Peer Leadership Food & Sports Equipment Drive — This Week!

The CHMS Peer Leadership Club is sponsoring a food and gently used sports equipment drive this week, Mon. Nov, 10 – Fri. Nov, 14, 2025.

Please have your student(s) bring and drop off the donated items at school.

📍 Drop-off Location: CHMS Lobby

Thank you so much for participating in this service project for our community.

Food Drive 
Items Needed:

- Cereal (low sugar)
- Canned Corn
- Ketchup/Mustard
- Salad Dressing

Sports Equipment 
Items Needed:

- Running Shoes and shorts
- Soccer Equipment
- Baseball bats and gloves
- Basketball Equipment
- Volleyball Equipment

 🥫The food drive items will be donated to The People's Resource Center in Westmont. 

⚽ The sports equipment will be donated to the Sports For All non-profit organization.

Thank you so much for participating in this service project and making a difference for our community!

— CHMS Peer Leadership Club. Jenny Steinhebel and Caroline Walker (Club Co-Sponsors)

Dinner Bell: Raising Cane’s — This Thursday!

Tackle dinner, make your middle schoolers happy and help support the CHMS PTO in one night! 

Dine in or order online at Raising Cane's!

🗓️ Thursday, November 13
🕒 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
📍 Raising Cane’s, Westmont

✅ Mention CHMS when dining in 
✅ Use code RCFUND96 for online/app orders

A portion of proceeds will be donated back to CHMS PTO!

Thank you for your support!

🍕 Last Chance! Order your CHMS Spirit Lunches Today!

CHMS spirit lunches are back, and better than ever! We are excited to offer two new vendors this year, Billy Bricks and Mrs. T's, as well as a returning favorite, Sarpino's!

 Each student has the option of one or two slices of pizza and an individually-wrapped holiday-themed cookie for each lunch. Gluten-free pizza options are available and with a choice of ice cream in the cafeteria on spirit lunch days.

Two slices and a cookie are $42 for the year and one slice and a cookie is $36 for the year. Payment is expected for all four in advance.

  

 

 

 

 

🗓️ The spirit lunch dates and pizza vendors are:

• Tues, Oct 28: Sarpino's Pizza (note the updated date)

• Wed, Dec 17: Billy Bricks Pizza

• Wed, Feb 11: Mrs. T's Pizza

• Wed, May 20: Sarpino's Pizza

👉 Place your order HERE! (Please submit a separate order for each student)

📚 Book Fair Returns — Volunteers Needed!

 

The annual CHMS Book Fair returns! CHMS is partnering with Anderson books during the week of  November 18–21.

The CHMS Book Fair is back! We’re partnering with Anderson Books!

📘 Students will browse the book fair and make purchases during their Language Arts classes. The book fair will also be open during in-person parent / teacher conferences.

We need YOUR help with book sales during school and during parent/teacher conferences. Two parent volunteers are needed during the day to assist with student purchases. 

Sign up HERE today!

📣 CHMS Cheer Tryouts — Tuesday, Nov. 11

CHMS cheer try-outs are this week!

🗓️ Tuesday, Nov. 11 
🕓 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm (right after school)

👏 Good news! Sixth graders are now welcome to try out as well! Students will learn a brief cheer and perform for the try-out.

Practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:20 pm - 4:10 pm starting on November 18th. The team will cheer for boys' basketball (three 7th grade games and three 8th grade games).

Go Eagles!

🏀 Boys Basketball Tryouts (7th & 8th Grade)

Tryouts for the 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball teams are right around the corner!

🗓️ Monday Nov. 17, Tuesday Nov. 18, and Wednesday Nov. 19 
🕓 3:30pm - 5:00pm
📍 CHMS Gym

✅ All interested students must attend at least one day of tryouts to be considered for the team. While attending only one day is the minimum requirement, we strongly recommend and encourage attendance at all three days. Attending all sessions will give the boys the best opportunity to showcase their skills and abilities. Cuts can be made at any time. 
✅ Skills they will be evaluated on include, but are not limited to, passing, ball handling, shooting - including form, shot accuracy and shot selection - rebounding, defense, attitude, sportsmanship, overall game play and knowledge of the game as well as effort. 

Please remember that in order to try out, students must have a completed physical on file with Mary Youngman, the school nurse. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to:

• 7th grade coach: Mike Piper (mpiper@d181.org)
• 8th grade coach: Mike Jensen (mjensen@d181.org)

📘 Order you CHMS Yearbooks!

A yearbook is the best way to remember the year! Order your 2025 - 2026 CHMS Yearbook today!

Remember to order one per student.

👉 CLICK HERE to order.

🎄 Get holiday ready with Minted!

It's hard to believe that the holidays are right around the corner!

Get a head start on invitations, greeting cards, gift wrap and personalized gifts with Minted.com!

Order using the code FUNDRAISECHMS at check out and a portion of proceeds will be donated back to CHMS PTO!

👉 Place your order HERE!

Sticky Fingers Cooking — New After School Enrichment!

Join our 'COOLinary Cooking Club and explore NEW recipes every week!

Your chef will have so much fun discovering how easy and enjoyable it is to cook (and gobble-up!) tasty, healthy globally-inspired recipes! Our classes incorporate S.T.E.A.M., culture, language, geography, history and more. Your chef will explore exciting pairings, master culinary skills (that they can put to use in family kitchens!), and nourish their bodies and minds.

📍 Clarendon Hills Middle School
🗓️ Mondays, 3:30pm – 4:30 pm
📅 Jan 12 – Mar 16 (8 Mondays)

Open to all 6th–8th graders. Limited spots available!

💡D181 Student Grants — Apply Today!

Did you know CHMS student can apply for a D181 Foundation Grant for a special project, academic passion, or something good for the community?

✨ No idea is too big or too small! Learn more and apply today! 

👉 Click HERE for additional information and application guidelines.