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A long walk can be a great way to sort out one's thoughts and make plans for the future. During his gap year between high school and college, William Seppanen of Hinsdale did just that. After graduating from Hinsdale Central High School in 2020, Seppanen spent much of the next year hiking all 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Starting out in Maine, Seppanen had made his way to West Virginia by the fall. After the snow had time to thaw, he hiked the other half this spring,...
Students in Hinsdale High School District 86 will continue to learn math in a traditional course sequence. In a split 4-3 vote June 9, the District 86 Board directed instructors to abandon the plan approved by the board last October to create an integrated math curriculum. Board member Debbie Levinthal said she remained uncertain about integrated math’s ability to meet the range of students’ needs when they enter the district as freshman. “I’m not convinced yet this is the approach that is going to accomplish (better student...
The talent. That's what sets Hinsdale Central boys tennis apart, according to varsity head coach John Naisbitt. It's why the team entered this season as the two-time defending Illinois champion. It's why they've won of nine of the last 13 state titles. And it's why they own more first-place trophies (26) than any other program. "We are just a school that has incredible tennis talent," Naisbitt remarked earlier this month. "It's been a tradition for over 50 years." Having lost...
The Hinsdale Central girls lacrosse team will represent Red Devil Nation at the IHSA state finals today and Friday, June 17-18, at Glenbrook North High School. The team will play in the semifinal at 7 tonight against Loyola Academy and then will play tomorrow in either the third-place match at 5 p.m. or the championship match at 7 p.m. Members of the Central boys track team will represent Red Devil Nation at the IHSA Class 3A state final meet June 19 at Eastern Illinois University. Sophomore Daniel Watcke will compete in the...
Gina Herrmann has been hired by Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board to serve as assistant superintendent of human resources effective July 1. Herrmann comes to District 181 from Oak Park School District 97, where she serves as senior director of human resources. Prior to her time in District 97, she served as director of career, then director of human resources in Naperville Unit District 203. "Ms. Herrmann is a highly regarded administrator with a...
In the third set of a tennis match at University of Chicago two years ago, Kenyon College's Erika Oku started to cramp up, a familiar nemesis during grueling contests. "I told my coach I needed to retire," Hinsdale's Oku recounted. But her coach exhorted her to keep fighting. And her resilient spirit responded. "Something kicked in and I got back up and was able to finish the match and beat her in three sets," she said. "The fact that I was able to fight through the pain, I...
The Hinsdale Central boys tennis team will compete in the IHSA state final meet Thursday to Saturday, June 10-12, at Hersey High School. Representing Red Devil Nation will be senior Ansh Shah and junior Noah Hernandez in singles, and the doubles teams of juniors Jai Vallurupalli and Mujtaba Ali-Khan, and senior John Fakouri and junior Dean Kamenev. Members of the Central girls track team will compete in the IHSA state final meet Saturday, June 12, at Eastern Illinois University. Representing Red Devil Nation will be...
VIRTUAL WHIRL RAISES $1.1 MILLION This year, the Chicago Zoological Society celebrated its 40th anniversary of the Whirl, its largest annual fundraiser. The event, co-hosted by the society’s board of trustees and Women’s Board, was held virtually on May 1. Hundreds of guests tuned in during the virtual fundraiser, which grossed more than $1.1 million for the animals at Brookfield Zoo as well as the society’s conservation, education, and research programs. The program featured welcoming comments from Stuart Strahl, president a...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business May 26, board members: • held a public hearing on and unanimously approved an amended budget for fiscal year 2020-21. The amended budget includes property tax and corporate replacement tax revenue increases to reflect actual amounts, tranfers from the operations fund to the capital projects fund to pay for summer construction and filling in the pool at Central and salary adjustments required by new contracts approved with two district unions, among other items. • lis...
Suzanne Sailor, 72, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away May 26, 2021. Suzanne was born in Hinsdale in 1949, to Stewart and Virginia Sailor. She attended Oak School and Hinsdale Junior High School and was a graduate of Hinsdale Central High School. Suzanne was an Air Force veteran and later worked as a mail processor for the United States Postal Service. She is survived by her siblings, Robert Dean (Glenda) Sailor, Charles Mosher (Marilyn) Sailor, Gladys Sandra Sailor and Stewart Alexander “Bo” (Jane) Sailor; and her nie...
Heidi Marie Michaelis, 45, died May 25, 2021, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis due to an acute illness, with her mother and brother at her bedside. Heidi was born in 1975 in Dublin, Ireland to Cynthia “Cindy” and Gary Michaelis. Heidi was raised in Hinsdale and was an avid swimmer and basketball player. After graduating from Hinsdale Central High School, she received a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. She worked as a middle school teacher. Heidi was a lover of music and good...
The four newly elected Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members still are uncertain as to whether they will support a move to teach integrated math in the district. The board spent more than two hours at their May 26 meeting listening to a presentation from the math team and discussing the curriculum change, which was approved by the previous board in October. The integrated curriculum would weave algebra 1, geometry and algebra 2 into three courses titled Math 1, 2 and 3. Team members said the change allows students...
