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In 2011 when I arrived in Hinsdale, I was struck by the strong sense of community endorsement of public education. As a certified educational planner and an independent educational consultantg who works with D86 teens, this was important to me. Over the last few years, I have been dismayed by the lack of vision and cohesiveness in D86. That is why I am supporting Asma Akhras, Kay Gallo and Catherine Greenspon for the D86 Board of Education elections on April 4. Asma is steeped in educational expertise and is a D86 parent,...
Hinsdale Central's boys and girls lacrosse teams and boys and girls track teams all have hopes to compete in the postseason, with girls lacrosse setting their sights on a state title. This is the first in a four-part series of spring previews. Next up: boys and girls water polo and boys gymnastics. Boys lacrosse First game: March 14 vs. Andrew Last year: 10-8 regular season, lost 15-14 in sectional semifinals to Benet Head coach: Joe Battaglia Seasons as head coach: 1st No....
Clarendon Hills Middle School art teacher Michael Bale embraces opportunities to display his own work. "Mostly because it motivates me to make stuff that otherwise I would put off," he said. So when the request came to be part of the Faculty Art Exhibit at The Community House, Bale produced two charcoal drawings to turn up the creative energy level both for him and, hopefully, his students. "I show my work as frequently as I can, and whenever I get an invitation I just say, 'Y...
Hinsdale Central senior Shannon Stover is in no rush to leave the scholastic world. "I wouldn't know what to do without school. It gives me structure," she said. Her studiousness also recently gave her membership to Illinois High School Association's 2022-23 All-State Academic Team, the top academic honor for student-athletes. It took a classmate to let her know. "My friend saw the (school) tweet that said, like, 'Congrats to Shannon Stover for winning,' " Stover said. "I...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: winter MAP & SIP update, kindergarten update, approve elementary music resource, world language resource recommendation Hinsdale Finance Commission 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/...
Hinsdale Central head boys swim coach Bob Barber knew his squad entered the IHSA state meet last weekend at FMC Natatorium in Westmont as the prohibitive favorite after a spotless and record-smashing regular season. But he still felt some anxiety. "With as much talent as we had available, I was really hoping I didn't mess it up," Barber said Monday. His worries were quickly submerged after the Red Devils 200-yard medley quartet of Vidar Carlbaum, Josh Bey, Jeffrey Hou and...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTs These college students from Hinsdale were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at their respective colleges and universities. • Caroline Bourjaily, John Carroll University • Jared Callaway, Columbia College • Samuel Cutinelli, College of Charleston* • Lucy Fischer, Kansas State University • Matthew Giacchetti, Emerson College • Regan Hultquist, University of Notre Dame • Taylor Hultquist, Villanova University • Susannah Melkus, DePauw University • Olivia Ostrowski, William &...
Jill Frances Bates, née Olson, 83, died Feb. 17, 2023, at her home in Glen Ellyn. Jill grew up in Illinois, California and Arizona and later returned to Illinois, where she attended Hinsdale Central High School. She married Otie Bates in 1956, and they began a family in Berwyn before moving to Golfview Hills in 1959 to raise their family of six children. Jill was an artist. One of her mediums was quilting and she was an active member of The Faithful Circle Quilt Guild for 48...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their Feb. 23 meeting, board members: • listened to Superintendent Tammy Prentiss present a strategic plan milestone report, highlighting the district’s accomplishments and steps that remain. In the fourth year of the five-year plan, the district has achieved 96 specific accomplishments in eight goal areas. • approved the purchased of $1.05 million worth of classroom furniture for renovated spaces at Hinsdale Central, down from the $1.5 million anticipated expen...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on 11 Salt Creek Lane (MedProperties), sign permit review for 5837 S. Madison (Hinsdale Discount Tires and Automotive) and findings and recommendations on 2 Salt Creek Lane (Mouse Automotive) and 218 W. Ogden Ave. (Karimi...
Hinsdale Central wrestlers Cody Tavoso and Marko Ivanisevic had their sights set high when they headed to the IHSA Class 3A individual state meet Feb. 16-18 in Champaign. "Some people get happy just to be a state qualifier," varsity wrestling coach Jason Hayes said. "They had expectations to get on the podium and earn All-State, which they did." Tavoso, a senior wrestling at 138 pounds, came in fourth. Junior Marko Ivanisevic placed fifth in the 220-pound weight class. "I...
Joseph Sterling Goddard Jr. of Palos Heights, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully at home Feb. 17, 2023, at age 85. Joe worked for the Chicago Sun-Times for 44 years, 27 of them as a sportswriter covering the Cubs and the White Sox, where he spent countless hours in the press box and on the road with the team, while also befriending fellow writers, along with many baseball players, managers and owners. His prowess in reporting led him to be a two-time runner-up for...
