Chocolate lovers had their fill of “sweetastic,” “delicious,” “terrific” treats at Homewood’s 15th annual Chocolate Fest on Saturday, Feb. 18. It didn’t matter if they left the Homewood Auditorium with mouth-watering treats from the dozens of vendors or got in line for samples provided by the chocolate bake-off contestants. The[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
100 Days make for a fun 100 years at Willow School
Mateo Garcia as he expects he might look when he is 100 years old. Friday, Feb. 10, was the 100th day of school for student Homewood District 153. The kindergarteners at Willow School found a fun way to celebrate by pretending to be people 100 years from now. They came as grandmas and[Read More…]
Accusations unfounded: H-F High School Board
Gerald Pauling, chair of the Personnel Committee of the District 233, said insinuations of misconduct by school administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School dating back to 2014 are unfounded. “The board is committed to moving forward. We are disappointed and disheartened by the unfounded and unwarranted personal attacks, rumors, violations of[Read More…]
Final day for Homewood’s Millennium School is June 7
District 153 will mark the last day of Millennium School on Tuesday, June 7. District officials estimate 3,000 children in fifth and sixth grades have passed through Millennium the past 13 years. The student council selected the school’s name. Millennium’s fifth graders will now be students at Churchill School and[Read More…]
Sue Bertram steps down from park board after 23 years of service
Sue Bertram of Flossmoor, a member of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park Districtboard of trustees for 23 years, said good-bye at the Jan. 19 park board meeting. She was first elected to the board in May 1993. She served two consecutive six-yearterms, and then a two-year term. In 2007, Bertram was elected[Read More…]
District 153 board believes Millennium School closing will have positive revenue and learning outcomes
Closing Homewood’s Millennium School was a tough decision for District 153 school board members, but they are confident students will adjust well to the restructured schools next year. “We have to make a choice tonight, and as we have always done, we have to put the students first,” Board President[Read More…]
H-F speech team takes third in recent speech tournament (UPDATE Dec. 18)
Homewood-Flossmoor High School speech team. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Speech Team took third place in the Thornridge Tree Speech Tournament Dec. 6, according to a story in the Homewood-Flossmoor FYI. It wasn’t the first successful outing of the season. The team won the South West Suburban Conference Novice Conference Tournament on Nov. 25,[Read More…]
