Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education plans to hire three new assistant principals in 2024.The district will begin the search to fill new assistant principal positions at Flossmoor Hills and Heather Hill elementary schools on Dec. 19. The district also will be hiring an assistant principal to fill a[Read More…]
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Lessons from five decades teaching preschool
Preschool might look simple. In some ways, it is. Nan Wexler of Homewood has more than five decades of experience teaching the littlest students. She currently teaches at FCC Weekday Preschool in Flossmoor, where she has been for more than 10 years. Before that, she taught for four decades at[Read More…]
54 H-F High seniors named Illinois State Scholars
The State Scholar Program has named 54 graduating seniors as Homewood-Flossmoor High School as Illinois State Scholars. These students were selected for their outstanding test scores on the ACT or SAT and high grade point average, unweighted class rank and the second semester class size for their junior year. They[Read More…]
H-F’s remodeling, building projects are on schedule
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has four major building projects on its books – a new science building, a new commercial kitchen, a rebuild of the residential kitchen and new spaces for fashion/interior design – and all are expected to be delivered on time and on budget, according to Jim Patterson, director[Read More…]
D161 approves preliminary 2023 tax levy
The Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education approved a preliminary property tax levy at its Nov. 13 meeting. A vote to approve the final levy will occur at a Dec. 4 public hearing. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a crucial metric used to determine the levy extension, stands at[Read More…]
SD161 schools earn commendable designation on 2022-23 report card
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) completed the annual school summative designations for the 2022-23 academic year based on criteria from the Illinois school report card. Flossmoor School District 161 reported that all its schools have attained a commendable designation at the Nov. 13 meeting. The ISBE’s school summative[Read More…]
District 153 gets commendable ranking on state report card
The Illinois State Board of Education has given Homewood District 153 a commendable ranking in the annual state report card. The status is developed through the state’s annual Illinois Assessment of Readiness testing scores for student achievement and growth. The numbers show how Homewood students are doing compared to other[Read More…]
Dropped insurance means no racing car for H-F High students
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has a 1997 Ford Mustang built for racing, but students can’t work on or drive the car because it has no insurance. The car is the pride of the H-F Auto Club. Students have taken the car to Byron Dragway near Rockford. In the 2022 race season,[Read More…]
An introduction to AI
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is currently a big topic in the technology industry. Make no mistake, AI has a profound and ever-growing impact on the daily lives of humans, shaping the activities of the current world, as well as influencing the future of humankind and the planet. However, that begs[Read More…]
Education Week: H-F High embraces innovation as it prepares students for their future
As we transitioned from the industrial era to the information age to now the digital age, education must evolve to meet the demands of the future. At Homewood-Flossmoor High School, we recognize integrating innovation, including technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), into education is crucial to prepare our students for[Read More…]
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