Hinsdale Middle School Student Council supports military families through annual holiday initiative

For the third year in a row, the Hinsdale Middle School Student Council has partnered with another school district in the Chicago area to support military families during the holiday season. This year, students and their families sponsored 15 military families, fulfilling all items on their holiday wish lists.

The event is part of the D181 Sister Schools program, which encourages collaboration between schools in the region. As part of this initiative, students from Hinsdale Middle School and their families purchased gifts based on wish lists provided by military families from a partnering district.

"This annual event is a deeply meaningful project for the HMS community, allowing students to learn the value of service and giving back. By providing special items for the families, the students are helping to make the holidays brighter for those who serve our country and their loved ones. The continued success of this event highlights the commitment of the HMS Student Council and the generosity of the students and families in D181."

Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 includes schools such as Clarendon Hills Middle School, Elm Elementary School, Madison Elementary School, Monroe Elementary School, Oak Elementary School, Prospect Elementary School, The Lane Elementary School, Walker School, and Hinsdale Middle School itself. The district covers both DuPage and Cook counties (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, District 181 employs 282 teachers with an average salary of $94,227 before pension contributions; women make up 90 percent of staff while men account for 10 percent. No teacher in District 181 has had more than ten absences within a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Demographically, about 69.8 percent of District 181's student population is White; Asian students represent approximately 15.4 percent; Hispanic students account for around 6.8 percent; Black students make up roughly 1.1 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

In terms of financials for fiscal year 2020, District 181 spent $31,308 per student with total expenditures reaching $117 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).