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  • Gymnasts are 7th, badminton is 12th

    Pamela Lannom|Updated May 18, 2022

    The Hinsdale Central boys gymnastics team placed seventh in the state this weekend earning 145.25 points, and senior Matthew Cihlar ended his career by earning three top-10 finishes in individual events and placing 11th in the all-around competition. Palatine captured the championship with 164.85 points. Cihlar said he went to the state meet Friday and Saturday at Hoffman Estates High School with an open mind. "I knew that I was in a pretty good position based off of my...

  • Headed to state

    Updated May 11, 2022

    The Hinsdale Central girls badminton team will compete at the IHSA state final Thursday to Saturday, May 12-14, at Hinsdale South High School. Representing Red Devil Nation will be junior Jessica Han and sophomore Maria Jiao in singles, and the pairs of senior Aishvarya Godla/junior Ivy Shen and freshmen Tiffany Tu/Hannah Fang in doubles. The Hinsdale Central boys gymnastics team will compete at the IHSA state final Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, at Hoffman Estates High School. Seniors Sojum Banerjee, Matthew Cihlar, Chris...

  • New board plants seeds for the future

    Pamela Lannom|Updated May 11, 2022

    On a rainy April Friday, students at Hinsdale Central High School were digging holes to plant seeds and perennials near the rain gardens along 55th Street. The hope is that this summer, the plants will help sustain monarch butterflies and other pollinators. The initiative is part of the Rotary Club of Hinsdale's Operation Pollination, and the planting was the inaugural event of the club's Executive Junior Board. They got some help from friends in the school's Ecology Club....

  • Meeting roundup

    Updated May 11, 2022

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business April 28, board members: • decided against pulling the public Freedom of Information Act request log, which includes documents supplied in response to those requests, off the district’s website. District attorney Steve Richart had recommended the board release documents only to the individuals who had made the FOIA request rather than posting them online to reduce the district’s liability. He said District 86 is the only district he is aware of who posts all respo...

  • Central teen enjoys roles in, in front of orchestra

    Sandy Illian Bosch|Updated May 11, 2022

    It takes a number of skills and talents to conduct an orchestra. The most important quality, according to Hinsdale Central High School junior Alex Olguin, is focus. There's no place for distraction when leading dozens of musicians in a performance. "The conductor is the anchor of the orchestra," said Olguin, who began directing the Hinsdale Central orchestra ensembles as a sophomore, under the tutelage of orchestra director Serge Penksik. A cello player, Olguin said he now...

  • COVID-19 case counts continue upward climb

    Updated May 11, 2022

    The DuPage County Health Department reported 77 new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week. That brings the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 3,513, compared to 3,436 last week. The Cook County Health Department is no longer reporting on cases specific to Hinsdale. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported 82 positive cases as of May 6, including 18 staff members, 55 students at Central, six students at South and three at the transition center. Community Consolidated School District...

  • Former teammates ready to play ball

    Pamela Lannom|Updated May 5, 2022

    Seven years ago Pat Hughes worked with Top Tier to put together a travel baseball team to give his son and other young athletes in the area a chance to play with their friends and be coached by their dads in a high-level program. He said he knew even then that some of the boys had the potential to play baseball at the Division I level. Six of his players already have committed, including two sophomores. They are Hinsdale Central senior Luke Adams, Central junior Ben...

  • Wind, rain, sun, buses and a ship - along with a dinosaur or two - made it a great evening to be a Red Devil at prom

    Updated May 4, 2022

    Minutes before students were about to gather for prom, sirens signaling a tornado warning went off, forcing organizers into the hallways at Hinsdale Central. Then the skies opened up with a heavy downpour. A few minutes later, the sun broke through the clouds and the 670 prom-goers began to gather at the school. With construction and COVID-19 concerns, organizers opted out of the annual red carpet gathering before students boarded buses to head down to the Field Museum. Post p...

  • Carmela M. Martini

    Updated May 4, 2022

    Carmela Martini, 62, died April 15, 2022. Carmela grew up in Clarendon Hills and graduated from Hinsdale Central High School. She went on to earn degrees in marketing and journalism from Southern Methodist University. She was a collegiate and alumnae officer with the Delta Gamma Women’s Fraternity and served on their National Council as vice president of membership and vice president of communications. This was followed by over a decade of service on the National Panhellenic Council. Carmela is survived by her sister, Maryann...

  • Board opposed to 15 early release days

    Pamela Lannom|Updated May 4, 2022

    Fifteen early release Wednesdays for the 2022-23 school year would be too many, according to Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members, who asked instead to see a plan with no more than 12. Administrators came to the board in March with a plan to have students released early almost every Wednesday, which was not well-received, and then cut that number to 15. The days would be used instead of late start days and some flex days to give teachers time to collaborate — especially across the district, said Chris Covino, a...

  • Increase in COVID-19 cases holding steady

    Updated May 4, 2022

    Fifty-three Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 44 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported nine new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,819, compared to 3,766 last week. AdventHealth Hinsdale is no longer reporting on cases. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported 17 positive cases as of April 29, including five staff members, seven students at Central and five students at South....

  • Boosters announce proposed officer slate

    Updated May 4, 2022

    The Hinsdale Central Boosters Club has announced its proposed board slate for the 2022-23 school year. The executive board is seeking to fill two positions, vice president and Secretary. Anyone interested in these positions or joining the club should contact Rob Tonn at [email protected] and/or attend our final meeting of the year at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Grill 89, 800 East Ogden Ave., Westmont. Proposed Board Slate Executive Board President — Rob Tonn Vice president — open Secretary — open Treasurer — Julie B...

