The District 233 school board approved appointments Tuesday, April 15, of Dr. Lisa Marie Dallacqua as director of Career and Technical Education, Career Pathways and Workforce Development, and Jalitza Martinez as assistant superintendent for staff services. Dallacqua will be the fifth CTE director in five years. She comes to H-F[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
District 153 makes staff cuts due to budget constraints
Despite its best efforts to reduce costs, the District 153 school board agreed, at its Monday, April 7, meeting, to cut positions through a reduction in force (RIF) process. One full-time and one part-time music teacher and 17 paraprofessionals working in classrooms at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools will[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2025: PSC uses classes, clinics, simulation to prepare future nurses
Prairie State College sets a high bar for its nursing students, but the last class proved it could meet the challenge. All 32 of the Class of 2024 got a 100% pass rate on the national nursing exam after completing their associate’s degree in nursing. Marie Hansel, acting director of[Read More…]
H-F Parks to host meeting April 23 on preliminary master plan
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is in the final stages of developing an updated comprehensive master plan and invites the community to attend a meeting on Wednesday, April 23, to share its findings. Representatives from Upland Design, a landscape architecture and park planning firm working with the park district, will conduct[Read More…]
Homewood, Flossmoor libraries celebrating National Library Week
This week – National Library Week – the numbers tell the stories about how important the Homewood and Flossmoor Public Libraries are to the communities. Estimates are more than 200,000 visits were made to the libraries in 2024. National Library Week, April 6-12, is sponsored by the American Library Association.[Read More…]
Posse Foundation names three H-F High seniors scholarship winners
Three Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors are receiving scholarships through the Posse Foundation. Rickie Lockett Jr. and Pedro Lugo will be attending Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Vianney Martinez will attend Panoma College in Claremont, California. They were selected for the merit-based scholarship based on their academic records and leadership abilities. The[Read More…]
H-F High School gets new books as English curriculum is revamped
Major curriculum changes in the English Department at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will have students reading current novels — and some old favorites. The District 233 school board is expected to approve $193,000 for next books at the April 18 board meeting. The proposal was reviewed by the board’s Planning Committee[Read More…]
Election 2025: Flossmoor gets two new board members, Daggett wins reelection
Gary Daggett, who is completing his first term, was reelected to the Flossmoor Board of Trustees with 1,520 votes and will be serving with newly elected trustees Carolyn Rodgers who garnered 1,339 votes and Kevin Dorsey with 1,294 votes. One seat was open on the board when Trustee Joni Bradley-Scott[Read More…]
Election 2025: Mayor Nelson reelected in Flossmoor
Mayor Michelle Nelson won a second term Tuesday, April 1, with 56% of the vote. Nelson received 1,681 votes to challenger Joni Bradley-Scott’s 1,296 voters or 43.53%. Bradley-Scott had a lively party at Bistro on Sterling Restaurant. The DJ got people up on their feet and dancing. Others offered words[Read More…]
Election 2025: Voters elect Leonard, O’Quin and Smith to H-F High school board
Voters elected Ariana Leonard, Camille O’Quin and Tamekia Smith to the Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 school board in Tuesday’s election. Voters gave Leonard 4,995 votes or 26.08%. She had the highest vote total, followed by O’Quin with 4,303 votes or 22.46% and Smith with 4,052 votes or 21.15%. Aredell[Read More…]