Congratulations to all of our students for competing in last night’s Spelling Bee, and a big congratulations goes out to our top finishers! Way to go!
HMS wrestling vs Heritage Berwyn and Freedom. First meet ever at HMS
More pictures of our HMS wrestling team. Thank you coach Jack and coach Joe for helping start our wrestling program. Thank you Badger Wrestling for letting our school use your wrestling mats. Total community effort!!!
Heritage Wrestling wins tonight against Stevenson and Irving.
Students in Ms. Trafficanta’s, Mrs. Gentile’s and Mrs. Manske’s math classes explore strategies through a virtual math-based escape room.
Graves Holiday Show
6th grade students at the Museum of Science & Industry
6th Grade students visited the Museum of Science & Industry before break.
Hands on learning at work!
Wharton Touchdown Thursday
Wharton Touchdown Thursday
Wharton Wacky Wednesday
Wharton Student of the Month
A great turnout for the D104 band pancake breakfast. Thanks to all of our volunteers and band students for their help.
60 minutes left to come out and enjoy some pancakes and support the band program!
"Breakfast with Santa" is today from 8 AM - 12 PM! Enjoy breakfast and take a picture with Santa! All proceeds go towards benefiting the District 104 Band Department!
Wharton Spelling Bee
HMS band and Mr. Tedeschi had a great performance tonight at Argo HS. Congratulations to all of our students and their families. Keep playing!
Congrats to the 7th and 8th grade Symphonic Band on a fantastic performance at the 20th annual District 66 Winter Invitational! If you missed our performance, you can see it THIS WEDNESDAY (12/11) at 7pm in the Argo High School Performing Arts Center!
Wharton Elementary Fundraiser
Reminder: Parent University about Marijuana & Vaping
at Argo HS | December 10th @ 6:30pm
Tonight our HMS Varsity girls basketball Lady Sailors lost in the second round of the state playoffs. We are so proud of them. Great season Girls!
Please make your plans to join us for the annual "Breakfast with Santa" band fundraiser on Sunday, December 15th from 8 AM - 12 PM! All proceeds go towards benefiting the District 104 Band Department!
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GRAVES FOOD DRIVE
Student of the Month
Student of the Month
Student of the Month
Student of the Month
Graves Turkey Trot 2019
Co-ed Wrestling Practice begins December 2nd
all 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who are interested in wrestling at HMS please come out to Practice on Monday December 2nd. Practice will be in the Graves gym from 3:00 P.M. -4:30 P.M.
Please Register online at https://heritagems.8to18.com/
Please hand in updated Sports physical before first practice.
Dress in Shorts, T-shirt. and Wrestling shoes if able.
If you you any questions please call Mr. Forman 708-458-7590 Ext 7249
HMS Girls Volleyball Tryouts are:
December 9th for 6th and 7th grade girls
December 10th for 8th Grade girls
All Girls trying out must have an updated sports physical and must be registered online https://heritagems.8to18.com/
All 6th grade girls and transfer students already have a physical on file.
HMS cheerleaders were looking sharp in their new uniforms at the boy’s basketball games tonight.
Congratulations Girls JV basketball on a fantastic season finishing 3rd place overall in their regular season with 13 wins and 3 losses! Come cheer them on here at HMS for regionals this Saturday November 23rd at 1:15 pm. Hope to see you there!
HMS Sailors varsity basketball takes on Roosevelt. A great effort by our players.
HMS 8th Grade fundraiser supporting the Dinner-Dance and upcoming field trips. Purchase with an 8th grade student or purchase online.
Ms. Xheraj's class did an AMAZING job researching different Native American tribes.
Congratulations to our HMS Varsity boys basketball team for defeating McClure JHS on Friday afternoon. We are very proud of our Sailors! Come out and support the Sailors at their next home game on 11/20 against Willow Springs.
Parent University about Marijuana & Vaping
STEaM
Picture Book Trailer Created on iPads
Picture Book Trailer Created on iPads
Graves Veterans Day Assembly
Wharton Wins Sum-Dog Math Contest
Nothing better than a good book during lunch!
Ms. Kozal’s class at HMS worked on writing 6-word stories and displayed their work for the class. Very deep and powerful writing.
GRAVES celebrating National STEAM DAY Friday, November 8th!
Ms. Balicki’s class at HMS has been exploring the effects of erosion! Discovery learning at its best.
