Programs & Events

Please email webmaster@highcrestpto.org with any questions about registering for clubs. Don’t forget to be kind in your communications ☺️ – these clubs are coordinated by parent volunteers.

High Five Junior Choir – Registration open!

The Wilmette High Five Junior Choir provides a safe learning environment in which students of all abilities come together to create and experience music, build friendships, and raise awareness against stereotypes of individuals with physical and mental disabilities. This club is based off of the High-5 Choir that is offered at New Trier High School. The Wilmette High Five Junior Choir aims to share the love of music with peers regardless of abilities, share our voices through music, and have a lot of fun!

Club dates/times: Thursdays 3:45-4:45pm on the following dates: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 12/1, 12/8, 12/18, 1/12, 1/19. Concert will be held on 1/26.
Location/room number: HMS Music Room 134
Name of instructor/teacher: Mrs. Martin, Music Director
Club fee: $150
For more information: Email Jana Martin, martinj@wilmette39.org
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ASC: High Five Junior Choir Fall 2022

Use this form to register your child for High Five Junior Choir .

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Registration Fee for High Five Junior Choir (Fall 2022)

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The High Five Junior Choir meets at HMS on Thursdays 3:45-4:45pm on the following dates: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 12/1, 12/8, 12/18, 1/12, 1/19. Concert will be held on 1/26. The fee is $150 per student, and there are NO refunds after registration.

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Highcrest Girls 6th Grade Volleyball Club – WAITLIST ONLY

About the club format:

Each session will be a mix of individual and team drills, and scrimmages. A maximum of 18 students can register, following first-come, first-serve registration:

Each session will be 90 minutes, 4:00pm – 5:30pm, in HMS Gyms. Each session will be roughly 45 minutes of practice, 45 minutes of game play with players divided into 2 teams
This fall, we have Sam Piecoro, a Curriculum Coordinator from D39, coaching the girls’ team, and will be looking to support her with parent volunteers. INTERESTED PARENTS, please reach out to Dan Magestro about volunteering.

Key dates for Girls 6th Grade Volleyball Club:

TUE: 9/27, THU: 9/29, MON: 10/3, THU: 10/6, MON: 10/10, THU: 10/13, MON: 10/17, THU: 10/20, MON: 10/24, MON: 10/31

Fee: $120 for the session

Capacity: 18

We're sorry - this club has reached capacity! Please email webmaster@highcrestpto.org to be put on the waitlist for this club.

Aces Debate Club – WAITLIST ONLY

Where you’ll learn to think fast and speak well! Learn research, writing, and oral argumentation. Programs for beginning and experienced debaters, 5th thru 8th grade! All programs consist of weekly class sessions held at HMS for 60 minutes with supplemental debate activities. All programs conclude with a 2-hour session to give students an opportunity to demonstrate their new skills in full debates. Fall Club runs October 1 through early December.

Club dates/times: Thursdays 3:45-4:45pm (Advanced Debate), Fridays 3:45-4:45pm (Intro to Debate)
Location/room number: 109-111
Club fee: $275
We’re sorry – this club has reached capacity! Please contact Aaron Vinson, from Aces Debate, at acesdebateclub@gmail.com to be added to the waitlist.

Yearbook Club – WAITLIST ONLY

Do you want to learn how to produce and promote our HMS Yearbook? Do you enjoy photography? Do you enjoy being part of a team? Then come be a part of the team that will organize photos for our annual yearbook and create videos for broadcast, promoting the sale of yearbooks. The 2022-2023 Highcrest Yearbook Club will record the events and activities of the school year. Your input will become a treasured memory of your time here at Highcrest Middle School!

Club dates/times: Mondays 3:45-4:45, from 10/3-12/19 (NO CLASS 10/31 or 11/21)
Location/room number: 209
Name of instructor/teacher: Ms. Espinoza
Club fee: $120
Club capacity (if applicable): 15 students
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We're sorry - this club has reached capacity! Please email webmaster@highcrestpto.org to be put on the waitlist for this club.

Chess Enrichment Program – WAITLIST ONLY

Each week students will enjoy an engaging lesson with supervised time to play classmates. Students will grow their knowledge of the game – from the basics through opening theory, middle game tactics and end game combinations. Students’ vocabulary and math skills will continue to advance. The chess program is open to all students in all grades and of all playing levels.

Club dates/times: Thursdays 3:45-4:45 pm, for 11 weeks, beginning 9/22
Location/room number: Highcrest Cafeteria
We’re sorry – this club has reached capacity! Please email Barbara at info@chess-ed.com to be added to the waitlist.