The District 161 school board approved a contract with Ursula Parris to serve as the next principal at Parker Junior High School in Flossmoor. Parris will come to the district starting July 1 after serving as a school administrator in Florida where she has nearly 15 years of school administration[Read More…]
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Local school districts will work to meet Gov. Pritzker’s vaccine and mask mandates (free content)
Officials in Homewood District 153, Flossmoor District 161 and Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be working to meet Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s directive announced on Thursday, Aug. 26, that K-12 teachers and staff will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested weekly. He also issued an expanded mask mandate,[Read More…]
D161 continues to refine complex reopening plan
Flossmoor District 161 board members continued to help the administration refine the plan to reopen schools this fall and heard good news about a number of summer construction projects at the July 20 meeting. Superintendent Dana Smith said parents and board members have been instrumental in helping to think through[Read More…]
District 161 staff receive ‘Those Who Excel’ honors
Five individuals from Flossmoor District 161 were selected to receive “Those Who Excel” awards from the Illinois State Board of Education at a ceremony Oct. 19 in Bloomington-Normal.
Chalk the Walk gives D161 students a first-day boost
Students at Flossmoor District 161 schools were greeted Thursday morning with messages of love and support as part of the annual Chalk the Walk project, an effort to help all students with a positive message for the new school year.
Parker principal resigns, replacement named
The Flossmoor School Board approved the resignation of Parker Junior High Principal Fred Hunter and named Amabel Crawford as his replacement Monday during a special board meeting, according to a District 161 press release. Hunter’s resignation will go into effect June 30, and Crawford will take on the role beginning[Read More…]
Tax levy essential, but not always an easy decision for board members
Several local school board members have voted against district levies in recent years. Education editor Marilyn Thomas explores the issue, looking at what the levy is and what the rationales are for voting for or against this routine matter of school governance.
Mardell Parker, former District 161 superintendent, dies
Mardell Morris Parker, for whom Parker Junior High in Flossmoor is named, died Sunday, March 17, in Tierra Verde, Florida. He was 93. “My dad was guided throughout his life by his strong belief in doing the ‘right thing,’ by his tremendous sense of duty to his family, his community and[Read More…]
New communications manager will oversee marketing in District 161, village of Flossmoor
Flossmoor School District 161 and the Village of Flossmoor have named a communications manager who will oversee marketing efforts and public information at both governmental units.
Students meet school officials, enjoy movie in Flossmoor Park
The second annual District 161 Back to School Meet and Greet on Friday evening marked the end of summer vacation with a family event and outdoor movie.