Homewood-Flossmoor High School art students have won nearly $2 million in college scholarships and top honors for their art work in recent competitions. “We’re really happy for the students, said Jackie Wargo, art teacher and chair of the Fine Arts Department at H-F. “We’re trying to get them connected to[Read More…]
Tag: Homewood-Flossmoor High School
H-F students have first and second place win in math competition
Homewood-Flossmoor High School student Cecilia Nicks won the Region 8 Algebra II exam, placing first over all competitors at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics competition March 17. H-F also had two teams take second place in the competition.
H-F senior wins $40,000 College Board scholarship
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Arjun Patel thought he was invited to participate in a segment on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” about high school students and their college choices. Arjun Patel Instead, Patel was part of a surprise national announcement on March 31 that he was the winner of a $40,000[Read More…]
H-F’s natural gas costs soar due to Texas winter storm
The “act of God” winter freeze in Texas had a direct impact on the cost that Homewood-Flossmoor High School paid for natural gas. The district’s winter gas bill would normally be $30,000 but this year it was $280,000 due to a spike in the gas commodity prices when about a[Read More…]
H-F board approves technology purchases
Pre-pandemic, Homewood-Flossmoor High School had racks of Chromebooks in each classroom for student use. The devices served as individual computers and were distributed by teachers. The system was an easy way to assure that all students were working from the same equipment for class assignments. When schools got notice in[Read More…]
H-F staff plans for graduation and special senior event
Homewood-Flossmoor High School will have a graduation and an event for seniors, but COVID-19 regulations mean neither will look like the traditional events of past years. When members of the senior class petitioned in February for a graduation ceremony and something that would resemble the prom, administrators said they were[Read More…]
H-F seniors petition for prom, graduation this year
Representatives of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Class of 2021 want their last months of high school to feel “normal” with a prom and graduation. They petitioned the administration and school board for responses to four actions they say will have a direct impact on their last months at H-F. “We[Read More…]
H-F graduate named to Biden administration position
Homewood-Flossmoor High School apparently will be represented in the Biden administration. The transition office of President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Mala Adiga, a 1989 graduate of H-F, will serve as incoming first lady Jill Biden’s policy director.
H-F studies plan for January in-person learning
The return date for students and staff at H-F High School is unknown, but administrators and teachers continue to study possible plans. At the Nov. 17 school board meeting, Principal Jerry Anderson said, “The goal is to transition to hybrid learning during the second semester.” Depending on COVID-19 numbers and[Read More…]
Residency detail at H-F High may get outside help
Homewood-Flossmoor High School is a destination school for many moving into District 233. Residency violations are an ongoing issue. The school board may consider hiring additional help to follow up on reports of students who don’t live in the district. Bill Mercer of Chicagoland Investigative Services made a presentation to[Read More…]
Advertisement
Newsletter
