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CENTRAL TEENS ARE SEMIFINALISTS Twenty-two students from Hinsdale Central are among 16,000 high school students nationwide named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Yusuf Ahmed, Amal Arora, Atman Balakrishnan, Shivum Banerjee, Natasha Bhatia, Analise Burns, Godlyn D’Souza, Patrick Dugan, William Gaffney, Kiran Gitzlaff, Adele Groom, Levi Lillioja, Anya Raman, Alexander Rasmussen, Elizabeth Sessa, Joy Shen, Nathan Smith, Audrey Song, Nikolas Theotikos, Katherine Tschosik, Gabriela Veliz-Hernandez...
CENTRAL STUDENTS NAMED AP SCHOLARS The following Hinsdale Central students earned recognition for their performance on Advanced Placement exams taken in the spring of 2023. AP Scholars with Distinction These students earned an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. Class of 2023 Asim Abbas, Dalia Ahdab, Sarah Alamir, Isabella Alt, Mehlum Anjarwala, Marley Arquines, Alexander Aschinberg, Shrihan Atluri Mariya Bajwa, Dylan Bassett, Amy Bayarsaikhan, Aubrie...
BROKERS CLOSE RECORD SALE Brokers Anna Fiascone and Natalie Ryan of the Hinsdale office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago sold their listing at 15W181 87th Street in Burr Ridge for $5.1 million Aug. 18, the highest priced single family home sale in DuPage County this year according to MRED. Terri Doney, managing broker of the office, offered her congratulations. “As you can imagine, this property required a special, very hands-on approach, and they did an amazing job of both representing their client and marketing t...
CENTRAL GRAD IN TIMES SQUARE Jeremiah Adams, a Hinsdale Central graduate, will appear in the bright lights of Broadway on Saturday, Sept. 9, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society Times Square Video presentation. The one-hour video of roughly 500 photographs includes children, teens and adults with Down syndrome from all 50 states. These collective images promote the value, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome in a very visible way. The photo of Jeremiah was selected from more than 2,400...
HINSDALEANS EARN DEGREES These students from Hinsdale earned their degrees in May commencement ceremonies. • Giorgio Arquilla, bachelor’s in economics, Tufts University • Trey Batachka, bachelor’s in engineering mechanics, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Connor Chisnell, bachelor’s in economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Emma Dillard, bachelor’s in political science, graduated with distinction, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Reilly Hayes, bachelor’s of business administration in marketing, University of Wisco...
HOSPITALS EARN recognition UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale, La Grange and Bolingbrook have earned the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines — Stroke GOLD PLUS quality achievement award for 2023 for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke or heart attack, and...
TEENS PLACE IN TOP 25 Hinsdale Central students earned 13 top 25 finishes in their individual events at the national BPA competition in California in April. • Elena Koulouris, second place, Basic Office Systems & Procedures • Riyaan Shah, second place, Fundamental Word Processing • Angela Lim and Natasha Bhatia, fourth place, Presentation Management Team • Graham Wierzbicki, fourth place, Economic Research Individual • Eshan Doshi, Sahil Shah and Winston Stangle, 10th place, Global Marketing Team • Sonia Gupta, 10th place,...
HOSPITAL GROUP RECOGNIZED Mental Health America has announced that Edward-Elmhurst Health has been awarded the 2022-23 Platinum Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health. The Bell Seal is a first-of-its-kind workplace mental health certification that recognizes employers who strive to create mentally healthy workplaces for their employees. Edward-Elmhurst Health, which has more than 8,000 team members, is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system that includes Edward-Elmhurst Health Center and Immediate Care in Hinsdale....
TEENS COMPETE AT MODEL U.N. Several Hinsdale Central students earned awards at the annual Northwestern University Model United Nations Conference. • Rianna Amin and Naina Kapur, honorable delegates (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) • Imran Husain, diplomacy delegate (Walt Disney Board of Directors 2023) • Zoeya Khan, diplomacy delegate (C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group) • Srisha Mundada, honorable delegate (International Labor Organization) STUDENT EARNS MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Kassab of H...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTS These students from Hinsdale earned a place on the dean’s list or equivalent at their respective colleges and universities for the spring 2023 semester. • Christina Aucion, University of Iowa • Max Aziz, University of Wisconsin-Madison* • Kelly Baird, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Rachel Bergstrom, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Caitlin Brankin, Marquette University • Catcher Brown, University of Wisconsin-Madison* • Declan Cain, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Meredith Callahan,...
HINSDALE CENTRAL LISTS GRADUATES Six hundred and seventy-one members of the Class of 2023 graduated June 1 from Hinsdale Central High School in an outdoor ceremony on Dickinson Field. They are: Asim Abbas, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Badr Abusalah, Nysha Adusumilli, Dalia Ahdab, Mahad Ahmed, Shayan Ahmed, Nabiha Akhoond, Sarah Alamir, Nicholas Albores, Zainab Alhamwi, Zeki Ali, Raphael Aliaga, Maia Allsop, Quinn Allsop, Akram Alothman, Isabella Alt, Wyatt Alvarado, Zayd Alzein, Anne Ambrose, Yahia Amra, Zakareeya Amra,...
