The 2020-2021 school year is still rife with challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but for the most part that course has already been charted. “The rest of this year, there aren’t too many changes we can make,” said Dana Smith, superintendent for Flossmoor School District 161. So the district instead[Read More…]
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H-F schools finding ways to keep students connected and engaged
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is calling it an “act of God.” No one is to blame for what’s happening because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and everyone is trying to make the best of it, especially the schools in Homewood and Flossmoor. ISBE first declared schools would be[Read More…]
As back to school lists grow, parents have options in buying supplies
As students return to the classroom, back to school shopping can be overwhelming, pricey and time consuming. It’s not uncommon for kids, some as young as 6 or 7, to head to school with more than 20 required items – everything from pencils, crayons and markers to highlighters, folders, Ziploc bags,[Read More…]
H-F Foundation sponsors golf outing on Sept. 15
It’s a golf, dinner and the Homewood-Flossmoor High School homecoming football game extravaganza on Sept. 15 for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Foundation’s annual fundraiser. Money raised from the event supports activities and equipment for the high school’s various student organizations. In 2016-17, the foundation gave $20,000 in grants to support student[Read More…]
District 153 files a $17.6 million tax levy
Homewood School District 153 is filing a tax levy for $17.6 million. The district’s 2015 tax levy was $16.6 million. Chief School Business Official John Gibson said that reflects a 6.07 percent increase, but he knows that the district will not receive that much additional revenue. The final tax rate[Read More…]
