Homewood Parent Music Association hosted Pass the Baton, an annual end of the school year event celebrating the James Hart eighth grade music program graduates and honoring outstanding Hart students in band, choir, orchestra and musical theater. Honorees at the May 14 program were: Arie Ayers, Zoe Barnas, Dillon Bauer,[Read More…]
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Hart Class of 2020 recall their pandemic inspired graduation
Graduating from eighth grade is a time to celebrate, but plans for the James Hart School Class of 2020 were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A reunion tried to fill the gap. James Hart administrators have planned eighth grade class reunions for nearly a decade, but this 2020 reunion May[Read More…]
Retirees 2024: Fun, hard work go hand-in-hand for Willow School principal
Melissa Lawson can explain to you how as principal she took on a variety of roles, but she stresses that every action was done for the betterment of the students at Homewood’s Willow School. In June, Lawson’s 35-year career in education will end. She’s retiring as principal of Willow School[Read More…]
Retirees 2024: Second career was a gem for Jeanette Nichols
For Jeanette Nichols, a second career as a teacher proved to be very rewarding. After 28 years in the classroom, 20 with District 153, she is retiring. Nichols’ bachelor’s degree was in art history, which she took into a job in retail, working as a manager in a department store[Read More…]
D161 recognizes students and staff
At the last scheduled board meeting of the school year, the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education recognized a long list of students and staff for their various achievements. The District 161 students who qualified for and won the National History Day state competition were lauded for their dedication, hard[Read More…]
Governor signs bill benefiting Homewood District 153
Gov. J.B. Pritzker put his signature on a bill approved by the Illinois Legislature that will give Homewood schools a way to collect the full benefit of its 2022 referendum. The governor signed the measure into law on Tuesday, May 28. It now goes to the Cook County Clerk’s Office[Read More…]
IJP principal to depart after one school year
On May 2, Infant Jesus of Prague Principal Felicia Clotworthy penned a letter to the school community announcing her decision not to return for the following school year. Clotworthy, the school’s first Black principal, said in the letter that she would have fond memories of her time there. “I found[Read More…]
Churchill lunchroom cast-offs become composting gold
A small composting project at Churchill School saved more than 300 pounds of waste from the landfill. Lettuce, peaches, bread crust, left over pizza, paper napkins, cardboard – it all got collected in buckets on Wednesdays over four weeks in April and May. PTA parents and third and fourth graders[Read More…]
H-F hires firm to redesign its website
Homewood-Flossmoor High School found parents, staff and students are using the website when searching for information, but they are often frustrated because the website doesn’t work well. To overcome the website problems, such as broken links, missing information and difficult navigation tools, the District 233 school board approved a contract[Read More…]
D161 discusses City Year partnership
At the May 20 Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education meeting, Amabel Crawford, the Director of Learning and Instruction, introduced a potential partnership with City Year AmeriCorps. After many successes working with students in Chicago, City Year is expanding to selected sites in the suburbs. With board approval, Parker Junior[Read More…]
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