Did you know we will be taking our Illinois Assessment of Readiness Assessments over the next couple of weeks?
We are looking forward to celebrating our scholar's success over the next couple of weeks as we take our annual state assessments.
All students will need wired headphones for the upcoming state assessments.
Did you know the annual 5 Essentials Parent Survey has closed?
We appreciate everyone's feedback! We have met each of the thresholds to receive survey results from each of our stakeholder groups.
Did you know our Annual iFest was huge success?
Friday before break, OLHMS came alive with the vibrant sights, sounds, and flavors of the world at our International Fest 2025! This incredible event brought students, staff, and families together to celebrate, explore, and embrace the diverse cultures and traditions that make up our school community.
From dynamic performances and engaging student-led activities to inspiring presentations, International Fest was a day filled with learning, appreciation, and fun! This special event highlights OLHMS’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural understanding, aligning with Goal 2 of our strategic plan—fostering empathy and ensuring every background is valued.
Thank you to everyone who made this day unforgettable! Together, we celebrate our differences, build connections, and create a stronger, more inclusive community. D123 International Fest will be this Thursday here at OLHMS!
Welcome Back!
Mustang Families!
We hope you had a restful and refreshing Spring Break! As we return, we are energized and excited for all that lies ahead in the final 45 days of the school year. This is a time to celebrate our scholars' success, especially as we gear up for state testing and a whirlwind of exciting events and activities!
Before the break, Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School came alive with the vibrant sights, sounds, and flavors of the world at our International Fest 2025! This incredible event brought students, staff, and families together to celebrate, explore, and embrace the diverse cultures and traditions that make up our school community. Huge thank you to Ms. Maan, Ms. Ingle and Mrs. Sweiss along with more than 100 scholar volunteers for their masterful coordination of a beautiful day of events!
From dynamic performances and engaging student-led activities to inspiring presentations, International Fest was a day filled with learning, appreciation, and fun! This special event highlights OLHMS’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural understanding, aligning with Goal 2 of our strategic plan—fostering empathy and ensuring every background is valued.
Thank you to everyone who made this day unforgettable! Together, we celebrate our differences, build connections, and create a stronger, more inclusive community. Our D123 International Fest will be this Thursday here at OLHMS!
With state testing ahead and a jam-packed final stretch of the school year, let’s finish strong together! Your continued support makes all the difference, and we are grateful for the positive energy and dedication you bring to our Mustang community every day.
Let’s make these last 45 days the best yet!
Graduation Fees: Make sure you have taken a look in Family Access and submitted your graduation fees. You may also bring cash payments into the office. If payments are made online we also need signed permission forms.
Class of 2025: Information has been distributed for our Class of 2025 and the end of the year events!
We do expect and desire to have 100% of our scholars earn the opportunity to walk the stage with their graduating 2025 Class. We will be communicating with families if any scholar is in jeopardy of this opportunity this week.
Here is the LINK to the letter sent home with the reminder expectations and future dates.
Mustang families we need your support!
We need all families dropping off or picking up our scholars to be more responsible, respectful and safe. Recently, we have seen too many cars driving too fast during drop off and pick up. We have also seen cars passing and driving around other cars way too close to students- please be patient, cautious and courteous. Remember was are all modeling our Mustang Musts! The same can be said while buses are loading and unloading. Please pull all the way up in the circle drive before dropping off. This will help the traffic flow.
As a reminder, families should not be using the main entrance parking lot to drop off or pick up between 8:15-8:45 am and 3:15-3:45 pm while the buses are present.
We’re glad to see our scholars taking pride in their hygiene and personal care! However, the use of cologne and perfume has become overwhelming at times and is occasionally being applied inappropriately during the school day. To ensure a comfortable learning environment for everyone, we kindly ask that students leave their scented products at home.
Please take a moment to discuss with your child the proper use and appropriate amounts of fragrance. While we appreciate the effort to smell nice, excessive scents can be distracting and overpowering in shared spaces. Thank you for your support in helping us maintain a pleasant and respectful atmosphere for all!
Bus Behavior: Please remind bus riders that we must be following our Mustang Musts. We have been hearing about challenging, inappropriate and unsafe behavior on the bus riders to and from school. We do have the ability to request bus video footage. Students will be given consequences for their behavior which may include a suspension from the bus.
Bus Loading and Unloading: Families should not be passing buses in our parking lot. This is dangerous and almost caused an accident. Do not pass buses with their stop sign extended.
Membership is $6.00 per student and $10.00 per adult
PTSA Meetings are at 6:00pm monthly
- Next PTSA Meeting is April, 7th at 6:00pm
- Reach out to Delecta Harris, our PTSA President for more information (olhmsd123ptsa@gmail.com )
- PTSA Facebook
All parents/ guardians/ staff & students are highly encouraged to join the PTSA and attend meetings. This is an incredible opportunity, partnership and fun way to support our scholar’s experience at the middle school!
If you are interested in supporting our school in a different capacity please reach out to our PTSA! Maybe you do not have the time to donate, but your contributions can still be made through your membership!
District 123’s students’ artistic accomplishments will be showcased
on Thursday, April 24th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The (K-5) Elementary Level students’ artwork will be located in the main gym, while the (6-8) Middle School students’ artwork will be displayed in the library.
This is a special event to celebrate D123’s students’ artistic talents and creative accomplishments! We would love for you to attend to see the amazing talents of our students.
