Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee
Reminder - 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. The deadline to apply for membership on the committee is Friday, May 15.
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Summer School
Based on the feedback we have received from some of our families, we have decided to
keep registration for summer school open until May 19.
As we mentioned in a previous update, 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. You can also access general information about our summer school program by visiting
https://d86.hinsdale86.org/summer.
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Celebrating the Class of 2020
In addition to the online tributes we mentioned in last week's email, Hinsdale Central's counseling department hosted a Virtual Signing Day event on Twitter for the school's seniors. You can check it out by visiting
https://twitter.com/Counseling_HCHS.
Central also collaborated with students and parents/guardians to create a video to honor, recognize and celebrate the Class of 2020. You can access the video by visiting
https://youtu.be/_Fhro9B1Zu8.
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Breakfast Club Winners at Hinsdale South
Last week, Hinsdale South's administrative team recognized the school's Breakfast Club recipients for fourth quarter with a socially distant celebration at each winner's home.
The honorees for the quarter included:
Dhruv Vaze (Activities),
Mary Lavorato (Administration),
Zofia Oles (Art),
James Ruzicka (Athletics),
Molly Gricus (Career and Technology Education),
Zachary Savickas (Counseling),
Erick Cuellar (Deaf Education),
Lexie Giles (Educational Services),
Juan Garcia and Ethan Mercoleza (English),
Meida Grybauskaite (Mathematics),
Caleb Conrad and Tony Lu (Music),
Maeve Rafferty (Physical Education, Health and Driver Education),
Bradley Reinhart (Science),
Tristan Schauer (Social Studies),
Monet Brooks-Keith (Social Work),
Lashaun Collins (Student Services) and
Kimberly Thul (World Languages).
We congratulate the students on this honor.
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Student of the Quarter
Hinsdale Central refused to let the COVID-19 crisis keep it from recognizing the young men and women who were named Student of the Quarter for fourth quarter. Principal Walsh delivered awards to the following students, who were selected for the honor by the school's various departments based on their leadership, kindness and skills as role models:
Louisa Brorson (Art),
Jessica Kratka (Business),
Sawyer Groszek (English),
Maria Chibucos (FACS),
Emma Schackart (Mathematics),
Ashley Murphy (Music),
Zamaan Qureshi (Physical Education),
Amanda Shrader (Science),
Mariella Andrews (Social Studies),
John Tischke (Technology Education),
Abigail Antinossi (World Languages) and
Alexander Ovan (School Service Leader).
We congratulate these students on this recognition.
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Senior Drive-Thru Days at South
In preparation for Hinsdale South's Senior Drive-Thru Days (May 14-15), the school's secretaries and building leadership team bagged up everything in the students' lockers. Below are some of the more interesting items they discovered:
- An inflatable penguin pool toy
- A single spoon
- One of the positive notes from South's Throw Kindness Like Confetti Day
- Nineteen novels located in one locker
We thank the staff who took the time to make sure that our seniors will get the possessions that were left behind when our schools closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Illinois Association of Teachers of English Annual Writing Contest
Audrey Giltner and David Bynan, who are juniors at Hinsdale Central, earned awards from the Illinois Association of Teachers of English in conjunction with the organization's annual writing contest. Audrey took the top spot in the Prose Category for her piece titled “Make the Day Worth Something,” while David received an Honorable Mention in the Prose Category for his piece titled “A Box Would Be Great.”
We congratulate Audrey and David on these accomplishments.
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Hornet Happenings
The latest edition of Hinsdale South's Hornet Happenings Newsletter featured important information and updates about the end of the school year. It also included the names of the students who were inducted into the school's chapter of the National Honor Society, as well as the list of individuals who were named World Language Students of the Month.
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Transition Center Community Partners
Since it was unable to hold its annual appreciation breakfast, the Transition Center used social media to thank the community partners that aid the success of its program and the students it serves.
You can access the list of partners and photos of some of the young adults who benefit from their generous support by visiting
https://bit.ly/2WBrqzy.
