District 86 is currently working with a company called Finalsite to improve the overall look and functionality of our websites, and make them a more effective resource for our students, staff, families and community. Our current plan is to launch our new sites toward the end of June.

We will keep you updated on the status of this project. In the meantime, we want to thank everyone who provided us with feedback about our websites through the Panorama surveys and/or the focus groups we held with student, staff and parent/guardian organizations during the past few months. 

The latest installment of the “Inside the Classroom” video series features Sean Beesley’s Woods class at Hinsdale South. 

During our visit, students learned how to patch a hole in drywall using mud and paint. Through this activity, they developed skills and gained hands-on experience that will benefit them in different facets of their life. 

You can access the video for this edition of "Inside the Classroom" by visiting https://youtu.be/Xz9o5wJUZa8.

We would like to thank Mr. Beesley, junior Makena Camden and the rest of the class for not only teaching us how to perform this important home repair, but also showing us that the value of the lessons they learned and skills they acquired are not confined to the contents of a toolbox.

Fifteen students from the Transition Center will be successfully exiting the Bridge Program at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Most of these students are headed to the College of DuPage to pursue an associate's degree or certificate in a specialized career area. Two of them will be transferring to state universities (Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University). 

We want to congratulate our Bridge students on this tremendous achievement. We also want to thank our staff for all they do to support our students and prepare them for success following high school.

The math teams from Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South finished their seasons strong at the state tournament.

The Red Devils took eighth overall in Division 4AA, while the Hornets took 16th overall in Division 3AA. Both schools also had top 20 finishes in the following individual events. 

Pre-Calculus Team - 6th Place

Grant Zhang (14th out of all competitors), Jiming Chen, Alex Jiang, Max Lai, Rishabh Ranganathan, Jackson Brown, Dmitriy Shvydkoy and Saint Luan took sixth place. Grant Zhang placed 14th out of all the Pre-Calculus competitors at the meet.

Calculator Team - 6th Place

Grant Zhang, Wilbert Chu, Richard Chen, Aiste Austrevicius and Alex Gallagher

Oralist Team - 8th Place

Sebastian Attlan and Alex Yang

Algebra 1 Team - 9th Place

Yash Gupta (first out of all competitors), Richard Chen, Anaya Muzaffar, Noor Pirzada, James Philipneri, Aurora Allen, Kendall Florence, Maya Gin, Shreyas Girotra, Aayan Ilyas, Nathaniel Lin, Akshay Naik, Yanlang Shao, Jacob Trung, Layla Xiao, Kevin Xue and Rachel Zuo

Algebra 2 Team - 9th Place

Sebastian Attlan (first out of all competitors), Alex Yang, Kevin Zhang, Arjun Saini, Ediz Canigur, Aiste Austrevicius, Alex Gallagher, Daniel Lee, Siddarth Malapati, Alexander Hadesman and Ramez Rifai

Junior/Senior 8-Person Team - 10th Place

Jiming Chen, Sebastian Attlan, Alex Jiang, Alex Yang, Kevin Zhang, Dmitriy Shvydkoy, Daniel Lee and Ediz Canigur

Geometry Team - 11th Place

Wilbert Chu (first out of all competitors), Anjali Jejurikar, Godlyn D'Souza, Amy Chen, Mittal Aarav, Adele Groom, Levi Lillioja Adam Konopka, Zhili Hou and Aarav Mittal

Fresh/Soph 8-Person Team - 12th Place

Anjali Jejurikar, Adele Groom, Amy Chen, Yash Gupta, Aurora Allen, Layla Xiao, Akshay Naik and Godlyn D'Souza

Algebra 1 Team - 8th Place

Eli Carder (13th out of all competitors), Pranav Goel, Adolph Galinski, Alex Siarny, Haidee Yan and Brian Leong

Pre-Calculus Team - 10th Place

Matthew Leonardson, AJ Metzger, Elijah John, Mitchell Hanson, Alec Andrulis and Zeeshan Razzaq

Fresh/Soph 8-Person Team - 12th Place

Eli Carder, Duyen Millon, Abby Lu, Adolph Galinski, Pranav Goel, Alex Siarny, Eva Marie Louis and Ann Valiathara

Junior/Senior 8-Person Team - 19th Place

AJ Metzger, Elijah John, Zeeshan Razzaq, Alec Andrulis, Anastasia Galinski, Jaitin Pallath, Nithin Reddy and Adi Patel

Oralist Team - 20th Place

Elijah John and Anastasia Galinski

We congratulate both teams on their success this year.

Students from District 86 turned in outstanding performances on the world language national examinations that were administered during the 2021-22 school year. They earned 26 gold medals, 51 silver medals, and 41 bronze medals for the scores they received on the Spanish, French, Latin and German exams.

We want to give a special shoutout to Sofia Hoenle from Hinsdale Central (German and Spanish) and Alexandra Styczynski from Hinsdale South (Spanish and French) for earning honors on two different language tests. We also want to recognize the 24 students whose scores on the Spanish exam placed them among the top 10 for their competition level in the local chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).

 

We want to congratulate the more than 200 District 86 students who were recognized for their incredible success on the world language national examinations. You can access the complete list of honorees by visiting https://bit.ly/39jVObC.

We also want to thank world language teachers Heather Alejandro, Sally Belter, Christina Brodell, Jennifer Cummings, Caitlin DeLacey, Peter DeRousse, Johanna Jurgens, Amanda Ketterhagen, Cherie Lodl, Alisha McCloud, Courtney Mikulcik, Amy Piccoli, Kristine Pohlman, Renee Sandoval, Sarah Sheikh, Deborah Trujllo, Renaud Verdier, Alison Vrtis and Tanya Walery for all they do to help our students learn, grow and achieve.

Hinsdale South and Hinsdale Central had strong showings at the national competition organized by the Business Professionals of America (BPA). The two schools combined for 15 top 25 finishes in their individual events, including two national championships. Below is a summary of their accomplishments.

We want to congratulate all of our students on their success at the national competition. We also want to thank faculty sponsors Ashley Yurchak from South and Janelle Hoeksema and Ken Shum from Central for their hard work and leadership this year.

We want to congratulate the following Hinsdale South students on being named the school's Breakfast Club winners for fourth quarter.

Teachers nominate students for the Breakfast Club award based on their academic or extracurricular accomplishments, contributions to the community or school spirit/pride.

We want to congratulate the following students for being named Hinsdale Central's athletes of the month for April.

Registration is still open for the district's summer school program. The first semester will take place June 13-30, while the second semester will be held July 5-21.

Please visit https://d86.hinsdale86.org/domain/641 to register for courses or learn more about our program.

If you missed the edition of Board Briefs for the board of education meeting on May 12, please visit https://conta.cc/3wbXsFk.

Please visit https://bit.ly/3d93aws to access the latest COVID-19 data for our district, community and county. As a reminder, below are the metrics we are updating on a weekly basis.

The Indian Prairie Public Library is hosting a free webinar titled "Insider's Guide on the College Planning Process." During this webinar, which will take place today (May 16) at 6 p.m., families will learn about:

You can access additional information about or register for the event by visiting https://bit.ly/indianp516.