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The Hinsdale Central High School girls swim and dive team earned its best finish since 2008 at the IHSA State Championships Nov. 12-13, earning 100 points and tying with Barrington for second place. New Trier won the meet at FMC Natatorium in Westmont with 182 points. The Red Devils were led by junior Kit Schneider, who placed first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.98 (see Page 58 for results) and who swam the first leg of all three relays, which placed second...
Twenty-five Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 24 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,135, compared to 2,110 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had seven confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported no positive cases, 19 in isolation and no...
Hinsdale High School District 86 is partnering with Jewel-Osco to host a COVID-19 booster shot clinic from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at Hinsdale Central, 55th and Grant streets. This event is open to community members who are 18 years or older and either completed the two-dose series of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least six months ago (i.e., no later than May 17, 2021) or received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at least two months ago (i.e., no later than Sept. 17, 2021). It is also open to family members of...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] What did coaching and teaching mean to the late Rex Whitlatch? Everything, his wife, Nancy, said. "Coaching and teaching came first. I came second. The kids came third," she said. "He took so much pride in his job and coaching and wrestling and everything." The two met when they were in their teens, when Whitlatch was competing on the high school team. "It's all I ever knew," she said. Whitlatch, a husband, father and legendary coach,...
About 200 students and staff from Hinsdale Central High School fanned out across the area Saturday morning in a spirit of volunteerism for the school's annual Day of Service. Sponsored by the Red Devil Service Club, which aims to benefit the surrounding community through philanthropic opportunities, teams of volunteers are sent to various locations to extend help in whatever way they can. Senior Zack Azmy, co-president of the service club, said other Central clubs and sports...
Seventeen Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 17 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported no new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,110, compared to 2,093 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had six confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported no positive cases, 25 in isolation and no students in...
Preliminary data from the Illinois School Report Card reveals that Hinsdale Central’s graduation rate remains high while the school’s SAT scores have slipped. The report card was released Oct. 29 with limited information, including the rate of ninth-graders who are on track to graduate. At Central, 99 percent of ninth-graders are on track to graduate, which means they have earned at least five full-year course credits (10 semester credits) and have earned no more than one semester “F” in a core course (English, math, science...
The Hinsdale Central girls tennis team added to the program's state-leading legacy of IHSA championships, capturing its 19th first-place trophy at the state tournament Oct. 21-23 at Buffalo Grove High School. The team registered 34 points to claim victory, with Lake Forest, Stevenson and New Trier high schools in a three-way tie for runner-up with 26. New Trier ranks second to Central in championships won with eight. It was the second title for head coach Shawna Zsinko, who...
It's that time of year for seniors - college application season. College applications are many things, one of which is not easy. Speaking from experience, they're a bit of a chore - sort of like cleaning my room, with added importance, of course. My room appears as if a hurricane spiraled through, with piles of laundry, snacks and my dog's footprints. I ignore my mom's texts to tidy up until she pounds on my door. I hear a constant knocking these days, reminding me to get...
Eleven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 11 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported no new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,093, compared to 2,082 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had five confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School, reported one positive case, 17 in isolation and no students in...
We are baffled. We’ve watched and listened to the discussion of grading practices in Hinsdale High School District 86 from the Sept. 30 and Oct. 14 board meetings. We’ve been attending and reporting on school board meetings for decades, both at The Hinsdalean and other community newspapers. Typically when a board falls into a pattern of ill-tempered meetings that exceed four hours, it’s pretty easy to figure out the source and motivation behind the dysfunction. But that’s not the case with the current D86 board. Three b...
The Hinsdale Central girls tennis team will represent Red Devil Nation at the IHSA state tennis meet today through Saturday at Buffalo Grove High School and surrounding schools. Competing for Central will be junior Nicole Hu and freshman Anna Wiskowski in singles, and the duos of senior Katie Dollens/junior Sophie Kim and senior Zoe Limparis/junior Bridget Novatney in doubles. Good luck Devils!...
