HS Website District Website

Friday, February 28, 2020Friday, February 28, 2020HS Hornet Happenings NewsletterHS Hornet Happenings Newsletter

Dear Hornet Nation,

On Tuesday, we surprised the students and celebrated Throw Kindness Like Confetti day. Inorder to prepare for this, our staff along with the Building Leadership Team, put over 1,500hand-written post-it notes of positive affirmation on every student's locker. The students weresurprised and loved reading all the positivity around the building! Modeling and practicing dailyacts of kindness is what we mean when we say #SouthPride.

Thank you to all of you who joined us for Spring Parent Teacher Conferences last night. Weenjoyed seeing so many of you in our hallways.

District 86 sent out a letter regarding information about the coronavirus. Please click HERE toread the letter.

Please note, Monday, March 2nd, is a Late Start Day. Classes begin at 8:50 am.

Have a great weekend!

Yours in #SouthPride,Arwen Pokorny LypPrincipal

Parent's CornerParent's Corner

ILLINOIS YOUTH SURVEYSophomores and Seniors will be participating in the Illinois Youth Survey (IYS) the week ofMarch 23rd during the school day. The IYS is a self-report survey administered in school settingsand is designed to gather information about a variety of health and social indicators includingsubstance use patterns and attitudes of Illinois youth. The administration of the IYS has twomajor goals:

To supply local data to schools and school districts throughout IllinoisTo provide a scientific estimate of health and social indicators for the state of Illinois

If you do not want your student to participate in the IYS, please complete the OPT-OUT form,print it and have your student turn it in to Dr. Peronto in the Main Office.

For more information, please visit the website at iys.cprd.illinois.edu

Now to Tuesday,March 17thACCEPTINGDONATIONS

Prom Dress DriveHelp support the Prom DressDrive by donating any of the

following items:DressesShoes

Make-UpJewelry

Bring items to the Greeter at theMain Entrance and add a tag that reads: Deliver to Ms. Vucko

Questions:Contact Mrs. Vucko (Room 135) or

mvucko@hinsdale86.org

Thursday,March 19th

Time:During ALL Lunch

Periods

Place:Auditorium Foyer

F R E E:DressesShoes

Make-UpJewelry

Now to Friday, March 20thJunior Class Fundraiser

The Class of 2021 will be selling $20 Checkbooksthat is valued over $150 in coupons.

The checkbooks include all your favoritelocal businesses.

Each checkbook sold = $5 off a Prom ticket.

Click on the flyer to read all about it.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020D86 Annual College Fair

6:00 to 8:00 pm6:00 to 8:00 pmHinsdale South Field House

With over 200 colleges planning to attend, this is a greatopportunity for students to begin the college search process or

connect with a rep from schools they are interested in.

This year we will once again be partnering with StriveScan to allow students to easily sharetheir information with the colleges they meet with at the fair.

We encourage students to register ahead of time at: www.StriveFair.com

Thursday, March 5, 2020College of DuPage (COD) Open House

6:00 to 8:00 pm6:00 to 8:00 pmStudent Services Center (SSC), Atrium

Have you thought about attending College of DuPage, but don't know where to start? Whatprogram you'd like to study? The Spring Open House is a great event to get a jump start on the

enrollment process at College of DuPage.Learn more about how to apply to COD, enroll in classes, and start your

college career by clicking HERE

Friday, March 6, 2020Coffee & Careers for Students

Topic: Engineers1st Period

8:00 to 8:50 am8:00 to 8:50 amHSHS Little TheatreHSHS Little Theatre

Students, do you have an interest in civil, biomedical,electrical, or mechanical engineering?

Then come to Coffee & Careers to hear about the experiences of currentprofessionals in those fields!

Be sure to sign up in the Counseling Office, Room 246 by Thursday, March 5thto get a pass for the event!

Saturday, March 7, 2020Hinsdale South Booster

Club'sTrivia Night Fundraiser

Burr Ridge Community Center15W400 Harvester Drive - Burr Ridge

6:30 pm

Come join us and use your skills at the 2nd Annual Trivia Night!