HMS Student Council ran a Veteran's Day item drive and our students and community helped bring in over 650 items that will go to help our veterans!
We appreciate our veterans who served our country and who have given their lives for our democracy and our freedoms.
Today Mrs. Galus worked with students on inferencing, Mrs. Gentile focused on adding and subtracting fractions, and Mr. Murphy supported students with math as well. Great work!
Walker students are all smiles on Friday afternoon.
After the HMS Veterans Day presentation students had the chance to sit in the vehicles on display, speak with the soldiers, and try on some of their gear.
The soldiers make it look easy!
Thank you to all of those who serve and have served our country.
Members of the Army came to speak at HMS today in honor and support of Veteran’s Day. They spoke about their backgrounds and allowed students to ask questions. 🇺🇸
The Graves and HMS PE teams (Gamino, Koerner, Klotz, Fritsche) joined forces and had the 7th and 8th graders mentor the Kindergarten and 1st graders. There was movement, engagement, smiles, and leadership displayed.
A big thanks to our PE teachers!
Walsh School is appreciating teachers and staff with many goodies this school year. This week they received blankets and a bag of school supplies, compliments of Enchanted Backpack. Enchanted Backpack has provided Walsh with school supplies, books and other materials. Thank you!
Students in Mrs. Zipprich and Mrs. Foltz's science class are learning about the effects erosion has on the land while using a stream table simulation.
Ms. Hokkanen and the STEAM students created wind turbines intended to do more than just produce electricity.
Students in Ms. Cardenas' class created skull designs after learning about them in a book and movie. Students applied what they learned and decorated them with colored glue to memorialize their work.
HMS varsity basketball played a close game against Unity that came down to the final shot. Nice playing Sailors. Keep up the great work!
Halloween at Wharton
Halloween at Wharton
Matt Wilhelm Presentation on Bullying
8th grade scholars learned about the Industrial Revolution and this group created Spray on Jeans.
Such great innovation happening at HMS!
HMS students lending a hand at the Día de los Muertos celebration!
HMS Student Council is helping out veterans by taking donations to give back to those who gave so much. Help us help others by giving just one item and we'll have over 500 items to share! (See flyer for more information)
ART FOR THE SKY
Walker School staff and students want to thank Mr. Daniel Dancer for his commitment to the environment, creating interactive artwork, and bringing people across the world closer together. We are truly grateful to have worked with you.
Thank you to all Walker School staff and students who created and composed this artwork together. Thank you to the Bedford Park Fire Department, Mrs. Taloff and the Bedford Park Community Staff, the Bedford Park Police Department, Steve and CJ from Alpa Construction, and all the community and family support that went into this collaborative project.
The link to our video Once Upon a Tree:
https://vimeo.com/368916248
Chicago Blackhawks staff members came to Wharton Today!
The HMS Halloween Dance on Friday was great fun for all and the students enjoyed themselves.
Thanks for making it a great evening!
HMS Spirit Week begins tomorrow!
$1/day contribution, all attire must be school appropriate.
No slides, no hoodies & no ripped jeans
Art for the Sky
Tomorrow begins our journey with an amazing artist in residence. Daniel Dancer will be working with Walker Elementary for the next 3 days creating artwork with all students and staff. This special kind of art can be appreciated in all its grandeur from the sky, but the real work is happening on the ground. All students and staff working together to create something bigger than ourselves. That is what we strive to do every day!
The big creation event should begin around 12:30 on Thursday if any parents, family, or community would like to come and watch it unfold.
THURSDAY ALL WALKER STUDENTS WEAR GREEN
We are so proud of our kids at Walker. They are focused on academics and enjoy lessons masterly crafted by their teachers.
Wharton Fire Safety
Great job to all District 104 cross country runners!
Great day for Cross Country Sectionals! Go Heritage Middle School!!
Student of the Month
Teaming up for Tovar - District 104 raised $3,693 today from the generous contributions of the students, families and community. Thank you! |:|
El Distrito 104 recaudó $3,693 hoy de las generosas contribuciones de los estudiantes, las familias y la comunidad. ¡Gracias a todos!
