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James Robert Kolzow, 78, of Clarendon Hills passed away Nov. 10, 2020. Jim was born in 1942 to John and Margaret Kolzow. He was raised in Hinsdale and was a graduate of Hinsdale Central High School. He graduated from Colorado State College in Greeley with a bachelor's degree in education. He began his career teaching biology and coaching football and wrestling in Scottsbluff, Neb. Jim returned to Illinois to teach biology and AP biology at Hinsdale Central High School. He was...
No matter what challenges we’ve faced this year as individuals, family members, business owners and community members, we still have countless reasons to be thankful. Here’s our list — one for each day of the month leading up to and including Thanksgiving. Nov. 1 — the health care workers whose professional and personal lives have been so much more difficult since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March Nov. 2 — Sammy Hanzel and Heather Bereckis, the creative minds at the village’s parks and recreation department,...
ROTARY HELPS FUND polio fight The Hinsdale Rotary Club marked World Polio Day on Oct. 24 by donating $2,000 to the Pioneers for Polio campaign being run by Rotary International. With matching dollars being offered by The Rotary Club of Chicago, Hinsdale’s $2,000 turns into $4,000. With a further 2:1 match from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hinsdale Rotary will end up contributing $12,000 total to the campaign. When Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, there were 350,000 c...
Hinsdale Central girls varsity basketball coach Karen Persinger had hoped today's meeting of the Illinois High School Association Board would provide some answers on the status of high school basketball for the 2020-21 season. Late last month the Illinois Department of Public Health said athletes couldn't play; the Illinois High School Association said they could. "It's been really hard and I think the hard part is not having an answer for the kids and not being able to give...
The pandemic may have disrupted a lot of our regular routines, but it did not diminish Hinsdaleans’ commitment for giving back. We’ve documented that bounty of benevolence in our Good News section over the past year, and, as we approach Thanksgiving, wanted to highlight a few of them as an expression of gratitude for those gifts: • The 2020 Pillars Ball raised $242,000 for Pillars Community Health to support medical, dental, mental health and substance use disorder services along with domestic and sexual violence services to...
Elizabeth “Libby” Scott Melvin and James Sterling MacVicar were married the weekend of July 25, 2020, at Christ Church of Oak Brook and Cathedral Hall at The University Club of Chicago. Libby is the daughter of Elizabeth Whitsell and David Lloyd Melvin of Hinsdale. The groom is the son of Cheryl Nozicka of Battle Creek, Mich., and of Neil MacVicar of Holt, Mich. The wedding party included Mackenzie Melvin, Courtney Melvin, Kate Melvin, Caroline Shlackman, Stephanie Wis...
Sandy Walton, 80, of Hinsdale passed away unexpectedly Oct. 28, 2020. Sandy was a friend to many, an adept raconteur, dedicated to community service, a passionate traveler, movie connoisseur and, most importantly, a family man who loved making his children and grandchildren laugh. Sandy grew up in Clarendon Hills and graduated from Hinsdale High School where he met the love of his life, Karen Kayser. A man of diverse talents, he starred in the senior class play and was an All-...
Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: six-month rolling calendar, current campaign update, business information for first and second quarters Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets, https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: 2021 budget, 2021 levy request, Terrance...
George Floyd, the man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers sparked demonstrations across the country, didn't identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He wasn't victimized for his sexuality and his rights weren't compromised because of his gender. Yet as a person of color, Floyd had a great deal in common with the members of Hinsdale Central High School's Gender Sexuality Alliance, said Bridget McBride, co-president of the club. "The purpose of the club...
Hinsdale High School District 86 officials are advancing their effort to furnish students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools the same course opportunities. At the school board’s Oct. 29 meeting, Assistant Superintendent for Academics Chris Covino presented proposed changes to the schools’ programs of studies for the 2021-22 year to achieve that alignment. They include the introduction of the Chemistry of Earth Systems course as an option for all students that was approved earlier this year and the eli...
Starting in the fall of 2022, Hinsdale High School District 86 students will follow an integrated math curriculum in a move district officials say will promote thoughtful problem solving over simply producing calculations. At their Oct. 29 meeting, board members voted unanimously for the new model to enhance the learning experience for students. The integrated curriculum will weave algebra 1, geometry and algebra 2 into three courses titled Math 1, 2 and 3. Christopher Covino, assistant superintendent for academics, told...
The Hinsdale Central boys cross country team met its goal at the sectional meet Saturday, placing in the top five. "If everyone would have had a good day, we would have finished in the top three, I believe, but not everyone had a great day, so it didn't happen," coach Jim Westphal said. One runner who had an excellent day was sophomore Daniel Watcke, who placed second with a time of 14:54.16. "He's just been racing so well that he's certainly put himself among the elite...
