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Creatures large and small have always found a welcome place in the home of Julie Boruff. Over the years she has raised dogs, nurtured an ant farm, offered shelter to a guinea pig and even welcomed a millipede named Frank. And that's just inside the house. Outside, Boruff has created a friendly space for monarch butterflies. The creation of an outdoor monarch habitat was part of the plan from the day the Boruffs broke ground on their Hinsdale home more than 10 years ago,...
Hinsdale High School District 86 is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets. The district is looking to fill the following openings for the 2022-23 school year: • teacher’s assistant/paraprofessional (full-time) Receive no cost health insurance or $5,000 cash for waiving insurance if eligible, an educational bonus of $1,200 for those with a college degree, 10 paid holidays, paid time off and a pension through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fun...
When sisters Ariel and Vania Leung head to the pool, it's rarely for a leisurely soak. As members of the Underwater Hockey Club of Chicago, a trip to the pool means they are prepared for a workout. "It's a very niche sport," said Ariel, a native of Hinsdale who recently settled in La Grange. She learned of the sport from her sister and brother-in-law, Hinsdale resident Brian Lin. Lin is a former member of the University of Illinois club and a current member of the Chicago...
SWIMMERS EARN NISCA HONORS Thirteen Hinsdale Central High School swimmers earned All-American honors from the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association for their accomplishments during the 2021-22 school year. • Sydney Akers, 400-yard freestyle relay • Joshua Bey, 200-yard medley relay and 100-yard breaststroke • Lauren Biegel, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay • Samuel Daw, 200-yard medley relay • Haley Dynis, 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay • Andrew Gilb...
Donald “Don” Holt Craigmile, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away July 9, 2022, in Eden Prairie, Minn., surrounded by family. Don was born in 1933 in Oak Park and graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in 1950. He continued his formal education at the University of Wisconsin/Madison, where he earned a bachelor’s degree and a juris doctorate. Throughout his years Don was an athlete. From All-Conference in high school football to weightlifting, playing golf and running, well into retirement. Don was a lifelong loyal...
By Sandy Illian Bosch [email protected] Just a few short years ago, Alexandra Knoch of Hinsdale was a camper at The Community House's summer volunteer camp. Now a junior at Hinsdale Central High School, Knoch returned this summer as a camp counselor. Volunteer camp is a chance for kids entering sixth through ninth grades to learn about volunteering and the organizations in their community that rely on the help of volunteers. "It's different as a high schooler looking...
Stephanie Dolehide was on a mission. The 2018 Hinsdale Central graduate, a state tennis champion with the Red Devils and key player for Army's Black Knights, was determined to conquer the U.S. Military Academy's indoor obstacle course that had been a driving factor in her post-secondary selection. The IOCT was the culmination of the Military Movement class focusing on tumbling, strength and balance. "I started taking (Military Movement) my plebe year - my first year - and I wa...
The Hinsdale Central High School 4x800 relay team finished the 2022 Illinois High School Track and Field finals with a second-place finish and the desire to keep on running. On the way home from that meet at Eastern Illinois University, coach Noah Lawrence suggested the foursome make a trip to Eugene, Ore., for the Nike Outdoor Nationals, the unofficial national high school championships held at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. Just a couple of weeks later,...
Long before he ever donned a Red Devils basketball uniform, Evan Phillips learned the basics of the game from members of the Hinsdale Central basketball team. "I remember it being super special and cool to be coached by the varsity players," said Phillips, who was in elementary school when he attended his first Hinsdale Central summer basketball camp. Now an incoming senior and a member of the varsity team himself, it's Phillips who is sharing his knowledge and skills with...
Happy Fourth! And Happy 246th birthday USA!! One might think the country would be feeling its age, but - while the last couple of years would make any republic curmudgeonly - Americans always seem ready to celebrate with youthful exuberance. Hinsdale knows how to ignite the patriotic spirit with its Fourth of July festivities, starting with the Independence Day parade at 10 a.m. through the village's downtown. Due to reconstruction work on Garfield Avenue, the procession will...
D181 NAMES NEW ADMINISTRATOR Nick Shepkowski will be the new director of communications in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 effective July 1. The school board approved his appointment June 20. Shepkowski has significant experience in content creation, both in school communications and in radio and television. He comes from Park Ridge-Niles Elementary District 64, where he oversaw all communications, social media and the website for the district. “Throughout the interview process, we were impressed by Mr. S...
Caroline Hurley and Samantha Rotta have shared a lot since meeting at a BAMtheatre rehearsal several years ago. They enjoy play dates, they dance together at Salt Creek Ballet, and now they share a role in this summer's production of "Les Miserables." Caroline, 11, of Hinsdale, and Samantha, 10, of Downers Grove, share the role of young Eponine, the pampered daughter of innkeepers Monsieur and Madame Thénardier. "It's a really fun part," said Caroline, whose character wears fa...
