Activity Pass Information
Have you purchased an Activity Pass online? Please have your student stop in the Bookstore to get a stamp so that they will be able to attend the upcoming plays and football games. It will be your ticket in!
Interested in obtaining an Activity Pass? Please check out our Hinsdale Central School Store for information on our PTO, our Music Parents Association, purchasing an activities pass and our Hinsdale Central Foundation and membership details.
Activity Pass Information
All Hinsdale Central Students benefit from purchasing an Activities Pass for the year. Included in the pass are the following:
- Student entry fee into all HOME REGULAR season athletic events (a Booster membership excludes current students from admittance)
- Student entry fee into all HC Drama plays throughout the year (excluding the Musical)
- Copy of Solstice Literary Art Magazine
- Discounts and special access to various events throughout the year hosted by the Activities Office
Interested in Clubs & Activities? Everything activity related can be found here!
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55th Street Construction
The DuPage County Division of Transportation has requested that the contractor avoid lane closures near the school during the pick-up and drop off times. As for the schedule for the remainder of the construction, they expect the concrete work (curb and sidewalk) to be complete by the end of next week.
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Mobile App
As a reminder, our new mobile app offers students, staff, and families quick and easy access to important school and district information, including:
- News and announcements
- Calendars
- Staff directories
- Bell schedules
- Details about athletics and activities
- Links to resources such as attendance lines, Infinite Campus, Canvas and the Tip Line
The app is available for download from Google Play and the Apple App Store. You can access it on either platform by performing a search for Hinsdale District 86.
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Homecoming Week Information
Sept 16-24: Homecoming Week! The week kicks off on Sept 16 with a pep rally and the introduction of the Homecoming Court, float building, powderpuff, dress days and lunch activities follow. A 2nd pep rally will be held on Sept 23rd along with a Friday night Football game. The parade and Homecoming dance along with tours of the campus will be held on Sept. 24th.
The homecoming dance will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 7:30-10:00 pm. Doors will open at 7PM and all guests must be checked in by 8:00 PM. Please note the new entrance to the dance – all guests must enter with their student ID via our main gym from Grant Street.
Tickets are currently on sale and can only be purchased online here. Online sales are available until 3:00 pm on Friday, Sept. 23rd for $30 a ticket. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $40 for Hinsdale Central Students ONLY. Students must use their ID# as their code to purchase an individual ticket. Only 1 ticket per ID#.
All guests who are NOT Hinsdale Central MUST be pre-approved by Hinsdale Central Administration using this form by Thursday, Sept. 22nd at 3:00 pm. Approval codes will be sent to the Hinsdale Central Student's school email in order to purchase a guest's ticket.
The homecoming dance is an event for everyone! Students can come with a date, without a date, in a group or independently. There will be a DJ and a live band, Hey Jimmy, playing music all night. There will also be photo booths, a caricature artist, cotton candy and ice cream. The dance will take place in all of our new locations – the café (air conditioned), commons and courtyard.
For more Homecoming 2022 info, please check here.
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Class of 2026 Freshman Parent Night
This year we will be offering our Freshman Parent Night prior to Curriculum Night on Thursday, September 15, 2022 from 6:00 – 6:45 PM. This will provide parents the opportunity to meet with their student’s counselor to learn more about the programs and goals during the next four years as we partner for success with your student. Each counselor will email their families a room location to their meeting prior to the event. We look forward to welcoming you to this event!
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Curriculum Night & Building Tours on Thursday, September 15
Hinsdale Central High School will host Curriculum Night on Thursday, September 15 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Parents may walk their child's schedule and hear curriculum presentations by their teachers, including grading philosophy & practice and cell phone expectations. You must log into Infinite Campus to see your child's schedule and use that to align with the schedule for the day.
Additionally, the Building Leadership Team will host walking tours of the renovated spaces on campus. These tours will be led by our students with the Building Leadership Team in particular spaces to answer questions about the positive impact these spaces are having on our climate, culture & learning environment. Tours will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a new tour beginning every 15 minutes. Parents may access the building tours from the Door #1, the 55th Street Entrance or Door #5 or the the Grant Street Plaza.
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SAVE THE DATE! Open House Event!
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Seniors College Application Information
Counselors will begin sending transcripts to colleges after Sept. 16. Seniors will need to schedule an appointment with their counselor to review their requests. Please remember that all transcript request forms should be submitted 3 weeks prior to the college application deadline to allow for processing.
