While false fall has us dreaming of everything pumpkin, sweater weather and spooky season, HAT is grateful for your summer support! Refreshing lemonades turned into funds for Hamilton. Funds turns into an amazingly refreshing AC filled Gymnatorium. Cooled Gymnatoriums turn into an awesome place for WALKATHON KICKOFF!

It's "Curtains Up" on Walkathon THIS FRIDAY, September 12th! More information will be coming home with your student on Friday. Walkathon Friday Special Edition Newsletters will also begin hitting your inbox this Friday.

Read more below on this and all the other events happening with HAT.

Happening Now....

Walkathon Kickoff is Friday, September 12th!

The stage is set and the curtain will be rising on Hamilton's 17th Annual Walkathon! The Kick Off event during school for staff and students helps get our Ham Fam ready for Walkathon.

Information will be coming home on Friday, so please check those take home folders to learn about the fun students, staff and families will be having as they help support Hamilton!

Walkathon Volunteers Needed!

Walkathon is October 3, 2025. We need volunteers to help the event run smoothly.

Click here to sign up to assist

Hamilton Needs YOUR Help!

Interested in learning more about how to volunteer at Hamilton? There are lots of ways big and small to have a positive impact at Hamilton! Fill out this interest form and we will help connect you with your area of interest!

Click Here to learn more about volunteering!

Looking Ahead

Parents' Night Out: HAT Happy Hour

Please join us for Ham Fam’s first Parents’ Night Out of the new school year! Mix & mingle with new & old friends. Enter to win raffle prizes, enjoy laughter & fun!

Happy Hour @ Avenue Tap

Thursday, September 25

3407 Paulina

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Buy Tickets Here

Babysitting Night for 8th Grade Trip

Enjoy a night out with the HAM Fam at Happy Hour--a babysitter is already booked!

Bring your kids to Hamilton to support the 8th grade class trip to Washington D.C. It's a Win-Win!

Hamilton Benefactor Sponsor Corner

Interested in becoming a year long Hamilton benefactor?!

We would love to partner with you as we provide exposure at each of our signature events throughout the year.

Email hamiltonsponsors@gmail.com for more information.

Thank you to our current benefactor sponsorship partners:

Bartleby's Homemade Ice Cream + Nick Farnsworth Realty + Jennifer Folsom @properties Free Mvmt + Galdones Photography + The Kyle Gillespie Team at Origin Point

Robin Phelps Hanson Group + Todd Mackinson Design + The Ruby Company

Salon SEN + Total Balance Chiropractic + The Yeager Team

Become a Level 1 or 2 Volunteer at Hamilton!

Due to overwhelming interest, we have a NEW WAITLIST for a possible 3rd Accurate Biometrics date. Please click here to be put on the waitlist. We will notify you if a 3rd date is procured.

Accurate Biometrics (The contracted vendor for Chicago Public Schools for State and FBI Fingerprint-based background checks) will be at Hamilton on September 29th to provide FREE fingerprinting and background checks for anyone who is interested in Level 1 volunteering. Level 2 application MUST be completed prior to your Accurate Biometrics appointment. Please bring any paperwork and your ID along to your appointment.

Community Events

Bike Bus 2025 is Rolling!

The Hamilton Bike Bus rolled to school today and will continue every Wednesday thru the end of October!

Join Hamilton families and community members on a bike ride to school on Wednesdays thru the end of the school year. The bus will leave at 7:10 from Wolcott and Belmont and parade around the streets, picking up kids and parents along the way to school. Training wheels and scooters are not recommended for this ride.

Watch this Rider Rules video featuring the Hamilton Bike Bus to get prepared! This event will be cancelled in the event of rain.

Join the Bike Bus Mailing List for ride updates.

Additional Fundraising Opportunities

Walkathon Wrap Party

& Give Back

Help us celebrate a successful Walkathon by joining us at the Walkathon Wrap Party and Give back at Climbzone Chicago on Friday, October 3rd from 4-8 p.m.

Shop for Schools: October 8-10

Save the date and support Hamilton and neighborhood businesses through the Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce Shop for Schools event. It's as easy as visiting your favorite businesses and mentioning Hamilton at checkout. No buyers remorse knowing you are helping our school. Maybe even get a head start on Holiday shopping!

More Shop for Schools Info Here!

Participating Stores:

Lincoln Ave: Eye Spy Optical, Glamrūm, Goblin Market, Love, Charlie, Little Charlie, Siren Salon

Roscoe St: Cinnamon Boutique, Cubbington's Cabinet, KENNETH LUDWIG CHICAGO LLC, RoscoeBooks, Roscoe Village Bikes, The Demin Lounge, Tutu School

Southport Ave: Alice & Wonder / Mini Wonder, AURA Candle Bar, Batik, CAFE TOLA, Candyality, Evereve, Kendra Scott, Krista K Boutique, SUVARNA, The Denim Lounge for Men, Three Avenues Bookshop