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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 February, including:
- Six seniors from District 86 (Alyssa Lee, Daniel Leung, Nicholas Lynch and Thomas Mercurio from Hinsdale Central; Benjamin Metzger and Habib Rehman from Hinsdale South) being named candidates for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
- The competitive danceline team from Hinsdale South qualifying for the state finals by winning its first Sectional championship in school history. The team went on to dominate the finals by taking home the AAA High Point championship, earning first place in AAA Pom Dance and AAA Kick at the varsity level, and coming in first in the JV Pom Dance category.
- The speech teams from both schools qualifying for state following incredible performances at the Sectional tournament. Hinsdale Central won the Sectional title and took first place in several categories, while Hinsdale South set a school record by qualifying for state in 10 individual events. Central ended up finishing in third place at state, while South took fourth.
- Both schools organizing a number of events and activities to honor and celebrate Black History Month, including a Black History Month Symposium at Hinsdale South and a Town Hall Meeting at Hinsdale Central.
- Sophomore Alexandra Collins and senior Phillip Matthew from Hinsdale Central being among the eight students who were named Distinguished Finalists for Illinois' top youth volunteers of 2020.
- The chess teams from Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South both qualifying for the state finals, with the team from Central capturing the championship in its Sectional tournament. Central went on to finish with a record of 6-1-1 at state, with its only loss coming at the hands of eventual state champion Stevenson High School. Meanwhile, South finished with a record of 4-3 at state and earned a pair of individual silver medals.
- The varsity girls bowling team from Hinsdale South qualifying for state after finishing in fourth place at the Sectional tournament. The Hornets were led by senior Jaultiana Brown, who took third place overall.
- Senior Caroline Klobach from Hinsdale Central turning in a spectacular performance at the Sectional tournament for girls gymnastics that resulted in her qualifying for the state finals in all of her events. Caroline went on to finish in sixth place in the uneven bars at state.
- The varsity boys basketball team from Hinsdale South setting a new record for most single-season wins by the program in school history following a 72-41 victory over Montini. The team went on that month to clinch the conference championship with a 59-50 victory over Addison Trail.
- Four wrestlers from District 86 (Ron Kruse and Cody Tavaso from Hinsdale Central; Glen Hogan and Oscar Choi from Hinsdale South) qualifying for the state finals.
- Hinsdale Central's Scholastic Bowl team going 6-0 en route to winning its Masonic sectional tournament.
- Hinsdale Central taking second place and Hinsdale South taking sixth place in Sectionals for boys swimming and diving. Both schools also had a number of student-athletes qualify for the state tournament.
- Sophomore Safia Khan, who is a member of the Hinsdale South Creative Writing Club, taking second place in the Annual Highland Park Poetry competition.
- Several students from Hinsdale Central being recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in conjunction with its Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. These students included Stella Dang, who earned a Gold Key in the Personal Essay & Memoir category.
- The Latin Clubs from Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South sweeping the competition during their final Certamen gathering of the year, with Central taking first place at the novice (Latin I) and lower (Latin II) levels and South taking first place at the upper level (Latin III/IV). The teams from Central that competed at the novice and lower levels also took first place in the region and qualified for the state finals.
- Senior Anna Gruvberger, who is a member of the varsity girls swimming and diving team from Hinsdale Central, being named a 2020 Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship recipient by the Chicago chapter of the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA).
- Hinsdale South's National Art Honor Society students and teacher Jennifer Belmonte finishing the mural that Mayor Joe Marchese from Darien asked them to create to beautify the lobby of the City Hall building and help the town celebrate its 50th anniversary.
- Several students from Hinsdale Central winning awards during the Family Career and Community Leaders of America's regional competition, including: Marilyn and Maggie Risinger, Gold and Most Outstanding (highest score) in the Apparel Display category; Tasia Chibucos, Gold in the Repurpose and Redesign category; Chigo Ojiako, Gold in the Fashion Construction category; and Colleen Yopp, Silver in the Fashion Construction category.
- The math team from Hinsdale South taking second place in the Regionals for the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM).
- Senior Lauren Hughes from Hinsdale Central earning a Youth Merit Award from the Hinsdale Rotary.
- District 86 being awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE) by the Association of School Business Officials International for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CARF) we produced for fiscal year 2019.
We congratulate our students and staff again on these amazing achievements.
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Board
of Education
Meeting
- May 14
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