When settling in for a little summer reading, most would turn to a breezy novel or timeless classic. Hinsdale Central's Ajay Gupta prefers something a bit more informative. "I read The Economist every day," said Gupta, a member of the Hinsdale Central speech team and fourth-place winner in international extemporaneous speaking at this year's National Speech and Debate Tournament in Louisville. As a competitor in both extemporaneous and impromptu speaking, it's important for...
The first year Bob Barber was head coach of the boys swim and dive team, Hinsdale Central won its first state title in 26 years. This past year, he led the boys and girls swim teams to second-place finishes. And he was named the Illinois Swimming and Diving Association best coach of the year for boys and girls. Talk to him about his many accolades, though, and he's quick to credit others. "My accomplishments are through the work of these kids," said Barber, who was a student...
WALK THE WALK A SUCCESS More than 400 people came out to the Walk the Walk for Mental Health at The Community House May 15, raising almost $50,000 in support of equitable mental health services in the community. The top fundraising team was Life Insight. The top individual fundraiser was Carol Schwerha. The Madison Elementary Panthers won the Big Blue Shoe Trophy for the highest participation among District 181 schools. Proceeds from the walk are used to support The Counseling Center at The Community House, which has...
Hinsdale Central girls lacrosse's 2022 season concluded last week with double doses of drama, as the Red Devils finished runner-up at the IHSA state final at Central. It came down to overtime against powerhouse New Trier in Saturday's title game. The Devils took a 6-3 lead into the second half, extending it to 9-4 before the Trevians came back to knot it up at 10 with nine minutes to go. New Trier scored the go-ahead goal, then Central matched it with 3:43 left, with the...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 78 new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 3,718, compared to 3,640 last week. The Cook County Health Department is no longer reporting on cases specific to Hinsdale. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported 24 positive cases as of June 3, including four staff members, nine seven at Central and two students at South. Community Consolidated School District 181 has not provided an update...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business June 2, board members: • voted 6-1, with Jeff Waters voting no, to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Hinsdale High School Teachers Association for 13 early release Wednesdays during the 2022-23 school year. Waters said his vote did not indicate a lack of support for teachers but his opposition to the early release program. • unanimously approved a three-year contract with SchoolLinks, which will replace Naviance, to provide college and career guidance ser...
Hinsdale High School District 86 will use $2.7 million from the education fund to cover higher than expected costs for Phase 3 referendum projects. The school board June 2 agreed to transfer the excess funds, which were generated by corporate replacement tax receipts that came in over budget, unused salaries for some staff positions the district has been unable to fill and travel and supply funds that were not spent due to COVID-19, Josh Stephenson, chief financial officer,...
What does the athletics administrative assistant do? The thrilling action of high school sports has nothing on the Hinsdale Central athletic department. Just ask the department's administrative assistant, Wanda Swik. "Everything is crazy in here," Swik remarked early this week above the relentless din of cafeteria construction work across the hall. "Now we have summer camps, and we're limited in summer camp space because the fieldhouse is getting worked on. It never ends."...
A team of individuals from several departments work together to keep students in Hinsdale High School District 86 safe, security director Kevin Simpson told board members at their June 2 meeting. “There are some unsung heroes that are involved,” Simpson said, pointing to deans and counselors. “They are all vital to our threat assessment teams. Our threat assessment teams are ahead of the curve of where I think most districts are.” Simpson presented the security update in the wake of the May 24 Uvalde school shooting, when 19...
HINSDALE CENTRAL LISTS GRADUATES More than 650 members of the Class of 2022 graduated from Hinsdale Central High School May 26. They are Masa Abboud, Eliza Abdullai, Althea Abrusci, Obada Abuzneid, Amy Ackerman, Jaydon Adams, Jeremiah Adams, Jon Adams, Arnima Agrawal, Aminah Ahmed, Shaan Ahuja, Arman Akbar, Sydney Akers, Marleni Alcantar, Ward Aldasoqi, John Alden, Mujtaba Ali-Khan, Rami Alkadri, Sean Allison, Ayah Almusaddy, Mohammad Alsabek, John Alter, Mohammed Alyousef, Mindaugas Ambrozas, Rayya Amina, Anna Amine, Collin...
On behalf of the Class of 2022, we’d like to thank Mother Nature, who somehow managed to let it rain during every single Homecoming and prom, but she didn’t let the rain take today, our graduation day. So, thank you Mother Nature. It’s a beautiful day outside! But yet here we are, at our beautiful indoor ceremony! We would also like to say thank you to the administration, faculty, staff, our friends and family, and especially each other, the Class of 2022 — we made it! The past four years flew by faster than freshmen...
For recent Hinsdale Central graduates and Stage Door Fine Arts veterans Sam Romberger and Hannah Turek, exhaustive research was not required for their upcoming roles - as high school students seeking true friendship in "Bring It On!" "This is the show we're ending our high school careers with, and we're about to go off to college into a whole new world of people," Romberger said of the parallels to their own reality. That's not to say preparation wasn't required for the...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 3,640, compared to 3,618 last week. The Cook County Health Department is no longer reporting on cases specific to Hinsdale. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported 24 positive cases as of May 27, including nine staff members, nine students at Central and six students at South. Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 reported 18 cases from...
