By today’s standards, the house is small. But what it holds are the wonders of a century and more. Dave McManus’ Willow School class of 19 second graders took a morning excursion May 18 to the Dorband-Howe House, 2035 183rd St., home of the Homewood Historical Society. Many people drive[Read More…]
Education
District 161 approves reciprocal reporting agreement with Flossmoor police
The Board of Education for Flossmoor School District 161 approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Flossmoor Police Department during its May 11 meeting formalizing how the two agencies will share information related to student safety, criminal activity and emergency response. According to the district’s action report, the agreement updates an[Read More…]
District 161 holds off on extending engineering agreement after contract error
The Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education discussed additional construction costs tied to ongoing HVAC work at three district buildings during its May 11 regular session before later returning from executive session and voting to table a proposed 2027 fee agreement with Wold Architects and Engineers until its next[Read More…]
Parker, IJP students ride into history on Flossmoor’s ‘Time Machine’
Flossmoor Veterans Memorial Inc.’s “Time Machine” doesn’t need flashing lights or a stainless-steel DeLorean to transport students through history. Instead, it relies on something more powerful: the real stories of local men and women who served. Now in its second year, the immersive program invites seventh and eighth graders to[Read More…]
Feeding frenzy at the Willow farm
As the school year winds down, the kindergarteners, first and second graders at Willow School in Homewood got to be outside with the farm animals at a petting zoo. On Friday, May 15, a farm team from Huntley brought a menagerie of animals to the delight of the children. They[Read More…]
H-F’s spring musical recognized as one of the best in Illinois
Homewood-Flossmoor High School theater department’s spring musical “The Little Mermaid” placed in the top five Best Productions in Illinois in the 2026 Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards program on Monday, May 11. “This is a tremendous honor that reflects the hard work, creativity and dedication of our entire company,”[Read More…]
District 161 explores AI policies ahead of 2026 implementation
Flossmoor School District 161 is preparing to implement a districtwide artificial intelligence plan aimed at guiding the responsible use of AI in classrooms and administrative settings beginning in the 2026-27 school year. The Board of Education reviewed the proposed Artificial Intelligence Plan during its May 11 meeting as part of[Read More…]
H-F High students capture 11 honors in press contest
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students won 11 awards at the 2026 Illinois Woman’s Press Association Mate E. Palmer Professional and High School Communications Contest. All first-place winners will be entered into the National Federation of Press Women national contest. The winners are: First Place — Aidan Klauk for Video News Story;[Read More…]
H-F High students capture 17 top awards at video festival
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students won three first-place honors and 17 awards in all at the 33rd annual Midwest Media Educators Association’s high school video festival on May 1. Two videos were selected for the Crystal Pillar Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Those videos will next[Read More…]
H-F High senior takes 2 top honors, freshman places fourth
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Charley Dieringer took two first place honors at the SkillsUSA Illinois competition, and freshman Noah Johnson took fourth place in its Facilithon competition. Their teacher, Bill Merchantz, accompanied them to the meet in April in Peoria. “They both did amazing,” he said. SkillsUSA Illinois focuses on[Read More…]
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