English teacher selected to be part of SAT test development program

I just found out that AP Literature teacher Angelique Burrell has been selected by the College Board to be part of the SAT Subject Area test in Literature.  This program offers her students an opportunity to practice on a test with questions similar to those seen on the actual college admissions test in Literature.  It's an honor for Angelique to be selected to participate.  Congratulations!

Poetry Club Makes Quarterfinals of Louder than a Bomb

Hinsdale Central's Poetry Club advanced in the Louder Than a Bomb competition to the Quarter Finals!  This is the first time that the team advanced this far. Congratulations!  You can learn about the LTAB website here.

The club is sponsored by English teachers Robyn Corelitz and Erin Landry. 

Four Awards for the 2016 El Diablo Yearbook!

Congratulations to the 2015-2016 yearbook staff!

El Diablo won the ALL-AMERICAN ranking from National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) for three years in a row! The award is given to the top 1% publications in the nation. The staff  won 4/5 Marks of Distinction in Theme, Design, Writing, and Coverage. NSPA praised the book for its “excellence” and  for the “many fun and creative entry points.”

The 2015-2016 yearbook earned a Gold Medalist award from Columbia Scholastic Press Association. El Diablo received the Gold Medalist Award due to the yearbook's well-developed theme, and how every page’s attention to detail makes for an “interesting” and “engaging”  book.

El Diablo also:

• Won the Honor Rating of ALL-KEMPA from Kettle Morraine Press Association
• Won First Place from American Scholastic Press Association

Congratulations to the hard-working staff! Editors-in-Chief Ginger Gerhold and Katherine Senese; Head of Graphic Design Matthew Truong; Manager of Creative Design Lilly O’Neill,; Head of Photography John Yaeger; Managing Editor Gracyn Elliot; Manager of Writing Olivia Orput; Copy Editor Jen Ayres; Senior Ad Designers Grace Filer and Katie DelZenero; Resident Artist Jeff Dang; Graphic Designer Kate Beja; Head of Activities Audrey May; Section Editors Angela Li, Mary Kress, Bella Rico, Eileen Horton, Arthur Dussias, Margaret Tye, Abby Ward, Abigail Berberich, Sophie Beaulieu, Zeana Badawi, Katie Broz, Maddie Becker, Nicole Eichelman, and Lucy Grunberg; Writers Sridevi Kaza, Georgia Murphy and Kristen Iaffaldano; Photographers Jueling Chen, Devon White, David Wilkemeyer, Dina Haveric, Katie McDade, and Ashley Pelton. 

Congratulations also to Adviser: Erin Palmer  and Assistant Adviser: Hasham Bhatti

Congtratulations to Junior and Senior Authors Published in this Year's Best Nonfiction Writing Volume

Best Nonfiction Writing, Hinsdale Central 2016

 

Walk a Kilometer in My Chappals, Bonnie Budelman, Junior

The Wiry, Little Boy, Eric Chang, Junior

My Two Grandmas, Alyson Chatterjee, Junior

Birds of a Feather, Jeff Dang, Junior

Tangled Between, Hannah Habiger, Junior

Unspoken, Isha Kukadia, Junior

The Comfort Trap, Grace Lu, Junior

Circuit, Syed Rizvi, Junior

Newsflash: The Media Can Be Misleading, Dana Ahdab, Senior

The Law of the Jungle Athanasios Arhos, Senior

Empty Closets, Anika Arvanitis, Senior

Keeping the Faith, Ankush Bajaj, Senior

Building Blocks, Shiv Bajaj, Senior

Whoever You Are. Wherever You Are., Neha Basti, Senior

Feminism (noun): Change for Women Change in Women, Monica Bhaghavan, Senior

One-Way Mirror, Abigail Cole, Senior

Tape and Glue , Mitch Collins, Senior

The Works, Millie Culbertson, Senior

On Captivity, Paul Cumberland, Senior

Waiting Room, Nicole Eichelman, Senior

Cultural Coordination, Saadia Elahi, Senior

Ancestral Weight, Lauren Excell, Senior

A Different Language, Sarah Feng, Senior

Breaking the Pattern, Grace (Cameron) Filer, Senior

Drowning, Jahavani Gaur, Senior

Grace, Elise Glaser, Senior

Back and Forth, Brian Glowniak, Senior

The Other Side of the Wall, Katie Grant, Senior

Roots, Elizabeth Hamilton, Senior

Color in the Negative Space, Rachael Han, Senior

Dina Haveric, Arman Haveric, Senior

The Perfect Bubbles, Jake Heiser, Senior

Home Improvement, Dwight Graham Hooten, Senior

Why Ideas Should Collide, Ellen Jiang, Senior

The Best Part of the Job, Brandon Johnson, Senior

Digging for Acceptance, Caroline Kealy, Senior

With Dry Eyes, Liz Keller, Senior

Under Lock and Key, Chris Kujalowicz, Senior

But I Act Like I'm Five Foot Eight, Spencer LaMountain, Senior

Finding Honor, Sophie Lekas, Senior

Let Me Out, Samara Lillioja, Senior

Not a Regular, Elise Martin, Senior

Perennial Marlene, Nina Molina, Senior

Lip and Tuck, Olivia Orput, Senior

Silent Duty, Neil Outarsingh, Senior

The First Lecture and the Final Question, Jessica Patacsil, Senior

Arranged Love, Mita Ramani, Senior

Three, Mina Rao, Senior

Glamping, Katie Rodgers, Senior

Long Distance, B J Ryan, Senior

How to Become a Gymnast, Gabrielle Seo, Senior

The Colors That Don't Exist   Jazmin Shenouda, Senior

A Dying Legacy, Hannah Smiles, Senior

Blowing Out the Candles, Craig Smith, Senior

The Four Horsemen, Ian Sokolowski, Senior

Becoming Human, Emma Stapleton, Senior

Where a Kid Can Be a Mess, Madeline Sullivan, Senior

On Privilege, James Walker, Senior

The Great Equalizer, Matthew Yeh, Senior

How Things Fell Apart, Annie Zaher, Senior