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  • Challenges of COVID-19 continue in D86

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Apr 21, 2021

    More than $3 million in anticipated grant money will help Hinsdale High School District 86 cover the additional expenses of operating during a pandemic, Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said. “I would tell you these grants have been welcome relief,” she said Monday. “We would have really struggled without them. We would have had to make some very difficult decisions on what we were not going to do.” The district has received about $267,104 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief fund allocations and is expecti...

  • Devils ready for busiest season so far

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Apr 21, 2021

    High school athletics has looked much different this school year, with COVID-19 restrictions moving sports from one season to another, limiting spectators and reducing the number of competitions. That trend continues as 10 Hinsdale Central teams begin this year's "summer" sports season. Five of those teams will have the opportunity to compete in state finals in June - baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, and boys and girls track and field. This is the first in a three-part...

  • Good news

    Updated Apr 21, 2021

    PRENTISS EARNS MERIT AWARD Tammy Prentiss, superintendent of Hinsdale High School District 86, has earned an Award of Merit in the Administrator category as part of the 2021 Distinguished Service Awards Program sponsored by the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association. These awards recognize those who make a difference in their school communities by helping to promote public education and enhance its programs and services. Nominees are evaluated on their ability to support or improve understanding...

  • Kelly Cox and Frank Battaglia

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Kelly Cox and Frank Battaglia were married the weekend of March 20, 2021, at St. Ann Catholic Church in Naples, Fla. The reception and dinner party were held at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples. The bride is the daughter of Thomas and Lisa Cox of Oak Brook and a 2012 graduate of Nazareth Academy High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from St. Norbert College and is a paralegal at Winston & Strawn in Chicago. The groom, the son of Ernest and Rosalie Battaglia of...

  • Jeffery Demetrius and Agurann Hamilton Bates

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Jeffery Demetrius and Agurann Hamilton Bates of Hinsdale have announced the engagement of their daughter, Paris Monique, to Joseph Jamerson McGhee, son of Ray McGhee Sr. and the late Myrtise Fay Allen-McGhee of Chicago. The bride-to-be is a 2011 graduate of Hinsdale Central High School. She received a bachelor's of degree in biology at Howard University in 2015 and a master of public health degree in epidemiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public...

  • Next week

    Updated Apr 14, 2021

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 22 Hinsdale Central South School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: Helen O’Neill scholarship, presentation of officer slate, emergency operational changes, executive director annual review recommendation Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: permit fee c...

  • Votes line up by school in District 86

    Updated Apr 14, 2021

    The four Hinsdale High School District 86 candidates who won the April 6 election were the top vote-getters in every precinct in their shared hometown of Hinsdale. According to unofficial election results. Peggy James, Debbie Levinthal, Terri Walker and Jeff Waters also won all eight precincts in Clarendon Hills, five precincts scattered among Oak Brook, Burr Ridge, unincorporated DuPage County and Westmont, and the Cook County portion of Hinsdale (Cook County precinct breakouts were not available at press time). In the...

  • Girls are sixth at historic state meet

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    The Hinsdale Central girls badminton team ended a season like no other, placing sixth at the state tournament March 30 and April 1 at Hinsdale South High School in Darien. "I knew my No. 1 doubles team, Angelia Berti and Lily McCain, I knew that they were going to get a medal," varsity head coach Katie Maley said. "These girls went to state and did awesome as sophomores. I knew as seniors they were going to dominate and they really did. They had a huge upset against a...

  • Ask an expert - BETH GREIFENKAMP, ART ENTHUSIAST

    Sandy Illian Bosch|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    Why is that dinosaur in your front lawn? Whether it's referred to as the big purple dinosaur, Madame Butterfly or the beastie, the whimsical sculpture that adorns the front lawn of Beth Greifenkamp's Hinsdale home is known to all who have the pleasure of passing by. "It's literally a landmark," said Greifenkamp, who refers to the winged creature as "the beastie." Greifenkamp had long admired the work of Milwaukee artist Dennis Pearson when he teamed up with the Milwaukee...

  • Good news

    Updated Apr 7, 2021

    CENTRAL ARTISTS CHOSEN FOR EXHIBIT Samara Jaquez and Cadence Parker-Briones from Hinsdale Central will join other top student artists from across the state at the ninth annual Illinois High School Art Exhibition Senior Scholarships Announced event, which will be held virtually April 11. Students will come together to showcase their work and be recognized for their accomplishments. To date, Jaquez and Parker-Briones have received more than $368,000 in scholarships for their portfolios. STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LIST Several H...

  • Junior board more than a pet project

    Ken Knutson|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    The community's rising generation has, in recent years, been stepping up into leadership roles with local nonprofit organizations through service on junior boards. Seven junior boards in Hinsdale are currently working in partnership with The Hinsdalean on a seven-week food drive to benefit HCS Family Services (see the ad on Page 15.) The Hinsdalean will profile each over the next couple of months, leading off with the Hinsdale Humane Society Junior Board. In early 2020 the...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Apr 7, 2021

    Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, April 12 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: special education spotlight, Chromebook refresh, COVID-19 update, summer learning program, district office space update Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 8 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: award student information system contract, return to school update, approve final...

