Administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School looked at the COVID-19 numbers and decided against a Feb. 2 date for students to return to their classrooms. The plan was for teachers to return on either Jan. 19 or Jan. 25 in preparation for students’ return, but that will not happen either. District[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Recovery Program gives struggling H-F High School students a second chance
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has developed a special program to give a helping hand to those students who have a failing grade first semester. The Recovery Program is giving those students a second chance. It has various steps that can help students raise their ‘F’ grades on graduation requirement courses. The[Read More…]
H-F High School plans return to in-person learning for students on Feb. 2
Staff and administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School are planning for students to return for in-person classes starting Feb. 2, if the numbers of COVID-19 positive cases in suburban Cook County drop significantly. Principal Jerry Anderson presented the program at the District 233 school board meeting on Dec. 15. To determine[Read More…]
District 233 board reduces levy by $1.3 million
The District 233 school board agreed to reduce the 2020 levy by $1.3 million in keeping with a promise board members made to share the benefits of a state grant. While taxpayers will only see a small reduction on their property taxes, board members said they felt agreeing to abate[Read More…]
Patricia Boyd, H-F speech-language pathologist, honored for volunteerism
Patricia Boyd, right, with her daughter, Elise Boyd, at a past Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention. Patricia Boyd will be honored at the 2021 event for her volunteer efforts with the organization. (Provided photo)
District 153 set to welcome students Jan. 21, majority will remain remote
The District 153 school board approved a return-to-school plan that would have a limited number of students back in their classrooms in Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools, provided COVID-19 numbers are within an acceptable range. Fewer than half of the parents responding to a district survey said they wanted[Read More…]
HFHS board hires superintendent search firm
The District 233 school board met in special session Friday, Dec. 6, to hire the search firm BWP & Associates to help find a new superintendent. The contract is for $18,900. After 12 years in the job, Superintendent Von Mansfield will be retiring in June 2022. The board conducted a[Read More…]
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Golf’s popularity still drawing players to Coyote Run
It’s still golf season at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Coyote Run Golf Course. Tom Denklau, club manager, said he is still getting good turnout. One day this week, golfers had to wait three hours because of a “frost delay,” but when the sun broke through, everyone got on the course.[Read More…]
H-F board begins talks on finding Superintendent Mansfield’s replacement
The District 233 school board hopes to name a replacement for retiring Superintendent Von Mansfield by the end of this school year. He told the board during a special meeting Monday, Nov. 30, that he will step down as superintendent at the end of his contract June 30, 2022. The[Read More…]
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