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 Social Studies Department
Dr. Erika Cook
Department Chair
Hinsdale Central High School Room 285
55th and Grant Streets
Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
Phone: 630-570-8540  Fax:   630-887-1409
Email: ecook@hinsdale86.org
Sigita Mitchell
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 630-570-8541  Fax:   630-887-1409
Email: smitchel@hinsdale86.org
 
Erica Cook

 Social Studies News

 Registration Document Library
African American History Registration Packet.pdfAfrican American History Registration Packet
American Studies Registration Packet.pdfAmerican Studies Registration Packet
AP Euro Registration Packet.pdfAP Euro Registration Packet
AP Microeconomics Reg. Packet.pdfAP Microeconomics Reg. Packet
AP Psych Registration Packet.pdfAP Psych Registration Packet
AP US Government Registration Packet.pdfAP US Government Registration PacketNew
AP US History Registration Packet.pdfAP US History Registration Packet
Constitutional Law Registration Packet.pdfConstitutional Law Registration Packet
East Asian Studies Registration Packet.pdfEast Asian Studies Registration PacketNew
Economics Registration Packet.pdfEconomics Registration Packet
Global Issues Registration Packet.pdfGlobal Issues Registration Packet
Philosophy and Ethics Reg. Packet.pdfPhilosophy and Ethics Reg. Packet
Psychology Registration Packet.pdfPsychology Registration Packet
Russian Studies Registration Packet.pdfRussian Studies Registration Packet
Sociology Registration Packet.pdfSociology Registration PacketNew
US History Registration Packet.pdfUS History Registration Packet
Western Civ. Registration Packet.pdfWestern Civ. Registration Packet
Work Expectations-AP and Honors.pdfWork Expectations-AP and Honors
World Cultures Registration Packet.pdfWorld Cultures Registration Packet
World History Honors Registration Packet.pdfWorld History Honors Registration Packet

 Mission Statement
The Hinsdale Central Social Studies Department strives to be respected by all school constituencies for its ability to inspire and direct the personal, intellectual, and civic development of its students. The department emphasizes the process of learning, whereby students critically examine issues, evaluate multiple points-of-view, and synthesize perspectives from a variety of disciplines, resulting in the ability to solve problems and make informed decisions.
 
The department seeks to promote an understanding of diverse cultures, values, and systems; from this students will gain awareness of their own values as well as those of others. The tolerance and diversity that result from this training are balanced by a commitment to exploring and building common values such as democratic participation and freedom of expression. It is a department that is self-directed, collegial, with high expectations of its students and of itself.
 
The department seeks to foster a love of learning through enthusiasm for the social studies disciplines, use of a variety of instructional strategies, and the dynamic of individual personalities committed to a set of shared goals.

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 Contacts
Cook,Erika630-570-8540ecook@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
DiMatteo,Michael630-570-8245mdimatte@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Donaldson,Jeanne630-570-8544jdonalds@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Ferrone,Christine630-570-8547cferrone@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Freiler,Christopher630-570-8549cfreiler@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Graham,Jennifer630-570-8561jgraham@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Gross,Steve630-570-8550sgross@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Hipskind,Alex630-570-8551ahipskin@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Hurt,Jessica630-570-8543jhurt@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Korfist,Christian630-570-8553ckorfist@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Laux,Andrew630-570-8554alaux@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Lawrence,Noah630-570-8563nlawrenc@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Mark,Janet630-570-8555jmark@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Mitchell,Brian630-570-8542bmitchel@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Mitchell,Sigita630-570-8391smitchel@hinsdale86.org
Naisbitt,John630-570-8556jnaisbit@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Ochsenschlager,Kimberly630-570-8546kochsens@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Otahal,Daniel630-570-8557dotahal@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Patel,Sanskruti630-570-8552spatel@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Russo,Robert630-570-8559rrusso@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Ruth,Valerie630-570-8560vruth@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Thompson,Erin630-570-8558ethompso@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Wilbur,Christopher630-570-8548cwilbur@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site
Wilda,Whitney630-570-8545wwilda@hinsdale86.orgWeb Site

 Social Studies Course List
  • American Studies: Gross/Palmquist
  • AP European History: DiMatteo, Freiler, Naisbitt
  • AP Microeconomics: Mitchell
  • AP Psychology: Donaldson, Thompson
  • AP United States Government: Cook, Hurt
  • AP United States History: Graham, Korfist, Mark, Otahal, Patel, Wilbur
  • Asian Studies: Lawrence
  • Constitutional Law: Hipskind
  • Economics: Mitchell
  • Global Issues: Hipskind, Lawrence, Otahal, Russo, Wilbur, Hurt
  • Philosophy and Ethics: Freiler
  • Psychology: Ferrone, Thompson
  • Russian Studies: Wilbur
  • Sociology: Russo
  • United States History: Gross, Korfist, Mark, Naisbitt, Ruth
  • Western Civilization: Graham, Laux
  • World Cultures: DiMatteo, Hurt, Ochsenschlager, Ruth, Wilda
  • World History Honors: Ferrone, Laux, Lawrence, Patel, Wilda
Hinsdale Central High School | 55th and Grant Streets | Hinsdale, IL 60521 | Phone: (630) 570-8000 | Fax: (630) 887-1362