COLLEGE STUDENTS ON DEAN’S LISTS Several students from Hinsdale were named to the dean’s list or equivalent for the spring 2023 semester at their respective colleges or universities. • Alex Andalcio, Miami University • Elizabeth Andersen, St. Mary’s College • Mari Angelopoulos, Miami University* • Sophia Biancalana, Belmont University • Elijah Blacketor, Iowa State University • Joseph Brocato, Miami University • Jacob Duba, Iowa State University • Greta Garber, Miami University • Jack Gerami, University of Kentucky...
ROTARY PRESENTS BIKES TO KIDS The Rotary Club of Hinsdale held its fifth annual Bikes for Military Kids event May 20 at The Community House in Hinsdale. The event, held in cooperation with the USO of Illinois, took place on Armed Forces Day. The club has given away some 500 bikes and helmets to the children of Illinois active military over the past five years. Photos appear online at www.facebook.com/ thehinsdalean. HOSPITAL EARNS ‘A’ FOR SAFETY UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hospital was awarded an “A” Hospita...
Physicians Named 2023 top docs Five UChicago Medicine AdventHealth physicians have been recognized as Top Cancer Doctors in the Chicago area according to a study conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a healthcare research and information company, and published in Chicago Magazine. On staff and practicing at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale and UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Cancer Institute Hinsdale, the oncologists named to the list are doctors: • Jay Dalal, medical oncology/hematology • Rekha Harting, med...
STUDENTS EARN MERIT awards Three students from Hinsdale are among 2,500 high school seniors to receive a $2,500 National Merit Scholarships. They are • Alexander Burt, a senior at Hinsdale Central High School • Lily Song, a senior at Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora • Mallory Turner, a senior at Fenwick High School in Oak Park National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous colle...
SENIOR EARNS MERIT AWARD Annika Geiersbach of Hinsdale, a senior at St. Ignatius College Prep, is one of 840 distinguished high school seniors who have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards. She has received the National Merit Boeing Scholarship. The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently released the names of the first group of winners in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship...
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...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LIST The following students from Hinsdale earned a place on the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2022-23 school year. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign — Iman Ali, Rebecca Blake, Katerina Chess, Abigail Chute, Grace Cole, Naiyong Duan, Kayleigh Excell, Ravi Gitzlaff, Ethan Greenwald, Faaris Hanif, Hailey Herringshaw, Matthew Hester, Kayleigh Hester, Bahda Hoang, Michael Hu, Brandon James, Matthew Kramer, Veylan Kumar, Kaila Kuo, Virginia LoPresti, Ava Marginean, Abdullah Mubarik, Fat...
WELLNESS HOUSE gets certification Wellness House in Hinsdale has received certification as a provider for the national Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. The certification enables the organization to serve participants and their loved ones affected by cancer in Chicagoland and beyond. This is important news, as Special Emergency Orders due to COVID that previously allowed clinical teams to serve cancer-diagnosed participants out of state have expired. PSYPACT is an interstate agreement allowing certified psychologists...
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...
HOSPITAL BEGINS NICU renovation UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale celebrated its neonatal intensive care unit renovation project Feb. 8 with a special event at the hospital that featured celebratory remarks, a blessing and recognition of donors. Donors had the opportunity to sign a NICU wall leaving well wishes and blessings for patients. The updated NICU will be designed for infants’ healthy development, private family bonding and patient safety. The space will provide a state-of-the art healing environment for the hos...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTs These college students from Hinsdale were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at their respective colleges and universities. • Caroline Bourjaily, John Carroll University • Jared Callaway, Columbia College • Samuel Cutinelli, College of Charleston* • Lucy Fischer, Kansas State University • Matthew Giacchetti, Emerson College • Regan Hultquist, University of Notre Dame • Taylor Hultquist, Villanova University • Susannah Melkus, DePauw University • Olivia Ostrowski, William &...
Cardiac care recognized UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale has received a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care designation by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated providers that have proven to deliver quality care with safe practices that lead to better health outcomes for patients. In the United States, one person dies every 34 seconds from a cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEANS LISTS Several students from Hinsdale earned a place on the dean’s list or its equivalent at their respective colleges and universities for the fall 2022 semester. • Elizabeth Anderson, Saint Mary’s College • Elijah Blacketor, Iowa State University • Jacob Duba, Iowa State University • Kathleen Gerth, Saint Mary’s College • Samantha Guido, Iowa State University • Lucy Hawblitzel, Iowa State University • Katie Hughes, University of Georgia* • Hunter Tonn, University of Tennessee** * 4.0/pre...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTS Several students from Hinsdale earned a place on the dean’s list or its equivalent at their respective colleges and universities for the fall 2022 semester. • Mary Arbor, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Max Aziz, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Kelly Baird, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Megan Bauschard, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Rachel Bergstrom, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Caroline Booras, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Caitlin Brankin, Marquette University • Catche...
