The District 233 school board approved merit pay for top administrators at the April 11 board meeting. Superintendent Scott Wakeley, who recommended the payments, said they are “about plus-plus” in recognition of the work administrators do throughout the school year that is above and beyond regular duties. “I am very[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
H-F board considering cost reductions to proposed science wing
The District 233 Finance Committee is considering its options for reducing costs on the proposed science wing on the South Building at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The proposed addition was first presented to the board in spring 2022. During spring and summer, construction costs skyrocketed and were impacted by supply chain[Read More…]
Senior citizens build muscle strength at H-F Racquet Club fitness class
If you’re tired after a workout, that’s a good thing, says Jeffrey Lippert who teaches a Silver Sneakers Seniors Fitness class at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club. “The only way to build muscular strength and muscular endurance is to fatigue.” His Tuesday afternoon Silver Sneakers class draws up to[Read More…]
Park board OKs purchase of golf carts, ball field groomer
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District approved equipment purchases that will help improve baseball fields and parks, and guarantee that most every golfer wanting a cart at Coyote Run will have one. Tom Denklau, golf course manager, told the park board the 68 golf carts at Coyote Run aren’t enough. Since the[Read More…]
H-F board member Debbie Berman says farewell after 9 years
Debbie Berman received rounds of thanks from staff and fellow board members as she attended her last District 233 school board meeting Tuesday. She has served on the board for nine years. Berman was first appointed to an unexpired term in 2014 and was elected to two four-year terms. She[Read More…]
H-F junior Jazmin Rhodes in national August Wilson New Voices competition
Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior Jazmin Rhodes will perform a monologue from an August Wilson play at a national competition hosted by August Wilson New Voices and the League of Chicago Theatres. The organizers said the competition is designed to give students “an opportunity to explore and share the richness of[Read More…]
District 153 using new data program for individual student assessment
A new data program is giving teachers in Homewood District 153 a look at each student’s test scores – down to the individual question asked and the score received. It’s making assessments of student learning much easier, and it gives teachers information they need to work one-to-one with students to[Read More…]
Taking Care: PSC dental clinic offers services to the community
Note: This story is the seventh in a series from our annual Health & Wellness special section, part of the Chronicle’s April 1 print edition. The section was sponsored by Franciscan Health. You could be the next patient at the Prairie State College dental hygiene clinic. For more than 50[Read More…]
Park district works to keep up with graffiti taggers
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District eXtreme Scene Skate Park is back in business now after park district crews closed the park the week of April 3 after removing graffiti from the skate areas. Doug Boehm, superintendent of parks and planning, said the repaint operation was the seventh time this spring park[Read More…]
Taking Care: A young life affected by dementia, then Alzheimer’s
Note: This story is the third in a series from our annual Health & Wellness special section, first published in the April 1 print edition. For 25 years, Al Fidanza was a stationary engineer at a high rise building in Chicago. Then his boss started noticing he’d fail to complete[Read More…]
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