The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education voted to extend a partnership with City Year AmeriCorps for the 2025-26 school year at its July 21 meeting. Eight AmeriCorps members once again will work with students at Parker Junior High. Students who worked with City Year partners last year showed improved[Read More…]
Education
H-F science teacher selected national science advocate
Homewood-Flossmoor High School science teacher Jeanettra Watkins was selected as one of 100 science teachers from 36 states in the 2024-25 class of the Society for Science Advocate Program. The Advocate Program is a year-long professional development program that supports teachers and mentors who are working to increase the number[Read More…]
H-F High had positive results with restricting cell phone use
There was a different vibe at Homewood-Flossmoor High School this past school year, and some administrators and teachers believe it was due, in part, to restrictions on cell phone use during class time. The system, put in place a year ago, will continue. H-F Principal Clinton Alexander told the Chronicle,[Read More…]
H-F senior wins national honor at SkillsUSA competition
Charley Dieringer, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, won second place national honors at the SkillsUSA competition in June where he got to show off his computing skills on a CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer. His win is the first national medal by an H-F student. Dieringer won the chance to[Read More…]
District 153 summer projects are new flooring, roof
Two major summer projects are underway in District 153: Willow School is getting a new roof and the Sports Complex floor is being replaced. The $2.44 million roof project is being handled by DCG Roofing. Work covers the roof and 59 drain replacements for the Homewood school that services prekindergarten[Read More…]
Homewood School District 153 projects budget to be about $1.9 million for 2024-25
The Homewood District 153 school board amended its 2024-25 budget after a public hearing on June 9. The budget is estimated at $1.9 million. According to Eric Trimberger, chief school business official, the administration requested to amend the budget, that covered the 2024-25 school year, in the amount of $2.78[Read More…]
D161 Board approves tentative FY26 budget and new food vendor
At the June 22 meeting, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education approved a tentative budget for the 2025-26 school year. The proposed budget of around $48 million indicates a deficit of $9.9 million across all funds. Around $10 million of the budget is allocated for planned construction projects,[Read More…]
District 153 presents honors to students at graduation
During the graduation ceremony for the 210 James Hart School students May 28, special awards were announced. Mateo Garcia and Jordi Pesce received the Betty Dillon Academic Achievement Award for earning all As while taking the most rigorous courses. Antonio Britton and Chloe Schneider received the Wally Burns VFW Post[Read More…]
D233 bids farewell to Wakeley
At his final board meeting as superintendent, Homewood-Flossmoor High School staff and board members recognized Scott Wakeley for leading the district to great heights during his four years as its top administrator. The June 17 Board of Education meeting began with a video tribute from staff, faculty and colleagues, who[Read More…]
ACT was perfect for H-F senior Julian Grisius
Julian Grisius, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, got a perfect score on the ACT test, and a near perfect score on the SAT test. Both scores are used by colleges to assess applicants. The standardized test covers English, math, reading and science. Grisius took the ACT exam in May[Read More…]
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