The National Speech & Debate Association has presented its Academic All-American Award to eight graduating seniors at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The award is in recognition of academic achievement and personal excellence, as well as competitive forensic experience. These students each reached a total of 750 or more points for forensics[Read More…]
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H-F High media students win top honors in two competitions
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Viking Broadcast Company and Film Department have announced students who won top honors in two video contests. The Midwest Media Educators Association selected 12 H-F projects among the best submissions for the 27th annual MMEA competition.
West Suburban Teachers Union awards scholarship to H-F student
West Suburban Teachers Union, Local 571, recently announced the names of area students awarded the Mary Wheeler Scholarship, including Janellie Roach, a student at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Janellie was among seven recipients of the $2,950 scholarships. “Winners exhibited the highest academic standards and involvement in school and community service,” union[Read More…]
H-F High ranked as one of nation’s best high schools
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has been ranked as a U.S. News Best High School in the 2020 Best High Schools report published online by “U.S. News & World Report.” H-F ranked among the top 40 percent of the 18,000 schools nationwide that were ranked for student populations that demonstrated outstanding outcomes[Read More…]
State processing COVID-19-related spike in unemployment claims
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released numbers on Friday showing how dramatically the COVID-19 pandemic has affected employment in Illinois. The department processed 102,937 initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 18 and has processed more than 755,000 initial unemployment claims from March 1 through April 18,[Read More…]
H-F High ranked as one of nation’s best high schools
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has been ranked as a U.S. News Best High School in the 2020 Best High Schools report published online by “U.S. News & World Report.” H-F ranked among the top 40 percent of the 18,000 schools nationwide that were ranked for student populations that demonstrated outstanding outcomes[Read More…]
Governor suspends classroom learning for this academic term
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Friday, April 17, that in-person learning in schools will not resume during the 2019-20 school year, with remote learning days to continue for all pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students. “Our decisions must follow the science and the science says our students can’t go back[Read More…]
Illinois, other Midwest governors announce partnership to reopen regional economy
On Thursday, April 16, governors of seven Midwest states, including Illinois, announced a partnership to coordinate the reopening of the regional economic. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, along with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and Kentucky Gov.[Read More…]
Cook County assessor says South Suburban reassessment continues
The Cook County Assessor’s Office announced updated information about its plans to reassess the southern and western suburbs of Cook County. Cook County is reassessed triennially, which means one-third of the properties in the county are reassessed each year. In 2020, the south and west townships of Chicago are scheduled[Read More…]
County distributes PPE to south suburban first responders
On Tuesday, April 14, Cook County announced the distribution of thousands of personal protective equipment (PPE) to south suburban first responders.
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