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I don't remember much about my high school or college graduation - and neither does former President Barack Obama. He said as much in his Saturday night speech during the "Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020" program, which aired on many networks. There are some advantages to not attending a ceremony, he noted. First, there are no speakers who drone on too long - as he said he can do at times. "Also, not that many people look great in those caps,...
Today is graduation day at Hinsdale Central High School, and it will be a student send-off like never before. The ceremony already has been digitally recorded and will be watched tonight by the 678 graduating seniors alongside family at home instead of shoulder-to-shoulder with classmates on Dickinson Field. Central's assistant principal, Ryan Maita, said the design for today's virtual graduation ceremony began coalescing about a month ago. "I think we started planning as...
NAZ VALEDICTORIAN HAILS FROM HINSDALE Michael Rooney of Hinsdale has been named the 2020 valedictorian at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park. In addition to his academic achievements, Rooney was fully involved in the life of the school. He was captain of the tennis and golf teams, as well as qualifying for IHSA State competition in both sports during his high school career. He was an Executive Council member of Senior Board, co-president of the Service Team and a retreat leader. “Michael’s contributions to our school com...
Charles H. "Chuck" Raths, 85, a former longtime Hinsdale resident, died peacefully April 19, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Chuck will long be remembered for his strong values such as a keen sense of ambition and fairness as well as a high regard for acting independently and responsibly. He walked the talk by founding a one-man structural engineering consulting company in Hinsdale at age 32. Chuck developed that seed into the revered firm of Raths, Raths & Johnson Inc. by successfu...
ROTARY PRESENTS YOUTH AWARDS Eight eighth-graders who attend Hinsdale Middle School, Clarendon Hills Middle School and Notre Dame Parish and two seniors from Hinsdale Central High School received the Rotary Club of Hinsdale’s Youth Merit Award April 17. This award recognizes extraordinary high school and middle school students for services to their community and classmates, leadership qualities and academic achievements. The following students earned the award this month. Brynn Bauer, HMS Kevin Coan, HMS William Gaffney, C...
It’s official. The new pool at Hinsdale Central High School will be named The Don Watson Aquatics Center following a unanimous vote April 23 by the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board. Watson coached the Central varsity boys swim team to 12 consecutive titles and developed 167 high school All-Americans and four Olympic swimmers from 1965-78. He passed away at age 87 in November 2017. The request received the endorsement of the policy committee. Kathleen Hirsman, committee chair, said her group spent significant time discus...
Prom. Graduation. State titles. All have been in jeopardy since Hinsdale Central was closed March 13. But the news that all have been canceled is official — and it’s difficult to hear. “I was holding out hope,” Hinsdale Central varsity boys tennis coach John Naisbitt said. “I was irrationally thinking we could maybe meet in early to mid-May and get it going and just do a sectional and a state. I was grasping at straws trying to get this done because we have an outstanding team.” Then Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday scho...
As a member of the global pandemic executive team for Tate & Lyle, a UK-based food ingredients/solutions company, Tim Fowler spends most of his weekday mornings hearing how COVID-19 is affecting 180 different countries around the world. "Even though we're here, I almost feel more globally aware," he said. "As a part of the food chain, we're an essential business, so it's really important that we keep running, do it safely." On a Saturday night, he might be portraying Charles...
COVID-19 has certainly disrupted regular school rhythms, but the absence of students has meant an early start to campus improvement work. At the April 9 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, Chief Financial Officer Josh Stephenson updated board members on the construction timeline for Future Ready Facilities plans at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South. Stephenson said the district has obtained necessary permits from the DuPage Regional Office of Education. “That allows us to commence any construction projects w...
DEPAUW SENIOR EARNS FELLOWSHIP Natalie Brunini of Hinsdale is one of five seniors at DePauw University who has received an Orr Fellowships. The fellowships place students after graduation in jobs in Indianapolis for two years. Brunini will work for DemandJump, a marketing company. She is earning a major in communication and minor in film studies. Fellows typically begin work in mid-June of their graduating year. Hannah Scifres, the public relations coordinator for the Gov. Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship, said...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other action at their meeting Tuesday, trustees: • agreed to waive a first reading and voted 6-0 to extend the purchase date for animal and vehicle licenses to June 15, which means no late fees will be charged until June 16. • listened as Village President Tom Cauley offered assurances that the village has enough cash on hand to operate during this economic downturn, even if it lasts another month or two. The village has kept a close eye on expenses over the years, he noted. “As a result of that,...
