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How has your job changed over the past 30 years? The school day at Hinsdale Middle School begins at 8:25 a.m., but Gail Vescovi typically arrives hours earlier to walk the halls, get a little exercise and take in the quiet before 700 children and dozens of teachers and staff fill the building at Garfield Avenue and First Street. Vescovi will walk the halls for the last time when school ends this year. After 30 years in District 181, she has chosen to retire. Vescovi began...
Today, May 18, in the commons at Hinsdale Central, the yearbook is coming. The 80th edition, to be precise, of El Diablo. I learned this from a very dramatic video, presumably made for Tik Tok and then re-posted on Facebook with the hope that Central parents and teachers (i.e. people too old for Tik Tok) would see it. Although we did not have Tik Tok when I was in high school (phones were still mounted on the wall and you could only walk as far as the cord attached to the rece...
About 2.7 million youth are experiencing severe major depression. Sixty percent of youth with major depression do not receive mental health treatment. Some 1.2 million U.S. youth with private insurance do not have coverage for mental or emotional challenges. Hinsdale Central juniors Maya Menon, Moria Hughes and Kavya Ravi are working to do what they can to change those statistics. The Junior Board members at The Community House have been helping to plan the Walk the Walk for...
Community Consolidated School Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, May 15 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: kindergarten update, middle school language arts resource recommendation, approval of tentative budget, board committee assignments Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 17 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 11 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets...
I appreciated your recent editorial on National Volunteer Month and the contributions of volunteers to our community organizations. As a former volunteer at the Hinsdale Humane Society, and for PTOs at The Lane School, Hinsdale Middle School and Hinsdale Central, I have been lucky enough to have a ground-level view of how much volunteers contribute, on so many levels. But you neglected to mention a set of volunteers who often aren’t treated as such: the elected officials of our local government. Here in Hinsdale, our s...
Jack Treiber Senior Hinsdale At what age did get you hooked on tennis? Probably when I was around 10, going into middle school. That's when I started playing serious tennis. My sister plays tennis at the U of I. What do you love about the sport? Just the energy when you're playing a really tough, gritty match. You have to hone in on yourself and find a different head space to finish and win the match. What does it mean to be part of the Central tennis program? It's very...
CHMS band invited to superstate The Clarendon Hills Middle School eighth-grade band has been invited to perform at the prestigious University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival May 5 at the Krannert Center in Champaign-Urbana. It’s been a decade since a CHMS band has performed at SuperState, with the last appearance in 2013. At SuperState, three classes of high schools are invited to perform, based on school size, but only one middle school class, which makes it extremely competitive and difficult to be chosen at t...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 11 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on 5700-5717 Foxgate Lane (new entrance gate for Foxgate subdivision); sign permit...
Sydney Collignon's family flew to the Mile-high city from Hinsdale last weekend. They were there for the University of Denver women's lacrosse Senior Day on Saturday, celebrating Sydney's final regular season home game as a Pioneer. "It was definitely emotional, with the end of my lacrosse career kind of looming," said the attacker and 2019 Hinsdale Central grad. "It was fun that all of us seniors started, and my parents and brother were there to see me play." Denver is among...
Darlene Ann Spalo, nee Kucera, 77, passed away peacefully in Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph, Mich., on April 14, 2023. Born in 1945, she was the middle daughter of Henry James Kucera and Adeline Lauferski of Clarendon Hills. She attended Hinsdale Township High School and worked in Chicago after graduation in 1963. She met her husband, Michael Frank Spalo, on the ski slopes of Four Lakes in Lisle. They took part in skydiving activities and spent many happy times together with...
Of all the columns I've written over the years, the ones that usually elicit the most feedback are the stories about my children. It's an easy one for me. I like to play the part of the proud father boasting about some recent accomplishment or reflecting on a life milestone for one of my daughters. So, as I wrap up my current columnist tenure with The Hinsdalean, I thought it would be appropriate to go back to what I do best. Bragging about my kids! The problem is, I'm not...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, May 1 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: recognize outgoing board member, seat new board members, elect board officers, approve 2023-24 board meeting calendar with reception, retiree recognition and D181 Foundation recognitions preceding meeting from 5-7 p.m. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-...
When the Hinsdale’s parking deck opened in 2020, the pandemic was suppressing activity in the village’s central business district and leaving the new facility’s usage patterns in neutral. Almost three years later, officials have found that the 189 village-controlled lower level spaces are typically filled during prime daytime hours. The investment has paid off, suggested Hinsdale Village President Tom Cauley at the April 18 village board meeting, with central business district merchants and employees parking in the deck...
