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By Pamela Lannom [email protected] This is the second installment in a two-part series on high school student-athletes who will continue to pursue their sport in college. All but Grace Carstensen, a graduate of Nazareth Academy, attended Hinsdale Central High School. Alex Burt University of Chicago, track & field I'll remember: my teachers. I've had a lot of teachers that were fun or inspiring or interesting or annoying, and there have been a lot that are memorable...
Ginny and Tom Stewart of Hinsdale have announced the engagement of their daughter, Paige Stewart of Chicago, to Brendan Kelly of Chicago. Paige is a 2008 graduate of Hinsdale Central High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri. She is a real estate agent at Jameson Sotheby's in Hinsdale. Brendan is the son of Lisa and Mike Kelly of Fayetteville, Ga. He graduated in 2007 from Normal Community High School and 2011 from the Kelley Business School at Indiana...
Douglas Jude Dussman, 45, of Hinsdale died Aug. 9, 2023, at Edward-Elmhurst Hospital. He was stung by multiple bees in Oak Brook on Aug. 3 and suffered anaphylactic shock and cardiac arrest. Heroic action by emergency medical technicians, police and fire personnel restored his heartbeat, but he passed away after six days in intensive care. He was a 1995 graduate of Hinsdale Central High School, where he was co-captain of the wrestling team. He caddied at Butler National Golf...
Gayle Gene Kohn (also Konn, nee Hilding), 81, of Hinsdale, formerly of Western Springs, Kankakee, Clarendon Hills, and Oak Park, passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 1, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. Born in 1941 to Harold and Geraldine Hilding, Gayle was raised in Oak Park with her siblings, Cynthia and Owen, and graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School in 1959. Her blossoming love for language led her to Rosary College (now Dominican University), where she...
In the first of The Hinsdalean’s two-part round-up of recently graduated high school student-athletes ascending to college sports programs, the new undergrads share both hopes for their next chapter as well as fond memories from their prep days. All but Lucas Smith, a graduate of Nazareth Academy, attended Hinsdale Central High School. The second installment will appear in the Aug. 24 issue. Charlie Bergin Augustana College, baseball I’m looking forward to: traveling across the states and playing baseball every day. I’l...
By Sandy Illian Bosch [email protected] Boy Scout Troop 10 Hinsdale recently added seven members to its Eagle ranks, leaving a trail of improvement and service throughout Hinsdale and the surrounding community. Eagle Scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable by a Boy Scout. It's an honor that culminates in a final project that has a lasting benefit for an organization other than Scouting. Projects often require many hours of preparation, the help of friends and...
When Sujit Menon and his wife decided to move their family out of Chicago in 2014, it was Hinsdale's schools that helped the couple to finally choose the village as their new home. Since then, Menon has committed his time and talent to making those schools even better for his own children and everyone in the community. Menon joined the Hinsdale Middle School Parent Teacher Organization board in 2018. "There was an opening for a webmaster," said Menon, who was working...
GUTMAN MAKES MOVE WESTWARD Major League Soccer player and Hinsdale native Andrew Gutman was traded to the Colorado Rapids by Atlanta United FC on July 5. “We’re delighted to add a player of Andrew’s quality and experience to our roster during this transfer window,” said Colorado Rapids President Pádraig Smith in a statement. “Andrew is an attacking fullback in his prime and possesses the physical attributes and mentality that we are keen to bring into our group. We look forward to welcoming him to Colorado as we continue our...
A courtroom can be a daunting place as parties navigate strict rules and rulings in the pursuit of justice. This week more than two dozen teens gained insight into the country's legal process as well as litigation tactics at Hinsdale Central High School's first mock trial camp Aug. 7-9. Led by Central history teacher Chris Freiler, who has coached the school's mock trial team for the last 25 years, the three-day, 12-hour course instructed campers on the proper way to enter...
HINSDALEANS EARN DEGREES These students from Hinsdale earned their degrees in May commencement ceremonies. • Giorgio Arquilla, bachelor’s in economics, Tufts University • Trey Batachka, bachelor’s in engineering mechanics, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Connor Chisnell, bachelor’s in economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Emma Dillard, bachelor’s in political science, graduated with distinction, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Reilly Hayes, bachelor’s of business administration in marketing, University of Wisco...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board At their July 27 meeting, board members: • listened as Hinsdale Central Principal Bill Walsh called for a moment of silence in memory of 14-year-old Sean Richards, who was hit and killed in a July 20 accident on Lincoln Street between Fuller’s Car Wash and Fontano’s Subs. Walsh also wished a speedy recovery to others injured in the accident. “We have not forgotten the driver of the vehicle. May the Hinsdale Central family wrap their arms (around) and share their heavy hearts with hi...
