Homewood-Flossmoor High School had 27 student musicians selected for the Illinois Music Education Association District 1 Senior Festival Nov. 8. Students selected represent the highest achieving high school student musicians in the area. They were selected by audition into performing ensembles led by collegiate faculty members in their disciplines. District[Read More…]
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H-F High gets commendable ranking on Illinois Report Card
Homewood-Flossmoor High School got a commendable rating of 85.43% out of 100% overall from the Illinois State Board of Education for student scores on the Illinois Report Card. The ranking is based on data for the 2024-25 school year. The ISBE information was reviewed by the District 233 Planning Committee[Read More…]
D233 tax abatement likely this year, future uncertain
The District 233 school board will consider abating taxes on the proposed 2025 tax levy, but it is likely the last time the board will take that step because state funding is expected to dry up. This year, District 233 did not receive a Property Tax Relief Grant. The state[Read More…]
Support, words of encouragement given to new District 233 board members
Ariana Leonard, Camille O’Quin and Tamekia Smith repeated their oath of office as new District 233 school board members before a packed meeting room at Homewood-Flossmoor High School on May 6. Outgoing board members Michelle Hoereth, Steve Anderson and Cynthia Turnquest shared encouraging words about the camaraderie and respect their[Read More…]
H-F, Live Free to host mental health community event May 5
Homewood-Flossmoor High School and Live Free 999 Foundation will host a mental health community event on Monday, May 5. Homewood and Flossmoor families are invited to attend the panel discussion from 7 to 8 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center Blackbox Theater, 999 Kedzie Ave. Guests should enter through Door 9. [Read More…]
‘HF’s Got Talent’ a showcase for school’s dancers, musicians and singers
In 2004, Chicago’s own Jennifer Hudson got her start at a “little” talent competition called “American Idol.” At Thursday’s “H-F’s Got Talent’’ competition, Homewood-Flossmoor High School students got their own chance at stardom and a $100 prize. Despite competing school-related events and rainy weather, about 300 students attended this year’s[Read More…]
Ballard’s bat provides key spark for H-F baseball
The last couple of seasons, Jason Ballard had to fight for at-bats. He usually found himself toward the bottom of the Homewood-Flossmoor lineup, so he was just trying to get on base, move runners along and set the table for the older run producers at the top. Now a senior,[Read More…]
H-F High School’s 7th annual Pursuing the Dream conference features music, poetry and essays
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students performed music and read their poetry and essays at the seventh annual Pursuing the Dream conference in H-F High School’s Mall Auditorium on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 11. The Martin Luther King Day event also featured a panel of local authors, a speech about Black[Read More…]
Two H-F seniors honored by National Merit Program
Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors Fatima Hernandez and Faye Wettstein have been named Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among the estimated 34,000 students across the nation who are being recognized with this honor for their exceptional academic promise. Both students are part of H-F’s Class[Read More…]
College Night at H-F gives area high school students access to college representatives
Representatives from nearly 200 colleges and universities from across the country will be at Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School for the annual College Night on Monday, Oct. 17, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the school’s North Building Fieldhouse. The program is open to area high school students and parents who[Read More…]
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