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Spring is just around the corner, much to the delight of athletes on 13 teams at Hinsdale Central High School. Swimmers on the boys and girls water polo teams face their first competition this week, and the boys and girls track teams will finish up their indoor season this month before heading outdoors in April. Other Red Devil teams will be featured in the March 19, March 26 and April 2 issues. Boys track First meet: Feb. 14 indoor, April 7 outdoor Last year: 8th at...
HINSDALE CENTRAL HONOR ROLL Hinsdale Central High School has released the names of students who earned a place on the dean’s list and honor roll for the first semester of the 2019-20 school year. Dean’s list Seniors Ayesha Abbasi, Baharsadat Abtahi, Reem Abu-Ghazalah, Manvit Adusumilli, Sachin Advani, Daisy Agne, Hannah Ahdab, Carolyn Ahn, Zayd Alamuddin, Kasey Albert, Emily Alden, Noor Alghafeer, Yaman Alghafeer, Emily Ali, Saba Ali, Ahmad Alkadri, Lamis Alnatafgi, Mohamed Alnatafgi, Kiran Amegadjie, Maiwen Ameg...
It has become the biggest news story for the last month. Every social media platform and news outlet has had its eyes trained on the latest information, constantly updating their systems, as it seems that more and more dire news has surfaced about the viral coronavirus. What started out as a normal strain of the flu has reached a global pandemic of more than 100,000 confirmed cases worldwide. Schools have been shut down in places like China, Japan and Italy. Travel plans have...
The village of Hinsdale and local school districts report that they are closely monitoring developments regarding the coronavirus. Brad Bloom, assistant village manager and director of public safety, said Wednesday that village manager Kathleen Gargano has been participating in COVID-19 informational conference calls at the state, county and regional levels. No village events or meetings had been canceled due to the pandemic, but that crews hired to clean its facilities were asked to provide additional cleaning sessions, he...
The Hinsdale Central boys swimming and diving team placed eighth over the weekend at the IHSA state meet at Evanston Township High School. The team's total of 54 points placed it in the state's top 10 for the 10th straight season. Champion St. Charles North garnered 137 points, followed closely by runner-up Loyola Academy and third-place Glenbrook South with 135 and 128, respectively. "We couldn't be prouder," Red Devil coach Bob Barber said of the outcome. "We exceeded...
What's the secret to speech team success? Last year's IHSA state speech final was triumphant for Hinsdale Central, which took home the first place trophy. But team member Daniel Leung said his nerves and lack of confidence hampered his individual humorous interpretation performance. This year, a self-assured Leung placed second in original comedy and third in humorous interpretation at the state meet Feb. 21-22 in helping lead Central to a third-place finish. "With the...
“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contribution went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built American was as vital as that of the men whose name we know so well.” — President Jimmy Carter With those words, our nation’s 39th president designated March 2-8, 1980, as National Women’s History W...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: exterior appearance and site plan review for 420 E. Ogden Ave. (Continental AutoSports), sign permit reviews for 14 W. Hinsdale Ave. (Guaranteed Rate) and 35 S. Washington St. (Berkshire Hathaway), findings and recommendations for 5901 S. County Line Road (paddle tennis warming hut) and 110 E. Ogden...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board of Education has awarded the second set of bids as part of the $145 million Future Ready Facilities project. At its meeting Feb. 26, board members approved 24 bids totaling about $47 million in work at both Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools. The construction to improve both campuses was approved by voter referendum last spring. In his remarks to board members, project director Marty Platten of Pepper Construction characterized the bidding period as successful. “We had...
When Elliana Teuscher auditioned for a summer intensive with the Joffrey Ballet two years ago, she knew the experience could change her life. She had no idea to what extent. In addition to being accepted to the summer program, Teuscher also was invited to join the American Conservatory Program - a training program for dancers 14 to 18 years old who are preparing for professional careers in dance. Accepting the coveted invitation meant leaving Hinsdale Central High School,...
The Hinsdale Central wrestling program sent two competitors to the state meet this weekend, and both returned with All State honors. Freshman Cody Tavoso came in sixth and senior Ron Kruse earned a top-eight finish at the tournament, held Feb. 20-22 at the University of Illinois State Farm Center in Champaign. Tavoso lost to Charlie Farmer of Moline in a 6-2 decision in the fifth-place match at 106 pounds. "Cody is a freshman who placed sixth at state, which is pretty...
Members of the Hinsdale Central boys swimming and diving team will compete at the IHSA state finals Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-29, at Evanston Township High School. Representing the Red Devils will be seniors Michael Benington and Alex Daw in the 200-yard IM; senior Cullen Cochlan and junior Erkan Ozgen in the 50-yard freestyle; sophomore Conor Furlong and freshman Sami Kassir in diving; junior Nolan Lahmann in the 100-yard butterfly; sophomore Braxton Bokos in the 500-yard freestyle, Benington in the 100-yard backstroke;...
