The District 233 school board approved four new courses for students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the Oct. 15 meeting, but two — an LGBTQ+ English course and consumer economics — failed to get unanimous votes. The LGBTQ+ Lives and Literature course for English 3 drew considerable discussion about equity,[Read More…]
Education
Flossmoor Veterans’ Memorial partners with D161 to bring local history to life
In a collaboration that aims to enhance local history education, Flossmoor Veterans’ Memorial, Inc. (FVM) has partnered with Flossmoor School District 161 to introduce a curriculum for Parker Junior High students focused on the contributions of local veterans. The “Flossmoor Veterans Time Machine” started its journey for Parker students on[Read More…]
H-F graduate Jazmin Rhodes awarded $21,000 scholarship
Jazmin Rhodes, a 2024 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, received a President’s Scholarship worth $21,000 from Baldwin Wallace University where she is a freshman. Rhodes is majoring in music theater at the school outside Cleveland. The scholarship award was based on her outstanding academic record at H-F. Rhodes left her[Read More…]
H-F Theatre Program presents ‘Everybody’ Nov. 1 and 2
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Theatre Program presents “Everybody,” its fall production, at 4 and 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2, in the Performing Arts Center. “Everybody” by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize. The play is a modern riff on the 15th[Read More…]
H-F High school board looks for ways to improve IB Program
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme at Homewood-Flossmoor High School needs to be revamped, staff told members of the District 233 Planning Committee at its Oct. 11 meeting. The goal is to change from a restrictive program to one that offers a greater number of students a chance to be[Read More…]
Marian Catholic students participate in all-school Day of Service
It was an all-volunteer day Oct. 1 at Marian Catholic High School for its Third Annual Day of Service. The half-day activities brought the nearly 800 students plus faculty together for a day of reflection and service helping those in the community who need assistance, and working on projects that[Read More…]
Annual Walk Walton event is Sunday, Oct. 20
Walk Walton, a nature fest and fundraiser for the Homewood Science Center, is set for Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Izaak Walton Preserve, 1100 Ridge Road in Homewood. This year, the event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. features: “We’re excited to welcome the community to this year’s Walk Walton[Read More…]
Middle School Teacher of the Year honor goes to Hart’s Tom Jaminski
Would you trust your 13-year-old to operate a power tool? There’s no worries at James Hart School in Homewood in teacher Tom Jaminski’s Industrial Arts class. Jaminski was recently awarded the Middle School Teacher of the Year Award from the Technology Education Association of Illinois. He will be honored during[Read More…]
H-F agrees to reimburse theater students for festival costs
Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be reimbursing seven students the $600 fee they paid to participate in the Illinois High School Theater Festival’s All-State Production. The school board instructed administrators to review past policy after parent Meghan Hoyt asked at the Sept. 17 board meeting why the school was covering fees[Read More…]
D161 discusses needs, costs of expanding PreK
The Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education is examining the pros and cons of a possible expansion of the district’s prekindergarten (PreK) and early childhood (EC) programs. At its Sept. 23 meeting, board members requested a cost estimate for expanding the district’s PreK and EC offerings as part of[Read More…]
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