  • Hope springs eternal for HC teams

    Ken Knutson|Updated Mar 31, 2021

    Thanks to the pandemic, the spring sports season has gotten a temporary (hopefully) makeover with transplanted stalwart fall programs boys soccer and girls volleyball playing their deferred schedules. Boys gymnastics is also happy to be back in action after being grounded last spring. The teams' coaches offer thoughts on their squads below as competitions begin. The previews of the football and boys and girls water polo teams ran in the March 25 issue. Boys gymnastics First...

  • Good news

    Updated Mar 31, 2021

    STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LIST Several students from Hinsdale were named to the dean’s list or equivalent for the fall 2020 semester at their respective colleges and universities. • William Bush, The Citadel • Jonathon Cain, Colgate University • Daniel McKay, Colgate University • Caroline Riefe, Indiana University • Selin Turkyilmaz, Colgate University ROTARY PRESENTS MERIT AWARDS The Rotary Club of Hinsdale presented another round of Youth Merit Awards March 12. This award recognizes extraordinary middle school and high school s...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Mar 31, 2021

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 8 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: discuss pay plans for full-time, public services and seasonal employees, review variations and exterior appearance and site for Phase 2 construction at Hinsdale Central, liquor license requests...

  • Meeting roundup

    Updated Mar 31, 2021

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business March 25, board members: • approved the staffing recommendation for the 2021-22 school year, which will keep district staffing flat. The recommendation, which was reviewed and discussed by the district’s human resources committee, came under criticism from some students and families for creating “stacked” classes at Hinsdale South, in which different levels of German courses and Latin courses are combined into one due to low enrollment for the individual courses. Distric...

  • D86 addresses equipment upgrade backlog

    Ken Knutson|Updated Mar 31, 2021

    Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South campuses are in the process of getting long deferred improvements. Now the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board wants to change out deteriorating equipment like drivers education simulators and snow removal vehicles for more functional models. Board members approved the purchase of replacement capital equipment totaling $2.35 million at their March 25 meeting. Chief Financial Officer Josh Stephenson said the time is right for such action — particularly with the budget savings related t...

  • Tower tune-up

    Updated Mar 24, 2021

    A telecommunication company crew scaled the Hinsdale water tower near Hinsdale Central High School recently. Three cell providers lease space on the tower. (Jim Slonoff photo)...

  • Football joins roster of spring sports

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Mar 24, 2021

    As this unusual year continues, the relocated football season gets its bearings alongside traditional spring sports such as boys and girls water polo. The coaches of these three programs share insight about their squads in the first of two spring preview articles. Boys gymnastics and the two other fall transplants, boys soccer and girls volleyball, will be featured in the second part April 1 . Football First game: March 19 vs. OP-RF (V wins 42-7) Last year: lost in the first...

  • Levinthal highly qualified to sit on D86 board

    Updated Mar 24, 2021

    I am writing in support of Debbie Levinthal for the District 86 Board of Education. I’m a 17-year Hinsdale resident and parent of two students at Hinsdale Central High School. I’ve had the opportunity to work with Debbie on several school-related projects, and I believe she would be an incredibly valuable addition to the D86 Board. Debbie is committed to high-quality education and student success. Debbie is curious, actively engaged with district initiatives and eager to participate in advancing student learning and saf...

  • D86 science, math curriculum changes

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Mar 24, 2021

    Concerns over science and math curriculum changes in Hinsdale High School District 86 have become a focal point in the Tuesday, April 6, election for school board members. Three incumbents and seven challengers are running for four open seats on the board. Generally speaking, incumbents support the changes and challengers oppose them. This Q & A presents both detractors’ objections and the district’s positions, as articulated by Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for curriculum. What was the impetus for changing the scien...

  • Two incumbents, two newcomers endorsed for D86

    Updated Mar 18, 2021

    ✔︎ Kevin Camden ✔︎ Tamakia “TJ” Edwards ✔︎ Debbie Levinthal ✔︎ Jeff Waters Justin Baron Peggy James Mark Pinnow Karen Shannon Marty Turek Terri Walker Voters will elect four individuals to serve on the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board on Tuesday, April 6. The past year has been a difficult one for school districts, and D86 is no exception. The district’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, science and math curriculum changes and communication are three subjects on which the current board has been criticized. Dissatisfact...

  • D86 students back to full school after break

    Ken Knutson|Updated Mar 17, 2021

    For the first time in more than a year, Hinsdale High School District 86 is poised to welcome students back to regular five-day in-person instruction on April 5, the day after spring break. At the March 11 board meeting, Superintendent Tammy Prentiss reported that the Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Department of Public Health last week revised social distancing parameters to 3 to 6 feet in classrooms when everyone is masked and the teacher is fully vaccinated....

  • Meeting roundup

    Updated Mar 17, 2021

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business March 11, board members: • listened to a presentation from members of the strategic plan team examining student growth and achievement on developing a common grading scale in the district. Among the items advanced was eliminating “zeros” out of concerns that they promote inaccuracies and misconceptions about student understanding. Students would instead be assessed a failing grade for not doing work, but encouraged to persist with coursework after an assignment is misse...

  • Central senior named to IHSA All-State Academic Team

    Sandy Illian Bosch|Updated Mar 17, 2021

    Hinsdale Central senior Katrina Geiersbach isn't just an athlete, an award-winning speaker, an accomplished student and a musician. Geiersbach also is one of 26 high school seniors from across Illinois named to the Illinois High School Association's 2021 All-State Academic Team. The IHSA awards this honor to students who have excelled academically and in extracurricular activities. Geiersbach will be recognized, along with other members of the 2021 team, at a virtual banquet...

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