This fundraiser raises money for the funding of the Booster Club Grants that is offered to

students, teachers and staff. We provide four seniors with $1250 scholarships to be usedtowards college expenses and to many different Hinsdale South Activities. Total donations for the

past 5 years total have been in excess of $164,000!Some of their recent grants and gifts include:

Library/Media Center | Visiting Author Program | Snowball | Scholastic Bowl | StudentActivities | Theatre | Stinger Fest | Post Prom | Senior Picnic | Homecoming |

Step Team | Academic Bowl | Model United Nations | Science Olympiad |Youth and Government | Mock Trial |Chess Team

Click HERE to Register!Please register by February 29th (limited tables available)

$35 Per Person (8 People per Table)or Reserve a table for $280 and have up to 10 players per table

The table theme this year is: BATTLE OF THE BANDSChoose your favorite band and recreate it at your table! Bring Props, decorations

and wear costumes. Best table theme will win a PRIZE!

Silent Auction items include: Bears tickets, White Sox tickets, golf packages, spa day, cateredparty, wine, gift cards for just about everything & much more! Reserved graduation seats, prom

tickets, fall musical tickets, parking spaces & many more school items are available.

NOW until April 3, 2020Hinsdale South Foundation

Pathway to ExcellencePresentsPresents

HS Foundation Legacy Brick Program

The Hinsdale South Foundation's Pathway toExcellence is located on the main walkway into

Hinsdale South High School. This is a greatopportunity for your student to be a part of

Hinsdale South High School forever.

Many of you have graduating seniors and a “legacy brick” would be a perfect commemorativegraduation gift. It would also be a way for you to celebrate your student(s), a team,

group accomplishment or past alumni.

The Foundation is accepting orders thru April 3rd

All bricks will be installed prior to Graduation on Wednesday, May 20th

Please click HERE for the Order Form and mail to:Hinsdale South Foundation7401 Clarendon Hills Road,

Darien, IL 60561

Good NewsGood News

CONGRATULATIONSMath Team Results at Regionals

for the Illinois Council of Teacher Mathematics (ICTM)

Regionals Math Team Freshman/Sophomore 8Person Team - 2nd Place

Junior/Senior 8 Person Team1st Place

Algebra 1 Team - 2nd Place Geometry Team - 2nd PlaceFar Right:

Geometry Individual:Mitchell Hanson 2nd Place

Pre-Calculus Team - 2nd Pl.

Orals Team: Habib Rehman& Elijah John - 1st Place

From the left to right:Algebra 1 Individual:Rohan Jain - 1st Place

Pre-Calculus Individual:Benny Metzger - 2nd Place

Junior/Senior 2 PersonTeam: Benny Metzger &Josh Louis - 2nd Place

CONGRATULATIONSBoys Varsity Basketball!

The Hornets are the Conference Champs!27-3 Overall / 11-1 in Conference

At the Friday, February 21st game our Varsity Boys Basketballteam won grabbing the 1st Place Conference title!

The picture to the left is on the wall in the Main Gymwhich a '20 will be proudly added!

Thank you, Players and Coach Moore, for an amazing season!

IHSA REGIONAL SCHEDULETuesday, March 3, 2020

Please click HERE to check the schedule

CONGRATULATIONSIHSA State Speech Team

Finals Tournament

Team Award:Overall Speech Team

4th Place

Congratulations Students on thisincredible victory!

Thank you to Speech TeamSponsor/Teacher, Danny Yuska, for yourhard work and dedication to our Hinsdale

South Speech Students!

Individual Awards:Cate Cianci

5th Place Humorous Interpretation

Sofia Guerrero7th Place Oratorical Declamation

Matthew Leonardson7th Place Impromptu Speaking

Emily Miller5th Place Informative Speaking

Judi Nwonye2nd Place Poetry Reading3rd Place Prose Reading

Spencer Staak4th Place Special Occasion Speaking

Spencer Staak / Cameron Chamberlain7th Place Dramatic Duet Acting

Johann Tabbilos2nd Place Radio Speaking

Performance in the Round8th Place Performance of“Welcome to a Nightmare”

CONGRATULATIONSIHSA State Girls Bowling

Finals Update

Hinsdale South Girls Bowling Teamis18th in State!

Also, congratulations to JaultianaBrown for qualifying for Day 2!

Thank you ladies for a great season!

CONGRATULATIONSCarolina Ortiz

Carolina took 1st Place and Best of Show for her photo at theDarien Womens Club Creative Youth Art Fair last weekend.

CONGRATULATIONSBoys Swimming & Diving Results at the IHSA

Sectionals

Hinsdale South 6th Place at last weekend's IHSA Boys Swim &Dive Sectional!

Congratulations to:Congratulations to:Tommy Matulis

for qualifying for the State Meet in the 200 Yard IM & 100 Yard BreaststrokeWill Gallagher

for qualifying in the 200 Yard Freestyle.