COVID-19 Relief Group has procured personal protective equipment with donations raised through crowdsourcing and is distributing them to health care professionals living or working in the community. Please fill out a form at https://forms.gle/p851yAvNCcwp2Sqt7 to request a free care pack of 20 KN95 masks and 10 droplet-proof isolation gowns. The group is made up of Hinsdale Central High School students led by Dov Chen. To make a donation, visit https://www.facebook.com/c19refliefgroup....
Dealing with the loss of a high school coach would be difficult for students at any time. The Hinsdale Central varsity volleyball players who are mourning the loss of coach Tracey Marshall are finding it even more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Marshall passed away unexpectedly at home April 2, according to a brief obituary posted online by the McCauley-Sullivan Funeral Home in Bolingbrook. She was 42. "It's a difficult time to pass away," said senior Natalie...
AMITA EARNS RECOGNITION Amita Health Adventist Medical Centers Hinsdale and La Grange have achieved Magnet recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Fewer than 10 percent of U.S. health care organizations receive the prestigious honor, which represents the pinnacle of nursing achievement, according to Mary Murphy, vice president and chief nursing officer, Amita Health Hinsdale and La Grange, and regional chief nursing officer for Amita’s South Region. Amita Health Hinsdale earned M...
“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” — John Wesley Is this ever a time to do good. Normally we would extol the virtues of altruism in this space the first week of April because it’s National Volunteer Month. But helping others is even more important as we face the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. In some ways, it’s also more difficult. The volunteers who were busy organizing spring and summer fu...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their virtual meeting Thursday, board members: • voted 6-1 to set the staffing level at 375.4 full-time equivalents for Hinsdale Central, Hinsdale South, the Transition Center and HAVEN for the 2020-21 school year, a increase of 3.9 FTE from this school year. An “ideal” plan the board reviewed at its March 19 meeting called for an increase of 9.3 FTEs, which would have provided lower class sizes across the board. Many requests in that plan were addressed in the r...
Randall J. Woods, 71, of Hinsdale passed away March 16, 2020, at the University of Chicago Hospital. Randy was born in 1948 in Chicago to Stanley J. and M. Eileene Woods. As a young boy, he lived in Chicago and Oak Park. His family moved to Hinsdale in 1960, where he attended St. Isaac Jogues School and Hinsdale (Central) High School, where he set the high hurdles record, was the president of the National Honor Society and met the love of his life, Carol Ann Kresse, whom he...
Talk about an ending with a twist. E-learning without classmates is certainly not the way Hinsdale Central senior Lillian Niemeyer saw her final semester in high school unfolding. But she said the experience is equipping her with some useful life skills. "It's very easy to procrastinate, for sure. I'm having to schedule my own times to study and find some tools I can use, like a planner, to help me," Niemeyer related. "I think that this is definitely going to benefit me when...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: construction bids, staffing for 2020-21 school year, agreement with The Community House for social work and therapy services, new instructional materials Note: Residents are encouraged to stay home and watch the livestream of the meeting at the website listed above. To submit public comment, fill out the Google Form at https://forms.gle/sSeKxUC1BD96tWcf8 by 6...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Monday, trustees: • referred to the plan commission a request for a public hearing on a temporary moratorium on issuing demolition permits for homes within the Robbins Park Historic District and Central Business District as well as any landmarked or historically significant homes villagewide. The move comes in the wake of the razing or imminent teardowns of several historic properties in Robbins Park for redevelopment, raising concerns that the neighborhood is losing the c...
The race to stop COVID-19 has meant unfortunate halts to many normal rhythms in society, with sports disruptions being among the more high-profile. Locally, Hinsdale student-athletes competing at the college level have seen their seasons abruptly ended, while Hinsdale Central spring athletes remain in limbo. Village-based leagues have also had to make significant adjustments. Central graduate Mia Chiappe was preparing to swim with her Denison University teammates at the NCAA...
Faith Drescher had only been in school a couple of years when she decided that's where she wanted to be for the rest of her life. Since second grade, Drescher has known that her future is in education. But it wasn't until she was selected for the Illinois State Board of Education's Student Advisory Council that she realized education doesn't take place only in the classroom. As a freshman at Hinsdale Central, Drescher was encouraged by a teacher to apply for membership on the...
Hinsdale High School District 86 was scheduled to conduct a second pilot day of e-learning this spring. Now students at Hinsdale Central and those in Community Consolidated District 181 are relying on digital learning every day while schools are closed to help close the spread of COVID-19. Schools in both districts will be re-open April 6 at the earliest. Dave Lapetino, instructional innovation coordinator and architect of the e-learning plan in District 86, said he's glad...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 23 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills https://www.d181.org On the agenda: update on e-learning progress, award of oak roofing project contract, placement appeals process, summer bridge recommendation, middle school scheduling Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 19 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: preliminary certified staffing recommendation for...