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College Representative Visits for Juniors and Seniors
In person college representative visits will return this year! The list of colleges/universities visiting can be found through Naviance. Junior and seniors that would like to attend a scheduled information session must sign up via Naviance 48 hours in advance. Students that do not sign up will not be allowed to attend. It is the student’s responsibility to check with his/her teacher regarding missed class work or for homework assignments while attending a college visit.
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PSAT/NMSQT Testing for all Juniors
On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, HCHS will be giving the PSAT/NMSQT to all junior students during the school day, beginning promptly at 8:00 AM. This is a regular school day for all other students, and juniors will return to class after the completion of testing. The PSAT/NMSQT is a practice version of the SAT, but is also used by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation to identify top students that may be recognized and eligible for financial assistance through their scholarship programs. There is no cost to take the exam and students do not need to pre-register. Since this is a national test date and not required, an alternate test date will not be available and a student who is absent on the day of the exam will not have the opportunity to take the exam. Additional information about the PSAT/NMSQT can be found at PSAT and NMSQT.
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Daily Announcements
We email our announcements to Hinsdale Central students on a daily basis. If you would like to receive these announcements, which include information and updates about events, activities, athletics, etc., please sign up here! Announcements typically begin during the first week of school.
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PushCoin has transitioned to Infinite Campus and Meal Balance Information
Infinite Campus is now reflecting student fees, and has replaced PushCoin. Parents are no longer able to view their student's account in PushCoin, as those accounts have been inactivated. Any and all balances have been transferred into your Infinite Campus account. Please login to Infinite Campus to view your students account information.
Meal Balances have been uploaded to Infinite Campus. Parents can view the balance and add money to their accounts as well.
It is under "Food Service" on the parent portal.
If a parent clicks the "Pay" button, they can add money.
Tools on how to navigate the Infinite Campus Parent Portal can be found HERE.
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Grading Practices - Updates for the 2022-23 School Year
During the fall/winter of 2019, the district developed the following philosophy to guide our grading alignment work:
In District 86, grades communicate achievement on course objectives and support meaningful learning and growth.
During the 2020-21 school year, we refined this philosophy to include three pillars that help guide our common grading decisions - i.e., gradebooks should be accurate, actionable and hold students accountable. Using the philosophy and pillars, we established a common grading scale (50-100%) for all courses, a framework for gradebook category weights, and alpha indicators (Missing/M and Missing and Essential/ME) to clearly identify when a student was not doing their work.
Last year, the following stakeholder groups helped us monitor/assess the implementation of these changes:
- Learning Leadership Team (LLT)
- Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee (PTAC) and the board (including community feedback)
- Academic cabinet
- Curriculum Leadership Team (CLT)
- Teacher course teams
- Building and district administration
- Superintendent’s Roundtable
- HHSTA leadership
They also examined our gradebook data.
After reviewing the observations and feedback provided by these groups, we have decided to make the following revisions to our practices for the 2022-23 school year:
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We are moving to a 70/30 summative/formative gradebook category weight for most (75%) of our courses.*
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We are discontinuing the use of the ME indicator. The M indicator will now represent all missing work. In addition, missing work will no longer automatically translate to an Incomplete (IC) grade.
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We will be issuing an M when a student does not submit an assignment or take an assessment, which will now be calculated as a zero in the gradebook.
*Instead of implementing a universal gradebook category weight, which is what some other school districts have done, we encourage our course teams to make grade weight decisions based on their content, curriculum and students. While we will move toward greater uniformity next year, discrepancies in grade category weights and reassessment practices will continue to exist between our campuses until we complete the curriculum alignment process. With that said, it is important to note that there were no expectations for aligned practices between our buildings or within identical course teams prior to the start of our work in 2019. Thanks to the hard work of our course teams, the vast majority of our students can now expect and benefit from having access to common, consistent grading practices for each of their courses.
There are several things to keep in mind about the revisions we are making to our grading practices this fall.
- If assignments or assessments are completed/submitted by the assigned due date, and are done in alignment with the appropriate standards or instructions, the 50-100 grading scale will be applied.
- Since M scores will remain in the gradebook and be calculated as zeros, students will continue to be encouraged to complete/submit all assignments or assessments on time.
- In order for an assignment or assessment to receive credit and be scored on the 50-100 scale, the work that is done on it must comply with the instructions provided (i.e. be completed in good faith).
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Students who need additional time for an assignment or assessment must advocate for themselves. They must request and receive their teacher’s approval for an extension prior to the due date of the assignment or assessment, and demonstrate that they are taking advantage of the school’s/district’s academic support services (e.g., tutoring, interventionists, early release Wednesdays, help before and after school, etc.). Below is information from the district’s student handbook about excused absences. The handbook also includes details about the consequences associated with missing assignments due to an unexcused absence.
