Both Hinsdale High School District 86 schools ranked in the TOP 12 of Illinois High Schools for 2007 in a Newsweek report.  Hinsdale Central ranked sixth and Hinsdale South ranked 11th.  Newsweek also ranked the Top 1000 high schools in the nation, and Hinsdale Central was Number 339 and Hinsdale South was Number 540. The ranks are based on the number of Advanced Placement tests taken divided by the number of graduating seniors. 

Congratulations to the Hinsdale Central Boys’ Tennis Team who took the State Championship for the second year in a row!!

Hinsdale Central’s varsity badminton team won the State title. The state finals were in Charleston on May 9 – 10, 2008. The girls took the courts by storm and won with a 14 point lead.

Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and commemorates the U.S. men and women who have died in our nation’s service.  What began as a time to honor Union soldiers who died during American Civil War, after WWI, it expanded to include those who died in any war or military action.  The Hinsdale Central Cheer Squad showed their support and joined the United States Coast Guard stationed in Burr Ridge on their float in the Memorial Day parade downtown Chicago this past Saturday, May 24th. 

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE DOWNTOWN HINSDALE

Then, on Monday, May 26th, a Hinsdale memorial day procession will start at 10:00am at First and Garfield streets, heading to the Memorial Building.  A service will follow, featuring music by the Hinsdale Chorale, a 21-gun salute, the playing of “Taps” and the laying of a wreath at the “Victory of Hinsdale” sculpture in the Memorial Building.  The Memorial Building was built in 1928 with donations from residents.  It is a memorial to all of Hinsdale’s residents that died in war. Many of the boy scout and girl scout troops of the area take part in this procession. It’s been a Hinsdale tradition for many years.

The Character Education Partnership (CEP) has named Hinsdale Central High School a 2008 National School of Character.  Joe Mazzola, the CEP director, stated that this year was a record setting year for the prestigious national awards program.  They received 149 applications from 27 states.  CEP will award Hinsdale $20,000 at the 15th Annual National Forum on Character Education held in October in Arlington, Virginia.  In the Hinsdale newsletter it says that Hinsdale will use its grant to enhance its program and train and mentor other educators seeking to improve their character education efforts. The school strives to raise the next generation of business leaders with solid ethics.