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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 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...
Jacqueline Quezada and Ryan Cauley have announced their engagement. Jacqueline is the daughter of Josefina and Jacinto Quezada of El Monte, Calif. She is a 2004 graduate of Arroyo High School in El Monte and a 2007 graduate of the University of California, San Diego. She holds a master's in educational counseling and currently works as a counselor at Bartlett High School. Ryan is the son of Sharon and Thomas Cauley of Hinsdale. He is a 2006 graduated of Hinsdale Central High...
So the Super Bowl and Groundhog Day fall on the same day this year. How crazy is that? Well, OK, not so crazy since it also happened in 2014 — although this is only the second such occurrence since the game was moved to a February date in 2002. Is it possible to properly honor both occasions, and not give one short shrift, like the fate that befalls those with birthdays near Christmas? Frankly, we don’t care. For us, as serious matters convulse our society on a regular basis, the confluence serves as prime pretext to com...
The plan to alter the science sequence at Hinsdale Central High School is backed by science teachers at the school, who say it creates a more effective progression of courses and a better synergy with students’ simultaneous math instruction. Speaking at the Jan. 23 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, science department chairs and teachers sought to counter community objections to the switch to the so-called physics-first sequence by touting its benefits. “All of us who are directly involved in it are sup...
Anna Kuhn and Grant Glowiak were married Nov. 2, 2019, at Union Church of Hinsdale. The bride is the daughter of Vicky Hurst of Clarendon Hills and Tom Kuhn of Vandalia, Mich. She is a 2008 graduate of Hinsdale Central High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri. She works as an account executive at Gartner. The groom is the son of Suzy and the late Steve Glowiak of Western Springs. He is a 2006 graduate of Lyons Township High School and a 2010 graduate of...
CHAMBER NAMES OFFICERS, Directors Melissa Waters of Hinsdale Furriers was named chairman of the board for 2020 for the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce, and Bob Smith of Corporate Risk Management will serve as vice chairman. New directors are Andrea Kaspar of J. McLaughlin, Paige Logan of Event Staffing by Paige and J. Ford Sunderland of Sterling & Knight Jewelry & Pawn. COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTS Several Hinsdale students earned a spot on the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester at their respective colleges and uni...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets On the agenda: PCB curriculum work, executive search for assistant superintendent, approve summer school 2020 proposed program and budget, approved biology G course for Hinsdale Central Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: discussion of parking in the central business district, increase vehicle sticker fees, consulting agreement for 5G...
The second-floor room at Hinsdale Central High School looks like other administrative offices, with desks and computers and a Keurig machine. But the command center has one unique feature - two 65-inch screens that can pull up as many as 36 views from the 150 security cameras in and around the high school. On this Tuesday morning, security officer Tammy Madden is monitoring activity. She's a retired commander from the Oak Brook Police Department, notes Kevin Simpson, security...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets...
0-lane pool at Hinsdale Central into funding for the project has nearly reached its goal, according to leaders of the campaign. A group of Central alums and district residents have been working over the last several months to raise $1.6 million to cover the cost difference between building an eight-lane and a 10-lane facility at Central. A 10-lane pool was approved by the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board in September as part of the $139 million referendum for school...
Carol Baker, who has served as assistant superintendent for academics/chief academic officer in District 86 since Aug. 1, 2018, will be out of a job on June 30. The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board voted unanimously last week not to renew her contract, for reasons other than a reduction in staff, board President Nancy Pollak said in her report after the Jan. 9 vote. “It’s a personnel matter,” Pollak said. “We are not at liberty to provide any information additionally above and beyond what is included in the resolut...
What's old is new again - Friday afternoon in the central business district hasn't changed much in the past 100 years for Hinsdale students. Back in 1920, it was students from HTHS (Hinsdale Township High School) and today it's the students from HMS (Hinsdale Middle School) who flock to the downtown when the weather cooperates. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it...
Becoming an Eagle Scout was never really part of Jack Otten's plan. "I never gave it much thought," Otten said. "I was just enjoying being a Scout." But as he approached his final year of high school, the Hinsdale Central High School senior said earning Boy Scouting's highest rank suddenly seemed like a natural progression to his decade-long scouting career. So he set out in search of a project - a final step in every scout's journey toward the Eagle rank. Otten said he knew...
