Two Homewood-Flossmoor High School musicians have been selected to perform in the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s Rising Stars program. Annie Ford of Flossmoor and Sophia McManus of Homewood, both seniors, will perform pieces during the program at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor, at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
District 161 school board selects search firm to find the next superintendent
The District 161 school board is expected to immediately open its search for superintendent, but board members agreed there may be the possibility of an interim superintendent appointed for the 2026-27 school year if a suitable candidate is not found by June. The school board heard proposals from four firms[Read More…]
H-F senior awarded SIU Chancellor’s Scholarship
Akayla Ross, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, was surprised to walk into a celebration in her honor Thursday, Feb. 19, where she was awarded a scholarship to Southern Illinois University valued at $108,000. Agnes Szemborski, assistant vice chancellor for external relations at SIU, came to H-F to present the[Read More…]
H-F High adjusts its schedule, but students raise concerns about the change
Homewood-Flossmoor High School is changing it scheduling — making periods longer with classes meeting fewer days each week. It’s confusing to parents and students, but administrators believe once the schedule is in place for the 2026-27 academic year students will find they have more time for the redesigned curriculum that[Read More…]
District 161 approves two new special ed teachers to help reduce service load
The District 161 school board agreed Feb. 10 to hire two special education teachers to improve special education services at Heather Hill and Western Avenue schools. Large class sizes are making it difficult for staff to meet the needs of these students. Jackie Janicke, director of special education, told the[Read More…]
H-F student project wins top honor in Silent Film Festival
An entry by Homewood-Flossmoor High School students was selected a top entry in the 9th annual Student Silent Film Festival for “The Silence Between Us.” The film is the work of seniors Anthony Reynoso, Aidan Klauk and Charlie Wachtel. It was selected from 12 entries representing high schools across the[Read More…]
Plans both large and small brought to the park district’s goals meeting
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District staff is considering projects large and small, inexpensive to very expensive, for their 2026-27 goals. Staff members met with park commissioners on Tuesday, Feb. 3, for two-hours giving suggestions. The proposals brought to the meeting will be considered for inclusion in the next budget. Commissioners will[Read More…]
H-F High extends contract for Discover U program
The District 233 school board approved Round 2 of You Matter 2’s Discover U program for Homewood-Flossmoor High School students. The board initiated the program in the fall semester as a college and career readiness program. The school board renewed the program at the Jan. 20 meeting awarding You Matter[Read More…]
Construction work should solve Flossmoor Hills humidity issues
The District 161 school board approved a process that it hopes will take care of the humidity problems at Flossmoor Hills School. At the special board meeting Jan. 29, a contract was approved for work on the school’s envelope, or the school’s barrier from the outside. Once that work is[Read More…]
District 161 board agrees to security updates
The District 161 school board agreed to update its security through two contracts – one for building security and a second for its information technology systems. At the special meeting on Jan. 29, the board learned that Securakey, the company that has been used for access control to district buildings,[Read More…]
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