There was an error in this morning's Updates from 86 email. The Wednesday and Friday schedules for this week are not swapping. Students in Learning Cohort B will be on campus for early bird and periods one through three on Wednesday, March 24, and for early bird and periods 4/5/6 through 10 on Thursday, March 25. They will eat lunch in school on Thursday. All students will engage in synchronous learning from home on Friday, March 26, that will follow the Wednesday remote schedule (periods one through 10).

We apologize for any confusion this error caused.

Below is the updated schedule for this week (March 22-26).

There has been increased discussion in our community recently about the work we are doing to align the curriculum across our high schools. We have posted information on our website and will be including a comprehensive update in the next edition of our print newsletter (scheduled to be mailed to approximately 35,000 residences and businesses in the next two weeks) that address some of the common myths and misperceptions about this work, and highlight what we are currently doing to build on our tradition of excellence and help our students down the path toward their ideal future. Below are links to this information and update.

Below is the COVID-19 data for the district as of Friday, March 19.

You can access the dashboard where this information is being stored by visiting https://bit.ly/3d93aws.

Below are some of the recent honors, awards and accomplishments that were earned by individual students, groups and teams from Hinsdale South and Hinsdale Central.

We congratulate all of our students and coaches/faculty sponsors on their success.

Last week's edition of The Hinsdalean featured an article about Hinsdale Central senior Katrina Geiersbach, who is among the 26 individuals from across Illinois who were named to the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) 2021 All-State Academic Team. In the piece, Geiersbach talks about some of her interests both in and out of school, which include:

You can check out the article by visiting http://bit.ly/3lrvmyZ. Photo credit to Jim Slonoff from The Hinsdalean.

Each month, the world language teachers from Hinsdale South nominate individuals for recognition as the World Language Students of the Month. These students have a strong interest in a world or classical language, demonstrate the traits of being accountable, respectful and engaged, and perform actions and exhibit an attitude that exemplify what it means to have South Pride.

Below are the students from South who earned this honor for March.

The next District 86 Board of Education meeting will be held on Thursday, March 25. The agenda and packet of materials for the meeting, as well as instructions for how to participate in the session, will be posted on BoardDocs (https://bit.ly/394u9as) and shared via email tomorrow (March 23).