  • D86 meeting roundup

    Updated Apr 29, 2022

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Thursday, board members: • asked Chris Covino, assistant superintendent of academics, to come back with a plan for no more than 12 early release Wednesdays for the 2022-23 school year. The days are designed to give teachers time to collaborate and to create a more consistent schedule by eliminating late start days, Covino said. The recommended plan for 15 days would have provided students with 1,003 hours of instructional time and teachers with 23 hours of c...

  • Carmela M. Martini

    Updated Apr 29, 2022

    Carmela Martini, 62, died April 15, 2022. Carmela grew up in Clarendon Hills and graduated from Hinsdale Central High School. She went on to earn degrees in marketing and journalism from Southern Methodist University. She was a collegiate and alumnae officer with the Delta Gamma Women’s Fraternity and served on their National Council as vice president of membership and vice president of communications. This was followed by over a decade of service on the National Panhellenic Council. Carmela is survived by her sister, Maryann...

  • COVID cases continue to climb in the village

    Updated Apr 27, 2022

    Fifty-one Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 44 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported seven new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,766, compared to 3,715 last week. AdventHealth Hinsdale is no longer reporting on cases. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported nine positive cases as of April 12, including four staff members, three students at Central and two students at South. Communit...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Apr 27, 2022

    Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, May 2 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: retirement celebrations, personnel items Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: attorney’s report on processing FOIA requests, formation of board academic committee, review proposed three-year calendar and early release schedule for 2022-23 s...

  • Cameron Price Creed

    Updated Apr 27, 2022

    Cameron Price Creed, 65, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully April 11, 2022, after a long illness. Cameron graduated with the class of 1975 from Hinsdale Central High School. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina and her master's in education from the University of Texas in Austin, where she was a longtime resident and teacher. Cameron loved a good joke and kept her great sense of humor until the end of her life. She was loved and...

  • Good news

    Updated Apr 27, 2022

    CENTRAL STAFF EARN RECOGNITION • Matthias Austin, assistant coach of the speech and debate team at Hinsdale Central High School, was named Assistant Coach of the Year for the Illinois District. He has been coaching speech at Central since 2011 and working as a full-time administrative assistant since February 2021. • Sally Phillip, activities director at Hinsdale Central, was named the District Administrator of the Year by the Illinois District of the National Speech and Debate Association. She was nominated by speech coa...

  • Cameron Price Creed

    Updated Apr 20, 2022

    Cameron Price Creed, 65, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully April 11, 2022, after a long illness. Cameron graduated with the class of 1975 from Hinsdale Central High School. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina and her master's in education from the University of Texas in Austin, where she was a longtime resident and teacher. Cameron loved a good joke and kept her great sense of humor until the end of her life. She was loved and...

  • Good news

    Updated Apr 20, 2022

    HINSDALE FUMC OFFERS SUPPORT Members of the Hinsdale United Methodist Church delivered 24 boxes of food and 10 boxes of children’s books to Olivet United Methodist Church in Chicago’s West Garfield neighborhood on Palm Sunday, April 9. The two churches have been in mission partnership for many years. This year’s delivery was particularly joyful because after two years of sending gift cards, members of the two congregations were able to meet in person. The inclusion of children’s books to the Easter food boxes was new this ye...

  • Swoyer nets his shot at turning pro

    Updated Apr 13, 2022

    Michigan Tech University hockey standout defenseman and Hinsdale product Colin Swoyer couldn't wait to break the news to his family late last month that he had signed a one-year contract to join the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. "I called my dad, but he didn't answer," Colin recounted. "My mom didn't answer. My sister didn't answer. My brother didn't answer." He tried his mom again. No luck. "So I just walked out of my room and told my roommate," he said....

  • Central junior promises fun at spring musical

    Sandy Illian Bosch|Updated Apr 13, 2022

    Annie Koziel describes her character in Hinsdale Central High School's spring musical as melodramatic, narcissistic, insecure and oddly endearing. "She's so ridiculous, but also relatable," Koziel said of Rona Lisa Peretti, a lead character in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," opening April 22 on the Hinsdale Central stage (turn to Page 22 for details). The show centers on a fictional spelling bee at the equally fictional Putnam Valley Middle School. First produced...

  • Slight drop in new reported COVID cases

    Updated Apr 13, 2022

    Twenty-five Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 22 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported three new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,679, compared to 3,654 last week. AdventHealth Hinsdale is no longer reporting on cases. Hinsdale High School District 86 had four positive cases as of April 8 — one student at Hinsdale Central, one at Hinsdale South and two staff members. Community C...

  • Good news

    Updated Apr 13, 2022

    Students place first and second Hinsdale Central junior Victor Ferrell and sophomore Patrick Redding took the top two spots in a competition organized by Sports Career Consulting LLC, which tasked students with the development of a point of purchase display representing a consumer goods brand tied to Super Bowl LVI. Victor took first place for his “Lego Stadium” display, and Patrick tied for second with his “Gatorade Shower” concept. Their success in the competition, which drew nearly 100 entries, was aided by the work they h...

  • Good news

    Updated Apr 6, 2022

    Teens CANDIDATES FOR U.S. AWARD Candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Five seniors from Hinsdale Central High School have been named candidates for the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. They are Jui Khankari, Maximilian Lai, Andrew Metzger, Nadir Muzaffar and Grant Zhang. Each year, up to 161 students are named Presidential Scholars, which is considered one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. GALASSI NAMED TO ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Vincent Galassi from Hinsdale Central has been named t...

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