The District 233 School Board hired James Patterson to take over as director of operations and maintenance when Tom Wagner, the current director, retires in December after more than 40 years with the district. The board accepted the recommendation of school administrators at the board’s Oct. 19 meeting. Patterson will[Read More…]
Tag: H-F High School
Two at H-F High named National Merit semifinalists
Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors David Gibek and Carter Langston have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They were selected based on their scores on the 2020 PSAT/NMSQT exam taken as juniors. As part of the national pool of 16,000 qualifiers, they represent less than 1% of U.S.[Read More…]
District 233 board says former Columbus Day needs a community-wide celebration
Students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will have the day off on Monday for what would have been Columbus Day. The school board wants to give the day a special purpose next year. Many schools have removed the Columbus Day designation and replaced it with Indigenous Peoples Day as a way[Read More…]
Mini-grant helps H-F journalism program purchase cameras
Journalism students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be using new Nikon cameras this year. A $1,200 mini-grant from the Illinois Press Foundation is covering the purchase costs. Teacher Rachel Kucharski, sponsor of The Voyager, the H-F student newspaper, learned of the grant and applied in spring 2021 for an award.[Read More…]
Little Vikings Preschool registration is ongoing
Registration is open for the Little Vikings Preschool sponsored by Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The program is for children ages 3, 4 and 5 and potty trained. Three-year-olds must have their birthday before Sept. 1, 2021. Class meets from 8:50 to 11:20 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 19 through May 17,[Read More…]
H-F High School board addresses opening week glitches
Late buses, lunchtime issues and limited attempts to meet social distancing were concerns several parents brought to the District 233 school board at its Monday, Aug. 23, meeting. Two of the parents, concerned about safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, asked for a remote learning option for their students at Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
Back to School 2021: Q&A with Scott Wakeley
Scott Wakeley joined the Homewood-Flossmoor High School administration July 1 as superintendent-elect. He will become superintendent in July 2022. For the next year, he will be learning the culture of H-F and its community and working with staff and residents on major issues dealing with H-F’s future which he defined[Read More…]
H-F High enrollment heading down? Maybe not
An enrollment study shows Homewood-Flossmoor High School is likely to record a student decrease from its current 2,964 students, but several school board members questioned that finding. While enrollment is nowhere near the 4,300 students of the early 1970s, the District 233 Planning Committee didn’t want to believe enrollments would[Read More…]
District 233 board will look for interim principal for H-F High
The District 233 school board agreed to hire a principal for Homewood-Flossmoor High School on an interim contract for the 2021-22 school year and begin the search process for H-F’s next principal. Superintendent Von Mansfield and Superintendent-elect Scott Wakeley will be reviewing resumes to recommend to the board a person[Read More…]
Two dads find H-F a welcoming home for biracial family
Not many years ago, their family would not only have been frowned upon, it would have been illegal in most states. J.R. and Brandon Willard-Rose of Homewood are gay, married and have an adopted Black son. Times — and the law — have changed, and society’s attitudes are in the[Read More…]