Prairie State College (PSC) will host its third annual Community Day Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. in lots C and D off Vollmer and Halsted, on the main PSC campus at 202 South Halsted St., in Chicago Heights. It is part of Homecoming Week at[Read More…]
Education
H-F welcomes U of I representatives to campus
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students and staff got to interact with representatives of the University of Illinois system during a visit Sept. 3. U of I has three campuses – Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. H-F’s 2023 statistics show 139 seniors applied at Urbana-Champaign, 90 at Chicago and 14 at Springfield. From[Read More…]
H-F school board agrees to take another look at recording board meetings
Two members of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 school board are asking fellow board members to re-examine the issue of recording board meetings where decisions are made. At the Aug. 20 meeting, members Pam Jackson and Michelle Hoereth proposed the board take another look at the issue. The board[Read More…]
Teacher’s imagination brings Willow Wildcat to life using marker caps
When Willow School art teacher Andrew Slivka started collecting the caps of marker pens, he wasn’t sure what he’d do with them. But now, Slivka’s created a work of art — the Willow Wildcat mascot made from about 7,700 castoff caps. “The accumulation started slowly. I have a little organizer[Read More…]
D161 Board reviews 2024-25 budget proposal
At the August special meeting, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education discussed the best way to handle a potential budget surplus. Associate Superintendent Frances LaBella presented the budget proposal, emphasizing that it is a roadmap based on assumptions rather than actual figures. The budget’s revenue sources include local[Read More…]
Christine Scully selected to fill District 153 board seat
The District 153 school board will hold a special morning meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 4, to officially appoint Christine Scully to a vacant board position following the resignation of Deb Havighorst in July. Scully was one of 16 persons to apply for the position. The board interviewed seven of those[Read More…]
District 153 faces major expenses for roof repairs
There isn’t anything alluring about a school roof. It serves as a necessary cover, but it isn’t a showpiece. People can see computers or books or instruments. But a leaky roof is a hazard, and teachers at Homewood’s Churchill School could tell you how they’ve had to deal with the[Read More…]
Residents take concerns about detention basin safety plan to D161 board
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…]
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…]
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