Dr. Nicholas D. Wahl Dr. Bruce Law Troy A. Courtney Dr. Joyce Powell Jeffrey T. Eagan Superintendent of Assistant Superintendent Director of Director of Business Manager Schools for Instruction Human Resources Student Services VI. TO: FROM: Board Reports B. Principals Board of Education Dr. Nicholas D. Wahl Superintendent of Schools DATE: March 18, 2013 RE: Principals Please find the attached reports from Hinsdale Central Principal McGrory and Hinsdale South Principal Waterman as they provide an update on their respective campuses. Suggested Motion: Recommended Action: Informational Item Hear the Reports vi-b 03 18 13 Administrative Center 55 th and Grant Streets Hinsdale, IL 60521 Phone: (630) 655-6100 Fax: (630) 325-9153
TO: FROM: Dr. Nicholas Wahl, Superintendent Michael McGrory, Principal RE: Principal Report- March 2013 Grease Musical Hinsdale Central had outstanding attendance at last week s Grease Musical, which was held on March 7-March 9. The recently updated auditorium was transformed into legendary Rydell High School as more than 75 talented student performers, musicians, and backstage crew members brought high-energy and rock and roll to the stage. Directed by our theatre director, Chris Hicks; music director, Jennifer Burkemper; conductor, Jeffrey Wirtz; and Pianist Mr. Rennie. In addition, I want to recognize and thank several staff members who performed and did a fantastic job in the play; Jan Hall, Stephanie Hiffman, Pam Kalafut, Jan MacLeod and Diana Sekura. The show featured our very talented high school rock band and musical performers. Christie Kerr choreographed 50 s-style dancing. Black History Month We had great participation in the Black History Month events in February. The month kicked off with students speaking of the African American experience through poetry readings and also enjoying the Chris Greene Jazz band which performed in the cafeteria. To finish out February, Hinsdale Central enjoyed an open forum and panel entitled, "The Civil Right Movement: Then and Now." The panel discussion was an engaging way to celebrate black history and heritage. Mrs. Deborah Wright-Powell did an amazing job helping in all aspects of organization to make February a fabulous month to remember. In addition, we had great participation in our first Black History Door Decorating Contest. We had approximately twenty doors decorated. Every class that participated received a certificate to display in their classroom for taking part in this activity. Mrs. Annette DeAngelis and her committee really showed leadership with this project. Red Devil Mock Trial Team The Red Devil Mock Trial team continued their remarkable run, winning their fourth state championship in the past five years in Champaign last weekend. The team won all of its trials and each competition in which it participated this season. Individual winners for Outstanding Witness were Corinne Casper, Adam Smith, and Zach Wong, and for Outstanding Attorney Max Cornell. Next up is Nationals in Indianapolis with a new case.
Hinsdale Central High School Principal s Report March 2013 President s Volunteer Service Award Congratulations to Jordan Lopez who received the President s Volunteer Service Award! This award, given on behalf of President Barack Obama, recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country. We commend him on being such an excellent role model. Boys Swim Team Congratulations to the Boys Swim team for placing 2nd in the IHSA State Swim Meet in February. Medalists were as follows: 1st Place and a school record for the 200 Freestyle Relay team of Connor Schroyer, Brian Powell, Brian Portland and Will Leach. 2nd Place and a school record for 200 Medley Relay team of Will Leach, Eddie Mapel, Brian Portland, and Connor Schroyer. 4th Place and a school record for 400 Free Relay team of Connor Schroyer, Banistre Lienhart, Brian Portland, and Will Leach, 3rd Place for Eddie Mapel in the 100 Yard Breaststroke. 10th Place for Will Leach in the 100 Yard Freestyle. 12th Place and a Sophomore Record for Brian Portland in the 100 Yard Butterfly. Athletic College Signings The Hinsdale Central Athletic Department hosted Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The following athletes were recognized: Jack Adams University of Dayton Football Tommy Concklin Washington & Lee University Baseball Jill Hardies University of North Carolina Cross Country/Track & Field Katharine Kormushoff University of Connecticut Soccer Rosanna Lederhausen Brown University Golf Casey May Miami of Ohio Soccer Darby Moran University of Wisconsin-Parkside Soccer Nick Piker Holy Cross Football Lily Sarros Washington University Basketball Katherine Treankler University of Wisconsin-Madison Soccer Christopher Wilson Grand Valley State University Football Mural Dedication The National Art Honor Society dedicated a new mural in February. Principal McGrory, along with Co- Presidents Devon MacNeil and Gabby Rutkauskas cut the ribbon on the Chicago-themed work.
