Students and two business representatives came before the District 233 board of education to laud the Applied Academics Program at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, but board members learned program expansions aren’t likely because of lack of space. The welding program has a waiting list. There are currently 22 students enrolled and[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Homewood’s medical marijuana dispensary changing lives of chronically ill
John puts his empty pill bottles on the table when he addresses audiences about his use of medical marijuana. Since he got his card as a patient for medical marijuana 12 months ago, he says his life has turned around. Injured on the job two years ago, John has had[Read More…]
H-F senior spent summer internship as part of autism research team
Maddie Moxley, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, spent part of her summer as a member of a team at the California Institute of Technology researching emotional reactions of people with autism.
Grant helps Hart School teacher enhance reading materials
James Hart School teacher Jennifer Wolf is going to be redesigning her sixth grade classroom reading library using a grant from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation.
Technology will help Hart students create and study music
Soon there will be a new way for students at James Hart School in Homewood to make music. Over the summer, Emily Kasper, Matt Johnson and Adrienne Olsen, music faculty at Hart, designed a new curriculum that will have sixth, seventh and eighth graders using technology to explore and create[Read More…]
H-F board member Jody Scariano says superintendent’s merit pay vote ‘about politics’
District 233 school board member Jody Scariano believes Homewood-Flossmoor High School Superintendent Von Mansfield was given an inappropriate amount of merit pay. The $14,600 in merit pay was approved on a 6-1 vote at the Sept. 19 school board meeting. Board members Annette Bannon, Debbie Berman, John Farrell, Steve Anderson,[Read More…]
Flossmoor serves as movie location because of its small town feel
A quiet street in Flossmoor became a movie production site for eight days. Ark Productions was filming “The Law of Moises,” a family film written and directed by Crystal Barnes.
Banned Book Week focuses on freedom to select books
Did you know the Bible is the book most often requested for removal from libraries? The American Library Association (ALA) keeps track of how many books are challenged and banned from library shelves and celebrates Banned Book Week to remind people they have the freedom to read. Homewood and Flossmoor libraries[Read More…]
Teens learn math and fighting fires go together
Fighting a fire with algebra? Teens at the Homewood Science Center’s “Pump It Up!” PopUp Science program found out just how much math is involved in the work of a firefighter. On Saturday, Sept. 23, teens got a math lesson from Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski.
H-F school board asks for patience during its transition
District 233 school board President Steve Anderson asked residents to “be patient” with board operations, saying the three new board members need time to get up to speed. “We’re new and there’s a steep learning curve,” he told the audience at the Sept. 19 meeting. But some residents in the[Read More…]
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