Reminder - District 86 is inviting students, staff, families, alumni and community members to help us celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8-12).

If you have expressions of gratitude (e.g. kind words, artwork, photos, videos, etc.) that you want to share about any of our teachers, please email them to abarry@hinsdale86.org by 7 p.m. on May 11. Please note that anything you send us may be posted on the district's social media sites in accordance with board policy.

Reminder - registration is now open for the district's summer school program. The first semester will take place June 12-29, while the second semester will be held July 5-20.

Please visit https://www.hinsdale86.org/summer-school to register for courses, sign up for bus transportation (available to all students at no additional cost) or learn more about our program.

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

The Hornets took 11th overall in Division 3AA, while the Red Devils took 13th overall in Division 4AA. Both schools also had top 20 finishes in the following individual events.

Frosh-Soph 2-Person Team - 2nd Place

Eli Carder and Rishikesh Joshi

Frosh-Soph 8-Person Team - 4th Place

Shahmeer Ali, Jeremy Fung, Adolph Galinski, Pranav Goel, Anita Joseph, Rishikesh Joshi, Konrad Kremper and Teressa Louis

Geometry Team - 11th Place

Eli Carder (19th out of all competitors), Isaac Choi, Jeremy Fung, Adolph Galinski and Konrad Kremper

Algebra 1 Team - 13th Place

Shahmeer Ali, Anita Joseph, Rishikesh Joshi (fifth place out of all competitors) and Teressa Louis

Oralist Team - 13th Place

Anastasia Galinski and Parth Joshi

Junior-Senior 2-Person Team- 15th Place

Eva Louis and Jaitin Pallath

Algebra 2 Team - 17th Place

Parth Joshi, Eva Marie Louis, Tian Schulte and Alex Siarny

Precalculus Team - 19th Place

Zach Carder, Anastasia Galinski (16th out of all competitors), Pranav Goel, Jaitin Pallath and Adi Patel

Calculator Team - 19th Place

Shahmeer Ali, Eli Carder, Zach Carder, Konrad Kemper and Adi Patel

Junior-Senior 8-Person Team - 20th Place

Adolph Galinski, Anastasia Galinski, Pranav Goel, Parth Joshi, Eva Marie Louis, Jaitin Pallath, Adi Patel and Tian Schulte

Junior-Senior 2-Person Team - 1st Place and State Champions

Wilbert Chu and Sebastian Attlan

Algebra 2 Team - 7th Place

Wilbert Chu (first out of all competitors), Kiran Gitzlaff (12th out of all competitors), Aarav Mittal, Levi Lillioja, Abeeha Mirza and Zhili Hou

Precalculus Team - 8th Place

Sebastian Attlan (eighth out of all competitors), Ediz Canigur, Jiming Chen, Alexander Jiang, Jeffrey Liu and Kevin Zhang

Calculator Team - 8th Place

Nabeel Hussain, Akshay Naik, Wilbert Chu, Aarav Mittal and Ediz Canigur

Junior-Senior 8-Person Team - 9th Place

Kiran Gitzlaff, Adele Groom, Ibraheem Kidwai, Levi Lillioja, Sebastian Attlan, Ediz Canigur, Jiming Chen and Kevin Zhang

Algebra 1 Team - 20th Place

Ethan Charoenpitaks, Mariam Dada, Nabeel Hussain, Katherine Jiang, Zara Kidwai and Eeshan Lal

We congratulate both teams on their impressive accomplishments.

Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South performed well at the state tournament for the Science Olympiad. The Red Devils took 15th overall, while the Hornets tied for 18th place. The two teams also earned top 10 finishes in the following events:

We congratulate both teams on their success at state.

More than 140 students from District 86 have earned the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy this year. They received the award for scoring a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement exam last spring, or performing well on a qualifying language proficiency test this year.

There were also several students who earned this honor in two languages, including:

You can access the full list of awardees by visiting https://bit.ly/3AClr1X.

This accomplishment will be included on the high school transcripts and diplomas for these students to help convey/communicate their language skills to colleges/universities and potential employers. It may also earn them college credit.

You can access additional information about the Seal of Biliteracy by visiting https://bit.ly/3Nb5QOh.

We want to congratulate our students on this tremendous achievement, and commend them for their hard work and dedication. We also want to thank our teachers for all they do to support the growth, development and success of our language learners.

On April 24, Latin students from District 86 participated in the Certamen state finals. Hinsdale Central's upper level team (Latin III/IV) took second place, while the school's lower level team (Latin II) and Hinsdale South's novice team (Latin I) performed well and gained valuable experience.

We want to congratulate our students and faculty sponsors on their success this year. We also want to give a shoutout to Sami Khalil from South (novice), Ben Yan from Central (lower) and Michael Sahs from Central (upper), who were recognized and received medals at the event for being named the regional MVP for their respective levels.

