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Ready to make your senior’s final year unforgettable? The Hinsdale Central Booster Club is excited to offer our 2024 Senior signs for sale! As your senior’s journey nears its end, it’s time to celebrate their hard-earned achievements in style. Let’s transform those front yards into a Red Devil celebration zone! Why settle for a dull lawn when you can jazz it up with some Hinsdale Central flair?

Order your Hinsdale Central High School Yard Sign today! ORDER HERE

Order Deadline:                    4/12/24 at noon

Pickup:                                    4/23/24 after school – Grant Street Entrance

Let’s make their senior year unforgettable! Order now and let the whole neighborhood know the pride we have in our seniors.

Post Prom is less than 2 weeks away and WE STILL NEED CHAPERONES!!! If you are a parent who does not have a senior, this could be your chance to see what this amazing event is all about. You get to go on the Odyssey Cruise for FREE, and experience Post Prom and all of its splendor and fun. Details can be found on SUG LINK. Please consider volunteering your time to this worthwhile event. Thank you!

Happy Spring!! Staff Appreciation Committee is planning a gift card raffle during the month of April for HCHS Staff. Last year, we received over 75 gift cards donated by parents which was amazing! The staff loved this event. Please help if you can by signing up HERE and donating a $25 gift card. Drop off all gift cards by Wednesday, April 15th in the box labeled Hinsdale Central PTO on the front porch of 154 Jane Court in Clarendon Hills. I can also pick up the gift cards if needed. Please email me or text/call with any questions. Thank you so much!!

Kathy Schilder, Staff Appreciation Committee Chair  at appreciate@hcpto.org(Cell 630-853-0251)

Class of 2024 Parents,

Boosters is having a Reserved Seating & Parking Raffle for graduation on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Four lucky winners will each receive the package of five (5) reserved seats and one (1) reserved parking space. Raffle participants must be 18 or older.

Each raffle ticket is $25. For every four tickets purchased an extra ticket will be added in your name. Tickets will be sold through April 30th. All funds raised will benefit the Activities & Athletics at HCHS. Purchase raffle tickets here or visit https://www.theboosters.com/. An email will be sent to confirm your raffle ticket purchase.

The drawing will be on May 1st, 2024 and winners will be notified by email by May 3rd. The four winners can only use their prize package for the May 2024 graduation ceremony. Thank you for your generous support and good luck!

Attention Seniors!

The Hinsdale Central PTO Red Devil Spirit Scholarship Application is now open. The PTO will grant several scholarships, ranging from $1000 to $5000 per award.

This year, the application process is entirely online. The application deadline is April 11, 2025. To apply or view the application, please click HERE.

Any questions? Please get in touch with the RDSS Team at rdss@hcpto.org

Buy Your Post Prom Tickets now! Tickets are $100 and will be available for sale until Wednesday, April 3rd. Buy your tickets HERE. You must attend prom in order to attend post prom. If you are bringing a date from another school, it must be pre-approved by prom advisors.

Continue the party after prom aboard the Odyssey Cruise and sail around Lake Michigan with your friends! *

Aboard the cruise there is plenty of room for socializing, dancing on multiple floors, abundant food and beverages provided, a photo booth and a deck where you will have time to marvel at the beauty of the city and take pictures against the backdrop of Chicago while cruising on the boat. There is also plenty of indoor space in case the weather gets chilly (see picture).

Buses leave from the Museum of Science and Industry (Prom) at 11pm and go to Navy Pier to board the cruise ship at 11:30 pm. The ship departs from Navy Pier at midnight and returns to the dock at 2am. Buses will then return to Hinsdale Central.

*Students must attend prom in order to attend the post prom event.

The Community House, a non-profit organization located in Hinsdale, currently has no waitlist for outpatient mental health psychotherapy services to individuals and families ages 8-25. Our services are available on a sliding scale based on the family’s total annual income as well as the number of individuals at home. To schedule an intake call or inquire about services, please call the confidential intake line at 630-323-7500 ext. 239 or email counseling@thecommunityhouse.org and a staff therapist will follow up with you.

Thank you to everyone who attended this past week’s PTO meeting. There was a great turnout and so much to discuss! It was a fun and jam-packed meeting. Together we are working to make Hinsdale Central an even better place for our students and staff.

Some highlights of the meeting: The social workers’ presentation can be found HERE. They encouraged students and their friends to ask for help when they want it. Ryan Maita presented Bill Walsh’s Principal’s Report and encouraged input about future Prom dates and venues. The Make-A-Difference Committee said they’d gotten a record number of submissions for staff and teachers who had gone above and beyond. Staff Appreciation Committee shared that on 3/14 they were hosting a staff treat to celebrate Pi Day. Other committees and volunteers gave updates and were recognized for their efforts. And the PTO announced a new fund-raiser sale found HERE  of license plate frames which celebrate the “Bring Your Fire!” theme for HC this year.

If you missed the meeting you can watch the recording HERE.

The last PTO meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, May 8th at 7pm, on Zoom only. A link will be sent out the day before. Be sure to join the meeting and get tips for your college search and ideas for summer opportunities.

Thank you to all who submitted nominations for the Q3 Make A Difference Awards. The committee reviewed the nominations received and is pleased to congratulate the following six Make A Difference Award recipients for the third quarter. A big thank you to these teachers and staff for their commitment and kindness to our Red Devil community. They are going above and beyond and making a true difference at Hinsdale Central!

Marvin Breig – Science
Mike Jazak – Science
Lisa Korbitz – Mathematics
James Ludois – Science
Wendy Orloff-Bowman – Mathematics
Daniel Scheldrup – Science