Newly appointed District 161 Superintendent Terrance Sanders has taken on an important role, but he’s going to let everyone know he’s looking for input and guidance. “I’ve joined the team, I’ve joined the community and everyone has just been very receptive to ideas that I have and I’m learning from[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Superintendent Hill spent months preparing for her District 153 job
Homewood School District 153 Superintendent Teresa Hill decided the best way to acclimate herself to her new job was to learn about the district early on. That meant being present at 6:30 a.m. school board committee meetings between January and June and attending the monthly school board meetings before her[Read More…]
Irwin Park play area opening set for July 15
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, to officially open the new play area at Irwin Park on Ridge Road, just off of downtown Homewood. For the celebration, the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile will be on site, and staff will be giving[Read More…]
Excessive rainfall floods Serena Hills school gym
When rain inundated the area on Father’s Day, June 21, streets and yards were flooded. Unfortunately, so was the gym at Serena Hills Elementary School in Chicago Heights. The District 161 school board got news of the problem at its June 29 meeting when Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations Fran[Read More…]
Leaky roof at racquet club to be repaired
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park Board agreed to a $36,600 contract with Knickerbocker Roofing & Paving Co. at the June 16 meeting for repairs to the roof at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club, 2920 W. 183rd St. in Homewood. Workers for the firm did an on-site inspection and said 15 specific[Read More…]
Smith’s 9 years brought changes to D161
Editor’s note: Dana Smith resigned his position as superintendent of District 161 to take another job. However, we included a story about his departure in our annual education retirees feature in the June 1 print edition because of his long service to the district. Dana Smith, the outgoing District 161[Read More…]
Homewood D153 uses bonds to finance school improvements
The District 153 school board agreed to sell $7 million working cash bonds and $11.26 million in life safety bonds to finance improvements at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. At its June 9 meeting, Eric Trimberger, chief school business official, said the board’s action for the life safety bonds[Read More…]
Retirees 2026: Thomas took on various roles at H-F High
Over the past 28 years, Kevin Thomas has been a Homewood-Flossmoor High School classroom English teacher, was the EDDA magazine advisor, a WHFH radio supervisor using his FCC license, and Career and Technical Education program chair, who also taught woods, small engines and business classes. As he steps away from[Read More…]
Retirees 2026: D233 business manager’s long career always relied on math
Had it not been for his high school coach, Lawrence Cook says his life would be very different. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be sitting in this spot,” the 57-year-old chief school business official at Homewood-Flossmoor High School said. “I’m in a good spot.” After 24[Read More…]
Founders celebrate 10 years of inspiration at the Homewood Science Center
Some amazing minds took on the challenge to create a science center in Homewood. Their work was celebrated May 28 at a Founders Day program at the Homewood Science Center marking a dream of 10 years ago that has come true. HSC board members, both past and present, gathered with[Read More…]
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