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If an assessment was assigned prior to an excused absence, the student must be prepared to turn it in or take it the day they return unless they have made arrangements with their teacher to extend the number of days.
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If an assessment was assigned during an excused absence, the student will have an equal number of days to complete and turn in class assignments and make-up any tests or quizzes unless they have made arrangements with their teacher to extend the number of days.
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Community Speaker Series Events - SAVE THE DATES |
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Hinsdale Central High School Class of 2023 Senior Portrait & Yearbook Information
Visual Image Photography (VIP) is the official photographer of Hinsdale Central High School and is honored to be a part of your senior experience! In order to appear in the yearbook, all seniors must have their photo taken by VIP. Photographs submitted from other studios will NOT be accepted into the yearbook.
Yearbook Photo Selection Deadline
Your yearbook photo selection must be submitted to VIP by January 9, 2023 in order to appear in your school’s yearbook. If you do not select an image, one will be selected for you by VIP. This date is set by your school and cannot be extended. If you do not have a yearbook image taken by VIP, you will not appear in the yearbook.
Hinsdale Central High School Studio Sessions
Premier: $40 session fee. Add Cap and gown to your session for $10.
This session is taken indoors only and is for one outfit. The premier session includes the yearbook photos and up to three different backgrounds with different poses (from full length to close ups). You will receive 30-40 proofs to view and order from online within one week of your appointment. Your session fee is to pay for your photographer’s time and does not include any prints or packages.
Premier Plus: $80 session fee. Add Cap and gown to your session for $10.
This session is taken indoors and/or outdoors (weather permitting). This session is for one to two outfit(s). The premier plus session also includes the yearbook photos and up to four different backgrounds with different poses (from full length to close ups). You will receive 50-60 proofs to view and order from online within one week of your appointment. Your session fee is to pay for your photographer’s time and does not include any prints or packages.
Premier Deluxe: $120 session fee.
This session is taken outdoors at VIP specified locations only. This session is for one to two outfit(s). The Premier Deluxe session also includes the yearbook photos and multiple poses in a variety of locations. You will receive 80-100 proofs to view and order from online within one week of your appointment. Your session fee is to pay for your photographer’s time and does not include any prints or packages.
Hinsdale Central High School Yearbook Only Dates
If you do not plan on doing a premier session for senior portraits, please make sure to dress for your senior yearbook photo during your school picture day, this will be your used for your senior yearbook photo if you do not do a premier session at our Lemont or Wheeling Studio. You will not need an appointment for a yearbook photo at your school picture date(s) listed below. During the yearbook only session, seniors will have six to eight proofs to choose from for your yearbook selection. You will receive an email within two weeks of your picture day to view your proofs and to place an order.
Yearbook Only Photo Date: September 28, 2022
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location in School: Room 216
Hinsdale Central High School Yearbook Retake Day Information
Yearbook Only Retake Day: November 2, 2022
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location in School: Room 216
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Technology Help Desk
Students having difficulty with technology, should contact the Hinsdale Central Tech Help Desk at helpdesk@hinsdale86.org or call 630-655-6180. The IT staff can help students reset passwords or repair Chromebooks as well as many other tech issues.
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Tip Line
The district is working with Navigate360 on the development of a new Tip Line for our schools. Some of the features of this resource include:
- The ability to remain anonymous when submitting tips or using the chat feature.
- The ability to share photos, videos or other attachments when submitting a tip.
- The ability for a user to follow up on a tip they submitted to either check on its status or provide additional information.
- The ability to access the features and functions of the resource through a mobile app.
- Data and statistics, including information about the nature of the tips being submitted and the frequency with which they are being received.
We are currently in the process of testing the new Tip Line and training school and district personnel on its use. We anticipate it will be up and running by the start of the school year, and will provide our students, staff, and families with information about how to access and utilize it after it goes live. For example, we are adding a shortcut link on all Chromebooks that students will be able to use to quickly and easily access the resource.
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Future Ready Facilities
In the spring of 2021, we created a video series about the status of our Future Ready Facilities projects. Below are links to the latest videos we produced about the work being done at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South.
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Layered Mitigation Plan for COVID-19
We will closely monitor the guidance from these organizations and update our plan as needed to ensure that it remains aligned with the recommendations and requirements issued at the local, state and national level. We will also continue to use our COVID-19 dashboard to track and report on important issues such as the community level in DuPage County and number of positive cases in the district.
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