Education
Fri Nov 20, 2009, 12:04 PM CST
Check out who made the 2009-10 first quarter honor roll at Hinsdale South High School in Darien.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 09:53 AM CST
Because a proposed addition to The Birches in Clarendon Hills will not bring additional students into Hinsdale Township High School District 86, the developer will not have to provide impact fees to the district.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 05, 2009, 09:50 AM CST
As he sat munching animal crackers, Darien resident Tomas Slapsys claims he was not light-headed at all. Tomas was one of many donating plasma during a Hinsdale South High School Student Council Blood Drive Tuesday, Nov. 3.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Oct 29, 2009, 11:38 AM CDT
The bubble has likely burst on installing an inflatable dome at either Hinsdale Central or Hinsdale South high schools this year.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Oct 27, 2009, 06:31 PM CDT
A recent increase in coyote and wildlife sightings in Hinsdale should not alarm residents, according to police.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Oct 22, 2009, 05:49 PM CDT
Hinsdale Township High School District 86’s Board of Education will consider a request from Clarendon Hills to waive fees related to the proposed expansion of a retirement community — but not before the board gets additional information from the developer.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Oct 15, 2009, 04:44 PM CDT
A Hinsdale school board member at odds with the district over requests for information is considering legal action.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Sep 24, 2009, 04:36 PM CDT
After overlooking permits needed by Hinsdale and Darien, the high school district recently ponied up more than $20,000 in fees to pursue turf fields — but now is asking for a refund.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Sep 24, 2009, 04:29 PM CDT
The theme for the 2009 Hinsdale South Homecoming week festivities is “World of Imagination,” and students will have plenty of events to exercise their collective and individual imaginations.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Sep 21, 2009, 08:54 AM CDT
Kyle Henshaw loves to perform to an audience, whether through the Hinsdale Central radio station or on stage, ready to belt out a rock ballad.
Fri Aug 07, 2009, 01:50 PM CDT
Check out who made the 2008-09 fourth quarter honor roll at Hinsdale South High School.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jul 13, 2009, 09:07 AM CDT
Robert Carlo took over as superintendent of schools for Darien School District 61 on July 1, replacing Warren Johnson.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 07:04 PM CDT
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 plans to introduce the two veteran educators who will replace outgoing Principal Kevin Pobst at a special “meet and greet” this summer.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 11:55 AM CDT
Students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools who enroll in drivers education will have to shell out $350 to take the course starting in the 2010-11 school year.
By Staff reports
Wed Jun 17, 2009, 01:49 PM CDT
Hinsdale Central High School and Hinsdale South High School both have been named to the “Newsweek” magazine’s annual list of top public schools nationwide.
Fri Jun 12, 2009, 04:13 PM CDT
Check out who made the 2008-09 third quarter honor roll at Hinsdale South High School.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jun 10, 2009, 05:15 PM CDT
Lace School Principal Martin Casey is a man of his word, and because of it, he has become a man with much less hair on his head.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu May 21, 2009, 04:02 PM CDT
The Hinsdale Central High School Mock Trial team began working on law theory, closing arguments, cross examinations and other aspects of law in October, just about when the professional baseball season ended.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon May 18, 2009, 12:56 PM CDT
On Aug. 29, 2005, a few months after Dick Flesher retired as a high school teacher, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast region. Watching the relief efforts, Flesher said he knew he had to do something.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Apr 10, 2009, 10:19 AM CDT
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 officials will begin preparing a timeline to install synthetic turf after learning $4 million in bonds could be used for the project.
Tue Mar 17, 2009, 01:27 PM CDT
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 is among 81 school districts in Illinois to be named a Bright Red Apple Award winner in 2009 by the educational research firm School Search.