January 24th COMMUNITY NEWS & UPDATES |
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Deans’ Office
As a reminder all students are required to wear a school issued ID and lanyard at all times when in the building, exceptions are made for PE classes, science labs, art classes, etc. Starting Monday, January 30th students must have on their school issued ID and lanyard to enter the classroom. Students who do not have their ID and lanyard must obtain a replacement or temporary ID. Please remind your students to wear their ID and lanyard.
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Early Release Wednesday - February 1, 2023
Due to other programming on this day, we will only have our Testing Center open for any make-up exams as well as those students who were invited to participate in our SAT Prep program.
All other programming will resume on February 15, 2023.
Early Bird - 7:35-7:55 a.m.-20 minutes
Period 1 - 8-8:35 a.m.-35 minutes
Period 2 - 8:40-9:15 a.m.-35 minutes
Period 3 - 9:20-9:55 a.m.-35 minutes
Period 4/5/6 - 10-00-10:35 a.m.-35 minutes
Period 6/7/8 - 10:40-11:15 a.m.-35 minutes
Period 9 - 11:20-11:55 a.m.-35 minutes
Period 10 - 12:00-12:35 p.m.- 35 minutes
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5Essentials Parent Survey
Dear Hinsdale South Parents and Guardians,
We Need Your Feedback.
Parents across Illinois once again have an opportunity to participate in the annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of your child’s school as it relates to the important elements of school effectiveness.
On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by the University of Chicago. All survey responses will be kept confidential. The state will provide survey results for individual schools only if a school has at least 20 percent of parents take the survey. If you have children attending more than one school, we ask that you complete the survey for each school.
To take this short survey:
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Visit 5 Essentials Survey Link
- Type and select “Dupage” as "County." (The county is the location of the school district's main office.)
- Type your school's name into the "School" field and select your school.
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey identifies five indicators that can lead to important student outcomes, including test score gains. Research has shown that schools strong on these indicators are ten times more likely to improve student learning. The five indicators that effect school success are effective leaders, collaborative teachers, involved families, supportive environments, and ambitious instruction.
Parents will have until March 31, 2023 to participate in the survey.
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Counseling Department
Course selection for the 2023-2024 school year will be taking place in late January and early February. Here is a course selection timeline:
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Jan 9 - Feb 1
Families can view course recommendations made by their current teachers in Infinite Campus Portal. Click here for instructions on where to view teacher recs in the portal: https://youtu.be/FoarSTEn-JY
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Feb 2 - Feb 9
Individual course selection meetings with school counselors during PE to finalize course selections. Students, check your school email in late January for the date & time of your meeting.
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Feb 10 - DEADLINE
All course requests are locked in place on February 10 and no changes can be made after this date.
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The master schedule of classes will be developed from the requests made through this course selection process. If a course is not requested during registration, a seat is not likely to be available later. The requests submitted at the counselor meeting are considered a commitment on the part of the students to take the classes they have asked the school to provide. Selections made at this time are for the entire 2023-2024 school year. Disappointment can be avoided if choices are based upon adequate preparation and forethought. The final deadline for course request changes is February 10. Please begin discussions with your student right away.
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First Semester Grades
First Semester grades will be posted in Infinite Campus Portal (for students and parents) to view grades on January 30.
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Fine Arts
The Fine Arts department is coming off an incredibly successful fall and early winter.
The Art Department had a tremendous Winter Art Show during the week of December 12th.
The Music Department presented their first fully combined Winter Holiday Concert in several years on December 19th. Check out the professional recording of the concert here 2023 HSHS Winter Holiday Concert Video.
The Theater and Music Departments presented “Carrie” the Musical to enthusiastic audiences at the Illinois High School Theater Fest at the University of Illinois.
Congratulations to the cast and crew as well as Director Danny Yuska, Vocal Director Kat Vukson and Orchestra Pit Director Chris Gumban.
Congratulations to the Art Students and teachers for their recognition in the Regional Scholastic Awards.
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Upcoming Events
The music students selected as All State Musicians will head to Peoria, Illinois to participate in All State rehearsals and Concerts from January 26th -28th.
Congratulations to:
Adam Fournier - All State Composition - Senior
Abigail Petersen - All State Choir - Senior
Alex Siarny - All State Band - Sophomore
Sophia Zakar - All State Choir - Senior
And Matthew Goeke - Band Director and Choir/Orchestra Director Chris Gumban.
- The Honors Vocal Recital will be on 1/24/23 at 7:00pm in the Choir Room
- The Hinsdale South Middle School Jazz Festival Concert will be held on 2/21/23 at 7:00pm in the Auditorium. This concert features the Hornet Jazz bands performing as well as performances by the local middle school jazz bands.
- The Hinsdale South Music Department Pops Concert will be on 3/22/23 at 7:00pm in the Auditorium.
- The Hinsdale South Music Department Pops Assembly will be on 3/23/23.
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Physical Education Department
The Physical Education Department provides curriculum to our students that covers competencies in health and wellness in the areas of physical, mental/emotional and social health and safety. The content areas under our department are physical education, health education and driver education. Our mission and vision in all three of these content areas are to provide students the opportunity to learn and engage in activity that enhances their overall well-being.
