Red Devil Update Student E-News
February 10, 2017
CONTENTS
Teacher Recognition News .................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Weekly Activity News ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Weekly Athletic News ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
TEACHER RECOGNITION NEWS
Congratulations to Dylan Canavan for being selected as the Eastern Section (ES), American Association of Petroleum
Geologists (AAPG) Teacher of the Year (TOTY) Awardee. This award reflects your commitment to students, helping to
introduce and explore science in creative ways, and a focus on student skill acquisition in researching energy and earth
resources. Way to go Mr. Canavan!
WEEKLY ACTIVITY NEWS
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Congratulations to the Mock Trial team for placing in the Top Eight at the DuPage tournament this weekend.
Winning individual honors was Martin Berg as Outstanding Witness.
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The Hinsdale Central Speech Team took 2nd place at the IHSA Regional competition at Downers Grove North
High School, winning 8 out of the 15 events!
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Individuals recognized include:
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Kaitlyn Phillips, Claire Mueller, Ginny Jablonski, Megan Melia, Chloe Basset, Clairice Krzysik, Tate
Renner, Alex Martin, Tim Moser, Micky Horstman, Emmit Flynn, and Zeljko Kospic—Tournament
Champions, Performance in the Round
Mackenzie Huber and Marshall Moller—Regional Champions, Dramatic Duet Acting
Jake Youngman—Regional Champion, Dramatic Interpretation
Evan Donaldson and Jake Youngman—Regional Champions, Humorous Duet Acting
Carolyn Chun—Regional Champion, Impromptu Speaking and 2nd place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Reagan Brownell—Regional Champion, Original Oratory
Will DeAngelis—Regional Champion, Radio Speaking
Evan Donaldson—Regional Champion, Special Occasion Speaking
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Meghan Johnson—2nd place, Prose Reading
Jack Franco—3rd place, Humorous Interpretation and regional finalist, Original Comedy
Julia Sant—3rd place, Oratorical Declamation
Shubhankar Deo—regional finalist, Informative Speaking
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On Saturday the team travels to Downers Grove South High School for the IHSA Sectional Tournament.
You can follow the team’s progress at http://www.speechwire.com/rteam.php?teamid=66&seasonid=9, and the state series as a whole at http://www.speechwire.com/rihsa-index.php. Congratulations, Devils!
On Saturday, February 4th the Science Olympiad team traveled all the way to Huntley to compete against the
toughest teams in Illinois and Indiana. The top 4 teams in Illinois participated (Stevenson, New Trier, Hinsdale
Central, and LT) along with additional teams for a total of 43 teams. Our Varsity team took 3rd overall and the
JV took 2nd in the JV division. While the JV did not come home with many medals because they competed
against the Varsity teams at this meet, it must be noted that they beat out 13 Varsity teams and 17 JV teams
in the overall team rankings. Congratulations to everyone. Medals handed out went to:
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1st Place Medals: Julia Clarke & Megan Guenther (Rocks & Minerals); Qianfan Song & Tina Guo
(Helicopter)
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2nd Place Medals: Arjun Nair & Daren Chen (Wind Power); Lilja Carden & Jon Teoli (Hydrogeology);
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3rd Place Medals: Shahzar Rizvi & Alyssa Lee (Disease Detectives); Lilja Carden & Jon Teoli (Remote
Sensing); Julia Clarke & Sophia Izhar (Chem Lab); Julia Clarke & Annika Agrawal (Ecology)
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4th Place Medals: Julianne Knott & Cagan Hawthorne (Game On); Forensics (Qianfan Song & Sophia
Izhar); Ann Steephen & Shahzar Rizvi (Anatomy & Physiology); David Ostertag & Kiril Kuzmanovski
(Robot Arm)
Hinsdale Central’s JETS team qualified for Sectionals on Monday, February 6, with a 2nd place finish at the
Regional WYSE competition held at Naperville North High School. The scholars representing Hinsdale Central
included Annika Agrawal, Praveen Balaji, Chitra Balakrishnan, Daren Chen, Alex Choi, Carolyn Chun, Julia
Clarke, Julia Coyner, Shubhankar Deo, Alice Ding, Tricia Fishbein, Atharv Garje, Jaena Hanley, Helen Hu,
Muhammed Imran, Luka Karginov, Sarah Kim, Camille Knott, Julianne Knott, Alyssa Lee, Xinru Li, Melissa Li,
Shahzar Rizvi, Arnav Sankaran, Michelle Shen, Hadi Shiraz, Qianfan Song, Gayatri Thirunarayanan, John
Thompson, Emma Wang, Harrison Wang, Rachel Wang, and Eunice Zhou.
