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Hinsdale's Steve Foster took a good friend to Wrigley Field last Labor Day to watch his beloved Cubbies. Suddenly a foul ball sailed their way and landed just behind their row. Steve was quick to retrieve it. "Just as quickly he handed the ball to me with a request to give it to the young girl siting across the aisle from us," according to an account by that friend, relayed by Steve's brother Jim at a Nov. 13 memorial service. Jim held back tears as he read how the girl's...
Hinsdale fifth-grader Jake Knapp had heard about the rigors and rewards of wrestling from a couple of family friends who compete at the Division I collegiate level. "I just kind of wanted to try it and get to know the sport," Jake said, He didn't need to go far, joining the Hinsdale Red Devils Wrestling Club three years ago and continuing this year. The instructional program for kids in second through eighth grades runs November through February, with twice-weekly practices...
MUSIC STUDENTS earn ALL-STATE Ten students from Hinsdale Central High School earned All-State selections for band, chorus and orchestra from the Illinois Music Education Association. They were chosen from among the more than 10,000 individuals who auditions for this honor. They are Ann Ascher, honors chorus, soprano I; Evan Carlson, All-State Chorus, tenor II; Athena Deng, orchestra, violin; Lely Gerami, honors chorus, alto I; Vanessa Ivanov, honors chorus, soprano I; Arun Marion, band, oboe; Grace Stafford, honors chorus,...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: CSCI results, Illinois School Report Card Results, resolution to prepare tentative budget Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 Virtual meeting, https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda:...
The Hinsdalean continues this week with its conversations with leaders of local nonprofit agencies reflecting on the challenges and opportunities 2021 presented. Community Memorial Foundation, Hinsdale Humane Society and Wellness House were featured in a Jan. 6 article. Candor Health Education The virtual realm has become an inviting one for Candor Health Education for delivering their programs to students. Barb Thayer, Candor’s executive director, said more than 90 percent of its courses on sex and drug education was p...
The recent surge in COVID-19 cases is evident everywhere you look in town, from the hospital to the schools to the central business district. Saying Amita Adventist Hinsdale Hospital is stressed is an understatement, said Dr. Bela Nand, chief medical officer of Amita Adventist Medical Centers Hinsdale and La Grange. "Our numbers are steadily increasing and what's even worse, they are occupying ICU and are getting ventilators," Nand said. While patient counts are rising, the...
As co-president of the Hinsdale Middle School Parent Teacher Organization, Kristin McDaniel wants the organization's bi-monthly meetings to go beyond business updates and budget discussions. "I want the meetings to be very valuable for the people who are attending," said McDaniel, who shares the role of president with Beth Folkmann. Along with updates about the many events and projects that the PTO undertakes each year, parents who attend the group's general meetings gain valu...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Dec. 16, board members: • approved a final levy of $89.7 million for operations and $12.2 million to pay off debt. The levy for funds controlled by the tax cap is 2.2 percent higher than it was last year. • approved a revised 2021-22 school calendar that reflects the decision to hold graduation ceremonies for Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South on the same date (May 26, at 7 p.m.) and the finalization of spring testing dates (April 13-14). • listened to an update on...
As the finishing touches are being put on 2021, we look ahead to 2022 with hope and, of course, resolutions. Here are resolutions we submit to enhance an already wonderful community. • Stick to the agenda Hinsdale High School District 86 Board President Terry Walker should resolve to discuss all items on the meeting agenda. If four board members have agreed to place the item on the agenda, Walker shouldn’t change the rules — as she did Dec. 16 — and ask for another vote to determine whether to actually discuss it. • Avoid...
In their first concert in 686 days, Hinsdale Middle School Band members, under the direction of George Andrikokus and Meaghan Fulton, played two concerts Dec. 9. Among the musicians were Sarah Stirlen on flute, Greta Dannhausen-Brun on tenor saxophone and Kasey Quast on tuba. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Christopher Andrew Gibson, 32, of Chicago, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Dec. 1, 2021. Christopher was born in Chicago in 1989 to Wesley J. and Linda R. Gibson, the oldest of four children. He attended Elm Elementary School, Hinsdale Middle School and Hinsdale Central High School. He then attended University of Illinois and received his degree in kinesiology. He was an exceptional student who loved learning his whole life long. After graduation he went on to become an...
People around the county marked the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Tuesday with ceremonies and observances. The Hinsdale Historical Society commemorated the occasion by opening a new exhibit titled “Remembering Pearl Harbor & WWII, Hinsdale’s Efforts at Home & Abroad.” The exhibit features photos of service men and women, various artifacts, maps and letters, and a list of Hinsdale residents known to have served in the war. That list names 1,496 Hinsdal...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on 2021 tax levy and levy adoption, facilities master plan recommendations, 2021-22 placement criteria, special education mid-year report, Rotary Run check presentation Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Deb. 16 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m....
