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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...
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...
Despite some tough luck, the resilient Hinsdale Central badminton team earned a top-five spot at the IHSA state final tournament May 12-13. Overcoming early matches against top-ranked players and a doubles draw that forced one Red Devil team to oust the other, the squad placed fifth, the program's best showing since back-to-back fifth-place finishes in 2018 and 2019. Head coach Katie Maley said her players served up a stellar performance at the tournament hosted by DeKalb...
Sarah Brosius senior Clarendon Hills What do you enjoy about softball? I like the aspect that it's a team sport yet you do things individually. I can work on my pitching and hitting and fielding ground balls and also enjoy each other's company on the field What positions do you play? Pitcher, third and outfield. Wherever they put me, I'm happy. How has your playing evolved since freshman year? I'm a lot more confident in my ability to play. I know going up to bat what I want...
STUDENTS EARN MERIT awards Three students from Hinsdale are among 2,500 high school seniors to receive a $2,500 National Merit Scholarships. They are • Alexander Burt, a senior at Hinsdale Central High School • Lily Song, a senior at Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora • Mallory Turner, a senior at Fenwick High School in Oak Park National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous colle...
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....
Nicole Kubesh cherishes the camaraderie she had with her Hinsdale Central softball teammates before she graduated in 1991. So she was excited when daughter Madeline, a Central freshman, followed in her Red Devil base-running footsteps. "It's been really fun to watch her grow, and I'm just so proud of everything she's accomplishing," said Nicole, a right fielder back in the day and still in possession of her glove and varsity letters. Madeline, a catcher playing for varsity...
The Hinsdale Central badminton team will participate in the IHSA state final meet Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, at DeKalb High School. Seniors Jessica Han and Ivy Shen will vie for singles honors, while the duos of juniors Rachele Cameli and Maria Jiao and sophomores Hannah Fang and Tiffany Tu will compete in the doubles bracket. And members of the Central boys gymnastics team will participate in the IHSA state final meet Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, at Hoffman Estates High School. Representing the program will be...
About 2.7 million youth are experiencing severe major depression. Sixty percent of youth with major depression do not receive mental health treatment. Some 1.2 million U.S. youth with private insurance do not have coverage for mental or emotional challenges. Hinsdale Central juniors Maya Menon, Moria Hughes and Kavya Ravi are working to do what they can to change those statistics. The Junior Board members at The Community House have been helping to plan the Walk the Walk for...
SENIOR EARNS MERIT AWARD Annika Geiersbach of Hinsdale, a senior at St. Ignatius College Prep, is one of 840 distinguished high school seniors who have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards. She has received the National Merit Boeing Scholarship. The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently released the names of the first group of winners in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship...
Community Consolidated School Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, May 15 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: kindergarten update, middle school language arts resource recommendation, approval of tentative budget, board committee assignments Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 17 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 11 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 11 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on 5700-5717 Foxgate Lane (new entrance gate for Foxgate subdivision); sign permit...
Enrollment at Hinsdale South High School is forecast to continue declining in coming years, raising the potential of changing attendance boundaries to address the growing imbalance between South and Hinsdale Central. At the April 27 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, board members discussed a report from demographer John Kasarda projecting that South’s enrollment could dip from its current 1,362 students to 1,100 by the 2028-29 school year if housing turnover and arrival of younger families is sluggish. K...
