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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
Advanced Placement European History.pdfAdvanced Placement European History
Advanced Placement Government.pdfAdvanced Placement Government
Advanced Placement Macroeconomics.pdfAdvanced Placement Macroeconomics
Advanced Placement Microeconomics.pdfAdvanced Placement Microeconomics
Advanced Placement Psychology.pdfAdvanced Placement Psychology
Advanced Placement US History.pdfAdvanced Placement US History
African American History.pdfAfrican American History
American Studies.pdfAmerican Studies
Constitutional Law.pdfConstitutional Law
East Asian Studies.pdfEast Asian Studies
Economics.pdfEconomics
Global Issues.pdfGlobal Issues
Philosophy and Ethics.pdfPhilosophy and Ethics
Psychology.pdfPsychology
Russian Studies.pdfRussian Studies
Sociology.pdfSociology
US History.pdfUS History
Western Civilization.pdfWestern Civilization
World Cultures.pdfWorld Cultures
World History Honors.pdfWorld History Honors

 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
Foley,Stephsfoley@hinsdale86.org
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
  • African American History: Lawrence
  • 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
  • East Asian Studies: Lawrence
  • Constitutional Law: Hipskind
  • Economics: Mitchell, Jazcak
  • Global Issues: Mitchell, Ochsenschlager, Otahal, Wilbur
  • 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

 Senior Book Award Recipients

2009 Rudy Altergott
2008 Nicholas Ruge
2007 Jonathan Barrett
2006 Ellen Anderson and Maxwell Sebela
2005 Megan Phelps
2004 Gill Stevens
2003 Michael Wolf
2002 Parker Imrie
2001 Whitney Simon
2000 Tess Kowalski
1999 Erin Wargo
1998 Adrienne Wehrmeister

 
Hinsdale Central High School | 55th and Grant Streets | Hinsdale, IL 60521 | Phone: (630) 570-8000 | Fax: (630) 887-1362