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Hinsdale High School District 86 is not an environment in which Valda Valbrun of Valbrun Consulting wants to work. Superintendent Tammy Prentiss read a letter at the Jan. 13 school board meeting from Valbrun, indicating she was withdrawing her firm’s name from consideration. Valbrun had been recommended by the district’s Culture and Equity in Leadership Team, which seeks to hire a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant to work in the district. In her statement, Valbrun cites her treatment when she came to Hinsdale for...
Frozen Salt Creek - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows this photo of a frozen Salt Creek from the early 1900s. "After a hard freeze, Salt Creek offered wonderful ice skating all the way to Elmhurst. Warmed by fires built along the shore, some skaters enjoyed picnics brought from home. While hockey was popular by day, a moonlit evening could find 200 or 300 skaters covering the ice."...
Community Consolidated District 181 Among other business Monday, board members: • heard a report on Illinois School Report Cards from Tracey Miller, director of assessment, instruction and evaluation. Because districts across the state were allowed to administer standardized tests at different times due to COVID-19, statewide comparisons won’t be available until April 22. Report cards are available on the district website at https://www.d181.org/our-district/state-report-cards. • voted unanimously to extend Super...
Two hundred and twenty-two Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 216 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported six new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,377, compared to 3,155 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 16 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 31 positive cases, 10 in isolation...
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 On the agenda: 2022 summer school program, award Phase 3 bid period 4G project, approve contract with Finalsite, complaint against employees Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on demolition of 720 S. Elm St., public meeting on new construction at 444 E. Fourth St.,...
... with the sound of laughter. The hills at Madison School provide just the right mix of fun and daring for kids across Hinsdale. Casey and Mack Clark enjoyed their trip down. Georgina Verros and Ivy Rain Duberman put on the 'brakes' at the bottom of their run. Tom Riley hits the bump in the road, but holds on to finish his near Olympic run. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Superintendent Tammy Prentiss is seeking current District 86 students and current or future District 86 parents/guardians who are interested in helping advance the work of the district’s strategic plan by serving on a steering committee. One committee will be charged with developing the profile of a District 86 graduate. This profile will feature the qualities and characteristics students should possess when they leave the district. It also will guide the district’s efforts to ensure stu...
Whether Hinsdale High School District 86 ultimately will hire a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant and how much it might spend to do so are unclear following the Jan. 13 school board meeting. The firm recommended by the Culture and Equity in Leadership Team, Valbrun Consulting, withdrew from consideration (see accompanying story). After reading a statement Valda Valbrun sent to the district, Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said the CELT committee will meet in February to discuss the next steps. Several audience members...
Hinsdale Central’s director of counseling and social work Jen Regnier said her department has processed almost 6,000 college applications from among the school’s roughly 650 seniors. That’s higher than a typical year, and she suspects the current test-optional policy that a majority of U.S. colleges and universities have adopted during the pandemic is a big reason. “It does seem like some kids are applying to more schools than normal,” said Regnier. “It’s allowed kids to reach for more schools that maybe they wouldn’t have...
The kids had a blast Tuesday morning at Tot Rock at the Clarendon Hills Community Center, co-sponsored by the Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Department and the Clarendon Hills Park District. With music and movement at its core, the class gives everyone a chance to sing, dance and play. Sammie Booth along with nanny Evelyn Lambrou, Keagan Bolotin with mom Joy and Rosemary Rowland with nanny Augusta McNeary all love the class. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
BPA STUDENTS HEADED TO STATE The following Hinsdale Central students earned top five finishes in the regional competition hosted by the Business Professionals of America. Next up for the group is the state competition, which will be held Feb. 24-26. First place Financial Analyst Team: Chris Cavero, Samuel Chung, Jack Erickson, Ani Girish Economic Research Individual: Aadit Bhavsar Intermediate Word Processing: Megan Nash Integrated Office Applications: Priya Dhananjaya Legal Office Procedures: Vanessa Ivanov Administrative...
Hinsdale President Tom Cauley said last week he wanted to make public a 36-page report completed more than a year ago on the investigation into the death of Nicole Hladik, a 25-year-old village firefighter/paramedic candidate who took her own life in July of 2020. But Hladik’s family and friends made clear at the Jan. 18 village board meeting they don’t accept the legitimacy of the village-led investigation, which Cauley said found that “nothing inappropriate happened” against Hladik, the sole female firefighter on the for...
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...
Red goes green - Members of Hinsdale Central's FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) Club work on creating an entree for 128 clients of the DuPage PADS program earlier this month. Shelby Rastorfer, Keira Leech, Xi Xi Liu, April Wo and Chloe Chang work on completing the entree, stuffed green peppers. Please turn to Page 5 for more photos. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
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,...
District 86 is partnering with Jewel-Osco to host a COVID-19 vaccine and booster shot clinic in the auditorium at Hinsdale Central from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24. This event is open to community members who are 12 or older, District 86 employees and their family members, and employees from feeder districts and local villages and their family members. The Pfizer vaccine and booster are the only ones that will be offered during this event. Those who wish to receive the booster shot must have completed the two-dose series of t...
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:...
One hundred and twenty-three Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 117 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported 6 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,155, compared to 3,032 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 36 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 44 positive cases, 8 in isolation...
Members of Hinsdale Central's FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) Club spent some time after school earlier this month creating an entree for a meal to be served to DuPage PADS clients. The students prepared 128 servings of stuffed peppers. Nancy Wang, Ivy Shen and Alex Yang place the roasted peppers in serving containers. Shelby Rastorfer and April Wo work on creating the mix of beans, rice, onions, sausage and seasonings with which to fill them. (Jim...
An angry exchange between Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members Erik Held and Jeff Waters after a meeting was a “bad moment” and should underscore the importance of public officials behaving respectfully toward one another, according to an investigation into the Oct. 28 incident. In presenting the report of the investigation at the district’s Jan. 13 school board meeting, attorney Dana Crumley of the law firm Franczek P.C. said the intent was to “give everyone a bit of grace.” She said board policy had not been viol...
Vintage view - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," contains several photographs of what the central business district looked like in the 19th century. "This scene, looking north on Washington Street, was taken about 1880. The trees are the most obvious changes but also the number of buildings and general activity on the street. On the left is one of the downtown's kerosene streetlamps." Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to...
Trevor Lorek, a senior at Elmhurst University, introduced a group of boys to T-ball last month as part of a winter break multi-sport camp offered at The Community House. In addition to working on throwing and hitting, he taught the kids how to run to first base. (photos by Jon Langham/for The Hinsdalean)...
Teachers in Hinsdale High School District 86 now have a contract through June 30, 2023. The current contract was set to expire June 30, 2022. The extension was ratified by Hinsdale High School Teachers Association members the week of Jan. 3 and approved by the school board Jan. 13. The board, administrators and teachers union representatives have had a positive dialogue about the future of the contract, according to a joint statement released last week. “While that dialogue has reinforced our commitment to working toward a...
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...
A league of their own - While waiting for the Zamboni driver to finish preparing the ice for practice, Burlington West Grizzlies coach Julie Sochacki lent a hand to the sputtering machine, which was running low on propane. Team members, and Hinsdale Central students Ashley Ashbaugh and Amelia Sowers, were quick to drop their sticks and give their coach a hand as well. Turn to Page 38 to learn about the newly formed high school girls hockey team. (Jim Slonoff...
