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What do athletic trainers do? The state runner-up trophy was on the line for Hinsdale Central's boys swim and dive program late last month. But injuries threatened to undermine a key relay team's performance. Athletic trainers Sam Bell and Alex Kennedy came through, and so did the relay, helping the Red Devils bring home the hardware. "One kid came over to me and was like, 'Thank you so much!' and just gives me the biggest hug, because he wouldn't have been able to swim the ra...
CENTRAL WRITERS RECEIVE AWARDS Sixteen Hinsdale Central students were recently recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in conjunction with its Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Entries submitted for the competition from students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South earned a total of 63 awards, which included 12 Gold Keys, 22 Silver Keys and 29 Honorable mentions. Central winners are • Jacqueline Bousquette, honorable mention, painting • Elia Crisan, honorable mention, drawing and illustration • Amy Dong,...
Xitlali Garcia was hunched over a light table Monday morning, painstakingly peeling off pieces of a transfer sheet that later would be pressed onto a St. Patrick's Day T-shirt. Garcia doesn't mind the attention to detail required. She enjoys working for Threads, a micro business that is part of the new District 86 Transition Center. She is one of about 80 to 90 Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South graduates who attend the new center, which is tucked into an office building on...
Ten Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported a drop of seven cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported 10 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,593, compared to 3,590 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had no confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported one positive case on March 4 involving a staff...
Hinsdale Central sophomore Samir Keswani has done computer programming since age 7. But he wasn't familiar with the Python language before joining the school's Business Professionals of America club this year. Keswani demonstrated he's a quick learner by earning second place in the Python event at the BPA-IL State Leadership Conference Feb. 23-26 at Willowbrook High School, and qualifying for BPA nationals in May in the process. Keswani said he was just hoping to make friends...
MPI VP EARNS RECOGNITION MPI Wealth Management LLC is pleased to announce Matthew Pequet’s appearance in Chicago Magazine for being named a Five Star award winner in November 2021, the third time he has earned this distinction. Five Star Professional’s research team evaluates candidates from across major markets annually on 10 criteria associated with outstanding service. Nearly 6,000 Chicago-Area wealth managers were considered for the award and 382 were selected. Each of the award winners have shown a commitment to cli...
Administrators have offered a first look at how changes to the grading system in Hinsdale High School District 86 affected first semester grades More students are earning A’s and many F’s are being replaced by incompletes, said Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for academics, at the Feb. 24 board meeting. “The intent was not to try to create more A’s,” he said. “We have very strong academic students and moving grades to be more summative in nature is a clear indication we have a strong sense of work ethic and academi...
Fifteen Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 15 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,590, compared to 3,575 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had two confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported no positive cases as of Feb. 25. The district is no...
“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contribution went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” — President Jimmy Carter With those words, our nation’s 39th president designated March 2-8, 1980, as National Women’s History W...
Denied a postseason last year due to COVID-19, Hinsdale Central's boys swim and dive team made the most of its 2021-22 campaign, capping one of the best runs in its storied history with a second-place finish at last weekend's IHSA state final. "It's the best season that we've put together for dual meets, invitationals and postseason," varsity head coach Bob Barber said. And it was a true team effort. "We didn't have one individual that we said, 'You have to score in the top...
For the first time this school year, Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South students were not required to wear masks this week. The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Friday voted unanimously to make masking optional for students, staff and visitors. Close contact exclusions and testing exclusions also were shifted from required to strongly recommended, but not enforced. The vote came after the board met in closed session. In a subsequent statement, board President Terri Walker and Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said the...
Hinsdale Central's Dan Jones has been named a finalist for National Athletic Director of the Year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. Jones has been the AD at Central since 2012 and previously held the same post at DeKalb High School. The association is dedicated to serving high school coaches and athletic directors through education, recognition and support. It will present its awards at the National Coaches Convention in Des Moines, Iowa, June...
Three Hinsdale Central High School athletes earned top-six finishes at individual IHSA state meets last weekend. Senior gymnast Kelly Klobach placed fourth on vault with a score of 9.65 in the individual state finals Saturday at Palatine High School. At the individual state wrestling finals in Champaign Saturday, sophomore Marko Ivanisevic placed fifth in the 220-pound weight class and junior Cody Tavoso placed sixth at 132 pounds. In her first appearance at state, as there...