GOLFERS HELP TEAM WIN TITLE Sophomores Jacob Gupta and Charlie Krasnewich of Hinsdale helped the St. Ignatius boys golf team win the IHSA Class 2A state championship Oct. 11 at Weibring Golf Club in Normal with a score of 585. Benton High School came in second with 594 strokes. Gupta scored 147 and Krasnewich scored 160 to contribute to the title. This is the second team IHSA state championship in the school’s history and the first overall boys state team championship. En route to state, the team won its second straight I...
Steven Lewis Foster, 56, passed away Oct. 4, 2021, at Amita Hinsdale Hospital flanked by his brothers. Steve was born in 1965 in La Grange. He lived in Hinsdale for most of his life and was in the Class of 1983 at Hinsdale Central High School. He graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in visual communications. Steve was a jack-of-all-trades and a caregiver. His first job took him to the Denver area. He came back to Hinsdale to assist with operations and...
Eleven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported nine new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,082, compared to 2,071 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had three confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School, reported one positive case, 16 in isolation and no students...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at Tuesday’s meeting, trustees: • passed a resolution setting the amount of money to be raised through property taxes at $11.1 million, including an estimated $3.3 million for the library levy. The village board is required by state law to pass this resolution requesting the levying of property taxes prior to adopting the annual tax levy ordinance in November. • approved the addition of stop signs at three Ninth Street intersections. A two-way stop will be installed at Thurl...
Ainsley and I took advantage of having Columbus Day off to do some back-to-school shopping. We headed to Yorktown, primarily motivated by the bubble tea store there. (We had visited the same spot Sunday, but misguided ordering had left Ainsley with a thick, sludgy drink rather than one filled with tiny bubbles that burst when you bite them. She wanted a make good.) A neighbor who also is the mom of a tall girl had given me some recommendations on stores we might visit. At our...
Ten Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported nine new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,071, compared to 2,061 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had three confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School, reported one positive case, 16 in isolation and one in...
W. Rex Whitlatch, 84, of Grand Junction, Colo., passed away Oct. 2, 2021, from complications of the coronavirus. Rex was born in 1937 to Harold and Pauline Whitlatch at Burnham City Hospital in Champaign. He attended Urbana High School, where he was a four-year contender and two-time Illinois State Wrestling Champion. After high school Rex attended the University of Illinois, where he received a master’s degree in physical education. He also continued his wrestling career there, becoming captain of the wrestling team and a c...
This week is National Newspaper Week. Surprisingly, I don't receive flowers or cards from friends and relatives. Just kidding. Most people probably aren't even aware of the week, but it's important to us. The theme of this, the 81st annual National Newspaper Week, is "Community Forum," and it's connected to The Relevance Project, a national effort intended to speed the resurgence of community newspapers in North America. We are fortunate that since we launched The Hinsdalean...
Hinsdale Central senior Bella Insignares was grateful to return to the class this year to finish out her high school tenure. As a member of the Hispanic Student Association, she felt inspired to foster fellowship around cultural awareness by sponsoring activities to mark Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15. "The thing I love about Hispanic culture is it's so about togetherness - family and friends and just everybody coming together," Insignares said. "What we wanted to...
Celebrity does not seem to have changed Tomi Adeyemi. Sitting in the home of junior high school friend Shannon Ruge, Adeyemi does not come across as the author of two New York Times best-sellers who has a movie deal on her first book, was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People and has appeared on TV news and talk shows. The 28-year-old who returned to her hometown to be inducted into the Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame is first and foremost a student,...
October is Sudden Cardiac Awareness month. Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death of student athletes and death on campuses. One child dies every hour, every day from an undetected heart defect. We serve as junior board members on the just1mike foundation. The foundation was created to honor Michael Brindley, a Hinsdale Central student who suffered sudden cardiac death in 2016, playing basketball at 16 years old. The mission of the foundation is raise awareness and survival rates in teens/young adults through...
Eighteen Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 16 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,061, compared to 2,043 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had four confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School, reported no positive cases, 11 in isolation and two in...
A new set of grading practices has opened the latest schism among Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members. At the Sept. 30 board meeting, district administrators reviewed the grading framework that, among other provisions, eliminates zeros from the grading scale. It also establishes that summative assessments used to gauge a student’s mastery of content, like unit tests and labs, account for at least 70 percent of a student’s grade, and formative preparation such as homework and class participation constitute no mor...
