grade family, be sure to check it out! If you have any questions, contact Patrick Maag, Fine Arts Department Chair Dist. 86, 630-468-4151, pmaag@hinsdale86.org.

The video title is: HCHS Art Promo Video 2021
The link is: https://youtu.be/EF-Gjt6_HD8