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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...
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,...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] For the first time in more than half a century, the Hinsdale Central boys swimming and diving program is the best in the nation. The team, which won the state and sectional championships, earned 702.14 points to capture the No. 1 ranking in the list compiled by Swimcloud. The Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fla.) followed with 697.55 points and Loyola High School (Los Angeles) with 688.43 points. Varsity head coach Bob Barber told The...
HINSDALE CENTRAL LISTS GRADUATES Six hundred and seventy-one members of the Class of 2023 graduated June 1 from Hinsdale Central High School in an outdoor ceremony on Dickinson Field. They are: Asim Abbas, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Badr Abusalah, Nysha Adusumilli, Dalia Ahdab, Mahad Ahmed, Shayan Ahmed, Nabiha Akhoond, Sarah Alamir, Nicholas Albores, Zainab Alhamwi, Zeki Ali, Raphael Aliaga, Maia Allsop, Quinn Allsop, Akram Alothman, Isabella Alt, Wyatt Alvarado, Zayd Alzein, Anne Ambrose, Yahia Amra, Zakareeya Amra,...
For the fourth year in a row, The Hinsdalean was named the best large nondaily newspaper in the state in the Illinois Better Newspaper Contest. The paper earned the Will Loomis Memorial Trophy after receiving the most points in the Illinois Press Associations editorial contest. The paper also received the advertising sweepstakes trophy for mid-sized newspapers. The awards were presented at the IPA’s annual convention June 8 in Bloomington. “I’m so proud of our back-to-back-to-back-to-back victories,” said Jim Slonoff, publish...
COLLEGE STUDENTS ON DEAN’S LISTS Several students from Hinsdale were named to the dean’s list or equivalent for the spring 2023 semester at their respective colleges or universities. • Alex Andalcio, Miami University • Elizabeth Andersen, St. Mary’s College • Mari Angelopoulos, Miami University* • Sophia Biancalana, Belmont University • Elijah Blacketor, Iowa State University • Joseph Brocato, Miami University • Jacob Duba, Iowa State University • Greta Garber, Miami University • Jack Gerami, University of Kentucky...
Josh Lundmark has learned to be resilient in the face of adversity. The recent Cornell University graduate and standout golfer said his last four years has stretched both his outward-looking perspective and personal perseverance. "I feel like I'm more comfortable in uncomfortable situations now," said the Hinsdale native, who received his bachelor's degree in computer science last month. He parlayed his course exploits at Hinsdale Central into a key role on Cornell's golf...
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...
The Hinsdale Central Class of 2023 was in the second semester of their freshman year when the world shut down. Dubbed the "COVID class," they endured a lot right up until the very end of their high school career - when a late afternoon summer storm almost shut down their outdoor graduation. Clouds parted, an army of volunteers dried the chairs and the Hinsdale Central High School band kicked off the graduation march to the theme from "Pomp and Circumstance" minutes before the...
Frederick Cochran Meyers, 82, died peacefully May 25, 2023, at his home in Hinsdale. Born in Bryn Mawr, Penn., in 1940, he spent most of his life in Hinsdale, much of it as the third generation in a historic family house. Fred attended Hinsdale Township High School and was a graduate of Presbyterian College in South Carolina, where he majored in economics and played on the golf team. After two years service as a lieutenant in the Army, he returned to Hinsdale and joined the...
Saanvi: To our entire Red Devil nation, thank you for joining us today to celebrate the Red Devil class of 2023. Fatimah: Honestly, none of it would be possible without the help of our parents, teachers and the D86 staff. Not to mention Google Translate, Photomath, Sparknotes and, our very new addition, ChatGPT. Saanvi: Are you forgetting something? Fatimah: Oh right! Both: The Devils Roast. Saanvi: We’ve had a good four years. Fatimah: Well, more like a good two years. You can’t forget when our two-week break turned into a w...
There was a time when dance was nowhere near Tricia Fishbein's list of favorite activities. As a child, she said, she hated dance class. "Sometimes you find your passions later in life," said Fishbein, who in high school performed in several musicals as part of the Hinsdale Central drama club and became captain of the school's poms team. By then, pom captain was just another line on her dance resume. Fishbein started dancing on stage as part of StageDoor Fine Arts at age 11...
