Updates from 86
Weekly news and information from District 86
Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee
We are currently seeking students and staff, as well as parents/guardians who will have children in grades six through 12 next year, who are interested in serving on the District 86 Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee for the 2020-21 school year.

You can access additional information about this opportunity by visiting https://conta.cc/3bQtpX6.
Residency and Registration for the 2020-21 School Year 
Reminder - We are currently scheduled to open our online residency/registration portal in May. This is what families will use to register students for the 2020-21 school year.

Please watch your email this week for a message featuring detailed information about the portal and the residency/registration process.
Medical Requirements for Incoming Freshmen and Transfer Students
The district's health services department has provided information about the records it needs to receive for incoming freshmen and transfer students by July 1, 2020.

You can access this information by visiting https://bit.ly/3bTu36o.
Celebrating the Class of 2020
There were several online tributes last week honoring members of the district's Class of 2020, including a virtual Senior Signing Day event that Hinsdale South hosted on Twitter. Below are links you can use to check out some of the tributes.


You can also access additional information about the tributes at South in the most recent edition of the Hornet Happenings Newsletter ( https://bit.ly/2yavChI).
South Pride
Below is information about a couple of recent accomplishments by members of the Hinsdale South community.

  • Senior Zofia Oles had two of her photos (featured below) selected for inclusion in the Illinois State Museum's "Share your Story: Illinois in the COVID-19 Pandemic" digital archive, which will be used to help inform future generations about what life was like in Illinois during the current health crisis. You can learn more about the archive project by visiting https://bit.ly/2y91seL.


We congratulate Zofia and Kirk on these tremendous honors.
Club Sponsors at Hinsdale Central
The activities department from Hinsdale Central created a touching video featuring personal messages that the sponsors for the school's various clubs and organizations recorded for students. You can access the video by visiting https://app.vidhug.com/B1_IydVF8/hug.

We truly appreciate the amazing work our sponsors and coaches do every day on behalf of our students.
D86 Rewind
In this week's edition of D86 Rewind, we celebrate some of the student and staff accomplishments from the month of January, including:

  • Herbert Wang from Hinsdale Central being one of 300 high school seniors who were named scholars by the Society for Science & the Public in conjunction with the organization's annual science and math competition. 

  • The freshman boys wrestling team from Hinsdale South taking first place in the invitational tournament it hosted on Jan. 4.

  • Karen Russo’s Sports Marketing class from Hinsdale Central taking first place in the Sports Career Consulting, LLC's fifth annual fantasy football sports marketing competition, which made Central the first two-time champion in league history.

  • The speech team from Hinsdale South continuing the incredible start to its season by taking first place at the Willowbrook Winter Tournament.

  • The speech team from Hinsdale Central picking up its sixth first place finish of the season after winning the Rolling Meadows Varsity Invitational on Jan. 18.

  • The varsity boys basketball team from Hinsdale South winning the sixth annual Sterling MLK Classic, which improved its record at the time to 19-2 for the season (6-0 in conference).

  • John Naisbitt from Hinsdale Central being named a finalist for national coach of the year in boys tennis by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA).

  • Hinsdale South senior Kristina Martinet being asked to serve as one of the stage managers for the All-State Production of "Aida" that was performed during the 45th Annual Illinois High School Theatre Festival held at Illinois State University Jan. 9-11. 

We congratulate our students and staff again on these amazing achievements.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
5500 South Grant Street • Hinsdale, IL 60521
Phone: (630) 655-6100 • Fax: (630) 325-9153