The Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, the teachers’ union at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, is supporting Steve Anderson for re-election, and candidates Michelle Hoereth and Cynthia Turnquest for seats on the District 233 school board in the April 6 election. President Dana Noble said the union, which represents 200 teachers and instructional assistants,[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Scott Wakeley named next District 233 superintendent
Scott Wakeley was selected to serve as the District 233 superintendent-elect for the 2021-22 school year and will move into the superintendent’s position when Superintendent Von Mansfield retires in June 2022, subject to finalization of a contract at that time. Wakeley comes to Homewood-Flossmoor High School with 17 years experience as[Read More…]
6 candidates address H-F issues in election forum
Six residents wanting to serve on the District 233 school board got to share their ideas about what they will do over the next four years to improve Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The school board election is part of the Cook County Consolidated Elections scheduled for Tuesday, April 6. For more[Read More…]
IJP’s Jaydn Thomas selected for archdiocese elementary student award
IJP eighth grader Jadyn Thomas recent received the Elementary Student African American Heritage Award. (Provided photo) Jaydn Thomas, an eighth grader at Infant Jesus of Prague School in Flossmoor, was presented with the Elementary Student African American Heritage Award. Jaydn was selected from nominees representing Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese[Read More…]
District 161 begins full-day hybrid learning schedule
Staying well together: PT helps patients regain strength, full functionality
Staying well together: Medical needs get special attention at Johnson’s
Deb Brady, who owns Johnson’s with her husband Timothy, helps a customer at the Homewood home medical supplies store. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories first published in the Chronicle’s annual Health and Wellness special section of the March 1 print edition,[Read More…]
No waivers for mandated student testing this year
With 60% of Homewood students learning remotely, District 153 school administrators are trying to figure out how it can coax them to return to classrooms for five days of mandated state testing. Under the rules, District 153 should show a 95% testing participation rate, but Kathy Schaeflein, District 153 director[Read More…]
H-F school board narrows list of superintendent candidates
The District 233 school board will be interviewing finalist candidates the week of March 8 as it moves toward filling the superintendent’s job at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Superintendent Von Mansfield will be retiring in June 2022. The person who will follow him is being hired to begin work in July[Read More…]
Duo takes state’s top honors, H-F places fifth at speech competition
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