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The Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame will induct four new members tonight, Sept. 22, at its dinner at Ruth Lake Country Club. The annual event has taken place every year since the inaugural class was inducted in 1997. The Class of 2022 inductees are as follows. Douglas Newby The 1970 graduate credits his upbringing in Hinsdale for stoking his interest in community involvement and his high school friends and mentors for instilling confidence and vision to venture into uncharted territory with new ideas and initiatives. Newby play...
They've got spirit! - Seniors at Hinsdale Central High School showed the school who has the most school spirit - or at least who can express it the loudest - at Friday's pep rally to kick off homecoming. Activities continued this week in anticipation of Friday night's football game vs. Oak Park-River Forest, the parade Saturday morning and the dance Saturday night. For more homecoming coverage - including a lot at Hall of Fame inductees and reunions - turn to Pages 5, 7 and...
Carol Bobo was a rising Hinsdale Central senior in 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed Title IX into law, requiring, among other things, equal opportunities for girls in high school and college athletics. "At Central, when it passed, they quickly put together a swim team and they did a little conference meet, and I couldn't even swim because I was on the pompon squad," said Bobo, who graduated as Carol Lambert in 1973. "I had other things going on in my life. "We all...
Lisa Mussman Steele isn't about to let a few hundred miles stand between her and the chance to reconnect with her classmates from the Hinsdale Central High School Class of 1982. A resident of Asheville, N.C., Steele said she's never missed a reunion, and she won't miss the one planned for this weekend, either. "I haven't lived back in Hinsdale since I graduated from high school," Steele said. But she's remained in touch with her Central friends, and thanks to regular...
CENTRAL TEENS ARE SEMIFINALISTS The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including several from Hinsdale Central. Central’s Merit Semifinalists are Sebastian Attlan, Analise Budziak, Alexander Burt, Natalie Chang, Jiming Chen, Luke Chung, Samuel Chung, Cole Clawson, Rohan Devulapally, Priya Dhananjaya, Annaka Freve, Sherry Gong, Rebecca Guan, Jessica Han, Jacob Haverkos, Nicole Hu, Nicole Catherine Huber, Andrew...
Hinsdale Central senior Adriana Olaguez experienced some culture shock after transferring from East Leyden midway through high school. "(East Leyden) is more than 50 percent Latinos," said Olaguez, who is of Mexican heritage. "The transition to Central, I felt, was a big difference." The Hispanic Student Association at Central helped ease the acclimation process. "I found a lot of kids that had similar backgrounds, so it was easy to connect with people," she related. Now...
“It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and, best of all, leaping into leaves!” — Winnie the Pooh Happy Fall! Today is the autumnal equinox, ushering in a season — as the most famous resident of the Hundred Acre Wood so gleefully conveys — replete with delights. Sunshine without summer’s humidity and cool evenings for strolls or s’mores make it the most inviting time to be outdoors for Midwest denizens. While the jury’s still out on sanctioning the term “leaf peeper...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: FY23 budget public hearing and adoption, access to district public records policy, fund transfers, school maintenance grant program, memo of understanding with HTHSSSA regarding retention bonus Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: audit presentation and...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: changes to village parking ordinances, Historic Overlay District, holiday lighting and decorating contract, IGA with Tollway for stormwater detention Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 Memorial Building, 19 E....
Donna L. Watkins, 74, died unexpectedly Sept. 5, 2022, near her home in southern Indiana. The daughter of Frank W. and Ada B. (Ennes) Watkins was born in 1948. She graduated from Indiana University and taught Latin and English in Wabash, Ind., before coming to Hinsdale Central High school. At Central she taught Latin and etymology and became world languages department chair. She was a legend in the annual Illinois High School Association Latin Tournament, with a student of...
Craig Laurence Kruse, 50, of Clarendon Hills passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sept. 9, 2022. The son of Ron and Roxanna Kruse, he was born in Belleville in 1972. He was raised in Herscher, where he discovered his passion for athletics. This included him helping secure a runner up state championship title in football during the 1988-89 season at Herscher High School and competing in shot put at state his senior year. He continued his athletic career at...
I didn't know Craig Kruse. Craig passed away on Sept. 9 from brain cancer. He was 50 years old, six years younger than me. He left behind a wife and three children, many family members and an untold number of friends. Until recently, what I knew of Craig came from previous news articles and his obituary. A resident of Clarendon Hills, he served as a trainer and strength and conditioning coach at Hinsdale Central High School. His myriad personal and professional accomplishments...
