The District 153 school board agreed to hire a collection agency hoping it can recoup about $500,000 in outstanding debt. The board will work with Rozlin Financial Group to collect unpaid student fees. Some families have failed to pay fees for years, according to Superintendent Scott McAlister, and now the[Read More…]
Education
H-F superintendent Scott Wakeley is retiring
District 233 Superintendent Scott Wakeley’s upcoming retirement will be made official at the school board meeting on Tuesday, April 16. He will step down in June 2025. The board is expected to approve a contract on Tuesday with The Alma Group to conduct a search for the next superintendent who[Read More…]
District 153 awards tenure to seven teachers, extends contracts to 56 faculty
The District 153 school board on April 8 awarded contracts to 56 faculty and approved tenure for seven staff members. Tenure was awarded to Tiffany Bailey, seventh grader teacher at James Hart School; Christopher Blankenship, seventh grader teacher at James Hart; Emma Dolan, fifth grade teacher at Churchill School; Melinda[Read More…]
Parker students qualify for National History Day competition
Five teams of students from Parker Junior High in Flossmoor have qualified for the state’s National History Day Illinois State Competition April 24 in Springfield. Led by humanities teacher Linda O’Dwyer, the students entered regional competition at the Chicago History Museum on March 9. The five teams learned of their[Read More…]
Churchill principal stepping down
Sara Schnoor, principal of District 153’s Churchill School, has resigned her position. She stepped into the role of principal four years ago. She came to Homewood after serving as assistant principal at a school in Tinley Park. Schnoor followed Nikki Kerr who was Churchill principal for three years. She followed[Read More…]
H-F board reorganizes department chair positions, creates specialist job
The District 233 school board voted to change the role of its department chairs, and create a new curriculum and instruction specialist position. Department chairs are the lead person in each department who works with faculty on curriculum and staffing issues, as well as maintaining a teaching role for a[Read More…]
Marian Catholic speech team named state champs
Marian Catholic High School students brought home the state championship trophy for their Performance in the Round presentation at the IHSA state speech tournament in February. The Performance in the Round team members were Isaiah Allison, Ryan Blair, Joseph Bojda, Noah Burks, Robyn Carroll, Tori Cates, Gabrielle Giden, Tyler Grayson,[Read More…]
H-F debate team takes first place at state tourney
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School debate team won the IDC Varsity State Tournament March 15 and 16 at Illinois State University, becoming the first H-F state champions in Lincoln-Douglas debate in school history. The winning team was led by Kevin Gibek, a senior, with sophomores Zavier Scott and Max Benitz and[Read More…]
Governors State University hosts STEAM Camp and Blues Camp in July
For parents looking to engage both sides of their kids’ brains this summer, Governors State University’sSchool of Extended Learning (SXL) is hosting two camps this July, STEAM and Blues camps. Both camps are open to middle school and high school students, ages 11 to 16, with each camp accepting 55 participants. STEAM[Read More…]
D161 recognizes excellent teachers and staff
The District 161 Board congratulated teachers and staff who received recognition through the Illinois State Board of Education’s Teacher of the Year and Those Who Excel education awards program. Lesa Waishwell, a second-grade teacher from Western Avenue Elementary School, was recognized in the Classroom Teacher category. Social worker Gayle[Read More…]
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