After a banner on the lawn of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist in Flossoor with a message supporting the Black Lives Matter movement was vandalized, community members brought more than a dozen of their own Black Lives Matter signs to replace it. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Pop-up nutrition program helps Cancer Support Center’s patients
Cancer survivor Paulette Coffel of Hazel Crest, left, stops at a food station manned by Cancer Support Center volunteer Reshida Reid. Volunteer Chloe Watson, center, assists Coffel as she walks from station to station. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
H-F High fine arts wing expected completion is Sept. 30
A worker is part of a crew doing final outside work on the black box theater, right, and new front entrance to the fine arts wing at Homewood-Flossmoor High School on Monday, Aug. 10. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
New guidelines force Homewood, Flossmoor schools to move to remote learning
Elementary schools in Homewood and Flossmoor will not open as planned. Homewood District 153 and Flossmoor District 161 officials announced on Saturday that new directives from the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health forced them to move to a remote learning plan for all[Read More…]
HFHS teacher’s novel gains national recognition
Sahar Mustafah, a creative writing teacher at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has written her first novel, “The Beauty of Your Face.” (Provided photo)
Center for Fiction raves about novel by HFHS teacher
“The Beauty of Your Face,” a book by Homewood-Flossmoor High School teacher Sahar Mustafah, has been selected one of 27 finalists in the 2020 First Novel Prize competition sponsored by The Center for Fiction. More than 115 new works were entered for the judging. The Center for Fiction published this synopsis:[Read More…]
District 153 board gives OK to back to school plans
After months of planning, reviews and discussions, the Homewood District 153 school board unanimously gave the green light Monday to its back to school plans. The school year starts Monday, Aug. 24. Two options were approved. Approximately 38 percent of children will be on a fully remote schedule through the[Read More…]
H-F freshmen taking new school year in stride
Caylyn Davis was at Homewood-Flossmoor High School on Monday to pick up her box of school supplies for the fall semester starting Aug. 17. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Parade, art work will welcome students back to school
The “Chalk the Walk” tradition might take on more meaning this year as students begin an unusual and unusually stressful fall semester. Chalked messages of encouragement will be part of a larger project by District 153 volunteers to help students get the semester started on the right foot. (Chronicle file[Read More…]
H-F teacher Michelle Kozik awarded top honor from national biology association
Homewood-Flossmoor High School teacher Michelle Kozik working with students. She has been named Illinois Biology Teacher of the Year. (Provided photo)
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