District 233

Community supports H-F board response to blackface incident

By Marilyn Thomas on May 22, 2019 - 10:32pm
Parents and community members spoke in support of the administration and school board at the District 233 meeting Tuesday, after several speakers roundly criticized their actions in light of a blackface incident April 27. Despite the criticisms, including personal attacks against Superintendent Von Mansfield, parents came forward to applaud the administration’s actions in dealing with the incident that was posted on social media.
 

H-F board moves associate principal to business manager’s job

By Marilyn Thomas on April 5, 2019 - 2:05pm
Lawrence Cook will be the new business manager for District 233 starting July 1. The school board approved his three-year appointment Tuesday, April 2, on a 5-2 vote. Beth Larocca and Annette Bannon voted against the appointment. Cook’s starting salary will be $129,202.
 

Graciousness wins in D233 race as two first-time candidates remain nearly tied

By Eric Crump on April 4, 2019 - 11:50am

Nathan Legardy

Despite a hard-fought 10-candidate District 233 race, winners and apparent losers were gracious in post-election comments Tuesday night and Wednesday. Jonathan Cook has conceded that Nathan Legardy is the likely winner of the fourth of four spots on the Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 election on Tuesday, but Legardy is being cautious about declaring victory.

H-F cafeteria workers win salary increase

By Marilyn Thomas on March 30, 2019 - 11:38pm
Food service workers at Homewood-Flossmoor High School ratified a new contract with their employer, Chartwells, in March.
 
According to Nick Desideri of Service Employee International Union Local 1, the 25 union members working at H-F overwhelming approved the contract.
 
He did not provide specific dollar amounts, but did say the three-year union contract guarantees a wage increase, health care protections and better benefits.

Bids for H-F High arts addition come in high

By Marilyn Thomas on March 16, 2019 - 9:19pm
The District 233 Finance Committee got unwelcome news Wednesday when Ed Wright of DLA Architects told them bids for work on the proposed Performing Arts Center came in more than $4 million over what is budgeted.
 
The school district has a plan to build new spaces at Homewood-Flossmoor High School for performing arts, band and orchestra and to redesign current spaces for fine arts. The board has budgeted $10 million for the project.
 

District 233 forum offers insights into 10 candidates positions

By Marilyn Thomas on February 11, 2019 - 4:23pm

The Homewood-Flossmoor League of Women Voters candidate forum on Sunday drew a crowd of about 50 people who got to hear 2-minute introductions, 1-minute answers to audience questions and 2-minute closing statements from Debbie Berman, Jonathan Cook, Pamela Jackson, Jimo Kasali, Merle Kimbrough-Huckabee, Nathan Legardy, P. Andrew Lindstrom, Gerald Pauling, Jody Scariano and Paris Walker.

 

Fine Arts Center final plans receive green light from H-F board

By Marilyn Thomas on January 26, 2019 - 1:33am
The Fine Arts Center proposed for Homewood-Flossmoor High School will add approximately 8,000 square feet to the South Building.
 
The project, discussed since fall 2017, is in the home stretch. Depending on contractors’ bids and schedules, work could begin in summer.

School board, administrators working to keep H-F a ‘jewel’ among high schools

By Marilyn Thomas on November 12, 2018 - 8:00am
There have been and will be more changes at Homewood-Flossmoor High School that will protect the students, teachers and staff and help maintain the excellent work happening on the campus, according to Steve Anderson, president of the District 233 school board.
 

D233 board invites community comments for its 5-year strategic plan

By Marilyn Thomas on September 28, 2018 - 9:08am

Homewood-Flossmoor High School is asking the community to join with District 233 board members as they begin work on a new strategic plan for H-F.
 
There are three opportunities open to community members, and each require varied amounts of commitment.
 

Two D233 board members say flawed process delayed start of fine arts project

By Marilyn Thomas on September 21, 2018 - 8:20am
Members of the District 233 school board will be asked to cast a vote at the Oct. 16 meeting that will allocate funds for a build out and remodeling project for the fine arts program at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.

The proposal is to create a fine arts wing on the north end of the South Building for students in performing arts, choral, band, orchestra and fine arts by building two additions and remodeling other spaces.
 

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