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…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
District 153 presents the Dockweiler Award to three outstanding students
Three special students earned the Dockweiler Award from Homewood School District 153 for their outstanding efforts last school year.
Mentorship helps Flossmoor resident develop online investment platform
Florence Hardy is planning to offer Illinois investors an opportunity to stimulate local business through truCrowd Illinois, Inc., an online equity investment platform.Hardy, of Flossmoor, was given the chance to develop her ideas when her proposal for truCrowd was selected one of six startups in the BMO Harris/1871 FinTech Partnership[Read More…]
Homewood District 153 budget will balance with referendum funds
The District 153 school board approved a balanced 2018 budget of $22.26 million because of an additional $640,000 raised in the 2016 referendum. Revenues, expected at $21.62 million, cannot meet all the expenses despite the administration’s best attempts at holding the line on costs. The board unanimously approved the budget[Read More…]
D233 board hears proposal for H-F High additions, remodeling
Homewood-Flossmoor High School may undergo a multi-million dollar construction project in the 2018-19 school year that will add two new spaces to the South Building and remodel interior space. The District 233 school board heard proposals for a black box theater, improvements to the music area and classrooms that would[Read More…]
Ingalls, UChicago Medicine mark first year of outreach in South Suburbs
On Oct. 1, Ingalls Memorial Hospital and University of Chicago Medicine will celebrate the first year of a partnership that has expanded services and medical staff expertise for residents of the South Suburbs.
Ice arena’s upcoming fixes on park district’s agenda
What do you do with a 41-year-old facility that needs updating? That was the question before commissioners of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District at the Sept. 5 Committee of the Whole meeting. This was the first of what will be ongoing discussions on the upkeep of the H-F Ice Arena built[Read More…]
Connections through networking are key to Homewood Science Center reach
Networking is the key to the success of the Homewood Science Center. Executive Director Edie Dobrez is enthusiastic about the connections the center has enabled groups, individuals and businesses to make — all in the name of sharing with others the excitement of the South Suburban Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and[Read More…]
H-F High will have its 13th balanced budget
Homewood-Flossmoor High School will have a balanced 2018 budget. It is the 13th consecutive year the district has been in the black. Business manager Ken Parchem said the $53.76 million budget shows a 1.7 percent increase in revenues over the 2017 budget. “Overall revenues are fairly flat. We show a[Read More…]
Janine Stroemer, H-F speech coach, earns Diamond Award
The National Speech & Debate Association’s Honor Society has presented Homewood-Flossmoor High School teacher Janine Stroemer with the Diamond Award in recognition of her outstanding work in coaching H-F students.
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