Homewood-Flossmoor High School art students have won nearly $2 million in college scholarships and top honors for their art work in recent competitions. “We’re really happy for the students, said Jackie Wargo, art teacher and chair of the Fine Arts Department at H-F. “We’re trying to get them connected to[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Happy retirement: Ruth Strugala, H-F’s long-time registrar, record-keeper and list-maker
H-F High Registrar Ruth Strugala at work on graduates files. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series featuring 2021 school retirees. When Homewood-Flossmoor High School conducts its graduation ceremony for 715 seniors this month, Ruth Strugala will be there with her lists for the[Read More…]
Annual Park Pride event has volunteers beautifying parks
Junior Girl Scouts, from left, Isabella Davies, Katelyn Cheung and Maria Burnette were happily planting spring flowers as part of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Park Pride event. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) The front planter at the Irwin Center in Homewood got tender loving care from members of Girl Scout Troops 60234[Read More…]
Developer withdraws Calumet Country Club disconnect lawsuit after matter becomes moot
W&E Ventures formally withdrew the lawsuit seeking the disconnection of the Calumet Country Club property from the village of Homewood on Friday, ending one chapter of the effort to redevelop the land as a fulfillment center. The motion to withdraw the suit was granted by Cook County Circuit Court Judge[Read More…]
H-F Group Interpretation cast wins 2nd place state honors
Incoming D233 superintendent’s three-year contract is finalized
The District 233 school board approved a three-year contract for Scott Wakeley who will join the administrative team at Homewood-Flossmoor High School on July 1 as superintendent-elect. Wakeley’s appointment to the position was approved March 16, but the details of his contract were still be worked out at that time.[Read More…]
Team sports sidetracked by COVID
Homewood-Flossmoor High School football and girls water polo sports teams are now in quarantine after several players tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. In a letter to parents, District 233 Superintendent Von Mansfield and Principal Jerry Anderson reported: “Throughout the last two weeks, unfortunately, we have seen an increase in[Read More…]
H-F students have first and second place win in math competition
Homewood-Flossmoor High School student Cecilia Nicks won the Region 8 Algebra II exam, placing first over all competitors at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics competition March 17. H-F also had two teams take second place in the competition.
District 153 approves device fee for next year
The Homewood District 153 school board approved a $25 device fee and a $20 device insurance fee as part of the district’s student fees for the coming year. This year the district provided every student with a laptop computer, a case and after-hours technical support allowing each student to be[Read More…]
H-F senior wins $40,000 College Board scholarship
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Arjun Patel thought he was invited to participate in a segment on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” about high school students and their college choices. Arjun Patel Instead, Patel was part of a surprise national announcement on March 31 that he was the winner of a $40,000[Read More…]
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