Cold but happy participants in the H-F Polar Plunge are, from left, Nick Calomino, Ryan Custody, Finn Schmidt and Joseph Neal. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
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Cold doesn’t dampen spirits at H-F Polar Plunge

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Cold but happy participants in the H-F Polar Plunge are, from left, Nick Calomino, Ryan Custody, Finn Schmidt and Joseph Neal. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Cold but happy participants in the H-F Polar Plunge are, from left, Nick Calomino, Ryan Castady, Finn Schmidt and Joseph Neal. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)

The gray morning clouds hung low in the sky and the temperature hovered around 42 degrees on Friday, April 5, but on the Homewood-Flossmoor High School football field it was a glorious day as 60 students and staff plunged into an icy cold pool of water to raise money for Special…

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