Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Scholastic Bowl team has had a winning season. Scholastic Bowl pits an H-F team against another school’s team is a timed competition to see which team can provide the most correct answers to questions from a wide range of knowledge, including history, literature, science, fine arts, current[Read More…]
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H-F alum says small steps led to a big Grammy moment
Christopher McBride, a nationally recognized saxophone player, knows it’s been the small steps that led to a big moment for him being a Grammy Award winner as a contributor on the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra album. The work was selected in the Best Large Ensemble Jazz category. Steve Feifke and[Read More…]
Two students win state honors at speech competition
Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior Jazmin Rhodes brought home third place state honors in oratorical declamation at the IHSA speech competition Feb. 18. She also brought home a medal for a 7th place finish in dramatic acting with partner Stella Hoyt. They performed a piece about a gay couple and their[Read More…]
School personnel, volunteers honored with Those Who Excel Awards
Local teachers, administrators and education supporters will be recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education as Those Who Excel honorees at a special April 29 reception. Those Who Excel awards honor those who have made significant contributions to Illinois’ public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools. ISBE has been[Read More…]
H-F wrestling senior class finishes with three state qualifiers
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…]
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…]
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