How did your Naval career intersect with Hinsdale Rotary? A year ago in March, Sophie Lekas needed money. $32,000 to be precise. She was finishing her fourth and final year as a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and was eager to pursue graduate studies, if the Navy would support it. The master's program in engineering at Oxford University accepted her, but she would need to raise half of the two-year program's $64,000 tuition herself. "I thought it would be a...
Family and friendship provided motivation for organizers of the St. Baldrick's fundraiser last week at Hinsdale Central High School. Oh, and the coronavirus pandemic played a role as well. "He had the long COVID hair," boys varsity track coach Jim Kupres said of boys varsity wrestling coach Jason Hayes. "I had the long COVID hair. We asked if we could do our own shaving event, our own fundraiser." The organization they approached was St. Baldrick's, known to Kupres because...
For many, the word "philanthropist" refers to a wealthy individual using his or her substantial resources to meet large-scale needs. But financial benevolence does not depend on one's tax bracket status, a lesson learned by teen members of the YC2 leadership development program - including rising Hinsdale Central senior Amar Gupta. "Whenever you hear about philanthropy, it's always about some billionaire with a lot of money," Gupta said. "This time they were giving (the...
Red Devil Class of 2021 graduates Hinsdale Central High School presented 672 diplomas to members of the Class of 2021 May 17 at Dickinson Field. Congratulations to the graduates! They are Ryan Ables, Jake Adams, Mohammad Ahmadi, Moosa Ahmed, Rimsha Ahmed, Yusrah Ahmed, Nur-Fatima Akbar, Hani Akhras, Tolulope Akin-Olugbemi, Rudolph Albores, Ava Alessi, Sophie Aliaga, Emily Alter, Thomas Ambrose, Jay Amin, Arthur Andersen, Madeleine Anglin, Inan Anirudhan, Zoya Anjarwala, Oscar Antanaitis, Abigail Antinossi, Mikyra...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] When COVID-19 interrupted the boys 2020 track season at Hinsdale Central High School, assistant coach Noah Lawrence tried to put things in perspective for team members. He penned a poignant blog on March 14, reminding the student-athletes that baseball great Joe DiMaggio's career was interrupted for three seasons after he enlisted in the U.S. military following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Lawrence also wanted to remind the teens why...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board seems willing to spend $870,000 to fill in the old pool at Hinsdale Central to create a flexible space, if the project can be paid for out of surplus operating funds. At a finance committee meeting in April, Josh Stephenson, chief financial officer, suggested using Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds for the project. That idea met with some resistance when the full board met April 22. Another look at the budget, however, indicates those funds will not be needed,...
Raising money to support an organization is one thing. Seeing the looks of joy and appreciation on the faces of people the nonprofit helps is something altogether different. "For me the most meaningful experience has been this event that we do - it's called 'See Santa,' " said Kelsey Condon, president of the Infant Welfare Society Junior Board. The event is held at the Angel Harvey Center in Chicago. Junior board members accompany adult members of the Hinsdale Chapter of the...
What are your thoughts as graduation nears? Hinsdale Central student Gianna Dugan will soon shed that identifier. The senior is graduating on Monday. And as student body president, she'll also serve as host for the proceedings. "I'll be leading the whole ceremony. I'll introduce the different speakers, (principal) Mr. Walsh," she said. "I'll also introduce all the students going to military service academies." Looking back on a most unusual finale for the class of 2021, Dugan...
For 18 years I have witnessed Hinsdale Central High School students walking to school in weeds and through an uneven and muddy path along the north side of 55th Street between Monroe Street and Madison Street. Julie Renehan, our DuPage County Board member, shared my concern about student safety and got the new sidewalk funded and included in the county highway construction program. The construction of the walk was completed this past week. I appreciate everything Julie did to get this work done for the safety and welfare of...
Food insecurity may not be a direct concern for most Hinsdale residents. For HCS Family Services junior board members Abby Clark, Piper Frankiewicz and Camryn Saltzman, addressing the need helps nourish the broader society. "It benefits the community as a whole and makes the community stronger," said Clark, a senior at Hinsdale Central who joined the junior board as a sophomore. "It's just great to see yourself have such a big effect on the community and the people you...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports May 11. License, warrant arrest Dekari R. Iverson, 25, 5959 S. Troy St., Chicago, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, having no front license plate and for a warrant out of Bedford Park at 2:25 p.m. May 10 at 55th and Quincy streets. He was cited and posted bond on the warrant and was released to appear in court. Man arrested on warrant Ruben Equivel-Lezo, 45, 3343 W. 60th Place, Chicago, was arrested on a warrant out of DuPage County at 5:05 a.m. May 3 in the...
Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 19 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: 2022 budget planning discussion; DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau presentation; Restaurant Week, summer campaign and Wellness Week updates Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 13 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: renovating existing pool space at Central, aprpove director of instructional equity, committee...
U.S. News RANKS CENTRAL NO. 10 Hinsdale Central High School ranked No. 10 for the state in the U.S. News and World Report list of 2021 Best High Schools released Tuesday. Central has a 96 percent graduation rate, with a college readiness score of 64.5 percent (based on AP exams taken and passed). Central is ranked No. 252 in the nation. Hinsdale South is ranked No. 82 in the state and No. 1,939 in the nation. The report ranks more than 24,000 public high school throughout the country, measuring how well schools serve...
