Important Dates

Tuesday 3/24 2:15pm - Second Grade Concert

Thursday 3/26 - Special Lunch (Jimmy John's)

Monday 3/30 - Friday 4/3 - NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)

Friday 4/10, 9-10am - PTO Meeting

Wednesday 4/15 - Stuff the Squad (food drive for HCS Family Services)

Sunday 4/19, 2-4pm - Multicultural Event

Thursday 4/23, 6-7:30pm - Fine Arts Night

Saturday 4/25 7pm - Parents' Night Out - Trivia Night

Afterschool Art - Next Session Starts on 4/10

Hinsdale Central Girls Basketball Summer Camp - Register Today!

Hinsdale Central Girls Basketball Summer Camp registration is now open! This camp is Hinsdale Central's most popular camp and sells out every year - so register today.

Details:

• June 1-5th from 2p-4p
• Incoming K-8th graders
• If your daughter is new to basketball, developing skills or advanced we have the camp structured to suit your daughter's needs.
• Camp will be led by Red Devils Varsity Head Coach Brett Moore, his staff and Red Devil players.
• Hinsdale Central won Regional Championship this season and has back-to-back Top 25 state finishes and back-to-back 22+ win seasons.
• A fun summer camp that makes your daughter fall more in love with basketball and get better! Come learn basketball the Red Devil way!

Go Red Devils!

2026-2027 PTO Executive Board Nominees

Pursuant to the Elm School PTO Bylaws, we are required to post the slate of candidates for next year's Executive Board 30 days before the election. Thank you to all of these volunteers for their willingness to serve in these roles.

2026-2027 Elm School PTO Executive Board Nominees

President - Haley Zaffar
Vice President - Julie Reddy
Secretary - Meredith Nabavi
Communications Chair - Judy Chan
Treasury Co-Chairs - Chris Juarez & Rick Schneider
Ways & Means Co-Chairs - Sangeeta Schroeder & Megan Mirro
Room Parent Co-Chairs - Brittany Stevens & Molly McAlinden

Principal's Corner

Registration

Register now to receive a $50 discount! Put your discount to good use by purchasing a PTO membership for the 2026-27 school year HERE.

Spring Break

IAR Schedule

Bring a Board Game to School on April 9th

Stuff the Squad

Parents' Trivia Night - Saturday 4/25 - Tickets on Sale Now!

The Parent List

Does Your Child Need Mental Health, Learning, or Behavioral Support?
Young children experiencing mental health issues may present with more subtle symptoms. For example, anxiety can present as recurring stomach aches, headaches, sleep disturbances, or other physical complaints. Children experiencing depression may become easily irritated on a routine basis or have more frequent bouts of crying/sadness.

The Parent List contains first-hand referrals from local parents about area providers that have helped positively address their child’s: anxiety; depression; school avoidance; eating disorders; insomnia; peer relations; dyslexia; ADD/ADHD; autism, and more.

Much like “Angie’s List,” The Parent List is a list of resources in our community that have already been successfully used by another area parent whose child has experienced mental health, learning or behavioral issues. Insightful reviews on local doctors, therapists, support groups, inpatient and outpatient programs, tutors, nutritionists, books and holistic medical approaches may all be found on The Parent List.

To read existing Parent List provider reviews, go to https://hcpto.org/parent-list/

The Parent List always needs fresh reviews to keep current. Your input is completely anonymous! Please help another parent by taking 2 minutes to submit a review about a local provider with which you had a positive experience by clicking HERE.

Questions can be directed to parentlist@hcpto.org

In no way does the Hinsdale Central High School or Elm Elementary School PTOs, Hinsdale Central High School or Elm Elementary School staff, school districts 86, 63 or 181 endorse or recommend any specific provider reviewed on The Parent List. The Parent List is a subjective forum set up by the Hinsdale Central PTO for your convenience. Parents and guardians are solely responsible for deciding to use any of the service providers on The Parent List in any capacity, and district 86, district 63, district 181 and the Hinsdale Central High School and Elm Elementary School PTOs disclaim all liability for any damages, injuries, losses, expenses, or claims of any kind arising out of the provision of services by anyone or any agency appearing on The Parent List.

Principal's Corner

Registration

Register now to receive a $50 discount! Put your discount to good use by purchasing a PTO membership for the 2026-27 school year HERE.

Erin’s Law

House Bill 6193, or Erin’s Law, was signed into law in the State of Illinois on January 24, 2013. This law mandates that Illinois public schools extend their current mandated educational programs regarding personal safety, abuse education and prevention curriculum to students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades. 

The goal of the law is to teach children to avoid situations that may lead to abuse and to report any instances of abuse they may have endured. Providing abuse education in schools is not a new initiative. Mandates under the Health Education Act and Internet Safety Education Curriculum require instruction beginning in sixth grade. Erin’s Law simply extends this education into grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. The purpose of this curriculum extension is to proactively build competencies within our students regarding safety, abuse and prevention. 

This instruction will be provided for our students during the week of March 16, 2026. If you would like to opt your child out of this conversation, please contact your child’s classroom teacher. 

Spring Break

D181 Celebration Evening

Stuff the Squad