They've done it again. The Hinsdale Central boys tennis team won the state title Saturday for the fourth time in five years and 28th time in history. The team earned 36 points to handily beat New Trier (30 points) and Fremd (29 points) for the Class 2A championship at the state final Thursday to Saturday, May 25-27, at Palatine High School. "We always try to be optimistic," varsity coach John Naisbitt said. "We knew we were going to be in a close tournament. We really did. We...
A new assistant superintendent of academics will work with a new academic committee in Hinsdale High School District 86, following board action at the May 25 meeting. The board approved hiring Jason Markey as the new assistant superintendent of academics, effective July 1. He will replace Chris Covino, who is leaving to become superintendent in La Grange Elementary District 102. Markey, who attended the meeting, told board members he has admired the district from afar for some time and acknowledged its proud tradition....
Physicians Named 2023 top docs Five UChicago Medicine AdventHealth physicians have been recognized as Top Cancer Doctors in the Chicago area according to a study conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a healthcare research and information company, and published in Chicago Magazine. On staff and practicing at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale and UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Cancer Institute Hinsdale, the oncologists named to the list are doctors: • Jay Dalal, medical oncology/hematology • Rekha Harting, med...
A new model of intervention introduced at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South last year has helped struggling students. At the May 11 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, Patrice Payne, director of instructional equity, told board members that students qualified for the intervention program if they met two of three criteria: two or more failing grades, less than 90 percent average daily attendance and below grade level scores on standardized tests. Students who met the criteria (and others identified by the...
Seniors Elyssa Chandler and Catie McCabe already shared a membership in Hinsdale Central's Class of 2023. After last weekend's IHSA girls track state meet, they have another identifier in common: four-time All-State honoree. Chandler, who earned All-State status last year with her seventh-place performance in the 300-meter hurdles last year, garnered three more nods in Saturday's final at Eastern Illinois University. Two were in hurdles, with Chandler improving her 300-meter...
The Hinsdale Central boys tennis team and members of the boys track team will compete at their respective IHSA state finals May 25-27. Representing Red Devils boys tennis at the final hosted by Palatine High School are junior Alex Kotarski and sophomore Winston Stangle in singles, and the doubles teams of sophomores Nathan Hernandez and Bodie Teuscher and senior James Theriault and junior Aidan Hernandez. Representing Red Devils boys track at the final hosted by Eastern Illinois University are senior Michael Skora in the 800...
In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board special meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the agenda: closed session meeting, approval of assistant superintendent of business and operations employment agreement, personnel items Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: hire assistant superintendent for academics, approve...
Recently, The Hinsdalean published an article about the musical “Urinetown” that was presented by Hinsdale Central High School this spring. Grace McGowan said “It’s the American Revolution with pee.” I can’t help but compare this musical with another play titled “Our Town.” Playwright Thornton Wilder received a Pulitzer Prize for this story. It’s about the circle of life, mortality, companionship, marriage and love. I encourage anyone interested in this play to go to the website www.twildersociety.org and read the full sum...
Today, May 18, in the commons at Hinsdale Central, the yearbook is coming. The 80th edition, to be precise, of El Diablo. I learned this from a very dramatic video, presumably made for Tik Tok and then re-posted on Facebook with the hope that Central parents and teachers (i.e. people too old for Tik Tok) would see it. Although we did not have Tik Tok when I was in high school (phones were still mounted on the wall and you could only walk as far as the cord attached to the rece...
Hinsdale Central's Ben Monahan was fired up about his junior year in the fall of 2021. As the Red Devils' starting quarterback, he was attracting considerable interest from college football programs, fueling his dream of one day playing in the National Football League. But the season took a nightmarish turn when he broke his leg in the opening game. "That obviously crushed me," related Monahan, now a senior. His will to overcome, however, remained intact. "Through all...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We’ve certainly made progress as a society when it comes to awareness of mental health and our willingness to discuss the topic. Hinsdale Central is doing its part to promote the conversation by recognizing Mental Health Awareness Week in several fun ways. Students could pick up healthy snacks to help boost their mood; share messages of encouragement, motivation, inspiration and kindness with one another; and visit with Angel the Comfort Dog. The activities remind us all that there are l...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Plan Commission special meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 22 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on 19 E. Chicago Ave. (Memorial Building patio) and findings and recommendations on the project Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St....
