Gabriel Cohn, a fifth grader at Churchill School, urged the District 153 school board to continue its mask mandate. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) The District 153 school board voted at a special board meeting Sunday, Feb. 6, to continue its mask mandate and other COVID-19 protocols for students, staff and visitors[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
District 153 hold special meeting on COVID-19 mask, vaccine mandates
The District 153 school board will meet in special session at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, to discuss the Sangamon County judge’s decision to drop mandated vaccines and mask-wearing in schools. The meeting is open to the public. The session will be conducted at the Dale Mitchell Administrative center conference[Read More…]
Park board hires architect for ice arena project
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District hired Williams Architects of Itasca as the architecture firm that will design the new rink and equipment building at the H-F Ice Arena, 777 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. “The goal is to replace the mechanical system and get the ice arena up and running as quickly[Read More…]
Nurturing H-F community helped Sox announcer Jason Benetti find his way to success
Jason Benetti, Chicago White Sox play-by-play broadcaster, said the first baseball game he ever called was for Vikings baseball at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. When Benetti shared that insight, he got rousing applause from the crowd at the Vikings Baseball Boosters Club banquet Saturday, Jan. 29. “I am not here if[Read More…]
During COVID shutdown, H-F devised plans to help struggling students complete credits
When schools across Illinois shut down because of COVID-19, some students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School had a difficult time learning from home and staying on track with coursework. The number of incomplete courses or failures had faculty and staff devise creative approaches to help dozens of students catch up with[Read More…]
Family’s pop tab collecting is payback for Ronald McDonald House care
When you pop the top of a soda can or a beer, think about saving the pop tab for Dylan Parry of Homewood. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior and his mom, Brooke King LaBreck, have been collecting the little bits of aluminum for years for the benefit of the Ronald McDonald House. This year, their donation came[Read More…]
District 233 board approves principal’s contract, raises for administrators
The District 233 school board gave administrators raises and approved a contract for the incoming Homewood-Flossmoor High School principal at its regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 18. The board approved a contract of $165,000 for Clinton Alexander, H-F’s next principal. His one-year contract starts July 1, although Alexander already has been[Read More…]
District 233, teachers agree on COVID-19 work rules
An agreement with District 233 is allowing Homewood-Flossmoor High School teachers to teach from home if they are impacted by COVID-19. “This gives teachers an opportunity to teach from home if they are well enough with COVID or COVID-like symptoms. I think it’s beneficial for students,” said Dana Noble, president[Read More…]
District 153 school board approves contracts for summer work
District 153 took its first steps for the $8.2 million major improvements projects set for the summer months of 2022 and 2023. Before the regular school board meeting Jan. 10, board members conducted a public hearing beginning the process of financing the work through the sale of bonds. No comments[Read More…]
Despite pandemic, Lions Club pool numbers were good
In 2020, the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District didn’t open the Lions Club pool for the summer season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pool did reopen in summer 2021, the turnout was good. At the Jan. 4 park board meeting, commissioners heard from Amanda Gaus, recreation supervisor, who said although[Read More…]
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