Physical Education classes this semester have provided activity in team game play, fitness
training theories and outdoor education. A high-light moment for some of our students this
semester have been a field trip to The Forge Adventure Park in Lemont and a kayaking trip at
Starved Rock. Our freshmen physical education classes continue to provide safe and supportive
spaces for students to learn about Social Emotional Learning (SEL) through evidence-based
programs so they may build respectful relationships with peers, faculty and the school
community.
Health Education classes this semester have covered age appropriate and research based
content in the areas of wellness, nutrition, body systems, legal and illegal substances and human sexuality. Our team has also brought in community and county speakers and presenters to provide additional learning opportunities and support to our students in the areas of healthy
relationships, impact of addition and a youth outlook program supporting LGBTQ+.
Driver Education classes this semester have continued to provide our students with the
necessary knowledge and skills to be safe and responsible drivers. Additionally, our staff have
brought in personnel from the Secretary of State’s Office to speak on distracted driving as well
as state railroad organizations to support road and pedestrian safety.
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Science Department
Science has had a whirlwind fall semester, full of rigorous academics and engaging explorations. If you were to have walked down our hallways this fall, you would have seen students experiencing and investigating science both inside and outside of our classroom walls.
A few highlights include:
- Our freshman physics students in the hallway exploring concepts of waves with slinkies for later application in light, the structure of our Universe, and Earth processes
- Our sophomore chemistry students in the lab burning different elements to learn about electron excitability to later apply to photosynthesis and the life cycle of stars
- Our junior biology students exploring fossils from local and global sources to better understand biogeography, comparative anatomy, and macroevolution
- Our Anatomy & Physiology students dissected many things, including sheep brains as part of their neurology unit, and also had Dr. Dean Godellas, a surgeon at Alexian Brothers Hospital, visit with students and share his journey to becoming a surgeon
- Our APES students visited the Sagawau Environmental Learning Center in Lemont to learn about the local prairie as well as restore the ecosystem through the removal of invasive species
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Social Studies
We have had a couple of very exciting Service Learning projects in our civics classes this semester! One of our civics classes conducted a school supply drive and fundraiser in order to support Florida students impacted by Hurricane Ian. The drive resulted in shipping 36 boxes of school supplies to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Our students were able to provide a bag of supplies to over 400 students in need. Thank you to all who donated school supplies and a special thanks to Grand Subaru of Bensenville and Chicagoland Fireplace and Restoration for their generous donations!
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Another civic class introduced Career Week to Hinsdale South this year. The students arranged for professionals from many fields to come in as guest speakers in classes across the building. We had the mayor of Darien come into our civics classes, an actuary come into our math courses, and a surgeon come into anatomy and physiology, just to name a few. Thank you to all of the professionals who volunteered their time, and to our teachers who opened their classrooms to this experience. |
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World Language January 2023 Students of the Month
Each month, World Language teachers nominate up to five students to be recognized as World Language Students of the Month. These students have a strong interest in a world or classical language and demonstrate the traits of being accountable, respectful, and engaged. Their actions and daily attitude exemplify what it means to have South Pride.
Congratulations to the January World Language Students of the Month!
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Jacob Drahos
Kaj Grzybicki
Sam Johnson
Hope Kmiec
Andrew Leonardson
Paulina Majerczyk
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Heydi Martínez
CJ Mitchum
Arooj Nasir
Olivia Uba
Mason White
Kaitlyn Wong
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Congratulations to Our State Qualifiers
Boys Bowling, Danceline and BPA
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Hinsdale South Boys Bowling
The boys bowling team from Hinsdale South is headed back to state for the first time in 15 years thanks to a fifth-place finish at the sectional tournament on Jan. 21.
We congratulate the team and coaches Kraig Conyer and Sean Beesley on this tremendous accomplishment, and wish them continued success at the state finals.
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Hinsdale South Danceline Team
The competitive danceline team from Hinsdale South qualified for state after taking third place at the sectional tournament in Geneva. It will be the Hornets 10th straight trip to the state finals.
We congratulate the team and coaches Courtney Gillette and Alexandra Miuccio on their outstanding performance at sectionals, and wish them the best of luck at state.
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Business Professionals of America
An amazing Regional Competition for our Hornet Business Professionals of America! A huge congrats to all students who competed and the students listed below heading to State in Oakbrook next month! #SouthPride
1st Place- Elias Carder in Java Programming
1st Place- Anna Meng and Kaitlyn Wong in Global Marketing Team
1st Place- Anastasia Galinski in Business Law & Ethics
1st Place- Anastasia Galinski in Legal Office Procedure
1st Place-Abby Petersen in Advanced Interview Skills
1st Place- Maryam Beilani in Health Administration Procedure
2nd Place- Magdalena MacLeod in Human Resource Management
2nd Place- Kaitlyn Wong in Interview Skills
2nd Place- Oliwia Mikos in Economic Research Individual
2nd Place- Adolph Galinski in Fundamental Word Processing
2nd Place- Nikki Wu in SQL Database Fundamentals
2nd Place- Elias Carder and Adolph Galinski in Administrative Support Team
2nd Place- Nikki Wu in Fundamentals of Web Design
3rd Place- Adrian Drynan in Advanced Accounting
3rd Place- Aayush Modi in Personal Financial Management
4th Place- Gianluca Dinardi in Device Configuration and Troubleshooting
4th Place- Joseph Pantoni in Payroll Accounting
4th Place- Oliwia Mikos in Banking and Finance
5th Place- Adrian Drynan in Device Configuration and Troubleshooting
5th Place- Anna Meng in Payroll Accounting
5th Place- Tian Schulte in Fundamental Accounting
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Technology Center of DuPage
Below is a list of students who have been named to:
Technology Center of DuPage’s A*Team for the first semester.