What is the musical 'Urinetown' about? The plot of Hinsdale Central High School's spring musical isn't easy to explain, but junior Grace McGowan summed it up in a single sentence. "It's the American revolution, but with pee," said McGowan, who plays Little Sally in "Urinetown," coming to the Central stage April 21 and 22 (see Page 18 for details). "Urinetown" takes a satirical look at the nation's legal system, capitalism, bureaucracy and local politics. It also makes fun of...
When the District 181 Foundation sets out to celebrate writing, it doesn't cut corners. I was fortunate to be able to play a very small role in the foundation's Young Writers Night at Hinsdale Middle School last week, hosting one of the nine workshops offered. I enjoy my job and enjoy talking about writing, so those two 30-minute sessions were fun for me - and I hope for the students and parents who attended. The highlight of the night, though, was listening to the keynote...
Community Consolidated District 181 Among other business Monday, board members: • unanimously approved an assessment calendar for the 2023-24 school year. A few tests have been moved earlier in the year, three have been added and two have been eliminated. “This version of the assessment calendar is truly just refined,” said Tracey Miller, director of assessment, instruction and evaluation. “There aren’t major changes we are asking (for) or recommending.” • approved new resources for middle school Spanish (Somos) at a...
The 2023 Comprehensive School Climate Inventory results show students, staff and families all gave the district favorable marks, rating nearly all areas as positive (above 3.5). "I just think it's a fantastic celebration that all of our schools are over 4.0," Tracey Miller, director of assessment, instruction and evaluation, told board members Monday. CSCI measures 12 essential dimensions of a healthy school climate in five broad categories - safety, teaching and learning,...
Imagine 16 skaters gliding and twirling across the ice in perfect unison. It's not imaginary for Hinsdale residents Methuli Jayesinge and sisters Elia and Ammie Hsieh. They all competed at the 2023 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships March 1-4 in Peoria, testing their timing and skills against the best troupes from across the country. "It was a really huge, fun experience," said Ammie, a seventh-grader at Hinsdale Middle School. Members of the Dazzlers program based in...
Community groups are invited to join in the Hinsdale Memorial Day procession for 10 a.m. Monday, May 29. The village of Hinsdale, supporting Hinsdale American Legion Post 250, is hosting the procession to honor those who have served and sacrificed for this country. The procession begins on Third Street near Hinsdale Middle School, then heads west to Washington Street and north on Washington to Memorial Hall, where a ceremony will take place. Groups invited to march include veterans or veterans organizations, scouting groups,...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, April 17 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: assessment calendar, world language resource approval, final school calendar 2022-23, science pilot, CSCI result, application for waiver or modification of state board rules and or school code mandates for the ASA Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation On the a...
The Illinois Chess Teachers held their ICT State Championship last month at The Community House. Students were grouped in six sections from kindergarten through middle school. Hinsdale students competed against students from throughout the district and Chicagoland as well. Harry Abramson captured Jane Bazan's king in their match. Remi Colmen concentrates as Sahas Siedhisena makes a move. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
FACILITY EARNS MILESTONE HONOR By achieving echocardiography accreditation for 20 years from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Medical Group Heart and Vascular Hinsdale has received a Bronze Milestone Recognition for demonstrating its long-term commitment to continuously improving patient outcomes and safety. Every three-year cycle, accredited facilities undergo an intensive application and review process to re-earn accreditation, with an assessment conducted by a panel of medical...
The Hinsdale Central baseball and boys volleyball team are locked in on conference success and deep postseason runs this season, while the softball team looks to both veterans and newcomers to power their performance. This is fourth and final installment in the series of spring sports previews. Baseball First game: March 21 vs. Neuqua Valley (V lost 2-4) Last season: 20-10, conference champs, lost in regional final Head coach: Jason Ziemer Years as head coach: 10 No. of varsit...
ASSEMBLY NAMES DEBS, GUARDS The Hinsdale Assembly has announced its 2023 Debutantes and Honor Guards. These young women and men will engage in a number of community service projects and social activities throughout the year and will participate in the Hinsdale Assembly Ball Dec. 23 at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort. For 2023, the Hinsdale Assembly has committed to donate to the very much-needed renovation of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hospital. This Level III NICU (the...
Kay Gallo has the right temperament, judgment and experience to represent our community on the D86 board of education. Kay is the only candidate with previous D86 board experience. She has served two terms, from 2009-17, and was board president from 2015-17. She is a known quantity and has proven herself. She is supportive of students and teachers, holds administrators accountable to high standards and is fiscally responsible. Kay has a deep understanding of the issues facing the district. She has a level-headed, pragmatic...
