Homewood-Flossmoor District 233

New administrators will welcome students for start of school

By Chronicle staff on August 8, 2017 - 1:15am

The Chronicle asked our newest school administrators questions to help introduce them to the community.  Although a few are familiar faces, they will be in new roles this school year. Others we are welcoming to the Homewood-Flossmoor community.

Transparency is priority for 3 new H-F High board members

By Marilyn Thomas on April 5, 2017 - 11:09pm

Steve Anderson, Annette Bannon and Beth Larocca each pledge the Homewood-Flossmoor High School community will have transparency in all board dealings.

On Tuesday, April 4, they defeated three incumbents – Richard Lites, Gerald Pauling and Andy Lindstrom – and challenger Eric Grant in a seven-way race for three four-year terms on the District 233 school board.

New Homewood-Flossmoor principal expected to be appointed on Tuesday

By Provided News on February 17, 2017 - 11:08pm

Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 officials announced late Friday, Feb. 17, that a former H-F High School administrator has been selected to be the new high school principal. The Board of Education is expected to make the appointment of Dr. Jerry Lee Anderson official at its meeting Tuesday.

Candidates being interviewed for H-F High board position

By Marilyn Thomas on July 13, 2016 - 9:32pm

The District 233 school board will meet in special session Thursday, July 14, to interviewing five of the 12 candidates interested in filling a vacancy on the school board serving Homewood-Flossmoor High School.

Interviews with the finalists – selected from seven Flossmoor and five Homewood residents – will begin at 6:30 p.m.  at the high school. The interviews will be closed to the public.

Help is available for calculating the costs of a college education

By Marilyn Thomas on January 2, 2016 - 12:38pm

Part 5: College preparation at H-F

No matter how much you save, it seems you always come up short when calculating the cost of your child’s college expenses. Homewood-Flossmoor High School counselors share as much information as possible with families to help them estimate what a college education will cost and learn about the many ways available to finance it.

Which college? H-F students weigh many factors

By Marilyn Thomas on January 1, 2016 - 12:47pm

Part 4: College Preparation at H-F

What makes a perfect college fit? College counselors and recruiters say there is no simple answer to this question. Making this major decision isn’t always easy and often requires input from parents, teachers, counselors and college representatives.

H-F counselors point to college placements, matriculation rates as success measurements rather than ACT scores

By Marilyn Thomas on December 31, 2015 - 1:50am

Part 3: College Preparation at H-F

The Homewood-Flossmoor Class of 2014 had 711 graduates, and 95 percent went on to two-year or four-year colleges. The class had an 11 percent acceptance rate at Ivy League colleges, which was well above the national average of 6 percent. Three graduates went to Yale University. Yet the Illinois State Board of Education’s State Report Card says the ACT scores show just 48 percent of H-F seniors are prepared for college using the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. Why the disconnect?

 

H-F fieldhouse earns gold-level LEED certification

By Provided News on July 25, 2015 - 6:01pm

The new fieldhouse addition at the Homewood-Flossmoor High School North Building has earned a LEED gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

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