Seniors named SCHOLARS Four seniors from Hinsdale Central High School have been named candidates for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. They are Alyssa Lee, Daniel Leung, Nicholas Lynch and Thomas Mercurio. The program was established in 1964. Each year, up to 161 students are named Presidential Scholars, which is considered one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. The district anticipates this year’s class of scholars will be named in May. PILLARS annual BALL A SUCCESS The 2020 Ball raised $24...
Hinsdale Central senior Perry Zhao said he was pretty proud of his chess skills coming in to high school. Now, four years later, he credits his involvement on the school's chess team for prompting adjustments in his own attitude. "I was really cocky as a freshman," admitted Zhao, one of three team co-captains. "I think being on the chess team has really taught me about being a good person in general and a lot of valuable skills in leadership and dealing with people and...
A group of four teachers covered in pads and wearing helmets prepared for a take-down drill during Friday afternoon's training session at Hinsdale South High School. The teachers, whose black gear bore resemblance to Shadow Stormtroopers from Star Wars, were working toward certification to bring lessons like this to the students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South. All already have been certified in self-defense basic skills for women by the Rape Aggression Defense System,...
Hinsdale Central’s voter-approved improvements took a step closer to reality last week after the Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals both granted and recommended variance requests from Hinsdale High School District 86. At the Feb. 19 ZBA meeting, board members approved their final decisions to grant variances under their authority related to athletic field fencing and another to provide relief from height and screening requirements for the construction of two soccer field team shelters and a press box. Favorable recommendations...
Hinsdale Central athletes will represent Red Devil Nation this weekend at their respective IHSA state competitions. Central gymnast Caroline Klobach will take part in the state gymnastics meet Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22, at Palatine High School. Klobach, a senior, will compete in the all-around event. Central wrestlers Ron Kruse and Cody Tavoso will take part in the individual state wrestling tournament today through Saturday, Feb. 20-22, at the University of Illinois’ State Farm Center in Champaign. Kruse, a senior, w...
The Hinsdale Central High School field house is hotbed of activity on winter Sundays. Hinsdale Inferno Basketball is setting the courts ablaze - competitively speaking - from morning to late afternoon, girls and boys squads ranging from third to eighth grade. A couple of games were also held in the school's gym, along with a day-long slate of matchups at The Max athletic facility in McCook on Saturday. Court availability is precious with 23 teams and nearly 250 athletes, an...
The Hinsdale Central cafeteria was transformed last week into a political stage for a Republican U.S. Senatorial debate. But the event wasn't the product of DuPage County GOP coordination. It was arranged by Central students themselves, specifically the Student Conservative Organization and its leader, junior Mikhail Essa. "Our purpose for today's event is to bring voters insight into a very important election," Essa said in his remarks to open the debate. "We hope this event...
Alix McArthur was familiar with Julie Heidecke. McArthur had worked at the Julie K. Heidecke Tribute soccer clinics while she was a student at Hinsdale Central. The name of the late Central graduate became even more familiar to McArthur when she began playing soccer at Illinois State University, following the same path Heidecke had. Julie died in 1998 at the age of 19 in car accident. "There is a little memorial right outside the gate before you walk in (Adelaide Street...
Marissa Taylor Ruszkowski and Andrew Michael Juiris were married Nov. 16, 2019, at St. Clement Church in Chicago. Marissa is the daughter of Anne Millard and Michael Ruszkowski of Willowbrook. The groom is the son of Sally and Dan Juiris of Park Ridge. McKenna Lynch Bowles and Margaret Hager served as matrons of honor. Bridesmaids were April Maas, Beth Homan, Melissa Woodward and Annie Fodge. Emily and Grace Homan were the flower girls. Ben Sutton and Dan Homan were the best...
Happy Valentines Day! Tomorrow is the designated day for showing love, but we find plenty of examples in our town of how to lead with one’s heart every day. To these people, we bestow our 2020 “valentines.” • Liz Joseph puts her heart into her volunteer work at Elm School, serving as vice president of the PTO exec board and overseeing all the room parents, class parties, teacher gifts and more. She also devotes many hours to the Art Appreciation program and SELAS activities, from conception to fruition. • Hinsdale Central’s...
The action was heating up at the Willowbrook Ice Arena Tuesday night, boards rattled by the slam of the puck, followed by the much larger crash with the impacts of players furiously chasing it. The Tuesday night match-up pitting the Hinsdale Central Hockey Club against Naperville North could be seen as one of redemption for the Red Devils after dropping the previous two in the Illinois West league playoff tournament. The team hadn’t lost two consecutive games all year, the r...
What's it like being a school counselor? Lisa Hikes works in the "heart" of Hinsdale Central High School. That's how her former boss described the counseling department, anyway, where Hikes and her colleagues address student needs ranging from lunchroom anxiety to college admissions. She's been walking alongside Red Devils for 19 years, helping to shape their evolution from freshman to senior. "We're really the only people in the building that will have students for four...
Herbert Wang said his love of science is something his father began fostering when he was just a child. Rather than quiz his son on the periodic table or test his knowledge of mathematical theories, Jin Wang asked a simple question, over and over again: "How does it work?" The curiosity and knowledge that resulted from asking and answering that question time and again is what Wang believes led him to where he is today - the laboratory at University of Chicago. That's where, as...
