Marilyn Thomas

Homewood-Flossmoor High School has been recognized as an International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme school.

Teaching young learners, Lisa Rost understood her job was to make learning fun. She’s done that in Homewood District 153 for 25 years. She will retire in June.

After 20 years, Shelley Peck is retiring from her position as director of communications for Homewood School District 153.

Flossmoor Hills School fifth grade teachers Joelle Mulhearn and Denise Roberts-Smith have been classroom buddies for more than 20 years.

Homewood Science Center hosted a Founders Day program on May 28, marking 10 years of providing STEM education to the community.

Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 business manager Lawrence Cook is retiring after 24 years in education.

Over the past 28 years, Kevin Thomas has been a Homewood-Flossmoor High School classroom English teacher, was the EDDA magazine advisor, a WHFH radio supervisor using his FCC license, and Career and Technical Education program chair, who also taught woods, small engines and business classes. As he steps away from[Read More...]

The District 153 school board agreed to sell $7 million working cash bonds and $11.26 million in life safety bonds to finance improvements at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. At its June 9 meeting, Eric Trimberger, chief school business official, said the board’s action for the life safety bonds[Read More...]

Regina Handson is retiring after 15 years working at H-F High School as a special education teacher's aide and dean's assistant.

Editor’s note: Dana Smith resigned his position as superintendent of District 161 to take another job. However, we included a story about his departure in our annual education retirees feature in the June 1 print edition because of his long service to the district. Dana Smith, the outgoing District 161[Read More...]