Mary Lee Hoganson didn’t intend to audition for a role in the Drama Group’s production of Sound of Music in 1969. She was teaching at Bloom High School and was working with students on an upcoming production. The Drama Group was in an adjacent room conducting auditions. When Mary Lee[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Tennis coach Teri Watland retires after 35-year career
For 35 years, tennis pro Teri Watland had a racquet in her hand at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Racquet & Fitness Club. She retired on Friday, Dec. 29. Watland has been a fixture around the courts teaching all levels of tennis. Over the three-plus decades, she would give tennis lessons[Read More…]
Beautification Club helping to dress up James Hart School
A group of teachers at James Hart School have banded together to organize a student Beautification Club that will continue their efforts at dressing up the building. Their students’ first major projects are bulletin boards. When spring arrives, the volunteers in the afterschool club will move outdoors and into the[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High students care for the needy
Tuesday, Dec. 12, was a special holiday awareness day at Marian Catholic High School as students organized a food and gifts drive for 32 needy families. Members of the Student Council wore their holiday sweaters as they directed students to organize their donations. The Marian Band played festive music as[Read More…]
Temperature encourages golfers to hit the links
In December, a temperature near 50 degrees is balmy, so golfers continue to play at Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor. Tom Denklau, golf course manager, said about 50 golfers hit the links on Thursday, Dec. 14, and he expected about the same turnout on Friday, Dec. 15. The course[Read More…]
Preparations are important as H-F debaters take on weighty subjects
Should social media companies, like Facebook and YouTube, continue to be responsible for third party content posted by users? Or should those restrictions be lifted? That’s just one of the weighty topics Debate Club students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School prepare to argue when they go up against competitors at regional[Read More…]
H-F High teachers preparing for Integrated Math in fall
The math department at Homewood-Flossmoor High School is putting its finishing touches on the new Integrated Math curriculum and working on how best to inform parents of what the change will mean for students. The incoming freshman class will be the first to use the new curriculum. H-F will no[Read More…]
Homewood residents taking leading roles in Drama Group’s ‘Harvey’
Elwood P. Dowd has a special friend, Harvey, a 6-foot white rabbit who is ever present (in his imagination). Elwood has a loving sister, Veta Louise, who wants to believe him. She confesses to sometimes seeing Harvey. Bringing a story like that to life for the Drama Group is the[Read More…]
H-F’s remodeling, building projects are on schedule
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has four major building projects on its books – a new science building, a new commercial kitchen, a rebuild of the residential kitchen and new spaces for fashion/interior design – and all are expected to be delivered on time and on budget, according to Jim Patterson, director[Read More…]
District 153 gets commendable ranking on state report card
The Illinois State Board of Education has given Homewood District 153 a commendable ranking in the annual state report card. The status is developed through the state’s annual Illinois Assessment of Readiness testing scores for student achievement and growth. The numbers show how Homewood students are doing compared to other[Read More…]
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