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Let’s recognize our medal winners. Julia Clarke got a 2nd in Chemistry. Helen Hu was Regional
Champion in English. Muhammad Imran got a 3rd in CompSci. Arnav Sankaran earned both a 1st in CS
and 2nd in Engineering Graphics. John Thompson was Regional Champion in Graphics. Harrison Wang
2nd place in Physics.
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The Devils are back in action on March 10th with the TEAMS Academic Challenge and again on March
17th with Sectional WYSE.
Congratulations to the 2015-2016 El Diablo staff! Walsworth Publishing featured the 2016 yearbook in their
premier idea book, Possibilities, Volume 7. The idea book contains 850 examples of yearbook spreads and
ideas from 240 middle school, high school, and college yearbooks from across the country. El Diablo is
honored in the book for its unique theme “You Had to be [T]here,” and its ability to tell so many student
stories in relatable and fun ways. Four spreads from El Diablo’s 2016 yearbook are published in the book,
three of which were designed by El Diablo’s current Editors-in-Chief Mary Kress and Bella Rico. Current staff
members who also contributed to the 2016 yearbook are Arthur Dussias, Angela Li, Jueling Chen, Brooke
Secola, Jeffery Dang, Eileen Horton, Margaret Tye, and Sridevi Kaza. The El Diablo staff is thrilled to be able to
showcase their talent and inspire others in creating memorable yearbooks for their schools!
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At the LT vs. Hinsdale Central basketball games on Friday, February 3rd, National Honor Society raised $400 to
be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the O’Brien School for the Maasai!
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Folk musician Reggie Harris performs Civil Rights songs for Mr. Naisbitt’s classes in celebration of Black History
Month. Hinsdale Central juniors (L to R) Grace Manske, Breana Songco, and Olivia Campbell enjoy the show.
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Senior student Sasha Kuznetsov was chosen as the winner of Hinsdale Central’s 3rd Annual Shakespeare
Competition. Sasha will be performing a Shakespearean monologue and sonnet at the Chicago competition
on February 13th.
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If you are interested in applying to become either an Ambassador (helping new/transfer students) or Peer
Leader (helping freshman), please attend an interest meeting on either February 21 @ 3:15-3:45pm OR
February 22 @ 7:20-7:50am in Room 124. Application instructions and procedures will be reviewed for the
2017-2018 school year at these meetings.
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Volunteers for March 23rd Art Career Day
o Are you an architect, designer, or artist? Our students would love to hear from you! We are looking
for individuals to speak to art students as part of our Youth Art Month celebration on March
23rd. Please contact Art Department Chair, Laura Milas at [email protected]
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February is Black History Month. The idea of a Black History month was developed by African American
Historian Carter G. Woodson back in the 1920s with the goal of improving the understanding of the important
role slaves and their descendants played in developing our nation. Woodson chose the month of February
because both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born in that month. We continue to celebrate
Black History today and in our community in recognition of the debt we pay to those black Americans who
fought to ensure that the ideals promoted in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution – of equality,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – would be protected for all Americans, regardless of skin color. We
pledge our solidarity in the effort to realize a more perfect union.
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During this month at Hinsdale Central, please join us as we celebrate Black History, as it is truly the
history of all Americans.
Quick Glance at Upcoming Fundraisers, Meetings and Events
(For more detailed information you can check this calendar: http://hc.hinsdale86.org/Page/449)
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Class of 2017: @hc2017
Class of 2018: @hc2018
Class of 2019: @2019hchs
Class of 2020: @hchs2020
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WEEKLY ATHLETIC NEWS
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The Varsity Wrestling team participated in the VERY TOUGH LT Regional last weekend. The wrestlers
competed with great effort and intensity!!! The coaching staff is proud of your accomplishments! They will
compete at the DGN Sectional on Friday and Saturday. The top four guys earn a spot at IHSA State. Regional
competitors included Ron Kruse, John Antonelli, Alex Perez, Jack McCarty - 3rd Sectional Qualifier, Liam Drury
- 3rd Sectional Qualifier, Ameen Hamdan - 2nd Sectional Qualifier, Luke Skokna - 1st Sectional Qualifier, Caleb
Lagestee - 3rd Sectional Qualifier, Lonnell Smith Jr - 3rd Sectional Qualifier, Toby Misicko, Max Gregor and
Nikola Ivanisevic - 1st Sectional Qualifier.
