Jack Keigher is a golfer who also plays hockey, not the other way around. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior has always viewed things that way. He started golfing young. He thinks it was around kindergarten or first grade when his dad bought him a set of junior clubs and began[Read More…]
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H-F’s Viking Learning Academy reducing costs by offering direct services for students
Homewood-Flossmoor High School is establishing a new program to give struggling students a chance to study on campus and at the same time save District 233 more than $300,000 in annual costs. Viking Learning Academy is geared to students who struggle with social-emotional issues, truancy or have fallen behind in[Read More…]
Teaching staffs in place but local districts need substitute teachers and bus drivers
Although many school districts across the nation are facing staffing shortages, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor District 161 and Homewood District 153 have been able to fill all their teacher positions. What’s lagging behind is substitute teachers and bus drivers. Districts have been able to hire new staff to take the[Read More…]
District 233 preparing for upgrades to culinary, fashion, interior design programs
Plans for a proposed commercial kitchen to prepare students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School for work in the food service industry and new spaces for fashion design and interior design were presented to the District 233 Finance Committee at its meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The total cost for the upgrades[Read More…]
H-F schools ready for opening day, special events
Before you know it, the school buses will be back on the street picking up students for their first day of 2022-23 school year. First up is Homewood-Flossmoor High School, opening for freshmen and transfer students on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The first day of class for all students is Thursday,[Read More…]
Kyla Emory serves kids through Bank of America internship
Kyla Emory, a recent graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High, spent eight weeks this summer working with students in Ford Heights, as well as being mentored on business and leadership strategies as a 2022 Bank of America intern. Emory was one of 300 students participating in the internship program developing leadership experience[Read More…]
H-F junior killed in car accident
Flossmoor police confirmed the death of Oliver Paredes, a junior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, in a car crash early Sunday morning. Police said around 2:45 a.m. the car was northbound on Western Avenue at Hutchinson Road when it left the roadway. Oliver was the only occupant. Police said the cause[Read More…]
H-F’s ‘Profile of a Viking’ placing emphasis on more than academics
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has long been known for its outstanding academic programs. Administrators now are developing a new program that will continue the academic focus coupled with personal goals, such as a strong character and practicing good citizenship. “Profile of a Viking” is what District 233 Superintendent Scott Wakeley has[Read More…]
H-F wrestler finishes second in national tourney
Deion Johnson feels underappreciated and under-recruited going into this senior year at Homewood-Flossmoor. The 113-pounder has now made his presence known on the national wrestling scene. The Vikings senior-to-be finished second at 113 pounds on July 19 in the US Marine Corps Junior National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. The[Read More…]
New H-F High administrative team now in place
District 233 has a new superintendent and Homewood-Flossmoor High School has a new principal and a new associate principal working with administrators at both the North and South Buildings. Superintendent Scott Wakeley officially stepped into the top leadership position for the district July 1 after serving for a year as[Read More…]