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Talent show winner Chaunto Drape wows the audience with his guitar skills. (Lolita Cusic/H-F Chronicle)

‘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…]

The Inspirational Voices choir performs gospel music to a live backing band. (Andrew Burke-Stevenson/H-F Chronicle)

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…]

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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…]

H-F board approves contracts, gives bonuses

The District 233 school board approved contracts at its June 21 meeting for bus service, food service and building maintenance at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, and awarded bonus payments to H-F’s top administrators. The board agreed to extend its 2022-23 contracts with 12% increases for Kickert Bus Company and a special[Read More…]

Allie Mangel earns Fulbright ETA for work in Germany

Allie Mangel, a 2018 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has been selected for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) program in Germany. Mangel will work with a German teacher of English for a school year starting in September. The Fulbright program is intended to help improve the teaching of the[Read More…]

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