When the wrestling class of 2023 arrived at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, the Vikings program wasn’t the most well-regarded in the area. It was usually lucky to see more than an individual or two advance in the postseason. That’s all changed. The seniors leave the program as a respected one that[Read More…]
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Viking Choir get superior ranking in choir contest
The Homewood-Flossmoor Viking Choir received a superior ranking, the highest honor possible, at the Joliet Choir Contest on Feb. 11. H-F choir director Steve Sifner said it was the first time the Vikings had competed in the event, now in its sixth year. Judges listened to 12 choirs representing eight[Read More…]
H-F teacher scholarship winner joins the H-F faculty
Amanda Fieramosca is a 2018 Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumna, an H-F teachers’ union scholarship winner and now a full-time H-F faculty member. “Teaching is a hard profession, and I know there are a lot of teachers who are leaving the field,” the first-year teacher said. “Some people are very hesitant to[Read More…]
AP African American Studies course coming to H-F
Homewood-Flossmoor High School is one of fewer than 200 high schools across the country selected by the College Board for a new Advanced Placement African American Studies course. “Not every school in the country has been given the opportunity to offer this course,” said Superintendent Scott Wakeley at the District[Read More…]
Brownfield making an impact for H-F in return season
It took some time away for Carson Brownfield to realize how important it is to be home. The Homewood-Flossmoor junior was with the Vikings as a freshman but transferred to St. Rita for his sophomore year. Brownfield grew up playing with nine of the eleven players on the H-F roster,[Read More…]
Caddies at Olympia Fields, Idlewild selected as Evans Scholars
Golf caddies Rodney Branch III, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, and Michael VanHootegem, a senior at Marian Catholic High School, have been selected as 2023 recipients of the Chick Evans Scholarship covering college housing and tuition costs for four years. To be selected, Branch and VanHootegem had to meet[Read More…]
MLK Day: H-F author Nichelle Joi shares her writings with kids
Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior Nichelle Joi started her day off on Monday reading a book for young students as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service program. But it wasn’t just any book she was reading. It was “My Camera and Me,” the fourth book she’s authored. [Read More…]
Parent sues District 233 citing failures over alleged sexual assault
The mother of a student at Homewood-Flossmoor High School filed a lawsuit on Monday, Dec. 12, alleging District 233, the principal and a teacher failed to protect her daughter, who she says was sexually assaulted during a theater class. Jessica Johnson, on behalf of her daughter, a junior at H-F,[Read More…]
H-F’s Jada Marsh gets full ride to Northwestern University
A strong academic record and personal talents have won Jada Marsh, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, an all-expenses-paid scholarship for four years at Northwestern University. Through QuestBridge, an organization supporting motivated low-income students, Jada was paired with Northwestern. Her scholarship, worth an estimated $80,000 annually, will cover tuition, room[Read More…]
Two H-F High students selected to perform in All-State Theatre production
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students Stella Hoyt and Gabriel McKinney, sophomores, have been selected to perform in the All-State Theatre production of “Shrek: The Musical.” It is the 47th production for the Illinois High School Theatre Festival presented by the Illinois Theatre Association. The all-state cast will give multiple performances of[Read More…]