Craig Laurence Kruse, 50, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sept. 9, 2022. The son of Ron and Roxanna Kruse, he was born in Belleville in 1972. He was raised in Herscher, where he discovered his passion for athletics. This included him helping secure a runner up state championship title in football during the 1988-89 season at Herscher High School and competing in shot put at state his senior year. He continued his athletic career at Augustana College...
Preparing for the Hinsdale Central Drama's upcoming production of "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind" has been a departure for theater veteran Julianna Wittrock. "It's 30 plays in 60 minutes, ranging (across) all different genres," the senior said. They range from the whimsical, like the importance of hands, to the unsettling or philosophical. "I do one about wanting to shake my child to death," Wittrock related. "And I get to talk about the lyrics to 'Crank That' by Soul...
Hinsdale High School District 86 is hosting a series of Community Conversations. These events, which are aligned with the work of the Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee, will provide community members with the chance to learn about and discuss topics that are critical to the success of students, staff and schools. The first Community Conversation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the library at Hinsdale Central, 5500 S. Grant St. This session, will be focused on the district’s curriculum alignment work, r. T...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets, https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: FY 2023 budget, 2022 levy presentation, school security update Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 Memorial...
Summer construction projects delayed the start of school at Hinsdale Central, but the new spaces likely impressed students and staff when they returned to class Tuesday. One of the most noticeable is a new entrance along Grant Street, where the old entrance known as the "pool door" used to be. The Grant Street Plaza, as Hinsdale Central Principal Bill Walsh likes to call it, offers a much more appropriate first impression to the many who use this entrance. The area features a...
9U SILVER SHOWS STRONG EFFORT Nineteen new players (one returner) embarked on their Falcon Football career Sunday. On the backdrop of a warm, sun-splashed afternoon, the young Falcons traveled to Naperville to take on the Saints. It was a tightly contested affair. The Falcons’ offense — led by Nate Morris, Will Jones, Luke Hanson, AJ Siepker, Dario Rendina, Grant Garber, Keegan McCoskey and Harrison Kuzniar — blocked and ran hard all day. Teddy Ouimette scampered to the outside and was a shoelace away from giving the Falcons...
No one was injured in a bus-car collision Aug. 25 near Hinsdale Central High School, but some Hinsdale Middle School students on the bus left the scene, creating anxiety for parents. The bus was clipped by a car at 55th and Grant streets, according to Nick Shepkowski, communications director for Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. Police and fire personnel were already on the scene when district administrators arrived, he said. They were given a list of names of...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public meetings on 36 S. Washington St. & 4 W. Hinsdale Ave. (Airoom facade improvements and sign permit), 18 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Zazu second floor window replacement) and 35 E. First St. (Fuller House facade improvements); sign permit review for 28 E. First...
After altering grading practices for the 2021-22 school year, educators in Hinsdale High School District 86 are making some modifications for the 2022-23 school year. “In general, we were always looking to evaluate the system we put into place,” said Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for academics. “Really, I think the urgency for revision came directly from our department chairs through their department meetings from their teachers. They had spent a year with the changes that we had made and wanted us to consider some...
An educator's passion for their field doesn't end when class is dismissed. At least that's the case with Hinsdale Central High School foreign language teachers Jennifer Klein-Chaney and Rebecca O'Connor, both of whom spent time this summer immersing themselves in the languages they teach. This summer's trip to France was more than a vacation for teacher Klein-Chaney. It was a chance to reconnect with family and friends while immersing herself once again in her native...
The benefits of serving one's community are many, said Hinsdale Hospital Foundation Junior Board President Maddie Molis, and some of them are delicious. Molis and others on the 150-member board are looking forward to the 68th ice cream social event from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28. People of all ages from throughout the area are invited to Burlington Park in downtown Hinsdale for ice cream, a cake walk, games, an art project and a chance to support the work of the junior...
Long before she took her first engineering class at Hinsdale Central High School, Grace Deane knew a thing or two about using science to make life easier. Tasked with keeping her family's upstairs bathroom stocked with tissue, a much younger Deane used a basket and bungee cord to fashion a makeshift dumbwaiter to do the job. "I would dump all the toilet paper in there and then walk upstairs and pull the cord," she said. Now a senior at Hinsdale Central with several...
For many teachers, summer is a well-earned time to relax, recover and recharge after a busy school year. For Hinsdale Central High School teacher and soccer coach Mike Wiggins, the end of the school year is just the beginning. Wiggins started his Five Star Soccer Camps in 1994 at Hinsdale Middle School, attracting about 60 young players eager to learn the skills of the game. That first camp took place in the winter but quickly became a summer tradition for Wiggins and the...
