Monroe School hosts cosmic bowling event to conclude PE unit

Students at Monroe School concluded their Physical Education bowling unit with a Cosmic Bowling event. The gymnasium was set up as a black-light bowling alley, featuring music and a disco-like atmosphere. PE Teacher Ms. Marcucci led the activity, which allowed students to demonstrate the skills they learned during the unit.

Families were invited to participate in the event, joining students on the lanes and cheering them on. The equipment used for cosmic bowling was purchased by Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 (D181) through a grant from the D181 Foundation. This equipment is shared among several schools within the district.

Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 includes schools such as Monroe Elementary, Clarendon Hills Middle School, Elm Elementary School, Hinsdale Middle School, Madison Elementary School, Oak Elementary School, Prospect Elementary School, The Lane Elementary School, and Walker School. The district serves both DuPage and Cook counties and covers grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. More information about these schools can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, D181 employs 282 teachers with an average salary of $94,227 before pension contributions; 90 percent are women and 10 percent are men. No teacher in the district had more than ten absences in a school year. Additional details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

The student population of D181 is approximately 69.8 percent White, 1.1 percent Black, 6.8 percent Hispanic, and 15.4 percent Asian (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In terms of spending, D181 allocated $31,308 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $117 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

During the 2020 school year, four students in D181 were classified as "chronically truant," representing just 0.1 percent of enrolled students—a rate significantly lower than the statewide average of 9.6 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

The event at Monroe aimed to promote teamwork and sportsmanship among students while involving families in school activities.