For weather and school emergencies in the 2026-27 school year, administrators in District 153 will declare e-learning days. Parents and guardians can review the proposed e-learning plan that the school board will vote on at its June 8 meeting at 7 p.m. at James Hart School. The plan calls for[Read More…]
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District 153 school board approves tenure for 19 teachers
The District 153 school board on April 13 approved tenure for 19 teachers and certified staff using the Illinois State Board of Education guidance. Tenure is awarded to those who have received high ratings in their classroom work. The state recently changed the tenure rules reducing the time from four[Read More…]
Hart School honor society inducts 43 new members
The James Hart School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society conducted an induction ceremony on Monday, April 13, for 43 new members. The students worked to fulfill the five pillars of NJHS: scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship. Superintendent Scott McAlister said the seventh and eighth graders “represent everything[Read More…]
03.26.2026 | What You Need To Know Today
Halsted Lane Closure. Beginning at 7 a.m. today, one northbound lane of Halsted Street from just south of Ridge Road to north of Elder will be closed while ComEd works on underground utilities. The lane will reopen once the work is complete. Flossmoor Green Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Village[Read More…]
Hart School track star hopes to earn more medals
Nia Branham is just 13, but she has already earned two state track records and the Triple Crown and a fifth place in the nation honor in an American Athletic Union (AAU)-sanctioned race for athletes 14 and younger. Nia, an eighth grader at James Hart School, qualified for the Illinois[Read More…]
James Hart School students present the musical ‘Seussical Jr.’
Students at James Hart School will present “Seussical Jr.” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 20 and 21 at the school, 18220 Morgan Ave. in Homewood. Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of Dr. Seuss’s favorite characters spring to life onstage in this musical. The[Read More…]
Hart students get to run the field at Bears flag football program
There’s a new twist to football, and kids are gravitating to it. Students at James Hart School got to run with the Chicago Bears Monsters Flag Football program on Friday, Sept. 19. It was a bright, sunny day with temperatures in the low 80s on Sept. 19, a perfect day[Read More…]
Retirement: PE teacher loved keeping up with her Hart students
Gym teacher Marci Breed can still get down on the floor and do push-ups and other exercises with her students at James Hart School. Despite her agility, she’s retiring after 35 years as a PE teacher, 31 of those at Hart. “I’ve been teaching phys ed and I practice what[Read More…]
Hart School students make a trip to Willow to read
Reading is essential and eighth graders at James Hart School got to show 19 classrooms of primary students at Willow School how it’s done during their special holiday visit Monday. Teacher Ellen Noonan, eighth grade reading specialist, organized the program with student support teachers Lisa Ablin and Kristen Granato. Three[Read More…]
Retiring teacher ready to write a book filled with tips for new teachers
By Marilyn Thomas After 18 years in a classroom, retiring James Hart School teacher Mary Carvlin is thinking about writing a book – a primer for new teachers sharing all her first-hand knowledge. Carvlin said teaching “takes a lot of experience, but I also think it could be taught better”[Read More…]
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