The IHSA State Finals begin this weekend.

CONGRATULATIONSState Chess Team Finals Update

The Chess Team had 4 wins and 3 losses at State.

Habib Rehman and Sreten Kjaic each had 6 points and won the Silver Medalfor individual awards from the ICCA - Illinois Chess Coaches Association.

Thank you, Chess Team, for a great year andThank You, Sponsor, Tony Malone!

GREAT JOB andWE ARE PROUD OF YOU

National Art Honor Society Students!

Our students just finished a large mural painting project for the mayorof Darien, Mr. Joe Marchese. The mayor requested a mural design for

the foyer halls of the Darien City Hall building that displayed images relating to the 50thAnniversary of the town. Twenty-four Hinsdale South students spent many hours outside ofschool and they have finally added the finishing touches after working on the project for 5

months. Their hard work and commitment to this project were truly remarkable and we are soproud of them.

The mayor has invited the community to celebrate the completion, with a coffee and dessertreception prior to the Town Hall meeting on Monday, March 16th at 6:00pm. He will honor each

of the artists and present them a letter of commemoration.

Thank you to art teacher Ms. Jen Belmonte for making this happen!Thank you to art teacher Ms. Jen Belmonte for making this happen!

GREAT JOBHinsdale South Students!

Two students, Liam and Kaitlyn, alongwith teacher, Adam Hallihan, attended a

ceremony at Little Red SchoolhouseNature Center in Willow Springs -

African-American Leaders inConservation Essay Contest

last weekend. Both students did a greatjob representing Hinsdale South High

School and educating the public on thework of two scientists, Dr. Robert Bullardand Tyrone Hayes. These two scientistswill join the Leaders in Conservation wall

at the Nature Center.

Someone You Should Know

Christopher GumbanChristopher GumbanNotable Staff of the Week

DepartmentMusic

PositionOrchestra and Band Director

Years as a Hornet1

What Makes Him Notable I would say my optimistic outlook on lifeand the desire to continue my individual

growth while helping all my studentsgrow as well.

Favorite Thing AboutHaving South Pride

I love that South has very familial feel.Our student body and our faculty and

staff are very supportive and accepting.

Fun Personal Fact Outside of school I love to lift

competitively and sing acoustic coverswith my roommate.

Athletes of the WeekAthletes of the WeekPresented by Zazzo's Pizza and The Athletic Club

CongratulationsAthletes for the Week of February 17th

Jaultiana BrownGirls Varsity BowlingGirls Varsity Bowling

CongratulationsAthlete of the Week

Jaultiana Brown

Jaultiana competed with the team at the IHSAState Girls Bowling Tournament and helped

the team to an 18th place finish. Jaultiana alsoqualified as one of the top 30 individuals to

move into the finals by bowling an 1133 seriesaveraging a 189. During the 2nd day at state,Jaultiana had an impressive stat of picking up87% of her one pin spares and finished 67th instate. We are so proud of her and we will miss

her next year. We wish her the best in herfuture as she plans to bowl in college.!

Great job Jaultiana!Congratulations on a great year!

Aaron TimsAaron TimsBoys Varsity Basketball

CongratulationsAthlete of the Week

Aaron Tims

Aaron helped clinch an outright conferencechampionship vs. Addison Trail with 20 pointsand 10 rebounds. Aaron was 8-9 from the field

and played dominating defense. Hisperformance helped the Hornets finish

conference play with an 11-1 record. Aaronwas also named the Western Suburban GoldAll Conference Team for the second time in

his career. Aaron has been a 3 year starter forthe Hornets and has played an important partin both of the schools only outright conference

championships in 2018 and 2020.

Great job Aaron!Congratulations on a great game!

Athletic InformationAthletic Information

Archived Athletes of the Week Athletic Events 2-24 to 3-1-2020

Facilities Calendar: 2-2/8 to 3-7-20 Athletic Results 2-17 to 2-23-2020

Upcoming School EventsUpcoming School Events

To make sure we cover all Hinsdale South calendar happenings, we've decidedto direct you to the various calendars for you to get the most accurate

information for events and activities.

HS Calendar Athletics Calendar Choir Calendar

Activities & Fundraising Calendar Performing Arts Calendar

HS Facebook HS Twitter HS YouTube

Hinsdale South High School7401 South Clarendon Hills Road • Darien, IL 60561

Phone: (630) 468-4000