DATE CORRECTION: SCHOOL CLOSING ON 9/27/19
Please see information regarding school closing here: https://5il.co/afgf
CORRECCION DE FECHA: CIERRE DE ESCUELA 9/27/19
Por favor repase informacion acerca del cierre de escuelas aqui: https://5il.co/afgf
Sep 25 - Teaming up for Tovar |:|
Out of uniform day | Dia sin uniforme |:|
Donate $1 for the Tovar family | Donacion de $1 para la familia Tovar |:|
All District 104 schools | Todas las escuelas del distrito 104
Community letter regarding staff member | https://5il.co/aekt
HMS received information today that required a locker search. A soft lockdown was conducted to keep students out of the hallways while the search was performed. Nothing was found, we determined all students were safe, the lockdown was lifted, and students resumed their day.
Spirit Wear Fridays--Students are invited to wear school spirit shirts & sweatshirts each Friday!
Stop by the office to purchase a grade level shirt for $8. All spirit wear must be school related. More spirit wear options will be coming soon.
We are looking forward to signing up so many 4th Graders for Beginning Band tonight! The open house sign-up runs from 5 pm to 8 pm in the Heritage Middle School Band Room!
Walker School celebrated Patriot Day by showing our appreciation to our local first responders! Thank you to our mayor, fire department, police department, and amazing community of people who support Walker students and staff every day.
Lady Sailors Varsity Basketball Wins Home Opener!
Surprise Visitor
PBIS Kickoff Day and Splash Pad Bash at Walker School tomorrow!
In the morning we will be learning about our school rules of being Respectful, Responsible and Safe and how it impacts everything we do everyday and everywhere.
Students may be out of uniform and should bring swimsuits or an extra set of clothes to change into after playing outside.
Parents are welcome to join us starting at 12:30 outside.
This week, I will be visiting all the 4th Grade classrooms, talking to the students about joining band! I am very excited to meet so many future musicians!
Welcome back to Walker School for the 2019-2020 school year! It was a wonderful first week! Thank you to all of our staff, students, and parents for getting us off to a great start.
First Day of School!!! So excited for the new year!!
Very excited about the start of the year for District 104 Bands!
On Site Registration Day. 8/8 - 11:00 - 7:00 at Graves/Heritage.
All families not yet registered for the 19-20 school year are encouraged to attend an On-Site Registration Day. Staff will be on hand to assist with the registration process.
Dia de Inscripciones. 8/8 de 11:00 - 7:00 en la escuela Graves/Heritage.
Todas las familias que todavia no han inscrito para el ano escolar 19-20 estan invitados al dia de inscripciones. Habra personal para ayudar con el proceso de inscripcion.
Kindergarten Screenings (Click for info) - https://5il.co/8ma1
Distrito 104 Campo de Deporte! Estudiantes ingresando al 5to - 8vo grado estan invitados a participar en un campo de deporte. 7/15 - 7/26 Volibol de ninos y ninas 7/29 - 8/9 Baloncesto de ninos y ninas
Detalles y inscripcion: https://heritagems.8to18.com/accounts/login
Summit SD 104 Sports Clinics! Incoming 5th - 8th graders are invited to participate in free summer sports clinics.
7/15 - 7/26 Boys Volleyball (9:00 - 11:30am)
7/15 - 7/26 Girls Volleyball (12:00 - 2:30 pm)
7/29 - 8/9 Boys Basketball (9:00 - 11:30)
7/29 - 8/9 Girls Basketball (12:00 - 2:30)
Details and Registration: https://heritagems.8to18.com/accounts/login
Extra 2018-19 yearbooks are available for purchase in the HMS office. Pick one up before they're gone!
Los anuarios 2018-19 adicionales están disponibles para comprar en la oficina de HMS. ¡Recoge uno ahora!
Summit Park District Summer Programs (2)
Summit Park District Summer Programs
HMS Field Day 2019
Graduation! It's almost time!
Annual 5th Grade Luncheon At Wharton School is about to begin!
District 104 Cinco de Mayo Celebration is about to begin!
Have our district app yet? Check it out!
Graves Internet Safety Program
April 10th 6:00 p.m
SD104 Heritage Middle School Athletics: Sailors Varsity Volleyball
Summit SD104 Wharton Elementary School is “In the News and On-Air!” NBC 5 Broadcasts ‘Enchanted Backpack’ Donation of $20,000 Grant to Wharton Elementary School! (NBCCHICAGO.COM)
Wharton Spring Picture Day
Friday, April 05, 2019
Classes will resume for all schools on Monday, April 1.
Argo High School All Band Concert Saturday, March 16, 2019
2019 STEM Expo
HMS 8th Grade Asssemby
