Several residents at the District 161 Special Board of Education meeting voiced their concerns about safety as a stormwater detention basin around Heather Hill School is nearing completion. Some Heather Hill residents are frustrated with what they say is a lack of clear and factual communication about the project. Several[Read More…]
Education
H-F students design, build Flossmoor’s 100th anniversary sculpture
A 7-foot diamond sculpture, a symbol of the Village of Flossmoor’s 100th anniversary, now stands in front of the Flossmoor Public Library, thanks to students and teachers at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The fine arts students created two other sculptures for the village, so art teacher Greg Petecki said he was[Read More…]
H-F, teachers union working toward contract
Homewood-Flossmoor High School teachers and instructional staff members are hoping to get a new contract with the District 233 school board “very soon.” Teacher Dana Noble, who serves as president of the H-F Education Organization, the teachers union, said this will a be three-year contract for the 225 staff members.[Read More…]
District 233 looking for community members to help assess superintendent candidates
The District 233 school board is inviting residents to join with Homewood-Flossmoor High School students, faculty and staff in selecting the next superintendent. The board is forming a community panel of 12 to 15 people to engage with the top two or three finalists during the selection process. Persons interested[Read More…]
Flossmoor Back-to-School Birthday Bash celebrates the return to school
The Village of Flossmoor celebrated the start of the 2024-25 school year with a unique twist on Friday, Aug. 16. The Back-to-School Birthday Bash welcomed students and their families to a new educational chapter and commemorated the village’s 100th birthday. The event, held at Flossmoor Park, offered attendees a variety[Read More…]
Governors State University President Cheryl Green announces retirement
Cheryl Green, president of Governors State University, announced her retirement, effective March 1, 2025. In an email addressed to the GSU community, Green shared that her decision to retire from a 37-year career in higher education comes after receiving cancer treatment last year, during which she took a brief leave[Read More…]
District 161 begins the school year almost fully staffed despite resignations
Like many schools in Illinois, Flossmoor School District 161 has struggled to fill positions in past years. The district is in a better position this academic year. According to Superintendent Dana Smith, District 161 has one open certified teaching position for the 2024-25 school year. A candidate has been identified[Read More…]
Pamela Haney – Thriving as college president, wife and mother
Homewood resident Pamela J. Haney makes multi-tasking look easy. As president of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, she’s the chief executive with responsibilities that include making sure the campus is a welcoming and inclusive place for faculty, students, and the community, providing a vision for the college’s operations[Read More…]
District 153 school board looks at ways to grow its pre-K program
Homewood District 153 has 124 children who could qualify for its pre-kindergarten at-risk program, but space and money limit the class size to 74 kids. School board members started exploring whether there’s a way to remedy that imbalance. “The community may not have said ‘Build a pre-K or early childhood[Read More…]
D161 prepares parents for a new grading system based on state standards
As Flossmoor School District 161 teachers and staff get ready to welcome students back to classrooms, administrators are also preparing parents for changes in how teachers calculate grades. This year, the district will transition from letter grades to a standards-based grading system(SBG), a significant shift in student performance evaluation and[Read More…]
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