Fifteen Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 15 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department has indicated five previously reported cases were not COVID-19. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,575, compared to 3,565 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had one confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported two positive...
Marybeth Hanrahan Langan, 56, a former longtime Clarendon Hills resident, passed away Feb. 8, 2022, at her home in Deerfield. She was born in 1965 in Chicago and attended Walker School, Hinsdale Junior High School and Hinsdale Central High School. She graduated from Ripon College in Wisconsin and was a retired reading specialist. Betsy was preceded in death by her husband, Matthew Langan; and her parents, Michael and Adrianne Hanrahan. She is survived by her sons, Jack, Will...
When I was young, my mom gifted me a beautiful red traditional Chinese dress, called a qipao. Qipaos are of Manchu origin and are typically slim-fitting with a high neckline and have intricate designs woven in. I wore mine everywhere: to formal dinners, holiday gatherings, other special occasions, and I even threw it on to strut down our long hallway (starting the trend of borrowing my mom's clothes from a young age). My dramatic walks down the runway were a weekly...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting Feb. 10 prompted two responses: hope and disgust. We saw many things to appreciate — audience members who were brave enough to say they believe equity work is important work for the district to do, board member Peggy James’ call for her colleagues to be more willing to talk about issues and audience members who presented their comments thoughtfully and professionally. We are particularly inspired by the Hinsdale Central junior who had the courage to stand up and make an emo...
Forty-seven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 47 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported no new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,565, compared to 3,518 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had six confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported two positive cases, 12 in isolation and no one in qu...
Some three dozen speakers offered about 2 1/2 hours of public comment during the Feb. 10 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting at which board members voted 5-2 to continue the COVID-19 mitigations approved in August. Many speakers offered impassioned pleas for the board to lift the mask mandate, including several Hinsdale Central students. "We are exhausted from being manipulated and exploited into wearing masks," Central student Sydney Pjesky said. "It's time to...
Members of the Hinsdale Central girls gymnastics team and wrestling team will represent Red Devil Nation at their respective IHSA state finals this week. Central senior gymnast Kelly Klobach will compete in the all-around, and junior teammate Charlotte French will compete in the uneven bars Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-19, at Palatine High School. Central junior wrestler Cody Tavoso will compete at 132 pounds, and sophomore teammate Marko Ivanisevic will compete at 220 pounds Thursday to Saturday, Feb. 17-19, at the State...
As Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members plan to discuss COVID-19 mitigations at tonight's meeting, parents are upset with the way district leaders have responded to a court's temporary restraining order invalidating the mask and vaccine mandates for public schools. Parents and staff received an email Sunday from Superintendent Tammy Prentiss and board President Terri Walker in response to Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow's decision on the suit, which names some...
RED DEVILS TO continue careers Six Hinsdale Central High School seniors were recognized at Signing Day Feb. 3 for committing to play for a college or university. They are • Sean Allison, Drake University, football • Braxton Bokos, Queens University of Charlotte, triathlete • Annette Ciupek, University of California-Berkeley, lacrosse • Zoe Limparis, Illinois State University, tennis • Jake Quast, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, basketball • Kayla Teuscher, West Point Academy, diving MONYEK SCORES CAREER HIGH Senior Elea...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] Hinsdale Central Red Devils usually don't sing the praises of alumni of their arch rival, Lyons Township High School. Unless that alum is Kelly Watson, Central's assistant athletic director and this year's assistant AD of the year. In nominating Watson to the Illinois Athletic Directors Association, Central athletic director Dan Jones described her as the most humble and hardworking person he has known in his 33-year career in...
Sixty Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 58 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,518, compared to 3,458 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had nine confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported six positive cases, 12 in isolation and two in...
Hinsdale High School District 86 residents filled the Hinsdale South library at last week’s school board meeting, angry with the handling of the withdrawal of an anti-racism consultant a couple of weeks earlier. Much of the speakers’ ire was directed toward Superintendent Tammy Prentiss. Prentiss was repeatedly criticized for reading the withdrawal letter from North Carolina-based Valbrun Consulting at the Jan. 13 board meeting. In it, owner Valda Valbrun wrote “(I) really think Hinsdale is a dangerous place and would not b...
