The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District gave its employees an average 3.7 percent salary increase this year. All raises are merit based. The last to receive a raise was Executive Director Debbie Kopas. The board unanimously approved a 4 percent raise for her at its July 17 meeting. She is the only[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
New murals adorning Churchill School walls
When District 153 students in Homewood start the new school year Aug. 22, they’ll find two new murals decorating the walls of the fifth grade and third grade wings of Churchill. Principal Nikki Kerr said one message will be: “One kind word can change someone’s entire day” and the other[Read More…]
Two classrooms designed for special uses at Churchill School
The fourth grade wing of Churchill School in Homewood will look different because of the addition of two classrooms, and it will feel different for teachers and students who will use the space.
Can football season be far off?
Members of the drum section for Homewood-Flossmoor High School marching band, from left Natalia Carpio, Sean Roby, John Pohrte and Nick Johnson, were outdoors practicing under the direction of teacher Jon Jackson in preparation for the start of football season. The first varsity football game is Aug. 24 at Michigan City, Ind. The first home game[Read More…]
Beautifully decorated chairs will raise funds for the Cancer Support Center
(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Sit back and relax this summer in your specially designed Adirondack chair. This striking red chair, donated by UpsaDaisy, incorporates the daisy logo. More than four dozen brightly colored chairs are on display throughout Homewood as part of the “Chairs for[Read More…]
Two H-F musicians selected for CYSO Jazz Orchestra
Two student musicians at Homewood-Flossmoor High School have been selected as members of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Jazz Orchestra. Sam Calhoon of Flossmoor and Kensuke “Ken” Nakamura of Homewood were selected for the jazz orchestra after auditions that included performing excerpts from five pieces selected by CYSO and improvising over[Read More…]
District 161 kids get to see a firefighter’s view
What better way to end summer school than with a chance to sit in a fireman’s truck! After six weeks of learning, the Summer Academy for District 161 ended Thursday, July 26, for more than 400 kids pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
Crazy contraptions teach students the science of experimentation
Rube Goldberg would have been proud of the inventions students created at the Homewood Science Center. In the weeklong Rube Goldberg Camp for fifth through eighth graders July 16 through 20, the goal was design a project that would lead to raising a flag. Every student managed to do just[Read More…]
H-F’s $3.65 million pool area renovations are on schedule
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School pool construction project is on track. The schedule is to have the pool ready by late September. Work on the additional storage and classroom space will continue through October.
Five mixologists meet the challenge for the Homewood Science Center
Five mixologists showed how to combine the art and science of a perfect cocktail at the Homewood Science Center’s Cocktail Chemistry Challenge July 19. There was something for every taste from the five who concocted “The Citrus Horizon” for The Copper Still; “Broken Barrel of Funk” for The Cottage on Dixie;[Read More…]