After covering Hinsdale school districts for almost 30 years, I didn't realize how exciting the job of superintendent is until last week. "It is really, really, really, really fun and cool," said Megan Monteleone, a sixth-grader at Hinsdale Middle School whose parents won the "Superintendent for a Day" item at an Elm School fundraising auction last year. "I knew he did a lot of stuff in the district, but I wasn't really sure what he did," said Megan, who spent the day with...
Pop quiz: Where was the Declaration of Independence adopted? What amendment to the U.S. Constitution instituted the national income tax? What number president was Calvin Coolidge? If you need to phone a friend, Hinsdale's Blaze Burt would be a wise choice. Blaze, 12, honed his civics knowledge this fall preparing for The Coolidge Citizenship Challenge, designed to encourage young people's scholarship in U.S. history, our democratic system, domestic geography and more. The...
ROTARY PRESENTS MERIT AWARDS The Rotary Club of Hinsdale presented Youth Merit Awards to four eighth-graders on Oct. 22. This award recognizes extraordinary high school and middle school students for services to their community and classmates, leadership qualities and academic achievements. Awards were presented to Hinsdale Middle School — Addie Hsieh and Brynne O’Hare Clarendon Hills Middle School — Sydney Shuster and Darren Carlevato The club presents Youth Merit Awards several times during the school year. A photo appea...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: tax levy presentation and resolution; FY22, curriculum, inclement weather and fall MAP and SIP updates; placement criteria discussion, property tax relief grant Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: 2022 budget allotment review, 2022 campaigns...
A discussion of the program of studies for the 2022-23 school year at the Oct. 28 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting highlighted the tensions surrounding grading practices, the physics-first science sequence, alignment between the two high schools and divisions on the board. As the meeting opened, board member Peggy James asked to table the agenda item regarding the program of studies. She also called for the district to schedule a special meeting dedicated to discussion of the program of studies. Her suggestion...
Zombies. Witches. Evil clowns. Executioners. Werewolves. Vampires. There’s plenty to be frightened of each Oct. 31. Equally horrifying is the following list of scary scenarios. Each year at The Hinsdalean, we come up with our own terrifying tales in honor of Halloween, imaging a variety of outrageous occurrences and their outcomes. Don’t be alarmed! Unlike evil clowns, this is all in good fun. • SNL writers get a hold of video from recent District 86 board meetings and are inspired to create another school board meeti...
ROTARY RUN RAISES $100,000 The 2021 Rotary Run Charity Classic Oct. 3 had more than 825 registered runners and raised more than $100,000, with donations still coming in. Proceeds will be donated to The Community House, Rotary Club of Hinsdale Foundation, District 181 Foundation, Hinsdale Hospital Foundation and Ray Graham Association. Hinsdale Middle School and Oak School received the Mr. K and Mrs. B Rotary Run trophies, respectively, for having the most registered participants based on school population. The Monroe School...
A career in education was not the original vision for Madison School Principal Barbara Shanahan, a biology major in college. Her focus shifted while helping a friend settle in to her new California teaching job. "We got to go and observe (a class), and I was like, 'This is really nice. I really like this,' " she recounted. "I ended up going back to school to get my master's with (teaching) certification." Shanahan is the newest member of Community Consolidated School District...
Eight of the nine Community Consolidated School District 181 buildings are seeing high growth and high achievement among students when measured against their counterparts at comparable schools. That was one of the main findings of the Similar Schools report district board members heard at Monday’s meeting. In her presentation, Tracey Miller, director of assessment, instruction and evaluation, said the district commissioned the nonprofit NWEA to conduct the study. Criteria used to identify alike schools include percentage o...
Empathy is a powerful tool that helps people work together, cooperate, connect and ultimately thrive, said Jamil Zaki, professor of psychology at Stanford University and director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. “So far this is great news,” he said during the first Community Speaker Series webinar of the year Oct. 5. “If we, as the most empathic species on the planet, have taken it over, we must be living in a golden age of empathy and togetherness. “But, of course, we’re not,” he added. “Empathy is important but...
Why is earth science important? Years ago Hinsdale Middle School science teacher Katie Garvey was at her childhood Orland Park home when she felt the structure sway from a passing train. Except there was no train. "I didn't think it was an earthquake at the time. It was really little," she said. As denizens of the Midwest, Hinsdaleans can be thankful that major seismic activity and tsunamis do not rank among natural disaster threats. But the unpredictable nature of the...
Water hazards and blocked lines of sight challenged the golfers on a recent afternoon at the Prospect Country Club. At the where? Prospect Country Club is the name PE teacher Stephanie Kaegebein and her colleagues gave to the field outside of Prospect School that was transformed into a disc golf course for a new unit for Clarendon Hills Middle School students. Hunter Kauffman, Jack Gerrard and Surav Gupta, all 11-year-olds from Clarendon Hills, were golfing together during a...
