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.
Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we utilize a variety of communication tools, resources and platforms (e.g., emails, websites, social media, etc.) to share additional information about the portal and the residency/registration process.
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Summer School
We will be utilizing a remote learning model for summer school in order to help preserve and protect the health and safety of our students, staff and families. We have revised our Program of Studies based on this change, and posted an updated version of the document on the district’s website. You can access it by visiting
https://d86.hinsdale86.org/Page/1022.
Among the courses we have changed based on the shift to a remote learning model are Consumer Education/Money Management and Science Inquiry & Research (SIR). You can access updated information for the Consumer Education/Money Management course by visiting
https://d86.hinsdale86.org/Page/1803, and for the Science Inquiry & Research (SIR) course by visiting
https://d86.hinsdale86.org/Page/1804.
As we have stated in previous updates, we will automatically issue refunds for Math Camp, Technology Camp, the AP Writing Workshop, Driver Education and any course that does not run due to low enrollment. You do not need to submit a formal request to receive a refund. All refunds will be issued to your PushCoin account.
If you would like to request a refund for a course other than the ones listed above, please use the form found at
https://bit.ly/3bFlwnj. These requests must be submitted no later than June 4.
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Social and Emotional Information and Resources
The district's Social-Emotional Leadership Team has created a document to help families navigate the COVID-19 crisis. This document, which you can access by visiting
https://bit.ly/2W0IkaK, features information and resources that students and parents/guardians can use to manage the stress, anxiety and uncertainty they may be feeling or experiencing during this challenging time.
Also, as a reminder, we posted links for a number of resources on our website that can help you engage in self-care and support your mental and emotional health. You can access those resources by visiting
https://d86.hinsdale86.org/Page/1783.
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Tenured Teachers
We mistakenly left Stephanie Miller from the Transition Center off the list of teachers who earned tenure.
We apologize to Stephanie for the oversight, and congratulate her on this tremendous accomplishment.
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Youth Merit Award
On April 17, the Hinsdale Rotary presented its Youth Merit Award to several students, including seniors Lorenzo Jennings and Tess Klygis from Hinsdale Central. This award "recognizes extraordinary high school and middle school students for services to their community and classmates, leadership qualities and academic achievements." You can access additional information about this accomplishment by visiting
https://bit.ly/2KpbRW4.
We congratulate Lorenzo and Tess on this well-deserved honor.
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Club Sponsors at Hinsdale South
The activities department from Hinsdale South created a wonderful video/photo montage to thank the individuals who served as sponsors for the school's various clubs during the 2019-20 school year. You can access the video/photo montage by visiting
https://bit.ly/3eKItHG.
We too would like to thank all of our incredible sponsors and coaches for everything they do to help our students learn, grow and achieve.
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Student of the Quarter
Hinsdale Central recently recognized 16 young men and women who were named Student of the Quarter by the school's various departments based on their leadership, kindness and skills as role models. Those who received the recognition included:
- Emilia Panek (Art)
- Joseph Luo (Business)
- Fernanda Hernandez Ursua (English)
- Ethan Awalt (FACS)
- Mary Grant (Mathematics)
- Alyssa Lee (Music)
- Gabrielle Trilla-Mejia (Physical Education)
- Ciaran Strimaitis (Science)
- Hailey Bezak (Social Studies)
- Logan Brenneman (Technology Education)
- Payton Donnan (World Languages)
- Ethan Austermann, Marissa Berlin, Boone Brackett, Mikhail Essa and Amir Jawed (School Service Leader).
We congratulate these students on this honor.
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Ethnic Fair
Unfortunately, Hinsdale South's annual Ethnic Fair Assembly and Evening Performance was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This event, which is hosted by the school's Ethnic Club, serves as a celebration of the cultures and diverse backgrounds that make up South's student body and faculty.
While the festivities could not proceed as planned, the students who were organizing the Ethnic Fair worked with Ethnic Club sponsors Edmund Arroyo and Heather Alejandro to create a video to highlight the performances that were scheduled to take place, and recognize/thank the following students for the time, effort and energy they put into planning the event. You can check out the video by visiting https://bit.ly/351rbBL.
- Ailsa Appavu
- Reeshail Arif
- Maryam Beilani
- Angelina Bucio
- Zein Hammami
- Syeda Imaan
- Aseel Jarad
- Carson Kotecki
- Rajvi Lunia
- Cynthia Magana
- Kylie Marron
- Aileen Medrano Lamas
- Nubia Medrano Lamas
- Abigail Padilla
- Ann Serrano
- Gabriella Talevski
- Marley Tarver
- Mika Tarver
- Micah Thomas
- Briana Winters
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D86 Rewind
In this week's edition of D86 Rewind, we celebrate some of the student and staff accomplishments from the month of December, including:
- Three hundred students from District 86 being named Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. The students were selected for this honor based on their ACT and SAT exams and sixth semester class rank.
- The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) awarding Hinsdale South junior Diana Temelkova third place in the Sports Reaction Photo of the Year category during the finals of its annual national competition. Temelkova, who is the photo editor for South’s yearbook Vespa, was honored with the other finalists and award winners during NSPA's Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Washington, D.C.
- Hinsdale Central math teacher Melanie Galich being invited to present at the 2020 Innovations Conference, which was hosted by the League for Innovation in the Community College in Seattle, Washington March 1-4.
- The math team from South taking second place at the West Suburban Math League (WSML) #3 meet thanks in large part to the eight members of the freshman and sophomore non-calculator team (Zachary Carder, Anastasia Galinski, Sami Alkhudari, Jesse Park, Andrew Metzger, Elijah John, Matthew Lenordson and Mitchell Hanson) taking first place in their event.
- Members of the Citizen Club (Graham Singer, Zamaan Qureshi, Lily Hart, Megan Michaels, Mia Dhillon, Mason Giacchetti and Marc Maritz) from Hinsdale Central serving brunch to families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Winfield, Illinois, and presenting the organization with a check for $500 to support the important work they do to help families that have sick children staying at Central DuPage Hospital.
- The Hinsdale South Class of 2021, 2022 and 2023 Hornet Leadership Board collecting items for children and young adults in need in conjunction with the toy and book drive it organized with the help of WGN and the Chicago Park District.
- The Hinsdale Central Model UN (HCMUN) team taking second place and earning several individual awards at the Chicago International Model United Nations (CIMUN) conference, which drew more than 1,100 students from around the world.
We congratulate our students and staff again on these amazing achievements.
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D86 in the News
District 86 students and staff were featured in a pair of recent articles about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on our schools. You can use the links below to check out those articles.
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Board Briefs
If you missed the edition of Board Briefs for the District 86 Board of Education meeting that was held on April 23, please visit
https://conta.cc/2W1Bfqq.
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AP Exams
This year, the College Board will be administering 45-minute online AP exams. You can access the exam schedule by visiting
https://bit.ly/34Ky22p. You can also access information about the resources the organization is making available to students and families by visiting
https://bit.ly/3drqd5E.
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