Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Elliot Simpson was named a Horatio Alger National Scholar and will receive a $25,000 scholarship. Simpson is still in his college search, but he’s impressed with Purdue University-Indianapolis and Clark College, an HBCU in Atlanta. He’s been consulting with his counselor, Karen Olson, since his sophomore[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Recyclepalooza gives residents a chance to declutter
Recyclepalooza 2024 gave residents the chance to declutter their spaces in an environmentally friendly way. Many were repeat customers, like Marilyn Abramczyk of Homewood who brought old electrical cables. “I try to find a home for everything I have that I don’t want anymore,” she said. “I don’t want it[Read More…]
Pair honored for assisting climber during medical emergency
A Chicago school principal was in luck Aug. 19 when he became ill on the high ropes at the Irons Oaks Adventure Center and facilitators Susan Walski and Nathan Mainor came to his rescue. They were honored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners at the Sept. 17 meeting[Read More…]
Otto Veterans Square readied for 82 veterans
Apartments for 82 veterans will open soon in Chicago Heights on the site of the former St. James Hospital. The new Otto Veterans Square building, 1440 Otto Boulevard, is on the southeast corner of the block where the hospital once stood. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 13. Move-in at[Read More…]
District 233 board approves two employee contracts
The District 233 school board unanimously approved three-year contracts with the Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, the teachers union, and HFCSO representing clerical staff, at its Sept. 17 meeting. The teachers’ contract doesn’t provide a flat amount increase to all Homewood-Flossmoor High School staff covered by the contract. Increases were based on[Read More…]
Referendum funds are helping wipe out District 153’s deficit
The District 153 school board adopted a $37.85 million budget at its Monday, Sept. 16, meeting. Superintendent Scott McAlister said the community’s approval of the 2022 referendum that increased the education fund means the district has been able to start eliminating the deficit, improve its aging facilities and replenish a[Read More…]
Outside group altercation impacts H-F band practice
An altercation by supporters of basketball teams playing at Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s North Building Monday night caused H-F Vikings band members to leave the football field where they were practicing and move to the band room in the South Building. According to Carla Erdey, director of communications at H-F, the[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2024: Mutual admiration from runners and volunteers in Flossmoor Hills
“Woo! Great job!” “Keep going!” Brandy Vital and her niece, Avery Boykin-Harris, hollered out words of encouragement as Hidden Gem runners turned onto 188th Street from Hamlin Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. Volunteers from South Suburban Vineyard Church and Flossmoor Hills School were at the ready as the crowd of[Read More…]
H-F school board agrees to take another look at recording board meetings
Two members of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 school board are asking fellow board members to re-examine the issue of recording board meetings where decisions are made. At the Aug. 20 meeting, members Pam Jackson and Michelle Hoereth proposed the board take another look at the issue. The board[Read More…]
Teacher’s imagination brings Willow Wildcat to life using marker caps
When Willow School art teacher Andrew Slivka started collecting the caps of marker pens, he wasn’t sure what he’d do with them. But now, Slivka’s created a work of art — the Willow Wildcat mascot made from about 7,700 castoff caps. “The accumulation started slowly. I have a little organizer[Read More…]
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