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Members of the Hinsdale Central girls basketball team and their coaches held a skills clinic Oct. 21 at the high school, using both the gymnasium and field house. The clinic helped young players develop their dribbling, shooting, passing and defensive skills. Central players Casey Quast and Grace Dolan lead the participants in dribbling drills. Ella Kessler works on dribbling with two balls. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
All public schools attended by Hinsdale students earned a designation of “Exemplary” or “Commendable” on the 2023 Illinois Report Cards released Monday by the Illinois State Board of Education. An exemplary rating was earned by Elm, Madison and The Lane elementary schools along with Hinsdale Central High School. Monroe and Oak elementary schools and Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills middle schools are listed as commendable. Further discussions of data will take place at school board meetings. Links to the full report cards a...
Hinsdale Central athletic director Mike Jezioro never planned to become a teacher, much less a coach. He was nearing the start of his senior year at Glenbard East High School when the teachers went on strike, causing the varsity football team on which he played to forfeit its first game. "As a 17-year-old boy, that was the most traumatic, horrible thing," Jezioro said. "I couldn't believe that adults had that much effect over us." So he abandoned his plans to study computer en...
Hinsdale's Scout Troop 10 has come a long way in its 100 years, its appellation being no exception. "We were established as Troop 3," said Shreeman Patel, Troop historian and a junior at Hinsdale Central. How it became Troop 10 remains a mystery, but Patel said its no secret that it traces its beginning to 1923 - at least not once it came to everyone's attention. "We only noticed that this was the centennial year in the middle of last year," he revealed. "So we were like,...
Help wanted: Hinsdale High School District 86 superintendent Qualifications: • Ability to help foster a healthy, constructive dynamic on the board of education that emphasizes respect and transparency along with a deft conflict resolution touch that dissuades elected members from resigning mid-term out of futility and frustration. The fresh case studies in quitting of Debbie Levinthal (Sept. 18) and Kay Gallo (Oct. 26), both capable and motivated but compelled to depart because of “toxic” practices on the part of board colle...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board special meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: process to fill the board of education vacancy Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on properties for inclusion on Historically Significant Structures Property List, sign permit reviews, preservation incentive applications...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has rejected a set of proposed course changes to the district’s social studies offerings for 2024-23 school year, with three of the four recommendations not even garnering votes. Board members first voted 4-2 at the Oct. 26 board meeting against replacing World Cultures with Human Geography in the 2024-25 school year. Subsequent proposals to replace World Studies Honors and World History Honors with Human Geography Honors and approve the addition of AP Modern World History and W...
Burley Bokos Hinsdale When did you start swimming competitively? I was on a team when I was 5. How did you end up distance swimming? Both of my parents swam at the University of Tampa, so we come from a very strong swimming background, and they were both distance swimmers. They were always willing to help me, and I always found it super-fascinating that not a lot of swimmers can swim distance races like I can. How have you improved since your freshman year? Sophomore and...
Perhaps one of the most frightening things to happen the week before Halloween is our annual enumeration of scary scenarios that we have imagined afflicting our fair village. As always, we offer the following words of caution to readers: Beware the sarcasm. • The village takes a closer look at the old, weathered copy of its articles of incorporation and discovers it is actually dated April 4, 1874, requiring officials to coordinate yet another year of sesquicentennial celebrations. • The Hinsdale High School District 86 Boa...
How do you top winning state, breaking a relay record and having your high school swim team named No. 1 in the country? By placing sixth in the world in the 200-yard breaststroke. Hinsdale Central junior Josh Bey, a member of Highland Hurricanes Swim Club in Indiana, swam the event in 2:14.56 at the World Junior Swimming Championships last month in Netanya, Israel. Despite making the finals, Bey was not satisfied with his results. "My swim definitely wasn't what I was looking...
Members of the Hinsdale Central girls tennis team will compete at the IHSA state final meet Thursday to Saturday, Oct. 19-21, at Buffalo Grove High School and surrounding area courts. Representing Red Devil Nation will be junior Kotryna Tomas in singles and the duos of senior Calista Chang/sophomore Lauren Panveno and junior Abigail Gambla/sophomore Sydney Shuster in doubles. Good luck Devils!...
8U FALCON TEAM FALLS JUST SHORT The Hinsdale 8U Falcons lost a Gavinn to Bartlett 8U Chrome 13-12 on Saturday, falling just short in the waning moments of the game after battling throughout the afternoon in the heavy rain, cold and wind. The Falcons fell behind on the first play of the game when Bartlett broke a 65-yard run on the slippery field. However, Hinsdale was able to tie the game when Cole Sherwood bust a 45-yard run of his own to begin the second quarter. Sherwood was an absolute force throughout the afternoon, whos...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: FY23 budget review, FY23 tax levy max, interlibrary loan and public comment policies, by-laws update, 2024 closing and meeting dates, new time for committee of the whole meetings...
