Homewood-Flossmoor High School has been ranked as a U.S. News Best High School in the 2020 Best High Schools report published online by “U.S. News & World Report.” H-F ranked among the top 40 percent of the 18,000 schools nationwide that were ranked for student populations that demonstrated outstanding outcomes[Read More…]
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H-F High School moves ahead with virtual graduation plans
Though H-F High School graduates will not gather for a graduation ceremony in May as planned, administrators said they are committed to hosting an event once it is safe to do so. (2018 Chronicle file photo)
Earth Day: Green Team collects tens of thousands of plastic bags
Student members of the Green Team at Western Avenue Elementary School weigh plastic they collected during their Plastic Bag Drive in January. They convert the weight to represent a total number of plastic bags. (Provided photo)
District 153 awards tenure to 10 staff members
The Homewood School District 153 school board awarded tenure to 10 staff members at its remote meeting on Monday, April 20. The board recognized the outstanding work of these staff members at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools over the past four years. Anne Blue-Siegler, art teacher, Churchill. Matthew Johnson,[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: April 21
Student loan help. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced Tuesday that the state is working with 20 private student loan servicers to expand on the protections the federal government granted to federal student loan borrowers. More than 138,000 Illinoisans have privately held student loans that won’t receive help[Read More…]
World class health care workers get World’s Finest Chocolate
The work Donna Leak has done as a school administrator the past six years has won her the 2021 Illinois Superintendent of the Year honor. The Flossmoor resident, who started her teaching career at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has spent more than 30 years in the education field. Today Leak is[Read More…]
COVID-19 reminds historian of 1918 flu
This graph shows trends in cases (the dark line) and deaths (the gold bars) in Illinois since the beginning of the year. The two reports are at different scales but show the trajectories in each category. The scale for cases (thousands) is on the right. The scale for deaths (hundreds)[Read More…]
Theaters hope crowds return for 2020-21 performances
The 2020-21 arts season in the South Suburbs will be a time of celebration as Drama Group in Chicago Heights marks its 90th anniversary and the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University turns 25. Organizers are hopeful supporters will join them for a great season that stretches from[Read More…]
Three H-F teachers awarded tenure
The District 233 school board awarded tenure to three Homewood-Flossmoor High School staff members at its April 7 meeting. Each successfully completed five years on staff.
Coping with COVID: April 20
Local nursing homes hit hard by COVID-19. On Sunday, the Illinois Department of Public Health released information on the numbers of cases and deaths at long term care facilities. ManorCare in Homewood had 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths, according to IDPH, making it tied for second in Cook County[Read More…]
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