Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s new science wing is offering teachers and students a learning environment that is conducive to all things science – from its large classrooms to its green wall to its environmentally friendly power sources. The 43,000-square-foot addition to the South Building will be dedicated in a ceremony Tuesday,[Read More…]
Education
H-F board approves computer purchases for 2025-26 school year
The District 233 school board approved a budget of $922,548 for technology purchases at Homewood-Flossmoor High School for the coming year. That reflects an E-rate discount of approximately $22,200. Overall, the budget increased just $2,748 over the previous year. The majority of the budget, given the green light at the[Read More…]
H-F High staff discovered racial slur, threat in girls bathroom
Administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School notified parents Tuesday, April 29, that it was working to find the culprit who wrote a racially insensitive and threatening message in a girls bathroom at the school. According to an email sent to parents, the writing was discovered by a staff member sometime in[Read More…]
H-F students hosting film festival May 9
Students in the film program at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will present their work in the first H-F Film Festival set for 6 p.m. Friday, May 9, in the cafeteria in the South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. The event is free. Film teacher Matthew McLindon said his students are[Read More…]
GovState President Cheryl Green dies after battle with illness
Recently retired Governors State University President Cheryl Green died on April 23. An email to the community from Interim University President Corey Bradford announced Green’s passing following a lengthy illness on April 24. Green retired on March 1 after serving as the university’s sixth president for four years. In August[Read More…]
D161 recognizes dedicated paraprofessional, announces search for new principal
The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education #AboveAndBeyond winner for the third quarter of the school year is Mary Ann Crispe, a special education paraprofessional at Western Avenue School. Crispe was recognized at the school board’s April 21 meeting. She was nominated by her colleague Amy Vitale, a second[Read More…]
Glow Run nets $23,000 from Churchill supporters
Churchill School’s third, fourth and fifth graders got their chance at the Glow Run challenge on Thursday, April 17, when they raced around the gym floor to raise money in the Homewood PTA’s fundraising initiative. Students at Willow School had their Glow Run race in the fall semester. Together, both[Read More…]
District 153 awards tenure to 21 teachers
Homewood District 153 school board awarded tenure at its April 7 meeting to 16 teachers who have served four years in the district, and to accelerated tenure to five whose work over the past three years was recognized as excellent in overall ratings. Tenure was granted to Leslie Berry, Angela[Read More…]
H-F school board appoints two new administrators
The District 233 school board approved appointments Tuesday, April 15, of Dr. Lisa Marie Dallacqua as director of Career and Technical Education, Career Pathways and Workforce Development, and Jalitza Martinez as assistant superintendent for staff services. Dallacqua will be the fifth CTE director in five years. She comes to H-F[Read More…]
Marian wins event at SouthWorks Engineering and Robotics Olympics
The seventh annual Southworks Robotics & Engineering Olympics, held at South Suburban College on April 12, engaged area students in an engineering and robotics competition. Martin Leedy, a senior at Marian, built and drove a robot that won a robot sumo match at the event. Homewood-Flossmoor and Marian Catholic high[Read More…]