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Name: Anna Gruvberger Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What was your vision heading into senior year? This year I'm team captain, and a big goal for me is that I really want the whole team to just be as close as possible. I really want everyone to be super close and help make all of us have a super season. When did you make swimming a serious pursuit? I've been swimming since I was 4 or 5. When I was a freshman I knew I wanted to swim in college just because high school...
They say that time flies. They say that these four years will go by in a flash. But I remember my first day of freshman year. It was a scorching hot day in August. A short-sleeved gray dress was not the best choice to hide those embarrassing sweat stains. Being crammed in a humid, sweaty gym for the first all-school assembly did not mix well with the anxiety of being at the bottom of the totem pole at a new school. Rumors of crazy science teachers, intense work loads and...
Every September I have the bittersweet task of bidding a group of contributing columnists farewell and welcoming a new group of writers to our paper. This year three writers have finished their terms — Rob Johnson, Laura LaPlaca and student columnist (and now Hinsdale Central graduate!) Annika Agrawal. We also are saying a premature goodbye to Jim Hutchinson, who is moving with his wife, Donna, to Oberlin, Ohio, to be closer to his daughter, son-in-law and grandson. H...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has given the green light for a 10-lane pool at Hinsdale Central, following administrators’ recommendation but departing from a pre-referendum pledge to build a six-lane swimming facility to match the one at Hinsdale South. A majority of board members voiced support for moving ahead with designs for a larger Central pool, saying it made sense from both a programmatic and economic standpoint. Board member Kathleen Hirsman described how her position shifted from initially opposing a n...
"All in." That's the theme of the Hinsdale Central football program this year. Offense and defense. Juniors and seniors. Males and females. Wait, what? Yes, it's true. Look closely at the next game and you might spot coach Allison Fish working with defensive players on the sidelines and blond braids extending from the helmet of No. 34, wide receiver Chiara Gregor. The two make joining a group of 80 players and half a dozen coaches - none of whom are women - look easy, varsity...
Coaches, players and families involved in Hinsdale Falcon Football are among those mourning the loss of Mark Koschik of Clarendon Hills. Koschik, 47, the father of three, died Sunday at Hinsdale Central High School while coaching his son’s Varsity Gold team. “The Falcons family and our community is deeply saddened by the loss of Mark,” said Jay Novatney, Hinsdale Falcons president. “He was an outstanding veteran Falcons football coach for his two boys. “But more than that, he was a wonderful human being, a devoted husband a...
On Friday, the Hinsdale Central varsity girls swim team vanquished conference rival Lyons Township by an impressive margin of 108-78. Even more notable is the fact that a primary source of those points was the team's contingent of first-year phenoms. Kendall Pickering won the 100-yard backstroke and took second in the 200-yard individual medley. Caroline Kramer captured top honors in the 100-yard breaststroke and finished third in the 200-yard IM. Kit Schneider bested her...
Lisa Macdonald Deering, 52, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at her Willowbrook home on Oct. 2, 2019. Lisa was born in 1967 in Woodstock and grew up in Hinsdale, graduating from Hinsdale Central High School. Her three children have many cherished memories with their fun, loving and kind mother. Lisa was selfless, loyal and had unbelievable strength. She will be missed by many, especially her family and friends, who meant everything to her. She was preceded in death by her uncle, Don Anderson. She is survived by...
Between varsity games Sunday afternoon, Falcon Football players and cheerleaders released balloons to honor the memory of Mark Koschik of Clarendon Hills. Koschik, 47, the father of three, died Sept. 29 at Hinsdale Central High School while coaching his son's varsity gold team. A moment of silence was observed before each game over the weekend and will be repeated at home games for the rest of the season. Another photo from the balloon release appears on our Facebook page at...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: FY21 capital projects, elementary math intervention, tentative 2020-21 school calendar, site-based funding, state of the district, HMS update Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: KLM...
MADISON EARNS SECOND RIBBON Madison School in Hinsdale was recognized today by U.S. Department of Education as a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School. It is the second time the Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 school has been a recipient of the honor. It is the highest award given by the U.S. Department of Education. “I am so proud to call Madison home and constantly amazed and inspired by our students, staff and school community, Principal Kim Rutan said. “It is truly a team effort. The level of dedication tha...
Hinsdale Central senior Sydney Thayer has been thinking about Homecoming since last spring. She hasn't been dreaming of the perfect date or the perfect dress. As co-president of Varsity Club, she's been involved in the nitty gritty details of making this week a success. The club's executive board chose the theme, "Let's Get Fired Up," in the spring. But much of the work was still to be done when classes resumed in August. "We really only have five weeks with our full club at...
