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Devils' Advocate

The news site of Hinsdale Central High School

Devils' Advocate

The news site of Hinsdale Central High School

Devils' Advocate

The Science Olympiad team poses in front of playground near the UIUC campus at the beginning of their weekend.

Science Olympiad places fifth at state

On Saturday April 21, the school’s Science Olympiad team went to state at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The team, consisting of 15 members, placed fifth at state amongst 50 other high...

Dre is a five month-old cat that is currently up for adoption.

Hinsdale Humane Society raises money through Pennies for Paws

From Monday, April 9 to Sunday, May 13, the Hinsdale Humane Society is hosting the 10th annual Pennies for Paws event. Pennies for Paws is a program designed to bring humane education to classrooms and...

The fire burned different spots in the house, from the roof, to the third floor, all the way down to the basement.

Old home catches fire in Hinsdale

On Wednesday, April 11, a nearly 120-year-old house caught on fire near the corner of 6th Street and Oak Street in Hinsdale. No one was injured by the fire, but the house suffered great damage. “The...

The school will host its annual college fair on Thursday, April 19.

Central hosts annual college fair

On Thursday, April 19, Central will hold District 86’s annual college fair at 7 p.m. in the field house. More than 200 colleges will attend to give information about their school to the junior class....

Exempting from certain finals is now an option for seniors.

Seniors receive option to exempt from finals

In December, the District 86 Board of Education voted to let seniors opt out of taking second semester final exams, since the College Board assigned AP testing dates during the week of graduation. The...

Ramsey performed on The Ellen DeGeneres show just over a week ago.

Yodeling Walmart boy goes viral

Recently, Illinois native Mason Ramsey has taken the Internet by storm. In the past few weeks, the 11-year-old has gone viral, his new fame stemming from a video posted on Twitter of Ramsey singing Hank...

Many students are going out of their way to make literary references in their promposals, as the theme this year is The Great Gatsby.

Varsity Club hosts promposal contest

As prom approaches, many seniors are preparing for how they are going ask their dates to the dance. Generally, prom proposals or “promposals”, as they're more frequently known as, are more elaborate...

Alum Tomi Adeyemi talks to students about her literary journey in the library during her visit.

New author Tomi Adeyemi visits her alma mater

On Friday, March 9, author Tomi Adeyemi visited the Hinsdale Central Library for a motivational presentation about her debut novel, Children of Blood and Bone, which had just come out the...

Tables were set up across the cafeteria for the fundraiser put on by various world language clubs.

German Club organizes world language fundraiser

On Thursday, March 15, students in different world language clubs organized a fundraiser in the cafeteria from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. All proceeds went toward the Ronald McDonald House. The event was...

The day of the St. Patricks Day Parade and river dyeing is one of the busiest days of the year in Chicago, due to the rowdy crowds and clogged transit systems and highways.

Students head downtown for St. Patrick’s Day

On Saturday, March 17, many students attended the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago. The day was filled with bright costumes and decorations as people of all ages took to the streets.  Most...

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