The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Racquet & Fitness Center will reopen to members Monday, June 29, with COVID-19 restrictions in place. Under Restore Illinois Phase 4 guidelines, health clubs are allowed to offer services again with a 10-foot distance between participants during workouts. The racquet club will be open to a[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Nancy Spaniak retires from H-F High administrative position
Dr. Nancy Spaniak, director of curriculum, instruction and professional development, is retiring from her position at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The District 233 school board wished her well and thanked her for the 16 years of leadership she has shown. Her contract ends June 30.
Schools administrators trying to design next school year
What will school look like in the fall? No one has the answer. It is unlikely that this coming school year will resemble school before the COVID-19 pandemic. Administrators are planning different scenarios: continue remote learning or a blended schedule for remote learning with a limited return to the classrooms. [Read More…]
PSC helps nursing students prepare for the routine and the extraordinary
This May, Prairie State College’s Nursing Program awarded the associate’s degree in nursing to 57 students. It is one of PSC’s largest graduating classes. Graduates started toward their RN degrees months before the COVID-19 virus hit the United States. There is a fear of the unknown, and yet they say[Read More…]
H-F High School on schedule for fall opening of Fine Arts additions
Entries due June 19 for Homewood Science Center’s film festival
The Moonshot Film Festival gives local filmmakers a chance to have their voices heard — and vie for a $50 prize. (Facebook photo)
Paraprofessional Lakeisha Warren was special assistant to classroom teachers
For 19 years, Lakeisha Warren was a helping hand in Western Avenue School classrooms. Warren was a paraprofessional, the person called upon to give a student a one-to-one lesson that came with a smile and encouragement. She retired at the end of the school year.
Science teacher at James Hart takes retirement
After 13 years, Patricia Evans decided it was time to leave her classroom in Homewood District 153. “Science can be tough, and eighth grade science can be difficult,” she said, but high school students would come back and tell her thanks for all she taught them.
Clark Carey retires after 33 years of fun and games
For 33 years, Clark Carey has been passing the ball – literally. He just retired as a physical education teacher at Willow School in Homewood where he helped students develop their motor skills, hand-eye coordination and fitness and exercise routines.
H-F teacher Brian McCarthy made learning physics concepts easy
Brian McCarthy is retiring after 33 years of teaching physics at H-F High School. (Provided photo)
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