The Homewood District 153 School Board presented math instructional coach Cathryne Czarnecki the Morin Award. It is the second time Czarnecki has won the honor. She previously received it as an outstanding math teacher and Response to Intervention (RTI) coordinator at James Hart School. The Morin Award is given in[Read More…]
Education
Prairie State College opens spring registration
Registration is open for the spring 2023 semester at Prairie State College (PSC) with various options, including in-person, online and hybrid classes; flexible scheduling options; and convenient start dates throughout the semester. Some classes begin Jan. 17. PSC President Michael Anthony said the college is a great place to start[Read More…]
H-F school board gives taxpayers another break
The District 233 school board approved a tax abatement in the amount of $2,076,500 at its December meeting. The board agreed to reduce taxes by that amount following the district’s acceptance of the state’s Property Tax Relief Grants. The district was required to abate $1.8 million as part of the[Read More…]
Churchill School student starts a period kit business to help girls
Fifth grader Hannah Bryant’s resiliency, developed after a tragedy, led her to designing a business that is helping other girls as they grow into womanhood. Hannah, 10, has organized EHN Creativity, a kids-run business selling period kits for young girls who will be starting their menstrual cycle, and a girls[Read More…]
Hart School students make a trip to Willow to read
Reading is essential and eighth graders at James Hart School got to show 19 classrooms of primary students at Willow School how it’s done during their special holiday visit Monday. Teacher Ellen Noonan, eighth grade reading specialist, organized the program with student support teachers Lisa Ablin and Kristen Granato. Three[Read More…]
H-F High has 8 students selected for all-state music honors
Eight music students will represent Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the Illinois Music Educators Association’s all-state ensembles presentation Jan. 28 in Peoria. Joining the all-state chorus will be junior Kendall Laven, an alto; junior Jazmin Rhodes, soprano; senior Sullivan Matthys, bassist; and sophomore Wesley Schmidt, bassist. Joining the all-state orchestra will[Read More…]
Parent sues District 233 citing failures over alleged sexual assault
The mother of a student at Homewood-Flossmoor High School filed a lawsuit on Monday, Dec. 12, alleging District 233, the principal and a teacher failed to protect her daughter, who she says was sexually assaulted during a theater class. Jessica Johnson, on behalf of her daughter, a junior at H-F,[Read More…]
H-F’s Jada Marsh gets full ride to Northwestern University
A strong academic record and personal talents have won Jada Marsh, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, an all-expenses-paid scholarship for four years at Northwestern University. Through QuestBridge, an organization supporting motivated low-income students, Jada was paired with Northwestern. Her scholarship, worth an estimated $80,000 annually, will cover tuition, room[Read More…]
Two H-F High students selected to perform in All-State Theatre production
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students Stella Hoyt and Gabriel McKinney, sophomores, have been selected to perform in the All-State Theatre production of “Shrek: The Musical.” It is the 47th production for the Illinois High School Theatre Festival presented by the Illinois Theatre Association. The all-state cast will give multiple performances of[Read More…]
New courses approved for H-F curriculum
The District 233 school board approved nine new courses at the Nov. 15 meeting that will be available to Homewood-Flossmoor High School students, some starting next year. Several classes will be part of the Pathways Program designed to get students ready for career paths after graduation. The Introduction to Education[Read More…]
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