HInsdale South is impressive. It is not too big as some of the other mammoth schools. It has a super friendly faculty and has great extracurricular activities. Overall I have a great feeling about the school and its academic curriculum. It's a great school for kids to grow in.
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Posted by a parent on 09/05/09
Hinsdale South is an excellent school for all types of ability levels, in academics, athletics, and extracurriculars. As a current freshman, I know that Hinsdale South truly does all it can to welcome new students to explore their options. There are over fifty clubs and many sports (which are both
... Read more cut and not) that allow many people to participate. I am currently on the track and cross country teams, and am in six clubs. The opportunities are endless. Also, Hinsdale South offers many Honors courses, which are both challenging and exciting. However, there is a huge gap between honors and regular classes. At the beginning of the year, I was in all honors except for one, and realized that the classroom feel was MUCH different between classes, which led me to move up to honors. However, for the honors courses are wonderful, and I would definitely recommend them. Go Hornets!!! Read less
Posted by a student on 05/04/08
Overall, this is a good school. It has a good band, art, and sport programs. It also has many extracurricular activities. It is topped of with a serious dramam program. It has a great amount of AP and Honors classes ranking it one of the best in Illinois. There is at least 2 fights every week. That brings
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Posted by a student on 01/13/07
The other daughter attended Benet Academy for a little over one year, and needed to be where more of her friends had gone which was Hinsdale South. Her Latin Insructor, Mr. Tripp, and other teachers were better for her than some of the instructors at Benet Academy. Soon after she arrived she was tested
... Read more in several subjects and was placed in Honors classes. She thrived at Hinsalde South with her realization that she needed to do well and she did very well. She continues to do similar extra curricular activities that she did in high school and has also branched out to other challenging roles; president or vice president of a club, advertising/media chair, volunteering, newspaper reporter, radio broadcaster, and has founded new groups with the help of college professors and staff. There still is room for some improvement as always. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/15/06
The school is a great place to learn. All students are motivated to be successful students. The activities programs are great along with sports. All in all, a great school located in a great community.
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Posted by a former student on 09/10/05
Excellant honor academics, faculty genuinely interested in the welfare of the students. big school opportunities in a smaller school atmosphere, the diversity of students and activities seems to minimize the ability of any one group to dominate socially. Wonderful place for my academically and activity
... Read more oriented daughter. School seeks to communicate values with new Character Counts and Hornet Habits (7 Habits by Steven Covey) programs that is presented to all students on a few days during the year when all classes stop to accomodate these programs. Selected this school over a private school and believe that my child is better prepared for the diversity and people issues that she will face in college and beyond. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/18/04
One of the best schools in the area. Has a nice mixture of ethnic backgrounds, unlike Central High School, which has little diversity. The teachers are top quality and the facilities are excellent. My son played hockey but the school did not officially recognize hockey, which was the only drawback.
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Darien schools — Hinsdale South High School is located at 7401 Clarendon Hills Rd, Darien IL 60561. 7401 Clarendon Hills Rd is in the 60561 ZIP code in Darien, IL The school district for Hinsdale South High School is the Hinsdale Township High School District 86. Hinsdale South High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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