There wasn't enough room for Reagan Scott and the stacks of unpacked boxes as her family transitioned to their Hinsdale home in the summer of 2021. The Theatre of Western Springs's High School Repertory provided an escape for the then-freshman. "I did the summer stock performance of 'Something Rotten!' like a week after I moved here," related Scott, now a Hinsdale Central junior. "They were all so nice, and I just decided to stay." Which means she's in the cast of the...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the draft agenda: superintendent search firm, academic committee update, procedures for livestreaming/recording meetings Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meetings on preservation incentive applications for 420 S. Park Ave. and 515...
What are the keys to high jumping? Failing to qualify for the high jump finals in May's IHSA state track and field meet left Hinsdale Central's Michael Prieto understandably low. "I wanted to definitely do better," said the rising senior. "So that's really when I decided to jump in the summer." Suddenly Prieto was elevating his performance. On June 24 he placed first at the USATF Junior Olympic state championship for ages 17-18 at the University of Illinois-Champaign with a...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission special meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the agenda: public hearing on properties to be added to Historically Significant Structures Property list, public meetings on 137 N. Clay St. (preservation incentives) and 133 S. Park St. (demolition/new construction in Robbins Park...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • approved a 4.1 percent increase in the village water rates to keep pace with higher operating costs resulting from the DuPage Water Commission’s recent rate increase. The hike will result in an average increase of $4.89 per month or $9.78 in a resident’s total bi-monthly water and sewer bill, or $58.65 per year. The new rates will go into effect for all meter readings after Aug. 1, so the increase will first appear on the Sept. 1 billings. • passed amended...
The ID numbers of 22 students from Hinsdale South and up to 18 students from Hinsdale Central and the Transition Center who received out of school suspensions during the 2022-23 school year were made public for about an hour June 20 on BoardDocs on the Hinsdale High School District 86 website. A district resident who was checking the FOIA log noticed the document, the 2023 OSS report, which listed student ID numbers, the length of their suspension, a description of the incident and whether police were notified. The resident...
Last year, Hinsdale Central's 4x800-meter relay team set the Hayward Field record at the Nike Outdoor Nationals high school track meet on the campus of the University of Oregon. Their blistering time of 7:32.15 would be tough to match at this year's event June 15-19. But with returning champions Aden Bandukwala, Michael Skora and Daniel Watcke, along with newcomer but recent state titlist Grant Miller, the group felt they could kick into an even higher gear. "State was a huge...
Tyler Hamman has learned a lot as owner and founder of Ty's Treats, including the fact that his young customers prefer their SpongeBob ice cream treats with gumball eyes rather than chocolate ones. "When they replaced the gumballs with chocolate, kids started buying them less," said Hamman, who opened Ty's Treats at the Hinsdale Community Pool this summer. Hamman got his first job working behind the front desk of the pool when he was 15. The next year, he worked for Sauced...
Dan Jones never intended to become an athletic director. But when DeKalb High School administrators couldn't find an outside candidate to hire, they turned to their head football coach to take the job. "I told them I would, but it would only be one year - and that was 18 years ago," Jones said. He never intended to work at Hinsdale Central, either. But two AD friends he met for breakfast at a conference told him about an open position. "They started talking to me about the...
Why did you start LoMo Juice Co.? As high school students at Hinsdale Central, Lauren (Kneupfer) Rozum and Melissa (Gamauf) Abraham had big dreams, one of which was to one day be partners in a business of their own. "We didn't know what we were going to do," Abraham said, but the answer became evident soon after she moved back to her hometown from Chicago. Abraham asked Rozum, who was already living in Hinsdale, to recommend a local juice spot. Abraham said she was surprised...
TEENS COMPETE AT MODEL U.N. Several Hinsdale Central students earned awards at the annual Northwestern University Model United Nations Conference. • Rianna Amin and Naina Kapur, honorable delegates (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) • Imran Husain, diplomacy delegate (Walt Disney Board of Directors 2023) • Zoeya Khan, diplomacy delegate (C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group) • Srisha Mundada, honorable delegate (International Labor Organization) STUDENT EARNS MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Kassab of H...
The Fourth of July parade has been a summer tradition for generations of kids growing up in Hinsdale, including Tim Balster. From the time he was in elementary school, Balster said he always found a way to not only watch the parade, but to participate. He pulled a model of the Liberty Bell behind his decorated bike and at age 11 traversed the entire parade route via pogo stick. After a few years of juggling while riding a unicycle, Balster landed on his most notable mode of...
Hinsdale Central's boys gymnastics program was the envy of the state 50 years ago, winning four straight Illinois High School Association titles from 1970-73. The team's championship in 1995 made nine total, still more than any other school. It's a record that may now never be broken as the IHSA has decided to discontinue the boys gymnastics state series due to low participation. In a June 12 press release announcing the end of both the boys gymnastics and debate state series,...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has halted implementation of a previously approved social studies curriculum designed to align courses at the district’s two schools. By a 5-2 vote at the June 8 special board meeting, the board effectively reversed the prior decision after several members had expressed concerns that the planned changes would adversely affect students’ educational experience. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” said board member Debbie Levinthal, a leading critic of the new curriculum slated to b...