TO: FROM: Dr. Nicholas D. Wahl, Superintendent Dr. Brian P. Waterman, Principal DATE: March 18, 2013 SUBJ: Principal Report (Hinsdale South HS) Student Activities Highlights Urban Arts Club Congratulations to Ayesha Truman and Billson Rasavongxay on a very successful evening Restore the Dream on Thursday, February 21 st. Restore the Dream was inspiring, creative and showed the true spirit of teamwork and integrity. This was another proud moment for all of Hornet Nation. Young Artist Awarded Elmhurst s Symphony s Stanger Young Artist Audition, February 23, 2013, honored one of our own with an honorable mention. Congratulations to Kyle Lee (Violin) playing Bruch Concerto No 1 Op. 26. The Robert Stanger Young Artist Auditions are held each year to provide a forum for outstanding local area high school instrumentalists to compete for the opportunity to perform a concerto movement with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra. The auditions are sponsored in part by the Kiwanis Club and the Auxiliary of the Elmhurst Symphony Association. Deaf Academic Bowl The Hinsdale South Deaf Academic Bowl will be competing on a national level at the Gallaudet Regional and National Academic Bowl Competitions. This year the team competed at the Regional competition in Jacksonville, Illinois and won 1 st Place out of 16 teams. The team went undefeated and ended the weekend with a 9-0 record. The victory qualified them to move to the National Competition at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. ACT Advancing Lives Congratulations to Alexander Gomez, scoring the highest possible composite score of 36. This achievement on the ACT is significant and rare. On average, less than one-tenth of one percent of all test takers earns the top score. This exceptional score will provide colleges, which he chooses to apply, ample evidence of readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.
South Activities Updates HSHS Club News Lia Benes and George Henry both won Honorable Mention awards at the Chicago International Model UN conference in December. Winter Wonderland Dance, February 16, 2013 Students were greeted by snowflakes and a winter wonderland of snow and glittery trees. Approximately 450 students were in attendance. Science Olympiad Saturday, March 9, Hinsdale South competed at the College of DuPage for the Science Olympiad Regionals competition, earning 8 th place out of 17 teams competing. We medaled in 9 events, including 1 st place in Astronomy, Forestry, and MagLev Vehicle. Scholastic Bowl Our Scholastic Bowl finished 3 rd in conference competition, March 2013, led by seniors Elliot Young, Lia Benes, Justin Lee, Alex Warton and Patryk Giza. FCCLA FCCLA competed at the regional FCCLA competition at the College of DuPage with four members advancing on to State Competition in April. Events were cake decorating, fruit tray design and LIFE Event Planning. Speech Team is recognized The HSHS Speech Team finished the 2012-2013 season being recognized with 48 awards. The team finished 5 th at the IHSA Regional Tournament and advanced five students to the IHSA Sectional Tournament. The students recognized are: Kyle Labak (Impromptu Speaking); Chris Thuruthiyil (Special Occasion Speaking) Megan Goldbranson (Informative Speaking) Jamie Kloth and David Petrak (Humorous Duet Acting); with Jamie and David taking 5 th overall at Sectionals after advancing to the final round.
Business Department Succeeds Mr. Matthew Gawlik and Mr. Matthew Swedko accompanied 28 Hinsdale South High School Technology Education students to the Illinois Drafting Educators 36 th annual regional competition at Moraine Valley Community College on Friday, March 8, 2013. Students entered design drafting competition in the areas of Introductory CAD, 3D Modeling, Assembly Modeling, Machine CAD and Architectural CAD. First and second place scored qualify the students to participate at the state competition in April at Illinois State University. Four students, Ethan Waterman (1 st ArchCAD), Luke Tralmer (2 nd ArchCAD), Stacy Mo (2 nd 3D Modeling), and Ryan Cusick (1 st IntroCAD) have qualified for the downstate competition. In addition to that success, Michael Tomerlin and Alex Lakorny qualified in 3 rd place for Hinsdale South to take all of the top places in the Architectural CAD competition. Pictured in order is Luke Tralmer silver medal, Alex Lakorny and Mike Tomerlin bronze medal and Ethan Waterman gold medal from the Hinsdale South Architecture team. Hornet Athletic Highlights Varsity Hornet Basketball Advances Senior Hornet Basketball Player, Joe George, advances in the IHSA State Three Point Contest. He will be representing Hinsdale South High School at the Boys Basketball State Tournament the weekend of March 22 & 23, 2013 in Peoria.
Library News The Library kicked off their Read up a Swarm contest the week of March 11, 2013. 15 student teams, 6 staff teams, and 5 combo teams for a total of 26 signed up for the contest which runs until Teen Read Week in April. Ellen Lawrence, library director, presented with Katie Aquino and Steve Moore at the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) conference Feb. 5-8 on the topics of technology, education, research and libraries. She also presented with Katie Aquino at the Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) conference on Feb. 28 on revitalizing the research process. Ellen Lawrence & Kathy Krepps (Central Library) coordinated technology professional development offerings as part of Hinsdale Academy for the County Wide Institute Day, March 1. The library has over 1000 votes logged for their Follett Challenge video. Votes can be cast once a day until March 18. Votes will count as 30% of the library s application for a chance to win $60,000 in Follett Library Resources. http://www.follettchallenge.com/video.cfm?id=306 Librarians from New Trier and Brooks College Prep visited South in February to discuss how our curriculum, programming, and facilities lead to winning the 2012 National School Library Program of the Year Award. Our LMC held a student contest to name our Library s new collaboration room. The Hornet Hive is open and available for students; Tomislav (Tommy) Gogic is the student that came up with the name Hornet Hive which students voted to be the name of our collaboration room. The collaboration room contains a full wall White Board, LCD TV with various connection cables, and a work table built by students in Matt Swedko s woodshop class and they are Justin Maslow and Jacob Wall are the students that built the custom table for the Hornet Hive.