Jennifer Post and Michael Slonoff, both of Chicago, have announced their engagement. Jennifer is the daughter of Shawn and Mary Kay Post of Chicago. She is a 2006 graduate of New Trier High School and a 2010 graduate of Marquette University. She is a dental hygienist at Post Family Dental in Chicago. Michael is the son of Jim and Ilene Slonoff of Hinsdale. He graduated from Hinsdale Central in 2007 and Bowling Green State University in 2011. He is the vice president of sales...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets On the agenda: public hearing and approval of FY 2020 budget, report of the Sept. 20 joint special and facilities committee meeting, Sterigenics update Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: commercial filming, parking deck update,...
The Hinsdale Central High School Foundation has announced the names of five individuals who will be inducted into its Hall of Fame in conjunction with Homecoming week activities. The new members will be honored at a banquet at 6 tonight at Ruth Lake Country Club, 6200 Madison St., Hinsdale. This year's honorees include two medical professionals and three educators. Pam Bylsma During her 34 years in secondary school education, Pam Bylsma has served in the roles of teacher,...
Hinsdale Finance Commission special meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: discussion of budget assumptions for the 2020 annual budget Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets...
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is asking people to do one thing in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month in September - #BeThe1To. Be the one to ... ask. Keep them safe. Be there. Help them connect. Follow up. That can sound like a lot of responsibility. But Community Memorial Foundation in Hinsdale, which sent out this message to 1,000 recipients via email, wants people to know they aren't alone, whether they are considering taking their own life or trying to...
STUDENTS NAMED SEMIFINALISTS Fifteen Hinsdale Central High School students have been named semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Chelsea Biala, Thomas Clark, Catherine Collins, Lucy Fischer, Jessy Huang, Kevin Jin, Alyssa Lee, Daniel Leung, Nicholas Lynch, Selena Ren, Max Schwalb, Ava Severts, Daniel Skora, Jackson Stermer and Lauren Witt. They and the other 16,000 students who have been named semifinalists now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National...
For years, Hinsdale Central soccer coach Mike Wiggins had organized the donation of hundreds of soccer balls for kids at the O’Brien School for the Maasai in Tanzania, Africa. Then Kellie O’Brien, the Hinsdale woman who founded the school, asked Wiggins to donate something else. “You know, what we really could use is you,” O’Brien remembers telling Wiggins. “You would be the best gift.” It would be his dream, he responded. “I said, ‘Let’s make it happen,’ ” she said...
Gerda W. Hoover, 92, of Lombard, died Aug. 8, 2019, at her home. Gerda was born in 1927 to Erich and Maria Wolff, landowners in East Prussia, Provice of Germany. An only child, Gerda grew up at a peaceful time in a beautiful farming area she described as a land of dark forests and crystal-like lakes, home to elk and the famous Trakehner pure breed horses. At the end of World War II in the winter of 1945, she and her mother fled from advancing Russian troops. Her father had...
Hinsdale's' Maureen Hegarty just returned from the National Assistance League Conference in Las Vegas. As a longtime member of the village's Assistance League Chicagoland West chapter, she enjoyed the fellowship with other volunteers from the organization's 110 chapters nationwide. "It's really nice to network and share ideas with the different chapters and see how they do things," Hegarty said. One idea that seems unique to ALCW is the New Start program providing kitchen esse...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: LEAP teacher presentation (6 p.m.), public hearing and approval of 2019-20 budget, sixth-day enrollment report, HMS update, summer facilities update, MAP similar schools report Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets On the draft agenda: cost analysis for new pools, master agreement with Pepper Construction,...
Kari Galassi has spent far more time on a soccer field than a stage. Yet somehow she has found herself at the helm of YES! Productions, a new theater program for young people in and around Hinsdale High School District 86. On her path to showbiz, the mother of three spent time leading the charge for the school district's recent referendum. As president of the Vote Yes committee, Galassi said she got to know her community, and the entire District 86 community, on a new level....
Eighteen typically isn’t a big anniversary. But for family and friends of the 2,977 men, women and children who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 — including some fellow Hinsdaleans — next Wednesday will not pass unnoticed. But many do not remember the horrors that unfolded that beautiful September morning. Most Hinsdale Central High School seniors were not yet born when the Twin Towers fell. College freshman were infants when the Pentagon burned. Even those who earned a bachelor’s degree in May wer...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: pool audit, park bench donation (Rinder family) Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave....