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Tryouts for the Girls Lacrosse team will be starting the week of Feb 27- Varsity and JV1 will be held Mon, Tues
& Wed and Fresh/Soph and JV2 will be held Thurs and Fri. Also - Save the date for a mandatory player/parent
meeting on Sat, Mar 4th from 10am-12. Please see www.Hinslax.org for more specific information.
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The Girls Varsity Bowling team advanced to the sectional meet this Saturday. Congratulations and keep
rolling!
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The Boys Varsity Basketball team completed last weekend’s sweep with wins over Lyons Township and
Glenbard East. Upcoming games this weekend are on the road vs Glenbard West on Friday and York on
Saturday. Both games tipoff at 7:30pm. Come out and support the Red Devils as they continue their quest for
a Conference Championship.
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The Girls Varsity Basketball team finished a busy eight day stretch with two games last weekend. Playing at
home in a boy/girl doubleheader vs Lyons Township, the Red Devils won 46-33. Paige Bareck led the way with
15 points as Elle Schaefer added 11 and Riley Burr had 10. The girls finished WSC play at 9-3, finishing in
second place. On Saturday, the Red Devils travelled to play New Trier. Dropping a hard fought game 53-45,
the Red Devils were led by Paige Bareck with 17 points. Riley Burr and Elle Schaefer added 10 apiece.
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The Varsity Hockey team began their playoffs with a 6-2 win against Plainfield last Sunday. They had a hat trick
from Alek Bogdonoff, along with goals from Lucian DiPofi, Aidan DuFort and Tim Laskowski. Those goals were
assisted by Demetri Karris, Christopher Stella, Matt D’Aprile, Nick Daly, Nathan Flood and Charlie Kapp. This
weekend, they will continue their quest to win the Founders Cup with games against Lake Park on Saturday at
9:10pm at the Darien Sportsplex.
**Let’s pack the stands this Sunday for Red Devil Hockey! The puck drops at 6:50pm as the varsity team takes
on LT at the Darien Sportsplex. The first 100 students to attend will receive a free t-shirt!**
The JV Hockey team defeated Maine South last Sunday in their first postseason Illinois West playoff game.
Maine scored first, but led the game for only a short time. Hayden Woodward scored for the Devils, assisted
by Spencer Martin and Jake Ognibene. Will Misicko then found the net, putting them up 2-1. Misicko scored
again in the 2nd off an assist from Sam Levine, expanding Central's lead to 3-1. Despite a third period goal,
Maine South was unable to overcome Hinsdale Central's lead. Maine played 6 on 4 in the final minutes of the
game, pulling their goalie and capitalizing on a Central penalty, but goaltender Weston Ball would not allow
another goal and finished the night with 36 saves. The Devils won 3-2 and look forward to their next
postseason game.
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The Swim & Dive team competed in the West Suburban Silver Conference this past weekend. The Red Devils
finished in 2nd place on the Varsity Level, 1st place on the Junior Varsity Level, and 2nd place on the
Fresh/Soph Level. There were a numerous outstanding performances and lifetime best time achieved
throughout the weekend. Event winners included:
Fresh/Soph: Cayden Griffith – 200 Free; Brian McManus – 200 IM; Parker Shiell – 50 Free, 100 Free; Kareem
Bitar - 100 Back;
Junior Varsity - William Bowater – 200 IM, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay; Mason Schmidt – 50 Free, 200 Free
Relay, 400 Free Relay; Alexander Smirnov - 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay; Benjamin Chiappe – 100
Back, 400 Free Relay; Andrew LaValle – 500 Free; Duncan Ferguson – 200 Free Relay; J.P. Hayes – 400 Free
Relay;
Varsity: Michael Su – 200 IM, 100 Fly.
Congratulations to the all the swimmers and divers that competed and finished their season at the West
Suburban Silver Conference. The next competition will be the IHSA Sectional Meet held at Downers Grove
South High School on Saturday, Feb. 18. Good luck to all participants, Go Red Devils!
Have a great weekend!
William C. Walsh, Principal
Hinsdale Central High School
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