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Gina Herrmann has been hired by Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board to serve as assistant superintendent of human resources effective July 1. Herrmann comes to District 181 from Oak Park School District 97, where she serves as senior director of human resources. Prior to her time in District 97, she served as director of career, then director of human resources in Naperville Unit District 203. "Ms. Herrmann is a highly regarded administrator with a...
The COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for the D181 Foundation to hold its annual Young Writers Night this year. But rather than abandoning the project altogether, foundation board members decided to take a different approach. The result is a beautiful, 196-page, hard-cover book filled with prose, poems and artwork created by Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 students. The idea came up during a foundation board meeting, said Hinsdale Middle School applied tech...
Eleven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 10 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,825 up from 1,814 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had one confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokesman said. Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 has not reported any new cases since May 20. Hinsdale...
Twelve Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported seven new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported five new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,814 up from 1,802 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had one confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokesman said. Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 has not reported any new cases since May 20....
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, June 7 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: math pilot and school improvement plan updates, spring MAP results, staffing report Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 9 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org...
Wellness WALK raises $500,000 Almost 2,000 cancer survivors, families, friends and volunteers gathered May 2 for the Walk for Wellness, which raised more than $509,000 for Wellness House. Participants completed a socially distanced in-person walk near Wellness House or at one of nine forest preserves around Chicago. After finishing the route in Hinsdale, participants wrote special notes on the Dedication Wall and on Threads of Love for the newly created Inspiration House. Even though this year was different, the same...
Nine Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported seven new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,802 up from 1,793 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 11 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokesman said. Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 reported one new case in the last week, on May 20,...
The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86 boards have approved committee member and liaison assignments following their reorganization meetings this month. District 181 Academic Success Committee — Bill Cotter (chair), Grace Shin (co-chair) Finance Committee — Sinead Duffy (chair), Michael Martin (co-chair) Facilities Committee — Sarah Jakobsen (chair), Margie Kleber (co-chair) PTO Liaison — Duffy (chair), Shin (alternate) Foundation Liaison — Sheetal Rao (chair), Jakobsen...
W.B. Martin Gross, 84, a lifelong resident of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2021, surrounded by his family. Martin was born to Fay Martin Gross and Lawrence Morell Gross of Hinsdale in 1936. After graduating from Hinsdale Township High School, Martin received a bachelor's degree cum laude from Amherst College in 1958 and a legum baccalaureus degree from Harvard Law School in 1961. Following graduation from law school, Martin joined the firm of Martin, Craig,...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, May 24 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: D181 Foundation celebration and presentation, approve new assistant superintendent of human resources Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 26 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 6 p.m. Monday, May 10 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: retiree celebrations (6-7:30 p.m.), COVID-19 update, digital learning environment equipment, 2021-22 assessment calendar, committee calendars, fiscal year 2022 tentative budget Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Friday, May 14 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 13 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and...
Two and a half hours and 10 votes. That’s how long it took the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board to elect a new president Monday night. Prior to officer elections, the four new board members elected April 6 were sworn in — Peggy James, Debbie Levinthal, Terri Walker and Jeff Waters. The first order of business for the new board was to elect officers. Three were nominated to serve as president. Cynthia Hanson nominated Kathleen Hirsman; James proposed her running mate, Waters; and Levinthal recommended her running mat...
The search for a permanent administrative center for Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 continues after a Hinsdale office building was deemed too large and pricey. At Monday’s school board meeting, Rick Engstrom, assistant superintendent of business and operations, told board members that the 26,0000-square-foot building at 211 W. Chicago Ave. was the only one of seven options put forward by consultant JLL Commercial Real Estate deemed potentially viable. But Engstrom said the benefits of the site, namely its l...
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...
Seventeen candidates are running for nine open seats on the library and school boards in Tuesday’s election. Add in the uncontested candidates — one for village president, three for village board and three for four-year terms on the D181 school board — and you’re up to two dozen candidates on the ballot in just the most local races. Many other individuals are running for seats in township government, on the regional school board and on the College of DuPage Board. Why this tally of open positions? To stress the importa...
Srinidhi Rao's lifelong love of language began when she was still eating from a high chair. Even as a toddler, she loved spelling words. Now a fifth grader at The Lane School, Srinidhi will compete in the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee - her most prestigious spelling accomplishment to date. Competing with students three grades above her, Srinidhi placed sixth in the South Asian Spelling Bee in Chicago as a kindergartner. She may have placed higher had she not forgotten to...
Hinsdale Village President Tom Cauley, three individuals running for the Hinsdale Village Board and three running for four-year terms on the Community Consolidated District 181 Board are running uncontested in the Tuesday, April 6, election. The Hinsdalean reached out to the candidates to find out a little more about who they are and what they hope to accomplish. Hinsdale Village President Who is Tom Cauley? Tom Cauley has served as village president for the last 12 years and was a village trustee for two years before that....
✔︎ 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...
CENTRAL NAMES LANGUAGE stars World language teachers at Hinsdale Central select Star Students two times a semester, recognizing them for having a strong interest in a world or classical language, making positive contributions to the classroom environment, exhibiting a passion for learning a second language and inspiring their peers. Students recently recognized are Avery Andersen, Heidi Angelopoulos, Lauren Biegel, Nate Bittner, Riley Boshardt, Katie Brophy, Sarah Brosius, Hannah Brown, Nadia Burt, Andrew Callen, Elyssa Ch...
SPRING 2021 ELECTION QUESTIONNAIRE Name: Margaret Kleber Attendance area: The Lane School Years in district: 30 Age: 59 Education: Bachelor of Arts Occupation: Project Manager, Healthcare Industry Community service: Union Church of Hinsdale, Early Childhood Parent program, held several leadership roles over the course of eight years. The Lane School PTO; HCHS Track & Field parent group; Village of Hinsdale Caucus Board experience: Member, Board of Education, CCSD 181, 2017 – present (Vice President & Facilities Committee C...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 8 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: COVID-19 update, math/ELA/ACE placement approval appeals process, winter MAP update, administrator contracts, capital improvement projects award, dismiss and non-renew probationary teacher(s) Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 11 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien, https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Parks and...
Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, April 6, to choose new board members for Community Consolidated District 181, Hinsdale High School District 86 and the Hinsdale Public Library. To help them make their decisions, The Hinsdalean reached out to current board members to ask them to describe what the job entails. District 181 Sarah Jakobsen said she didn’t have a true sense for the complexity of school district finances before her election to the District 181 Board in 2019. She does now. “I was not as engaged as a cit...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: COVID-19 update, five-year forecasting, property tax relief grant decision, math camp proposal, math and ELA/ACE placement appeals process Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 Memorial Building 19...
Welcome, Tier 2! Now we can get back to high school basketball games, eating at our favorite restaurant and inviting 49 of our closest friends over to watch the playoffs, right? Wait a minute, that’s Tier 1. Tier 2 is much less exciting when it comes to life in Hinsdale. Museums (one) and casinos (none) can open at limited capacity, and indoor fitness classes can be conducted with up to 10 participants. The move to Tier 2 is good news, though, for high school athletes. Teens on the boys swimming, boys and girls bowling, girls...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: COVID-19 update and testing, quarterly financial report, amended 2021-22 school calendar and tentative 2022-23 school calendar, memorandums of understanding with HCHTA and the board, resolution to prepare tentative 2021-22 budget Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets h...