Hinsdale Central senior Alex Rasmussen opted to eschew his driver in the cool, windy conditions at the IHSA boys golf state final tournament Friday and Saturday in Bloomington. Choosing precision over power off the tee paid off as he finished his Red Devil career with All-State honors, carding a two-round 149 and tying for sixth place. "I was able to manage the tough weather and course well, leading to two good rounds," Rasmussen said. "I was able to keep the ball in play,...
The sophomore Red Devil football players are on the field, shaking hands with their opponents from Glenbard West at the end of their game. Mayhem reigns in the south end zone. Hundreds of Falcon Football players and cheerleaders are waiting for their coaches' signal to swarm the field, which they do at 7:05 p.m. After some additional shouting and gesturing from coaches, they manage to create two lines for the varsity football players to run through. The Central marching band...
Some 240 Falcon football players, 40 football coaches, 100 cheerleaders and 15 cheer coaches were at Dickinson Field Friday for Falcon Night at Hinsdale Central High School. "It is the event all of the Falcon players and parents look forward to every year," Falcon Football board member Kay Sharples said. Central also hosted its annual Salute to Service Friday night. For photos of that event, turn to Page 5. For more on all that goes into hosting a football game, turn to the...
A new geometry in construction class and a standard freshman year geography class could be available to high school students in the fall of 2024. The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board heard proposals four new courses for the 2024-25 academic year at its meeting Monday. Geometry in Construction would be a two-period class taught by a certified math teacher and a woods teacher. “It is exactly as it sounds — a geometry course that will construct something,” said Eric Martzoff, assistant principal of instruction at Hinsdale...
CENTRAL TEENS ARE SEMIFINALISTS Twenty-two students from Hinsdale Central are among 16,000 high school students nationwide named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Yusuf Ahmed, Amal Arora, Atman Balakrishnan, Shivum Banerjee, Natasha Bhatia, Analise Burns, Godlyn D’Souza, Patrick Dugan, William Gaffney, Kiran Gitzlaff, Adele Groom, Levi Lillioja, Anya Raman, Alexander Rasmussen, Elizabeth Sessa, Joy Shen, Nathan Smith, Audrey Song, Nikolas Theotikos, Katherine Tschosik, Gabriela Veliz-Hernandez...
When Jarrar Salam transferred to Hinsdale Central High School from a boarding school in Connecticut, he had never attended a public school before. Compared to his school of 200-some students, his Central seemed huge and overwhelming, Salam said. It was the Ambassadors Club that helped him navigate his new surroundings and to become comfortable as a member of the Red Devil community. Club sponsor Donna Wheeler said about 50 to 60 ambassadors help 60 to 80 new students...
Dawn Parsons Feller, 68, of Hinsdale, passed away Sept. 16, 2023, at home, surrounded by family. Dawn was born in Waltham, Mass., in 1955. After living in Virginia for three years, Dawn and her family moved to Clarendon Hills, where she entered second grade at Prospect School. She graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in 1973, earned her bachelor of fine arts from Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., in 1977, and earned her master of fine arts from Vermont College of Fine...
Damar Hamlin and Bronny James are lucky. They were in the right place at the right time when they suffered their sudden cardiac events. Many are not so lucky, like our family friend Michael Brindley. Michael attended Hinsdale Central. He was known for his big heart and big hugs. Michael loved all sports. He dreamt of becoming a sports journalist. Sadly, Michael's dream was never realized because he passed away in 2016 from sudden cardiac arrest at age 16. October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness month. SCA is the No. 1...
I have always hated getting shots, COVID, flu - and I am sure I hated getting the chickenpox vaccine when I was young, too. Flu season would come around, and I would push off getting the shot until the leaves on the trees had curled and crisped and crumpled on the ground and the air had a hint of winter breeze. When I was younger it was the pain that scared me, but also the second of anticipation right before the jab. I like to think I am a lot less scared now, but that...
Hinsdale's Haven Marginean finds fulfillment in theater work whether on stage or backstage. "As an actor you're more in charge of your character, and as a director you're more in charge of the story," said the Hinsdale Central junior. Marginean's stage of choice is the Theatre of Western Springs, where she is currently serving as assistant director of the production of "Witch," with final performances this weekend (see Page 26 for details). Her memory suggests she's been part...
At the Homecoming pep rally Friday at Hinsdale Central High School, the four classes - seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen - compete in several games. The seniors tend to win without fail. During the singing part of the competition (you guessed it!) the seniors won easily. Homecoming, with a theme of Vegas Vacation, continued with a parade on Saturday morning and dance Saturday night. Throughout the week, several of Central's sports teams competed in homecoming matches....
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board is expected to approve a fiscal year 2023-24 budget Monday with anticipated revenues of almost $133 million and projected expenses of $142 million. Revenues in the tentative budget are less than 1 percent higher than the $131.9 million the district saw in fiscal year 2023. Local revenues are expected to increase $4.3 million or 3.6 percent due to increases in the consumer price index and new construction that applied to the 2022 levy, the district’s annual request for property tax r...
