Ryan Gordon, a principal in Oak Park District 97, was selected by the Homewood District 153 school board to serve as the next principal at Willow School. Her appointment was unanimously approved at the Feb. 12 board meeting. The board started with 12 finalists for the principal’s job and winnowed[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
H-F park board will reconsider Rover’s Run decision
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park Board agreed to take a second look at its earlier decision to make Rover’s Run a free amenity. “Nothing is ever set in stone,” Brent Bachus, president of the board, told about a dozen dog park users at the Tuesday, Feb. 6, meeting. He admitted the park[Read More…]
H-F needs to make parking lot safety a priority
On a list of 15 possible improvement projects at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, members of the board’s Finance Committee said the No. 1 priority should be improving the drop-off routes and bus lanes. The high school’s campus is at the north edge of Flossmoor. The South Building at 999 Kedzie Ave.[Read More…]
District 233 reserve policy change would free up resources for H-F capital projects
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 school board believes it’s time to spend down its reserves to six months on hand from the current 10-month policy. The district is in a strong financial position, said Superintendent Scott Wakeley, which is “why the district can free up money to do other[Read More…]
Rover’s Run dog park will now be free for all pets
Buddy, Sparky, Fido and all other dogs can now run around for free at Rover’s Run Dog Park on 191st Street east of Center Avenue in Homewood. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District dropped the membership fee for use of Rover’s Run at the Jan. 16 meeting as a “change that would[Read More…]
Caddie Jalen Allred-Coleman earns Evans Scholarship
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Jalen Allred-Coleman is the recipient of the Chick Evans Scholarship covering four years of his college expenses. Allred-Coleman was one of 74 high school seniors selected for the honor after going through a selection process. To be eligible, caddies must meet four criteria: a strong caddie[Read More…]
MLK Day 2024: Spotlight singers, others join together for blanket project
The floors in the Homewood Science Center became work spaces on Monday, Jan. 15, as groups worked together to create blankets for Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse, the helping organization that works with those affected by domestic violence. About 50 people came together at 9 a.m. to work on[Read More…]
District 153, teachers extend contract while work continues on funding
The District 153 school board and the Homewood Education Association (HEA), representing teachers and staff at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools, approved a one-year extension of the current HEA contract. At the Jan. 8 meeting, the board gave its approval to a memorandum of understanding that was mutually agreed[Read More…]
H-F symphonic band performs at international music conference
For the first time, the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Symphonic Band performed and was part of clinic presentations at the Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra and Music Conference. This program drew more than 18,000 attendees from every state and more than 40 countries. The conference on Dec. 20, 21 and[Read More…]
Three H-F grads march in Rose Bowl Parade
Three former members of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School marching band spent New Year’s Day performing in the Rose Bowl parade as members of the North Carolina A&T University’s Blue & Gold Marching Machine. Clarinet player Zahra Harmon-Cohran and trumpeter Antonio Bonds II, both of Homewood, and trumpeter Cameron Barton of[Read More…]
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