Prairie State College (PSC) is taking a new approach at training skilled and unskilled workers for jobs in welding and manufacturing, thanks to a federal grant.The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $938,447 grant this month that will cover half the cost of two semi-trailers to be outfitted with[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
H-F administrators say Illinois Report Card numbers can be misleading
The statistics from a standardized test administered once a year don’t provide a full picture of the successes of Homewood-Flossmoor High School students, according to information presented by Principal Jerry Lee Anderson and Assessments Department Chair David Kush. The Illinois Report Card is the state’s official source for information about[Read More…]
Attorney Ashley Kirkwood says H-F helped prepare her for the courtroom
Ashley Williams Kirkwood believes her passion for justice combined with skills learned at Homewood-Flossmoor High School helped her team win a pro bono case for a Wisconsin inmate.
Tech Ninjas robotics group gaining experience and recognition
Tech Ninjas are designing, building and racing robots. These young science enthusiasts are earning a reputation for their robotic skills as Homewood-Flossmoor Team 9929 in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC).
H-F graduates meeting success on college campuses
Homewood-Flossmoor High School college counselor Kevin Coy gave the District 233 board members numbers they can use to show the success of H-F graduates. H-F’s 2017 graduation rate was 96.4 percent. During the Dec. 19 board meeting, Coy shared these statistics: Sixteen percent of students in the Class of 2017[Read More…]
New director says tennis is a game for all ages
Umang Chadda is out to make the Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet & Fitness Club a standout facility for tennis players. The game of tennis is for all ages, so Chadda is gearing up to get youngsters interested in the game. He wants to encourage young players to stay involved and discover all that[Read More…]
Park district awards contract for new Splash Pad
The aging but still popular Spash Pad in Millennium Park will be replaced this spring. (Chronicle file photo) Millennium Park will get a new Splash Pad in the spring. The Splash Pad, a bubbling water fountain designed for young children, is 17 years old and has served beyond[Read More…]
H-F adds six courses to 2018-19 curriculum
The District 233 school board approved six new courses for the coming school year. Board member John Farrell said the changes and additions “reflect the ongoing effort to meet the needs of all the kids” at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. At the Dec. 19 board meeting, Nancy Spaniak, director of curriculum,[Read More…]
Homewood eighth grader takes TV role in stride
Homewood has a 14-year-old television star. The reality of that sinks in for Lyric Ross, an eighth grader at James Hart School, when people recognize her on the street as the character Deja on the NBC-TV hit show “This Is Us.” In her role, Lyric plays a pre-teen who[Read More…]
H-F passes 2017 levy with one ‘no’ vote
District 233 board member Annette Bannon cast a “no” vote on each of the five resolutions dealing with the 2017 tax levy for Homewood-Flossmoor High School. At its board meeting Tuesday, members voted 6-1 to approve the board approved the measures setting the levy and complying with state regulations. The[Read More…]