Regina Handson says 27 years ago she had a premonition that she would be working at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. She drove by the North Building with a friend, telling her, “I’m going to work there.” Now she’s planning her retirement. It wasn’t long after being hired that Handson started in[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Retirees 2026: Lisa Rost helps young learners in District 153 get inspired
Teaching young learners, Lisa Rost understood her job was to make learning fun. She’s done that in Homewood District 153 for 25 years. She will retire in June. Rost has created hundreds of ways to get her young charges to remember facts and figures. “I need them to be active[Read More…]
District 161 superintendent search shifting into high gear
By mid-May, representatives of BWP Associates will be giving District 161 school board members a look at candidates for the superintendent’s position. Superintendent Dana Smith announced to the board in February that he would be stepping down after nine years with the district. He has been named superintendent for Community[Read More…]
H-F students dream up spaces for teens, families
If you could dream up a special space for the Homewood and Flossmoor communities, what would it be? That question was posed to students by teacher J.R. Willard-Rose in the Design Thinking and Collaborative Arts class at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, part of the fine arts program. The challenge students faced[Read More…]
District 161 board agrees more money may not solve residency issues
Flossmoor School District 161 really wants to get its residency issues resolved, but the school board decided another $50,000 in expenses for additional surveillance isn’t the answer. At the Feb. 23 board meeting, Superintendent Dana Smith gave the board a report on how the district has been dealing with allegations[Read More…]
Hart School track star hopes to earn more medals
Nia Branham is just 13, but she has already earned two state track records and the Triple Crown and a fifth place in the nation honor in an American Athletic Union (AAU)-sanctioned race for athletes 14 and younger. Nia, an eighth grader at James Hart School, qualified for the Illinois[Read More…]
Entrepreneur shares his wealth with H-F High
Editor’s note: This story originally listed one $10,000 donation, but the donor later advised us he made two. Entrepreneur Jack Savage, who’s made millions of dollars through his coffee brand Everyday Dose, gifted $20,000 to Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Savage, who was Jack Klauber from Homewood when he graduated from H-F[Read More…]
Coyote Run Golf Course sets a new record for rounds played
The 2025 golf season ended with a new record of rounds played at Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor. The course, at 800 Kedzie Ave., is part of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. Manager Tom Denklau told H-F Park Board members at the Jan. 6 meeting that staff recorded 41,031 rounds[Read More…]
D233 superintendent stresses student achievement
District 233 Superintendent Jennifer Norrell may be in her position for only 100 days, but she said the school board gave her a head start in planning for her administration at Homewood-Flossmoor High School by appointing her to the top position in November 2024. Before she officially became superintendent July[Read More…]
Patrick Keating joins 2nd Congressional District race
Patrick Keating of Flossmoor became the 10th person who hopes to win the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional seat in Congress. The primary, set for March 17, will have 10 Democratic candidates, two Republicans and an independent. All are campaigning to fill the seat held by Rep. Robin Kelly,[Read More…]
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