An estimated 175 people came out July 20 to support the Homewood Science Center at its Summer Fest party, helping to raise nearly $70,000 to support science programs. The party moved indoors this year to Idlewild Country Club with entertainment from DJ Phil Lee. The Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie[Read More…]
Education
District 233 approves $29.7-million contract for new science wing, updates in culinary and fashion design
A groundbreaking is being planned for later this month for a new science wing at Homewood-Flossmoor High School after the District 233 school board, meeting in special session July 12, approved a $29.7-million contract with Reed Construction for construction of a science wing on the South Building and improvements in[Read More…]
District 161 welcomes new hires
Flossmoor School District 161 welcomed a list of new employees at the July 5 special Board of Education meeting. Serena Hills Elementary has a new assistant principal. The board voted to approve Heather Minyard for the position. According to board documents, Minyard has more than two years of experience as[Read More…]
D161 Board considers big-ticket items
Members of the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education debated several items at the July 5 meeting, including adding kitchens in the schools and continuing professional development programs. The board heard information about a plan to spend more than $40,000 on a kitchen improvement study. The kitchens at elementary schools[Read More…]
D161 approves plan to issue up to $13 million in bonds
Members of the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education passed a resolution declaring the intention to issue $13 million in working cash fund bonds. The vote took place during the July 5 meeting. During the June 12 board meeting, Bob Lewis of PMA Securities presented the plan which allows the[Read More…]
Student honors for June
Local students receive college honors in June.
Nonprofit will send bikes to help all Hart students learn to ride
Outride, a California-based nonprofit, will be shipping bicycles to James Hart School in Homewood through its Riding For Focus program that encourages students to learn to ride. Hart is one of 55 recipients in the U.S. and Canada to be included in the program. Outride sees cycling benefitting the cognitive,[Read More…]
Jane Austen steps off the page and onto the stage at Homewood Library
For Homewood Library Program Director Ashley Sander, the evening production of “Improvised Jane Austen” on June 27 was something of a homecoming. She said she was introduced to the troupe’s masterful improvisation skills as part of her birthday celebration a few years ago. She loved the show so much, she[Read More…]
Early childhood screening is June 30 at HSC
If you have a little one, bring them to the Birth to Five Forum of South Cook County free early childhood screening at the Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway. The screenings will be available from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 30. Parents will fill out a form[Read More…]
H-F class of 2023 marks rite of passage June 4
When the Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduates marked the end of their high school journey on Sunday, June 4, it was another pandemic-scarred class that accepted diplomas. The pandemic figured in several of the speeches, but aside from a few playful pokes at the foibles of remote learning periods in 2020[Read More…]