Musicians will perform a “Concert of Hope” on Monday, April 17, at Prairie State College to honor those who played violins before and during the tragedies that beset the Jewish people during the Holocaust and World War II. Musicians from the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
H-F’s Nyla Bishop selected for Disney Dream Academy
Nyla Bishop, a sophomore at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, dreams of being a filmmaker. She got lots of encouragement at the Disney Dream Academy March 22-26. Nyla was one of 100 high school students selected for the program at DisneyWorld. The motivational program is designed to offer students the guidance they[Read More…]
H-F senior wins college scholarship from the Blackhawks
Makenzie Russell, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, was awarded the Keith Magnuson Blackhawk Alumni High School Hockey Scholarship Award. The award will give Makenzie $30,000 over her four years in college. She plans to attend Western Michigan University majoring in aviation flight science. Makenzie was selected based on her[Read More…]
Algebra and geometry get new emphasis in H-F curriculum
The class schedule at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will no longer list Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II as core courses. The District 233 school board agreed to move to a new model for math courses in the 2024-25 school year that integrates rather than segregates math learning. The vote approving[Read More…]
District 153 superintendent announces retirement, board hires business manager
The District 153 school board accepted with regret the announcement from Superintendent Scott McAlister that he will be retiring in June 2026. “Obviously not an easy decision for me, but I will have been in education for 34 years,” he said as he went through the district’s Personnel Report at[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly announces $1 million grant for PSC dental hygiene program
A $1 million federal grant will enable Prairie State College to expand its dental hygiene and dental assistant programs after updates are made to the clinic’s space on the Chicago Heights campus. PSC recently remodeled the current clinic space. Each student works in an operatory set up like a dental[Read More…]
Three legislators push for cargo airport for South Suburbs
Three legislators representing Homewood and Flossmoor are working to get a cargo airport built in the south suburbs. Rep. Will Davis (D-Homewood) sponsored HB2531 with support from Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-Olympia Fields) and Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights). The bill would direct the State of Illinois to prepare and issue[Read More…]
Parks administrators lay out plans in next budget
The wish list for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District includes new play equipment for Heritage Park in Homewood; improvements to the Irwin Center in Homewood; installing a ramp for accessibility at Park Place in Flossmoor; tennis court improvements at Flossmoor Hills and Pheasant Trails in Flossmoor; and purchasing a truck for[Read More…]
Line dancing gets people moving at Irwin Center
Line dancing, anyone? If you’ve been to weddings and gatherings, you’ve probably jumped into the line dance to try and keep up with the directions given in the music: “Move to the left, move to the right…” Line dance has all participants form lines on the dance floor with[Read More…]
‘All Skate’ at the H-F Ice Arena: A disaster gives new life to community rink
The H-F Ice Arena is back in business. The $6.8 million renovation work is complete. The grand reopening is scheduled for Sunday, March 12. Disaster struck at the ice arena, one of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s major attractions, in November 2021 after the ice-making system failed. The park board immediately[Read More…]