Members approved a $42.2 million annual budget at a meeting of the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education on Sept. 12. Though the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget reflects a $522,000 deficit, district associate superintendent and budget Fran LaBella said a deficit reduction plan is not required at this time.[Read More…]
Education
All Kids Bike takes off at Willow School
Do you remember learning to ride a bike? You probably wobbled as you tried to pedal while finding your center of gravity, an adult diligently holding on to the bike’s seat to keep you upright. Homewood District 153 and GoodSpeed Cycles of Homewood have come up with a different way[Read More…]
District 233 board signs on as founding partner for Southland Career and Technical Education Center
The District 233 school board agreed to be one of the founding members of a cooperative organizing the Southland Career and Technical Education Center. Board members raised concerns about the cost, but Superintendent Scott Wakeley said this first step, approved at the Sept. 20 board meeting, is not about finances.[Read More…]
District 233 gives approval to $63.8 million budget
The District 233 school board approved the $63.8 million budget for fiscal year 2023 at its Sept. 20 board meeting. The budget will cover expenses at Homewood-Flossmoor High School this year. Lawrence Cook, chief school business official, reported the overall revenues will show a slight increase of 2.72% or approximately[Read More…]
Music program benefit at Chipotle Monday
Homewood District 153’s Parent Music Association will benefit from a fundraiser from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at Chipotle, 17700 Halsted St. Purchases can be ordered online for pickup using code Q4JK2YE, or show the flyer in the restaurant. Proceeds will benefit the choir, band and orchestra programs[Read More…]
H-F superintendent meets with U of I leaders
District 233 Superintendent Scott Wakeley met with University of Illinois leaders Sept. 8 getting a chance to stress the need for an “educator pipeline” and the need for college affordability. U of I System President Timothy L. Killeen and University of Illinois-Chicago Interim Chancellor Javier Reyes listened to superintendents from three[Read More…]
After 30 years, District 153 asks for permanent funding rate increase (free content)
You pay taxes on purchases made in stores along Halsted Street. You pay taxes when you fill up your gas tank. When people visit Windy City Cannabis, they pay a tax. And, yes, will there be taxes collected when the Wind Creek Casino opens at Halsted and I-294. But none[Read More…]
Girl Scouts sharing space at Homewood Science Center
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Sept. 9, marked a new collaborative agreement between the Homewood Science Center and Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The agreement allows the Girl Scouts to use various spaces within the HSC, 18022 Dixie Highway, for meetings, events and offices. Schedules will vary, depending[Read More…]
H-F High theater students present children’s play
The Homewood-Flossmoor High Theater Department is presenting the children’s play “Miss Nelson Is Missing!” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. 1. Miss Nelson can’t control her grade school classroom because she’s too nice. When she disappears, her replacement is the hard-as-nails substitute teacher Viola Swamp. As[Read More…]
Flossmoor teacher won’t face charges for alleged sexual assault
By Carole SharwarkoSouthland Investigative Reporting [email protected] This story was produced in collaboration with Southland Investigative Reporting Center, a nonprofit journalism organization based in Homewood. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has decided not to pursue criminal charges against a Western Avenue Elementary School teacher accused of sexual assault by[Read More…]
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