Paul Hilts, 71, of Tucson, Ariz. passed away in Naperville on Feb. 13, 2023, after a brief and unexpected illness. Paul grew up in Hinsdale and attended Hinsdale Central High School, where he served as an editor of the Courier, the school newspaper, and developed many of the skills that he would put to good use throughout his professional life. During his high school years, Paul became an avid fan of the Chicago White Sox, and, true to his nature, dove in to learn the team's...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 Hinsdale South High School 7401 S. Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation On the draft agenda: settlement agreement with former employee, Central classroom furniture purchase, Transition Center lease amendment, athletic trainers bid Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: continued public hearing on properties for...
Last Saturday, Schaumburg High School hosted the IHSA girls wrestling sectional. The meet brackets featured eight Hinsdale Central grapplers. That's noteworthy because there were a total of zero wrestlers last season in the fledgling sport and because the girls didn't have any competitions lined up at the start of this season. Sophomore Tiyanna Hart said she wasn't aware her freshman year that girls wrestling was even available. "Once I got the go ahead that it was allowed, I...
WATCKE NAMED PLAYER OF THE year Hinsdale Central’s Dan Watcke has been named the 2022-23 Gatorade Illinois Boys Cross Country Player of the Year. This award “recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field.” It also distinguishes Watcke as Illinois’ best high school boys cross country runner. Watcke is now eligible for the Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Player of the Year award. NAZ DANCE TEAM GOES TO STATE H...
• The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board determined there was no cause to terminate Superintendent Tammy Prentiss after an independent external investigation. A Feb. 9 article stated the investigation found no cause for her dismissal. • Students at Hinsdale Central approached counselor Gia Maniscalco about starting the Black Student Union, and the quote “Black doesn’t come in just one culture,” included the wrong word and was not correctly attributed to social worker Lillie Blackmon in the Feb. 9 “Club Central” ar...
A year after implementing a new set of grading practices, teachers in Hinsdale High School District 86 have made some adjustments. The most significant change this school year has been the elimination of a 50 percent floor for all assignments in an “equal interval” grading scale, Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for academics, told board members at their Feb. 9 meeting. The goal of the new framework, he said, was to make grades more accurate, actionable and accountable. “To be honest, last year it was not doing all t...
The 2021-22 Illinois Report Card lists Hinsdale Central High School's student population at 2,490. Of those students, only 62 identified as Black. Early this school year, three of those students approached their counselor, Gia Maniscalco, in hopes of starting an organization that would give Black students at Central a safe place to share experiences and build community. In December, they received approval to launch the Hinsdale Central Black Student Union. "We felt it was very...
The Hinsdalean typically begins its election coverage looking at the various topics that have been discussed at the board table over the past few years, with the goal of giving voters a sense of what new board members will face after the election. The superintendent and a sitting board member usually are interviewed for the story, and special attention is paid to any topics that have been divisive. In Hinsdale High School District 86, it would almost be easier to list topics that have not split the board than those that...
CENTRAL ATHLETES COMMIT TO PLAY The Hinsdale Central Athletic Department hosted a College Signing and Recognition Day event at the high school on Feb. 1. The following athletes were recognized: Remi Bokos, swimming, Indian River State College Ethan Du, volleyball, New York University Andrew Gilbert, swimming, Johns Hopkins University Sami Kassir, diving, University of Illinois at Chicago Max Pavlik, baseball, Tufts University Lauren Priest, swimming, Southern Methodist University Noah Priest, swimming, Boston College Sarah...
William Kendall Rodi of Wilmette, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Jan. 22, 2023. Bill grew up in Hinsdale and was a graduate of Hinsdale Central High School, a 1990 graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, Md., principal founder of RPM Advertising and a recipient of numerous advertising awards, including several EFFIE's. He was a beloved inspiration to the Chicago advertising community. Bill will be remembered for his brilliant and creative mind; as being a wordsmith;...
As someone who spent her childhood in Hinsdale and returned after college to live and work in the area, Laura Liss has watched her hometown grow and change. Now, she's helping to keep that growth and change going, both as a business attorney and as chair of the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. "It's both a personal and a professional sense of pride to be involved," said Liss, who joined the chamber as a member in 2019 and served as a board member and vice chair...
Hinsdale Central junior Teagan Dunn has long been a devotee of the Chicago theater scene, taking in numerous productions over the years with her mom. During her time with the Central's drama club she's served with the backstage crew, supporting the action on stage. This season Dunn has come out from behind the curtain as a student director for one of three one-act plays Feb. 9-11 in the school's auditorium (see Page 18 for details). An internship last summer with the BAMtheatr...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: amended superintendent contract (31-day extension and retirement July 31, 2024), open enrollment report, first reading on fees Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on 47 homes to be placed on the Historically Significant Structures Property List in the Historic Overlay...