Wade Brossard - Construction Trades
George Carlson - Automotive Technology
Addison Chavez - Cosmetology
Trent Ferguson - Construction Trades
Paige Jachim - Cosmetology
Kendrick Johnson - Auto Body Repair & Refinishing
Kacper Kwiecien - Automotive Technology
Nicolette Linder - Cosmetology
Jorge Miranda - Construction Trades
Edie Mitchell - Nursing Assistant Training Program
Kristal Mitchell - Cosmetology
Alexandra Perez - Cosmetology
Jokubas Slajus - Professional Cooking, Baking, And Service
Samuel Strizheus - Automotive Technology
Maxwell Waszkiewicz - Construction Trades
Zakhari Williams - Computer Information Systems & Game Design
Being named to the A*Team is recognition for students’ outstanding achievement in their respective programs at TCD. The A*Team certificate is awarded to those students who received an “A” from TCD for the first semester of the 2022-2023 school year. We feel this represents many hours of work by the student and the combined efforts of your staff and ours.
The ceremony will be held Friday, February 17th in the Gates Center of TCD at 1:00 p.m. The ceremony is approximately one hour long.
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Chess Team
The Chess Team took 2nd place in the West Suburban Conference team tournament on Saturday January 21st.
Individual medal winners:
Faris Pena 2nd place 5 wins
Adrian Folfas 4th place 4 wins, 2022/23 Team Sportsmanship Award
Aayush Modi 6th place 4 wins
Dan Pinnow 9th place 4 wins
Lazar Martic 2022/23 Team Award Most Improved Player
The Hornets Chess play in the Hinsdale Central Sectional on Saturday January 28th and are looking to advance to the State Tournament on February 9th and 10th. Good Luck Hornets!
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Hinsdale South Step Team
Our Step team will be participating in the Chicago Bulls step competition on March 17th. In order to attend, they need to sell at least 30 tickets. There are several ticket options ranging from $95 to $200. Please visit the activities page or email me if you are interested in supporting STEP by purchasing a ticket or donating directly so we can give away tickets. Please visit the activities page for more information or contact Monique Alexander.
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Booster Club
DONATE TO OUR SILENT AUCTION!
The Hinsdale South Booster Club needs donations for their Trivia Night Silent Auction, which will be held on Friday February 24. We'll take gift cards, products, services, tickets, or monetary donations. Please contact us at hinsdalesouthboosters@gmail.com with your donation information. Thank you!
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS - TRIVIA NIGHT
The Booster Club's Annual Trivia Night fundraiser is Friday, February 24. Get a team together and get ready to compete! Our theme this year is Rockin' and Rollin' so your team can be inspired by your favorite group, musical genre, whatever! Prizes will be given for Trivia Night champions, best table theme, and more. Registration opens this week, stay tuned for more information.
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Free Clinic Event for the Community |
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Hinsdale South Booster Club
The Boosters are the not-for-profit parent organization that partners with our administration, faculty, parents, students, and our community to enhance academic excellence and our students' overall high school experience. We contribute our time and resources to supplement and support programs while providing opportunities and activities for the sole benefit of our students. The Booster Club promotes Hornet Spirit, provides student scholarships, support.
Click HERE to be directed to website.
Hinsdale South Foundation
The mission of the Hinsdale South High School Foundation is to provide for the enrichment and enhancement of educational programs and opportunities through the establishment of partnerships with individuals, alumni, community organizations and corporate sponsors dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education.
Hinsdale South Athletic Club
The Hinsdale South Athletic Club is a nonprofit 501c(3) organization made up of a wonderful group of volunteer parents, staff, and alumni trying to make a difference for our school, our athletes and our community.
Our Goal
For Hinsdale South to continue to be a place that all students and all community members are proud to call home. By improving our facilities, we are improving our community. The Athletic Club is working with all coaches and the athletic department to fulfill all requests for improvements of our athletic facilities. We cannot do it without you. Please join the Athletic Club today as our membership drive is the most important fundraiser that we have. Support our athletes, become a volunteer and help us make a difference.
Click HERE to be directed to their website.
Hinsdale South Music Booster Club
The Music Boosters is a volunteer organization that supports all of the Hinsdale South High School music department classes and extracurricular activities, and also supplements the department and its students with financial support. Membership is encouraged to all parents of band, choral and orchestra students but is open to any who want to support the Hinsdale South Music Department.
Click HERE to be directed to their website.
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