Ren crowned Mr. Hinsdale 2014
Peter Ren, junior, is crowned Mr. Hinsdale at the end of the pageant on Dec. 10.
On Wednesday, Dec. 10, the Mr. Hinsdale Pageant took place. The competition featured male students who participated in talent, question and answer, and fashion portions of the show.
The contest was created by J.Kyle Braid cohort three years ago. When JKB students went on their annual trip to California, they were inspired by other schools to raise money for their trip and for charity.
The winner of the contest receives a prize that goes to the charity of his choice. The three judges were English teacher Mr. Bhatti, science teacher Mr. McCloud, and lunch personnel Ms. Barbara Knapczyk.
There were seven contestants that took the stage this year:
Name/Place Grade Talent Favorite Charity
| Peter Ren(Winner) | Junior | Piano | American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa |
| Rohith Balusu(Manliest Man) | Junior | Rapping One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish | UNICEF |
| Eamon McMahon(Runner Up) | Junior | Boyband dancing (with music from the Backstreet Boys,One Direction, ‘N Sync, and Justin Bieber) | Leap into Africa |
| Kunal Jobanputra | Sophomore | Break dancing | Make a Wish Foundation |
| Jake Scodro | Senior | Stand up comedy | Good Samaritan Hospital; People’s Resource Center |
| Anthony Scarpiniti | Senior | Tapdancing | Help Put the Heart in Heart Care |
| Tom Lorenc | Senior | Folding laundry | Keep it at Home |
Ren was crowned Mr. Hinsdale, with McMahon as runner-up and Balusu as “Manliest Man”. Ren succeeds Donny Kwasigroch (2012 Mr. Hinsdale), senior, and Vinay Basti (2013), graduated.
In addition, there was a raffle for Bulls tickets that also raised money. Brigid Mulligan, junior, received the tickets.
The promotional video for the event can be seen here.
