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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...
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...
Wence F. Cerne Jr., 90, of Burr Ridge passed away peacefully Feb. 1, 2022. He was born in 1931 in Chicago to the Wence F. and Leonie (nee Stranen) Cerne. Wence lived a very successful life that was highlighted by his strong commitment to his community and his family. He was raised in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago, where he graduated from Gage Park High School. He then worked his way through Woodrow Wilson Community College, Emory University and Northwestern University...
Jui Khankari was used to people mispronouncing her name. But when her mother's phone followed suit, she decided to do something about it. After just a few tweaks, Khankari had taught Siri the correct pronunciation of her name, and Siri had introduced Khankari to the world of artificial intelligence. Several years later, Khankari's study of AI as a tool to detect ischemic stroke garnered the country's most prestigious science award for high school seniors - the Regeneron...
Eighty-one Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 77 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported four new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,458, compared to 3,377 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 eight positive cases, 11 in isolation and one 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...
Growing up in New Jersey, Jay Moody started playing lacrosse before he was in kindergarten. "I was always an East Coast guy before I was transferred out here to Chicago," the Hinsdale resident said. "I thought lacrosse was going to be bigger out here than it was." The father of three boys was disappointed that the only acknowledgment he saw of his favorite sport were signs saying, "No throwing lacrosse balls" at the elementary schools. So Moody, a former Brown University...
Two hundred and twenty-two Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 216 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported six new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,377, compared to 3,155 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 16 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 31 positive cases, 10 in isolation...
Hinsdale's Steve Foster took a good friend to Wrigley Field last Labor Day to watch his beloved Cubbies. Suddenly a foul ball sailed their way and landed just behind their row. Steve was quick to retrieve it. "Just as quickly he handed the ball to me with a request to give it to the young girl siting across the aisle from us," according to an account by that friend, relayed by Steve's brother Jim at a Nov. 13 memorial service. Jim held back tears as he read how the girl's...
Hinsdale fifth-grader Jake Knapp had heard about the rigors and rewards of wrestling from a couple of family friends who compete at the Division I collegiate level. "I just kind of wanted to try it and get to know the sport," Jake said, He didn't need to go far, joining the Hinsdale Red Devils Wrestling Club three years ago and continuing this year. The instructional program for kids in second through eighth grades runs November through February, with twice-weekly practices...
MUSIC STUDENTS earn ALL-STATE Ten students from Hinsdale Central High School earned All-State selections for band, chorus and orchestra from the Illinois Music Education Association. They were chosen from among the more than 10,000 individuals who auditions for this honor. They are Ann Ascher, honors chorus, soprano I; Evan Carlson, All-State Chorus, tenor II; Athena Deng, orchestra, violin; Lely Gerami, honors chorus, alto I; Vanessa Ivanov, honors chorus, soprano I; Arun Marion, band, oboe; Grace Stafford, honors chorus,...
One hundred and twenty-three Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 117 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported 6 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,155, compared to 3,032 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 36 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 44 positive cases, 8 in isolation...
The recent surge in COVID-19 cases is evident everywhere you look in town, from the hospital to the schools to the central business district. Saying Amita Adventist Hinsdale Hospital is stressed is an understatement, said Dr. Bela Nand, chief medical officer of Amita Adventist Medical Centers Hinsdale and La Grange. "Our numbers are steadily increasing and what's even worse, they are occupying ICU and are getting ventilators," Nand said. While patient counts are rising, the...
A league of their own - While waiting for the Zamboni driver to finish preparing the ice for practice, Burlington West Grizzlies coach Julie Sochacki lent a hand to the sputtering machine, which was running low on propane. Team members, and Hinsdale Central students Ashley Ashbaugh and Amelia Sowers, were quick to drop their sticks and give their coach a hand as well. Turn to Page 38 to learn about the newly formed high school girls hockey team. (Jim Slonoff...
