Transitioning to Hinsdale Central High School

Calling All Eighth Grade Parents! Hinsdale Central High School will be offering presentations for eighth grade parents to help parents and students prepare for high school registration. Principal Bill Walsh, Assistant Principal Jessica Hurt, and Director of Guidance Jennifer Regnier will discuss HCHS curriculum, student placement, guidance counselors, and transition. Parents who are considering Hinsdale Central High School for their …

May is Mental Health Awareness Month–The Parent List Resource

Has your child received professional support for an emotional, developmental, learning or health issue this past school year? (i.e. anxiety, depression, school avoidance, eating disorder, peer relations, ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, autism spectrum, processing disorders, insomnia, migraines, grief…) Would you recommend to another parent the service provider that has helped your child? Service providers can include doctors, therapists, tutors, counselors, nutritionists, support …

The Parent List – A Hinsdale Central PTO Supported Platform

DOES YOUR CHILD NEED HELP for an emotional, mental health, addiction, learning or developmental issue? The Parent List is an anonymous platform containing over 70 positive reviews on health care providers that have helped local school district 86 and 181 children with issues that include: anxiety, depression, grief, eating disorders, ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, insomnia, school avoidance, autism spectrum, stress, migraines, suicidal …

PTO Meeting: Tuesday, September 12th at 9:00am

Our first general PTO meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 12th at 9AM in the MRC. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. We will hear an update from Bulley & Andrews on the construction status of the new HMS building, and review some key survey findings presented by our principal, Ruben Peña. Paid parking is available in …

Volunteers Needed to Help with Recycling School Supplies

We are still in need of volunteers to help collect and organize the recycling of school supplies on June 6 (6th grade) and June 7 (7th grade.)  Please join us for a fun activity for as much time as you can spare, and bring a friend before saying so long for the summer!  

Volunteers Needed for Grading Day Breakfast

Parents, please help provide breakfast for our fabulous teachers on June 5th. We need your help to make it special. (All of us want them in a good mood while they are inputting our children’s grades, right?) Click on the Sign Up Genius button below to participate. Thanks in advance for all of your help making this final teacher appreciation event spectacular!

D181 Heroin Education Family Night

District 181 invites you to an evening of education and conversation about a topic that is hitting close to home:  The heroin epidemic in DuPage County.  District 181 is happy to be partnering with leaders in the community to learn and discuss what we all can do together to support our youth and one another with this growing problem. SAVE THE …

Parent Resource Quick Links

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