Seven staff members at Homewood-Flossmoor High School have been nominated for the Illinois State Board of Education’s Those Who Excel recognition. The Those Who Excel nominees are John Manthey, Mylan Reeves and Cody Rudnick in the Early Career Educator category; Gail Smith in the Administrator category; Heithon Hurdle Jr. and[Read More…]
Education
Jodi Dunne gets District 153’s Moran Award
Jodi Dunne, who works in the District 153 Business Office as the accounts payable manager, was honored with the Jerry Morin Educational Excellence Award at the school board’s Dec. 15 meeting. The award is given to a teacher or staff member who has shown outstanding commitment to the district. The[Read More…]
Three H-F teachers nominated for Teacher of the Year
Three outstanding teachers at Homewood-Flossmoor High School have been nominated for the Teacher of the Year Award presented by the Illinois State Board of Education. The outstanding teacher nominees are Crystal Perez, a special education teacher in the English Department, Kanoa Mulling, an English teacher, and Steve Sifner, music teacher[Read More…]
Teresa Hill named next superintendent for District 153
Teresa Hill will be the next superintendent for Homewood School District 153. Hill’s appointment was approved by the school board at a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2. She will take the helm over the district’s three schools — Willow, Churchill and James Hart — on July 1 when Superintendent[Read More…]
Science Wing addition receives Award of Distinction
Homewood-Flossmoor High School is one of only two schools in Illinois to receive the Award of Distinction, the top honor in the 2025 Exhibition of Educational Environments, for its Science Wing addition. The award was presented by the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) Service Associates to DLA Architects Ltd.[Read More…]
Willow students help raise $27,500 for District 153 schools
Running in circles was so much fun for students at Willow School – and they helped to raise $27,500 for the District 153 PTA. This is the second year the PTA hosted the Glow Run, a fundraiser put together by the firm Booster. Its staff lays down glowing lights around[Read More…]
The Weeks | Nov. 30: More holiday events, Homewood Chevy car giveaway, holiday charity projects, Jane Austen appearance, Sarah’s Soles, more e-bike talk
THE WEEK > Your government Monday, Dec. 1 Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream of the meeting will be available here. Meeting ID 852 1089 4513, passcode 60422. Highlight: Tuesday, Dec. 2 Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board[Read More…]
Young roboticists use Legos to help revive Flossmoor archaeology dig
Students from HF Robotics spent this season uncovering a piece of Flossmoor history that many residents never knew existed. At the Nov. 20 South Suburban Archaeological Society meeting, the Cricketeers stood before a full room at the Irwin Center to share what they learned about the Horton Site, a 1960s[Read More…]
H-F High teacher wins honor for reaching all students
Corinne Zimmerman believes her job is to get students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School to have fun in biology, whether they’re a great learner or someone who needs an extra assist. “My job is to make your kids love science. Especially as a freshman bio teacher I truly think I can[Read More…]
Arts council helps student musicians get studio time
The James Hart Orchestra is heading to the recording studio, thanks to a grant obtained by the Homewood Arts Council. On Nov. 12, arts council Director Chris Castaneda visited the orchestra’s morning rehearsal to deliver the news. “We got the grant from the Grateful Dead to take you all to a[Read More…]
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