First-time voter Gisel Santiago said her mom woke her up early Tuesday morning so she could head to her polling place at The Community House. "She wanted me to go yesterday, but I had school and work," said Santiago, an 18-year-old graduate of Hinsdale Central High School and freshman at the College of DuPage. "Bravo!" one election judge said after hearing this was Santiago's first election. "I love to see that. It's so exciting." Santiago said she was equally excited to cast...
Even without a state final, the Hinsdale Central girls swim team made sure it left its high water mark on the 2020 season, posting a slew of new school records en route to a commanding sectional championship. The host Red Devils treated the IHSA sectional Oct. 24 as if it were the state meet, said head coach Bob Barber. The result was a winning 246-point tally, 66 points clear of runner-up Downers Grove North. "We had quite a showing at conference (on Oct. 17) and tried to...
In defiance of Gov. JB Pritzker’s guidance, the Illinois High School Association announced Wednesday that it will proceed with a winter season schedule for boys and girls basketball. In a statement, the IHSA Board of Directors said it based the decision on the recommendation of its Sport Medicine Advisory Committee, which requires masks to be worn by all players, coaches and officials during play. IHSA officials took issue with Pritzker’s announcement Tuesday that basketball had be reclassified as a high-risk sport ins...
How can people learn more about artificial intelligence? What does a high school student do when she can't find adequate resources to fuel her interest in artificial intelligence? She starts her own international educational nonprofit, of course. After attending a summer camp at Stanford University as a high school freshman, Hinsdale Central junior Jui Khankari was left with a hunger to learn more about artificial intelligence and its potential, specifically in medicine. "I...
Kristin Hucek was a week away from her wedding day on Aug. 1 when her phone rang. It was the casting office for "Jeopardy!" telling the bride-to-be she was now a contestant-to-be. "I just got a call out of the blue asking me if I could show up to tape the show," said the Hinsdale native. She accepted, and her appearance will be televised at 3:30 p.m. today, Oct. 15, on ABC 7. Hucek, now an attorney in San Francisco, had been waiting since last year for the call. An online appl...
The blustery winds at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park Tuesday didn't throw the Hinsdale Central girl golfers off their game. The Red Devils kept their composure to win their 2A IHSA sectional championship with 312 strokes, three strokes better than runner-up Sandburg. "It was really close," head coach Nick Latorre said of the suspense as both teams battled to the end for the victory. "They have great attitudes and competed and did a great job all year." The tournament...
Five years ago, Tara DeGeer's teenage son expressed concern about the well-being of his peers after the suicide of a local high school student. He worried about how others were doing with news of the student's death and that there could be copycat suicides. In response, DeGeer created The Parent List, a Hinsdale Central PTO-supported online platform where parents may leave an anonymous positive review of a professional who was helpful to their child. The Parent List contains...
Before my husband and I chose to build our home in Hinsdale, we checked out the school systems in the surrounding suburbs. The deciding factor would be the legacy for our children of their educational opportunities. Our son became a full actuary at age 23 and our daughter chose a six-year medical program, becoming an M.D. directly from high school, both graduating from Central. Both will attest their high school was harder than their colleges. Our daughter started the advanced math program at Elm, which helped build a firm...
Picture this: you're walking into Wrigley Field and see the Sox playing. You check your tickets and nope, it's not the Cross Town Classic. That is the same feeling every single junior across Illinois felt when they received email after email, month after month with the subject: ACT CANCELED FOR APRIL. Then, the same thing two months later, ACT CANCELED FOR JUNE. We were walking into the stadium completely blindsided. Only this time, the stadium was our college admissions...
Music was an important part of Lisa Pomeroy's life throughout her years at Hinsdale Central High School. She was a member of the madrigal singers, concert choir and musical casts, sang in the school talent show and further honed her vocal skills with private lessons. It wasn't until she had graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in French commercial studies that Pomeroy considered music as a career. As she prepared to embark on the world of international...
With the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board set to approve a new math sequence this month, board members in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 made it clear Monday night they do not support the move. The new integrated math curriculum would weave algebra 1, geometry and algebra 2 into three courses titled Math 1, 2 and 3. “D181 is not really on board with the current changes,” said District 181 Board member Sheetal Rao, who chairs the academic success committee. “It’s important for our community to know that....
Kristy Brindley's heart goes out to parents who get a call that their high school son or daughter had an abnormal EKG at a Young Hearts for Life screening. "I know that's going to be a very hard call to receive and a very shocking call," Brindley said. "In reality, I know they just received a blessing. They got a call much different than our family." The call Brindley received in the summer of 2016 was that her son, Michael, had died of sudden cardiac arrest while attending...
The Hinsdale Central Foundation was set to induct five new members into its Hall of Fame on Oct. 1 at Ruth Lake Country Club. The annual event has taken place every year since the inaugural class was inducted in 1997. This year, of course, things are different. “We had to put the festivities on hold because of the pandemic and the rules that are in place for in-person dining,” said Carol Bobo, foundation president. “Our site does not allow for more than 50 people, and that is very hard to do when we want to recognize every...
