🎃 Halloween Spirit Week Is Here!

In anticipation of Halloween, please join us for spirit week at CHMS! 

Show your spirit with a new theme each day during Halloween Spirit Week at CHMS!

• Monday: Pajama Day.
• Tuesday: Jersey / Favorite Sport Day.
• Wednesday: Cowboy Day — Yee-Haw!.
• Thursday: Neon Day.
• Friday: Halloween Costumes or Wear Orange & Black.

We can’t wait to see everyone’s spirit!

🦅 Last Week to Support the CHMS "Soaring Eagles" Fundraiser!

Our annual CHMS "Soaring Eagles" Fundraiser comes to a close on October 31st.

Thank you to everyone that has made our annual fundraiser a success thus far! 

👉 We are very close to meeting our goal! If you have not yet donated and would still like to do so, please click below to make a donation in your Membership Toolkit account. If you would prefer to pay via check, please reach out to president@chmspto.org.

Thank you for supporting the students, teachers and staff at CHMS!

👉 DONATE HERE!

Thank you for joining us at The Open Door!

Thank you to the Eagles parents that came out to sip, socialize, and support CHMS at The Open Door last week! 

The Open Door generously donated a portion of the evening's proceeds to our Soaring Eagles Fundraiser! 

We love our community partners!

Community Speaker Series: David Murray - Helping Children Find Their Passion and Excel

Please join us on Thursday, November 5th for a Community Speaker Series!

David Murray “Soccer Dad: Helping Children Find Their Passion and Excel Without Steering, Pushing, and Smothering”

🗓️ Thursday, November 5, 2026

🕞 7:00pm - 8:30pm

📍 In-Person at Hinsdale Middle School

David Murray is a soccer-ignorant, sports-ambivalent writer who saw his daughter from the kiddie leagues, through the travel soccer gauntlet and the college athletics recruiting process, to a coveted Division I scholarship. And then realized his work had only begun. 

On that journey, David contends with some of the essential questions facing parents of young athletes or any child focused on excelling in a competitive discipline: How do you guide without steering, motivate without pushing, and protect without smothering? And how do you learn from other parents their good instincts and their bad? 

Join us as David Murray discusses these topics in a conversation with District 181 Superintendent Dr. Jim Wipke.

👉 REGISTER HERE!

Can't join us that evening? Please register, and a recording will be emailed to you after the event.

Questions? Contact speakers@d181foundation.org.

The Community Speaker Series is presented by District 86, District 181, and the District 181 Foundation.

Chicagoland’s first screening of Screenagers – Generation AI

Join us for Chicagoland’s first screening of SCREENAGERS – GENERATION AI!

👉 See Movie Trailer HERE!

This amazing documentary will be shown only once! 

🗓️ Tuesday, November 17, 2026
🕞 7:00pm
📍 York Classic Cinema
    150 N York St, Elmhurst, IL 60126

👉 Good Morning America featured how this movie gives voice to middle and high school students and highlights the latest AI and mental health research.

This is a 60-minute film followed by 30 min. discussion facilitated by Candor Education Director, Katie Gallager, and Alisa Messana, Candor board member and clinical social worker for Hinsdale’s Community House!

Appropriate audience is parents, school personnel, and middle school aged youth (with a parent).

👉 CLICK BELOW to purchase $5 tickets at Classic Cinema website (while seats are available).

Don't miss your chance for this screening and discussion sponsored by Ulbrich of Illinois and the Pitcher Family.

For more information, please contact Director of Development at Candor Health Education, Shelly Nicholson: snicholson@candorhealthed.org.

Thank you!

🩺 Message from the Nurse

Flu season is near! 

👉 Please take a moment to read the flu-guide for parents. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email the CHMS Nurse: Mary Youngman, phone: (630)861-4900, email: myoungman@d181.org.

Thank you!

CHMS Spirit Lunches are Now Available to Purchase!

CHMS spirit lunches are now available to purchase!

• October 28th: Sarpino's
• December 16th: Billy Brick's
• February 10th: Mrs. T's
• May 19th: Sarpino's

Choose from one or two slices and even a gluten-free option. All come with a cookie or choice of gluten-free desert. 

Please place your orders by Monday, October 5th.

***PLEASE NOTE Spirit Lunches are only available for purchase AFTER you have paid your PTO Dues.***
If you do not see the Spirit Lunch form on the website, please pay your PTO Dues and try again. Thank you!

👉 CLICK HERE to order!

Community Speaker Series: Dopamine Kids

We are proud to partner with the D181 Foundation and District 86 to bring Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff, author of Dopamine Kids, for our next Community Speaker Series event.

🗓️ Wednesday, September 30, 2026

🕞 7:00pm – 8:30pm In Person

📍Hinsdale Middle School Cafeteria

Parenting advice around screens is woefully outdated. It hinges on psychology and neuroscience from 25 to 50 years ago. It doesn’t work and often makes our lives harder.  

Michaleen Doucleff, author of Dopamine Kids, offers you an easier and more effective approach. 

Learn a practical 5-step protocol how to retrain your children’s brains so they naturally seek out activities and foods that bring gratification and true joy. The healthy option becomes the default in your home.

Can't join us that evening? Please register below, and a recording will be emailed to you after the event. Recording will be emailed to all registrants! 

👉 CLICK HERE to register!

Questions? Contact speakers@d181foundation.org.

The Community Speaker Series is presented by District 86, District 181, and the District 181 Foundation.

Town Hall Meeting with our new superintendent, Dr. Jim Wipke

Meet our new superintendent, Dr. Jim Wipke, and enjoy an engaging evening of conversation centered on our amazing students, dedicated staff, and the future of our district.

🗓️ Thursday, October 1, 2026
🕞 6:30pm 
📍 Clarendon Hills Middle School

We look forward to seeing you there!

🍎 Nominate an Exceptional CHMS Educator: "Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year"

Do you know an educator who goes above and beyond for CHMS  students? Consider nominating them for the annual ISBE “Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year” awards.

The deadline for nominations is Thursday, October 1, 2026.

Here at CHMS and District 181, we have incredible educators who go above and beyond to support our students every day. 

Awards are presented in seven categories: classroom teachers, early career educators (teachers 1-4 years), school administrators, student support personnel, educational service personnel, community volunteers, and teams.

Nominations only take a few minutes!

For more information, award categories, and past winner see the LINK HERE.

👉 CLICK HERE to submit your nomination!