Rev. Jesse Jackson listens as sophomore Aniya Askew, left, asks her question during a student assembly Tuesday at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. (Provided photo) It’s been more than a week since four Homewood-Flossmoor High School students posted a racist video on social media. Feeling hurt and angry about it is understandable, but students[Read More…]
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Members of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Foundation raised more than $15,000 at the annual golf outing and dinner on Sept. 7. Committee members are, front row from left, Katie Coderre, Sarah Huffman, Susie Goldberg and Paula Longawa, and back row from left, Mary Lou Coleman, Nancy Schwieterman, Sheila Klupchak, Julie Smith and Anne Humphrey. The foundation supports extracurricular[Read More…]
IPO tickets available for 2018-19 season performances
Tickets are on sale for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s opening concert Oct. 20 that includes selections from American composers. This program is part of the Southland Arts, Municipalities and Business Alliance’s Made in America Festival. The orchestra will perform the overture to Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” and George Gershwin’s “American in[Read More…]
H-F High singers plan spring trip to Italy
This spring, 65 Homewood-Flossmoor High School singers will take their musical talents to northern Italy led by teacher and choir director Michael Rugen. During the nine-day trip, students performing as the H-F Master Singers will sing at a mass in Venice; at the Duomo, the main cathedral in Milan; and[Read More…]
Marian Catholic to celebrate homecoming along with school’s 60th anniversary
Marian Catholic High School is celebrating its homecoming this week. Various events and activities will take place at the school during this celebration. As a reflection of the school’s 60th anniversary, the theme for this year’s Homecoming celebration is “Homecoming Rewind – Dancing through the Decades.” Students are celebrating the[Read More…]
Eight residents considered for open District 233 board seat
Eight persons have filed resumes and letters requesting they be considered for a vacant seat on the District 233 school board serving Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The deadline for filing applications was Friday, Sept. 7. Board member Tim Wenckus submitted a letter of resignation Aug. 24, effective immediately. Wenckus had eight[Read More…]
Students learn, practice conservation through Homewood Science Center intern program
On a Saturday morning when one might expect junior high schoolers to be sleeping in, the Homewood Science Center’s conservation ecology interns are hard at work clearing invasive buckthorn plants from the Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve. Using little more than simple tools and teamwork, interns cut down and carry away[Read More…]
Runners, walkers and neighbors invited to Respond Now’s 5K on Sept. 22
Spaces are still available for Respond Now’s annual 5K Walk/Run for Hunger on Sept. 22 at Bicentennial Park in Olympia Fields. Sue Perkins of Flossmoor, a longtime board member at the social service agency, called the annual event an easy and fun way for community members, advocates and supporters old[Read More…]
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The James Hart Band prepares to perform during the 2018 Veterans Day event. (Chronicle file photo) The District 153 bands spring concert, “Celebrating the Diversity of Music,” will be given at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. The program includes new music written by composers from underrepresented groups. [Read More…]
Flossmoor residents, guests enjoy a day of community spirit at Flossmoor Fest
For the second week in a row, Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery, 1035 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor, is hosting a watch party from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, May 6, to cheer on Flossmoor’s own Oliv Blu as she competes on NBC’s “The Voice.” “We’re so excited to support[Read More…]
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