Below is the list of individuals who have recently been named Star Students. We congratulate them on this accomplishment.

The Special Olympics soccer team from Hinsdale South is headed to the state games following a remarkable day on the pitch at regionals that featured a 9-1 win over Thornwood High School and a 7-1 victory over Thornton High School.

We want to congratulate the members of the team on their outstanding performance at the regional tournament, and wish them continued success at state.

Hinsdale Central's Chris Cavero will be competing for the eSports state title in FIFA 23 thanks to a dominant performance at the sectional tournament that included a first place finish, an undefeated record and victories over his opponents by a combined score of 31-1.

We want to congratulate Chris on his success at sectionals, and wish him the best of luck at state.

Teams from Hinsdale South took second and third place at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Volleyball Tournament that was held at the Broadway Armory in Chicago on April 22.

Great job, Hornets. We are very proud of you.

Hinsdale South had a strong showing at the 2023 Illinois High School Art Exhibition (IHSAE) that was hosted by Art ConnectED.

Senior Dezire Golden won an award for Outstanding Achievement in Portfolio Quality, while junior Amerie Flowers, who received a summer scholarship to the School of the Art Institute, was among the individuals featured in the Early College Program Exhibition. In addition, South was honored as a Top 20 Scholarship School for earning more than $2.6 million in scholarship offers during the 2022-23 school year.

We want to congratulate Dezire, Amerie and the school on their recognitions. We also want to give a shoutout to the other artists from South (Alexandra Cima, Kiarah Hamilton, Zola Hinojosa, Lilly Kassing, Fern Lyon, Braeden Meeker, Smilte Sazanskyte and Sam Sherry) whose work was on display at the event.

On April 24, Carter Knotts and Meg DeDobbelaere from Hinsdale Central and Amerie Flowers and Dynasia Barker from Hinsdale South were recognized for their outstanding leadership at the annual Student Recognition Breakfast that was hosted by the Illinois Principals Association.

We want to congratulate Carter, Meg, Amerie and Dynasia on this well-deserved honor.

Hinsdale Central senior Alysha Haverkos' entry in the University of Illinois' FSHN Food Challenge Contest earned her a scholarship in Food Science for the 2023-24 academic year. Alysha won the award for the Red Wheat Stroopwafel recipe she submitted for the Food Science category and its theme "2 Weeks on the Shelf” (students had to share why they believe their recipe will be shelf-stable for two weeks).

We want to congratulate Alysha on this amazing achievement, and encourage people to visit https://bit.ly/3L98kdv to check out what she has been working on in her Chef and Restaurant course.

Students and staff from the district's marketing and culinary classes met with representatives from Quest Food Management Services on April 25 to taste some of the food that is served in our cafeterias and provide input on a variety of topics (e.g., frequency of food purchases, options that are currently available for breakfast and lunch, dietary needs, items that could be added to the menu in the future, etc.).

The session brought together the business and family and consumer sciences departments for a real-world experience that gave the marketing students a chance to create questions that were used to collect qualitative feedback, and provided the culinary students with an opportunity to learn more about food preparation and cooking. 

The Hinsdalean's latest student-athlete profile features a Q&A with Hinsdale Central senior Holden Satre, who is a captain of the boys water polo team. In the piece, Holden talks about how long he has been playing water polo, what he enjoys most about the sport, his goals for this season and his plans for next year.

You can check out the profile on Holden by visiting https://bit.ly/3ncEYmu. Photo credit to Jim Slonoff from The Hinsdalean.

Hinsdale Central's Erin Palmer was named the 2023 Yearbook All-Star during the recent Walsworth Yearbook Advisor Workshop. The representative from Walsworth who presented Ms. Palmer with the award described her as "masterful at guiding her staffs through the process of designing, writing, editing and selling 14 fabulous yearbooks. She coached each year’s staff to use their unique talents in creating a book that captured the essence of what it means to be a Red Devil. All of her books have been recognized in Walsworth’s Gallery of Excellence and used across the country to showcase exceptional high school journalism."

We want to congratulate Ms. Palmer on this award, and thank her for all that she does in her role as the faculty sponsor for Central's yearbook.

Below are reminders about upcoming district events and activities.

If you missed the edition of Board Briefs for the board of education meeting on April 27, please visit https://conta.cc/3Hmy7he.

The Community House is hosting the 17th Annual Walk the Walk for Mental Health on May 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is a 1-mile Color Walk that will celebrate "mental and physical wellness, access to mental health services, and ending the stigma associated with discussing mental health with friends, family and community."

You can learn about, register for or donate to the walk by visiting https://bit.ly/3Lik25J.