Sydney Doss is excited to be opening Art Culture Studios in downtown Flossmoor. A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Nov. 8, officially opened the space. Doss, the studios’ 23-year-old owner, is a graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. For her, opening the studio is like a dream coming true. She opened the business[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
H-F grad receives national award honoring her research initiatives
Katherine Michelmore, a 2003 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has won the 2024 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management David N. Kershaw Award for her research, including how the American Rescue Plan Act increase in the child income tax credit benefited families. Michelmore, an associate professor in public policy[Read More…]
H-F’s 2024 school Report Card shows slight improvements in English, math
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s state Report Card for 2024 shows slight improvements in English and math scores. Overall, H-F received a commendable rating with an overall index score of 78.61. Commendable is the second highest rating given by the Illinois State Board of Education which released the numbers Oct. 30. “We[Read More…]
School report cards show D153 gains in English, dip in math
The Illinois School Report Card shows students in Homewood District 153 improved by 10 points in English/Language Arts, 6 points in science, and had a slight dip in math scores in the 2023-24 school year testing. Data on the Illinois School Report Card was made available by the Illinois State[Read More…]
District 233 gives approval to four new courses
The District 233 school board approved four new courses for students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the Oct. 15 meeting, but two — an LGBTQ+ English course and consumer economics — failed to get unanimous votes. The LGBTQ+ Lives and Literature course for English 3 drew considerable discussion about equity,[Read More…]
Community offers comments as park district develops its strategic plan
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will have a variety of residents’ comments to sift through as it works on its next strategic plan. The plan was last updated 10 years ago. About 50 people gathered at The Clubhouse Wednesday, Oct. 16, to offer their opinions and to learn what the park[Read More…]
Court changes aren’t working for pickleball enthusiasts
Pickleball supporters came, armed with facts and figures and feedback, to the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board meeting Oct. 15 hoping the commissioners would recognize that attempts at improving the pickleball experience have left much to be desired. They also told commissioners that pickleball is the most popular sport today, and[Read More…]
Cancer Support Center walk raises awareness
It was an outpouring of love and support for Homewood’s Cancer Support Center by survivors, their families and friends at CSC’s Pink-A-Poo Walk Sunday, Oc. 13. More than 350 people registered for the walk, the CSC’s annual fundraiser. They met at the CSC parking lot and listened to words of[Read More…]
H-F High school board looks for ways to improve IB Program
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme at Homewood-Flossmoor High School needs to be revamped, staff told members of the District 233 Planning Committee at its Oct. 11 meeting. The goal is to change from a restrictive program to one that offers a greater number of students a chance to be[Read More…]
Middle School Teacher of the Year honor goes to Hart’s Tom Jaminski
Would you trust your 13-year-old to operate a power tool? There’s no worries at James Hart School in Homewood in teacher Tom Jaminski’s Industrial Arts class. Jaminski was recently awarded the Middle School Teacher of the Year Award from the Technology Education Association of Illinois. He will be honored during[Read More…]
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